OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Roch Cholowsky (UCLA), Max Knight (Missouri State) and Colin Daniel (UAB) earned weekly honors from the College Baseball Foundation (CBF) for their respective performances last week.
Cholowsky earned the Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week, while Knight was named the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week. Daniel was selected as the National Pitcher of the Week.
Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week (Nation’s Most Outstanding Shortstop)
Roch Cholowsky, IF, Sophomore, UCLA, Chandler, Ariz.
Cholowsky was red hot at the plate and in the field helping the Bruins to a 3-1 record last week, highlighted by a sweep of Penn State. Cholowsky was 7-for-15 (.466) with six RBI, five runs scored and three home runs. He also reached base twice after a hit by pitch, once via a walk and registered a stolen base. The sophomore hit a home run in each of the Bruins’ wins over Penn State last weekend upping his season batting average to .373 and expanding his home run and RBI total to 16 and 51, respectively. Cholowsky was flawless in the field, handling 20 chances without an error while racking up 15 assists and helping turn two double plays. His season fielding percentage now stands at .986.
John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week Award
Max Knight, LHP/1B, Sophomore, Missouri State, Bixby, Okla.
Knight was key in leading the Bears to three wins in four outings last week, including a mid-week win over Missouri and two victories in a weekend series against Evansville. He made two appearances on the mound, pitching a combined six shutout innings, scattering three hits and striking out 11 batters. Knight tallied his third win of the season with two scoreless innings against the Tigers in addition to a game-ending home run in the seventh inning to give the Bears an 11-0 victory. He earned his third save of the season after logging four innings and allowing only one hit and racking up nine strikeouts in Missouri State’s 7-2 win over the Aces on Saturday. It was the most strikeouts recorded by a MSU reliever since 2016. At the plate, Knight was a combined 5-for-14 (.357) with six RBI, four runs, two home runs, two walks and one stolen base in last week’s action.
National Pitcher of the Week
Colin Daniel, RHP, Junior, UAB, Corner, Ala.
Daniel tossed a complete-game shutout, scattering three hits over nine innings while striking out 13 batters in a 3-0 win over Rice on Friday. The right-hander didn’t walk a batter and closed out the Owls on 108 pitches to earn the victory. Daniel faced 28 hitters and had a strike percentage of 73.1%. He finished off the game in style striking out the side in the top of the ninth inning for his fifth victory of the 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
April 29 – Roch Cholowsky, IF, Sophomore, UCLA
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
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
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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