Gunner Antillon, Griffin Palfrey, Ryder Brooks and Trevor Hansen earn national recognition from College Baseball Foundation

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Gunner Antillon (Bowling Green), Griffin Palfrey (Columbia), Ryder Brooks (UC Irvine) and Trevor Hansen (UC Irvine) earned weekly honors from the College Baseball Foundation (CBF) for their respective performances last week.

Antillon earned the Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week while Palfrey was named the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week. UC Irvine teammates Brooks and Hansen were selected as the National Co-Pitchers of the Week.

Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week (Nation’s Most Outstanding Shortstop)

Gunner Antillon, IF, Senior, Bowling Green, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Antillon was nearly unstoppable for the Falcons last week going 14-for-20 (.700) with 12 RBI in helping Bowling Green to a pair of victories in four games. He was 4-for-6 at the plate in two games while going 3-for-4 in the other two games. The senior tallied six runs scored, three doubles, two home runs and two walks on the week. He also turned two double plays and did not commit an error on 17 chances in the field. Antillon is hitting .343 with 20 RBI on the season.

John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week Award

Griffin Palfrey, IF/RHP, Senior, Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.

Palfrey helped key Columbia to a perfect 4-0 week, including a win over Fairfield and a weekend sweep of Dartmouth. The senior infielder went 6-for-14 (.429) with nine RBI, eight runs, three walks, two home runs and one stolen base. On the mound, he made two appearances, earning a win while allowing only three hits and striking out four batters in two innings of work. In the Lions’ 18-7 mid-week win over Fairfield, Palfrey was 4-for-5 with eight RBI and three runs, including two three-run home runs. He then closed the game with a scoreless inning with three strikeouts on the mound.

National Co-Pitchers of the Week

Ryder Brooks, LHP, RS-Sophomore, UC Irvine, Fountain Valley, Calif.

Brooks tossed a complete-game shutout, scattering two hits over nine innings while striking out 10 batters in a 5-0 win over Hawai'i on Saturday. The southpaw walked only one batter and closed out the Rainbow Warriors on 107 pitches to earn the victory. He faced the minimum through three innings and had a no-hitter going through 4.2 innings. Brooks is now 5-2 on the season for the Anteaters.

Trevor Hansen, RHP, Sophomore, UC Irvine, Simi Valley, Calif.

Hansen was dominant on the hill for the Anteaters last Friday, earning a complete-game shutout of Hawai'i in a 4-0 UC Irvine victory. The sophomore scattered three hits and walked only two, while tallying a career-high 10 strikeouts in the win. Hansen improved his record to 6-0 this season and 12-4 in his career. He has now racked up 63 strikeouts in 59 innings this season.

College Baseball Foundation Weekly Honors

Brooks Wallace Award

The Brooks Wallace Award is presented annually to honor the nation's most outstanding shortstop. It is a tribute to Brooks Wallace, a slick-fielding shortstop at Texas Tech from 1977-80 who passed away at age 27 after a courageous battle with leukemia. Prior to 2009, the award recognized the national player of the year.

2025 Brooks Wallace Award Weekly Honorees

Feb. 25 – Aiva Arquette, SS, Junior, Oregon State
March 4 – Core Jackson, SS, Senior, Utah
March 11 – Maximus Martin, SS, Junior, Kansas State
March 18 – Bryce Hughes, IF, Graduate, Texas Southern
March 25 – Wehiwa Aloy, IF, Junior, Arkansas
April 1 – Alex Lodise, IF, Junior, Florida
April 8 – Dyrenson Wouters, IF, Junior, Dayton
April 15 – Matt King, IF, Senior, Arizona State
April 22 – Gunner Antillon, IF, Senior, Bowling Green

John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award

The John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award is presented annually by the College Baseball Foundation to honor the nation's top combo pitcher-position player. Olerud, who was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007, was a standout pitcher and first baseman at Washington State from 1987 through 1989.

2025 John Olerud Two-Way Player Weekly Award Honorees

Feb. 25 – Blaine Brown, LHP/OF, Freshman, Rice
March 4 – Austin Smith, OF/LHP, Senior, San Diego
March 11 – Will Rogers, RHP/DH, Senior, Michigan
March 18 – DJ Newman, OF/RHP, Junior, Bowling Green State
March 25 – Malachi Lott, OF/LHP, Senior, Houston
April 1 – Austin Smith, OF/LHP, Senior, San Diego
April 8 – Evan Dempsey, OF/RHP, Senior, Florida Gulf Coast
April 15 – Ryan Sprock, 3B/RHP, Junior, Elon
April 22 – Griffin Palfrey, IF/RHP, Senior, Columbia

National Pitcher of the Year Award

The Pitcher of the Year award, college baseball's version of the Cy Young Award which was created in 2009, is given annually to the nation's top collegiate pitcher.

2025 National Pitcher of the Year Weekly Award Honorees

Feb. 25 – Colton Book, LHP, RS-Junior, Saint Joseph’s
March 4 – Haden Dow, LHP, Graduate, Southeast Missouri State
March 11 – Blake Gillespie, RHP, Junior, Charlotte
March 11 – Drew Horn, RHP, RS-Sophomore, Middle Tennessee
March 18 – Marcus Phillips, RHP, Junior, Tennessee
March 25 – Carson Lane, RHP, Sophomore, UNLV
April 1 – Curtis Hebert, RHP/IF, Junior, Portland
April 8 – Kade Anderson, LHP, Sophomore, LSU
April 15 – Lyndon Glidewell, RHP, Junior, Austin Peay
April 22 – Ryder Brooks, LHP, RS-Sophomore, UC Irvine
April 22 – Trevor Hansen, RHP, Sophomore, UC Irvine

About the College Baseball Foundation

The purpose of the College Baseball Foundation (CBF) is to preserve, elevate and advance the game; to inspire the next generation; to teach those who love college baseball about its rich history and traditions; to celebrate those who make college baseball special; and to honor those who have come before us, and built the foundation upon which college baseball thrives today.

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The CBF presents the Brooks Wallace Award (Nation’s Most Outstanding Shortstop), the National Pitcher of the Year, the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year, the Skip Bertman National Coach of the Year, the George H.W. Bush Distinguished Alumnus Award and the Wayne Graham Award for Teaching Excellence Award.

About the College Baseball Hall of Fame

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