Brooks Wallace Award
DescriptionBest shortstop in college baseball
PresenterCollege Baseball Foundation
CountryUnited States
Year2004
HolderRoch Cholowsky, UCLA
WebsiteBrooks Wallace Award

The Brooks Wallace Award is an award given by the College Baseball Foundation (CBF) to the best college baseball shortstop of the year.[1] The award has been given annually since 2004. Until 2008 the award was presented to the nation's most outstanding player; however, in 2009 the recipient list was changed to only include shortstops. It is named after former Texas Tech shortstop and assistant coach Brooks Wallace, who died of cancer in 1985 at the age of 27.[2]

Winners

Key
YearLinks to the article about the corresponding baseball year
PlayerName of the player
PositionThe player's position at the time he won the award[a]
SchoolThe player's college when he won the award
ClassThe player's year in college when he won the award
ItalicsPlayer was the first overall MLB draft pick in the same year
^Player won the Rookie of the Year Award[b]
§Player also won the Golden Spikes Award, Dick Howser Trophy, and/or Johnny Bench Award in the same year
Winners
YearPlayerPositionSchoolClassRef
2004Kurt Suzuki§CCal State FullertonJunior[3]
2005Alex Gordon§3BNebraska[4]
2006Brad Lincoln§PHouston[5]
2007David Price§PVanderbilt[6]
2008Buster Posey§^CFlorida State[7]
2009Ben OrloffSSUC IrvineSenior[8]
2010Jedd GyorkoWest VirginiaJunior[9]
2011Brad MillerClemson[10]
2012Zach VincejPepperdine[11]
2013Alex BregmanLSUFreshman[12]
2014Trea TurnerNorth Carolina StateJunior[13]
2015Dansby SwansonVanderbilt[14]
2016Sheldon NeuseOklahoma[15]
2017Logan WarmothNorth Carolina[16]
2018Cadyn GrenierOregon State[17]
2019Grae KessingerOle Miss[18]
2021Cal ConleyTexas TechFreshman[19]
2022Brooks LeeCal PolySophomore[20]
2023Matt ShawMarylandJunior[21]
2024Griff O'FerrallVirginia[22]
2025Roch CholowskyUCLASophomore

See also

Notes

  1. ^ This does not necessarily reflect the player's future position at Major League level. For example, Alex Gordon was originally a third baseman, but subsequently moved to left field in 2010.[23]
  2. ^ Won either in the same year or several years later.

References

  1. ^ Brooks Wallace Award[dead link], College Baseball Foundation. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
  2. ^ "Lincoln, Roemer, Doolittle finalists for baseball POY - College Sports - ESPN". ESPN. June 13, 2006. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  3. ^ Sherrington, Kevin (October 24, 2004). "Memories get refreshed: New college award honors shortstop no one forgot". The Dallas Morning News. Archived March 4, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 2, 2013. (subscription required)
  4. ^ Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search
  5. ^ "Pirates' first-round pick earns award". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Associated Press. July 5, 2006. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  6. ^ "Price Receives Brooks Wallace Award". vucommodores.com. July 4, 2007. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
  7. ^ The Albany Herald - Google News Archive Search
  8. ^ "Orloff gets top accolade". Daily Pilot. June 12, 2009. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  9. ^ Dobies, Tony (July 6, 2010). "Gyorko named Brooks Wallace Award winner". The Daily Athenaeum. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  10. ^ "Brad Miller Wins Brooks Wallace Shortstop-of-the-Year Award - Live5News.com | Charleston, SC | News, Weather, Sports". Live5News.com. July 4, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  11. ^ Littman, Jordan (July 12, 2012). "Vincej travels rocky road to the top". Malibu Times. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  12. ^ "LSU's Alex Bregman wins Brooks Wallace Award". Shreveport Times. June 29, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  13. ^ "N.C. State's Trea Turner Wins Brooks Wallace Award". WFMY. June 28, 2014. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  14. ^ "Swanson, Fulmer take top honors from College Baseball Hall of Fame | Nashville Post". Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  15. ^ http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/article87114882.html[dead link]
  16. ^ Friedlander, Brett (June 13, 2017). "UNC's Warmoth wins award as nation's top college shortstop". North State Journal. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  17. ^ "OSU baseball: Grenier wins Brooks Wallace Award"
  18. ^ "Grae Kessinger Wins 2019 Brooks Wallace Award"
  19. ^ "Consistent Conley named Brooks Wallace Award winner for 2021". MLB.com
  20. ^ "Second straight stellar season earns Lee the 2022 Brooks Wallace Award". MLB.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  21. ^ "Maryland's Matt Shaw named winner of 2023 Brooks Wallace Award". MLB.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  22. ^ "Brooks Wallace Award names O'Ferrall winner of 2024 honor". MLB.com. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  23. ^ Kaegel, Dick (November 2, 2011). "Gordon takes home first Gold Glove". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012. Alex Gordon, a third baseman for the Royals until last year, is now among baseball's elite outfielders...[H]is switch from third base to the outfield in 2010 went amazingly well.