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April 21, 2025Lichtenberger Named to Brooks Wallace Award Watch List
April 18, 2025
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – App State freshman shortstop Tyler Lichtenberger has been named to the Brooks Wallace Award Watch List, which was released Friday by the College Baseball Foundation.
The award honors the nation’s top shortstop and will be presented by the College Baseball Foundation later this year. It is named for the former Texas Tech shortstop who played for the Red Raiders from 1977 to 1980. Wallace died of leukemia at the age of 27.
Lichtenberger has been outstanding for the Mountaineers this season. The Boca Raton, Fla., native has reached base safely in 35 of 36 games played and has produced 21 multi-hit efforts.
Lichtenberger leads the Sun Belt in batting at .407, which ranks 28th nationally and third amongst freshmen. He also ranks among the league leaders in hits (No. 2 – 55), on-base percentage (No. 7 – .478) and doubles (T-No. 5 – 12). In Sun Belt play, Lichtenberger is hitting at a .458 clip with an OPS of 1.280.
Lichtenberger is the first Mountaineer to be recognized on the Brooks Wallace Watch List since Will Callaway in 2013. He joins Texas State’s Ryne Farber as the only Sun Belt players to earn the distinction this season.
For more information on the Brooks Wallace Award, visit the College Baseball Foundation website at www.collegebaseballhall.org.
2025 Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award Watch List
Name, Positions, Class, School
- Trent Abel, Cal State Northridge, Big West
- Alex Adams, Air Force, Mountain West
- Landon Akers, Bellarmine, Atlantic Sun
- Alex Alicia, Louisville, ACC
- Wehiwa Aloy, Arkansas, SEC
- Nick Arias, Abilene Christian, WAC
- Aiva Arquette, Oregon State, Independent
- Davis Baker, Penn State, Ivy League
- Dillon Baker, Miami OH, Mid-American
- Michael Ball, Nevada, Mountain West
- Emilio Barreras, Grand Canyon, WAC
- Eric Becker, Virginia, ACC
- Tyler Bell, Kentucky, SEC
- Beny Bikar, Southern, SWAC
- Chase Bloomer, SIUE, OVC
- Kolby Branch, Georgia, SEC
- Armando Briseno, Long Beach State, Big West
- Dylan Carey, Nebraska, Big Ten
- Yomar Carreras, Rutgers, Big Ten
- Benjamin Casillas, Michigan, Big Ten
- Nate Castellon, Cal Poly, Big West
- Roch Cholowsky, UCLA, Big Ten
- Wallace Clark, Duke, ACC
- Lucas Cook, Purdue, Big Ten
- Jack Cotrone, Davidson, Atlantic 10
- Sam Decarlo, Washington, Big Ten
- Justin Decriscio, NC State, ACC
- Ahmar Denatto, Prairie View A&M, SWAC
- Tyler Epstein, Missouri State, Missouri Valley
- Deric Fabian, Auburn, SEC
- Ryne Farber, Texas State, Sun Belt
- Jalin Flores, Texas, SEC
- Bradley Frye, Mercer, Southern
- Nomar Garcia, Indiana State, Missouri Valley
- Jonathan Gomez, Farleigh Dickinson, Northeast
- Jack Goodman, Northeastern, Coastal Athletic
- Dylan Grego, Ball State, Mid-American
- Kevin Hager, Cornell, Ivy League
- Cam Hassert, Loyola Marymount, West Coast
- Kai Holm, Lipscomb, Atlantic Sun
- Marek Houston, Wake Forest, ACC
- Keen Hunter, UNC Asheville, Big South
- Core Jackson, Utah, Big 12
- Antonio Jimenez, UCF, Big 12
- Kevin Jones, UNCW, Coastal Athletic
- Camden Karczewski, Purdue Ft Wayne, Horizon
- Tyriq Kemp, Baylor, Big 12
- Ryan Kennell, Radford, Big South
- Brodie Kesser, West Virginia, Big 12
- Jimmy King, Holy Cross, Patriot
- Matt King, Arizona State, Big 12
- Alex Kizearry, Quinnipiac, MAAC
- Jake Lambdin, Xavier, BIG EAST
- Isaiah Lane, San Diego, West Coast
- Maddox Latta, Cal State Fullerton, Big West
- Justin Lebron, Alabama, SEC
- Brando Leroux, FAU, AAC
- Tyler Lichtenberger, App State, Sun Belt
- Alex Lodise, Florida State, ACC
- Kyle Lodise, Georgia Tech, ACC
- Isaac Lopez, UTRGV, Southland
- Alex Madeira, North Carolina, ACC
- Maximus Martin, Kansas State, Big 12
- Luke Mathews, Kent State, Mid-American
- Jonathan Mendez, UC Santa Barbara, Big West
- Lorenzo Meola, Stetson, Atlantic Sun
- Jared Mettam, Saint Mary’s College, West Coast
- Steven Milam, LSU, SEC
- Cody Miller, East Tennessee State, Southern
- Sam Miller, Columbia, Ivy League
- Gable Mitchell, Iowa, Big Ten
- Maddox Molony, Oregon, Big Ten
- J R Nelson, Ohio, Mid-American
- Charlie Niehaus, Cincinnati, Big 12
- Ben North, Creighton, BIG EAST
- Sheehan O’connor, New Mexico State, Conference USA
- J Ogden, Miami, ACC
- Ray Ortiz, NJIT, American East
- Michael Perazzo, Sacramento State, WAC
- Rob Rispoli, Connecticut, BIG EAST
- Shai Robinson, Illinois State, Missouri Valley
- Tj Rogers, San Francisco, West Coast
- Trent Rumley, Canisius, MAAC
- TJ Salvaggio, Southeastern Louisiana, Southland
- Blake Schaaf, Georgetown, BIG EAST
- Jake Schaffner, North Dakota State, Summit
- Colby Shelton, Florida, SEC
- Ike Shirey, Tarleton State, WAC
- Brady Short, Central Connecticut, Northeast
- Carter Sintek, South Dakota State, Summit
- Clayton Slack, Southern Indiana, OVC
- Zane Spinn, Lamar, Southland
- Trent Turner, Western Carolina, Southern
- Jonathan Vastine, Vanderbilt, SEC
- Michael Whooley, Villanova, BIG EAST
- Jaxson Willits, Oklahoma, SEC
- Matt Wolfe, Middle Tennessee, Conference USA
- Kade Wood, Mississippi Valley State, SWAC
- Drew Wyers, Bryant, American East
- Ryan Wynn, Wofford, Southern
- Colin Yeaman, UC Irvine, Big West
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