Dyrenson Wouters, Evan Dempsey and Kade Anderson earn national recognition from College Baseball Foundation
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Dyrenson Wouters (Dayton), Evan Dempsey (FGCU) and Kade Anderson (LSU) earned weekly honors from the College Baseball Foundation (CBF) for their respective performances last week.
Wouters earned the Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week while Dempsey was named the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week. Anderson was selected as the National Pitcher of the Week.
Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week (Nation’s Most Outstanding Shortstop)
Dyrenson Wouters, IF, Junior, Dayton, Oranjestad, Aruba
Wouters was red hot at the plate last week, going 10-for-14 (.714) with four RBIs, seven runs scored, four walks and two stolen bases. He led the Flyers to a 4-0 week with a mid-week win over Akron and a three-game weekend sweep of Massachusetts. Wouters earned at least two hits in each of the four games and drove in a run in three of the four games. He is now hitting .452 on the season with 31 runs scored and 24 RBI. In the field, he handled 24 chances at shortstop, earning 13 assists and 10 putouts, with only one error. Wouters was also part of turning three double plays for the Flyers.
John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week Award
Evan Dempsey, OF/RHP, Senior, Florida Gulf Coast, Tampa, Fla.
Dempsey was a key contributor on the mound and in the batter’s box for the Eagles as FGCU took two of three games from Jacksonville last weekend. He was 6-for-12 (.500) at the plate with four RBI, four runs and a stolen base on the weekend. On the mound, Dempsey started but did not earn the decision in a game that the Eagles won, 5-3. He tossed six innings, scattering seven hits and allowing two runs. Dempsey tallied three strikeouts and walked two. His season ERA now stands at 2.49.
National Pitcher of the Week
Kade Anderson, LHP, Sophomore, LSU, Madisonville, La.
Anderson was masterful on the mound tossing a complete game shutout for the LSU Tigers in a 2-0 win over Oklahoma. The southpaw allowed only five hits in nine innings of work, issuing two walks while striking out 14 batters. Anderson registered 91 strikes on 135 pitches in his career-long outing against the Sooners. His previous career long was 6.1 innings. Anderson, the SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week, is now 6-0 with a 2.85 ERA for the Tigers.
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
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
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
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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