OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Alex Lodise (Florida State), Austin Smith (San Diego) and Curtis Hebert (Portland) earned weekly honors from the College Baseball Foundation (CBF) for their respective performances last week.
Lodise Jr. earned the Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week while Smith was named the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week. Hebert was selected as the National Pitcher of the Week.
Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week (Nation¡¯s Most Outstanding Shortstop)
Alex Lodise, IF, Junior, Florida State, St. Augustine, Fla.
Lodise was on fire at the plate last week going 10-for-20 (.500) with eight RBI and eight runs scored. The right-handed hitter tallied two doubles, one triple and four home runs on the week. Lodise hit for the cycle, highlighted by a walk-off grand slam, to help the Seminoles defeat archrival Florida, 8-4, on Tuesday. In the field, Lodise has been consistent, committing only four errors on 96 chances this season. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Baseball Player of the Week turned four double plays in a three-game weekend series against Notre Dame. Lodise and the top five nationally ranked Seminoles went 3-1 last week, including one win over the Gators and two wins over the Irish.
John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week Award
Austin Smith, OF/LHP, Senior, San Diego, El Cajon, Calif.
Smith is the first multiple-time winner of the John Olerud Award this season. The senior appeared both on the mound and in the batter¡¯s box to help lead San Diego to a series win over Pepperdine. The Toreros won two of three games from the Waves. Smith was 4-of-10 at the plate (.400) for the weekend, driving in three runs while scoring four. He had a walk, double and home run in the three-game series. On the mound, he logged five innings, scattering five hits and registering six strikeouts.
National Pitcher of the Week
Curtis Hebert, RHP/IF, Junior, Portland, Anchorage, Alaska
Hebert was masterful on the mound last weekend tossing eight shutout innings, allowing only one hit and striking out a career-high 11 batters in the Pilots¡¯ 1-0 extra-inning win over Loyola Marymount (LMU) last Friday. The West Coast Conference (WCC) Baseball Pitcher of the Week logged 119 pitches, but did not earn a decision as the scoreless game extended to 10 innings before Portland won with a walk-off home run. His 11 strikeouts were the second most recorded by a West Coast Conference (WCC) pitcher this season. Later in the series, Hebert helped the Pilots at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in an 8-5 victory over LMU on Sunday.
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 ¨C Aiva Arquette, SS, Junior, Oregon State
March 4 ¨C Core Jackson, SS, Senior, Utah
March 11 ¨C Maximus Martin, SS, Junior, Kansas State
March 18 ¨C Bryce Hughes, IF, Graduate, Texas Southern
March 25 ¨C Wehiwa Aloy, IF, Junior, Arkansas
April 1 ¨C Alex Lodise, IF, Junior, Florida
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 ¨C Blaine Brown, LHP/OF, Freshman, Rice
March 4 ¨C Austin Smith, OF/LHP, Senior, San Diego
March 11 ¨C Will Rogers, RHP/DH, Senior, Michigan
March 18 ¨C DJ Newman, OF/RHP, Junior, Bowling Green State
March 25 ¨C Malachi Lott, OF/LHP, Senior, Houston
April 1 ¨C Austin Smith, OF/LHP, Senior, San Diego
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 ¨C Colton Book, LHP, RS-Junior, Saint Joseph¡¯s
March 4 ¨C Haden Dow, LHP, Graduate, Southeast Missouri State
March 11 ¨C Blake Gillespie, RHP, Junior, Charlotte
March 11 ¨C Drew Horn, RHP, RS-Sophomore, Middle Tennessee
March 18 ¨C Marcus Phillips, RHP, Junior, Tennessee
March 25 ¨C Carson Lane, RHP, Sophomore, UNLV
April 1 ¨C Curtis Hebert, RHP/IF, Junior, Portland
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
Each year, more than 190 representatives nationwide vote on the College Baseball Hall of Fame induction class. The voting body is comprised of national and regional college baseball media, active and retired coaches, former players, former inductees, college baseball historians and members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) collegiate baseball committee. The College Baseball Hall of Fame inducted its first class in 2006. Since that time, 165 players, coaches, umpires, administrators and contributors have been selected for induction. Click here for a full list of College Baseball Hall of Fame classes.
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