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Brooks 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]

Brooks Wallace Award
Logo for the Brooks Wallace Award
Awarded forBest shortstop in college baseball
CountryUnited States
Presented byCollege Baseball Foundation
History
First award2004
Most recentGriff O'Ferrall, Virginia
WebsiteBrooks Wallace Award

Winners

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Kurt Suzuki won the inaugural Brooks Wallace Award
Key
Year Links to the article about the corresponding baseball year
Player Name of the player
Position The player's position at the time he won the award[a]
School The player's college when he won the award
Class The player's year in college when he won the award
Italics Player 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
Year Player Position School Class Ref
2004 Kurt Suzuki§ C Cal State Fullerton Junior [4]
2005 Alex Gordon§ 3B Nebraska [5]
2006 Brad Lincoln§ P Houston [6]
2007 David Price§ P Vanderbilt [7]
2008 Buster Posey§^ C Florida State [8]
2009 Ben Orloff SS UC Irvine Senior [9]
2010 Jedd Gyorko West Virginia Junior [10]
2011 Brad Miller Clemson [11]
2012 Zach Vincej Pepperdine [12]
2013 Alex Bregman LSU Freshman [13]
2014 Trea Turner North Carolina State Junior [14]
2015 Dansby Swanson Vanderbilt [15]
2016 Sheldon Neuse Oklahoma [16]
2017 Logan Warmoth North Carolina [17]
2018 Cadyn Grenier Oregon State [18]
2019 Grae Kessinger Ole Miss [19]
2021 Cal Conley Texas Tech Freshman [20]
2022 Brooks Lee Cal Poly Sophomore [21]
2023 Matt Shaw Maryland Junior [22]
2024 Griff O'Ferrall Virginia [23]

See also

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Notes

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  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.[3]
  2. ^ Won either in the same year or several years later.

References

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  1. ^ Brooks Wallace Award[permanent 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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Sherrington, Kevin (October 24, 2004). "Memories get refreshed: New college award honors shortstop no one forgot". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved April 2, 2013. (subscription required)
  5. ^ Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Price Receives Brooks Wallace Award". vucommodores.com. July 4, 2007. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
  8. ^ The Albany Herald - Google News Archive Search
  9. ^ "Orloff gets top accolade". Daily Pilot. June 12, 2009. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "LSU's Alex Bregman wins Brooks Wallace Award". Shreveport Times. June 29, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Swanson, Fulmer take top honors from College Baseball Hall of Fame | Nashville Post". Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  16. ^ http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/article87114882.html[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ Friedlander, Brett (June 13, 2017). "UNC's Warmoth wins award as nation's top college shortstop". North State Journal. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  18. ^ "OSU baseball: Grenier wins Brooks Wallace Award".
  19. ^ "Grae Kessinger Wins 2019 Brooks Wallace Award".
  20. ^ "Consistent Conley named Brooks Wallace Award winner for 2021". MLB.com.
  21. ^ "Second straight stellar season earns Lee the 2022 Brooks Wallace Award". MLB.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  22. ^ "Maryland's Matt Shaw named winner of 2023 Brooks Wallace Award". MLB.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  23. ^ "Brooks Wallace Award names O'Ferrall winner of 2024 honor". MLB.com. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
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