OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Drew Wyers (Bryant), Noah Sullivan (Mississippi State) and Davion Hickson (Rice) earned weekly honors from the College Baseball Foundation (CBF) for their respective performances last week.
Wyers earned the Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week while Sullivan was named the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week. Hickson was selected as the National Pitcher of the Week.
Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week (Nation’s Most Outstanding Shortstop)
Drew Wyers, IF, Junior, Bryant, Columbus, N.J.
Wyers keyed the Bulldogs at the plate last week, helping Bryant to a perfect 4-0 record with a mid-week win over Stonehill and a three-game weekend sweep of Maine. The junior shortstop was 10-for-17 (.588) on the week, tallying six RBI, there runs, three walks and one double. He was also perfect on 13 chances in the field, earning eight assists and five putouts, including contributing to a pair of double plays. On the season, Wyers is hitting .417 with six home runs and 36 RBI.
John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week Award
Noah Sullivan, DH/RHP, Senior, Mississippi State, Orlando, Fla.
Sullivan was instrumental for the Bulldogs both at the plate and on the mound last week. The senior helped lead his team to a 4-0 record with a mid-week win over Memphis and a three-game weekend sweep of Kentucky. It was the third SEC series win and the first conference sweep for the Bulldogs this season. Offensively, Sullivan was 4-for-12 (.333) with five runs, four walks, three RBI and two doubles. As a pitcher, he made one appearance, tossing three shutout innings, allowing only one hit, while striking out five in the victory over the Tigers. Sullivan is hitting .340 with 11 home runs and 37 RBI this season. In his seven starts on the mound, he sports a 1.96 ERA in 18.1 innings pitched.
National Pitcher of the Week
Davion Hickson, RHP, Junior, Rice, Palmetto, Fla.
Hickson was spectacular on the mound for the Owls in tossing a complete game shutout against Charlotte in the series opener last Friday. The right-hander allowed only one hit in nine innings of work, issuing three walks and fanning nine batters. He earned his second win of the season on 132 pitches, earning the first complete game, one-hit shutout by a Rice pitcher since 2012. Hickson was named the American Athletic Conference (AAC) Pitcher of the Week for his performance. He also helped key the Rice to its first series win over Charlotte since 2017.
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
April 29 – Roch Cholowsky, IF, Sophomore, UCLA
May 6 – Drew Wyers, IF, Junior, Bryant
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
April 29 – Max Knight, LHP/1B, Sophomore, Missouri State
May 6 – Noah Sullivan, DH/RHP, Senior, Mississippi State
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
April 29 – Colin Daniel, RHP, Junior, UAB
May 6 – Davion Hickson, RHP, Junior, Rice
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.
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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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