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Briseno Named To 2025 watch List For The Brooks Wallace Award
4/18/2025 11:10:00 AM | Baseball
Award named as one of the top 100 shortstops in the country
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – Long Beach State's Armando Briseno has been named to the 2025 watch list for the Brooks Wallace Award, which was released on Apr. 18 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 former Texas Tech shortstop Brooks Wallace, who played for the Red Raiders from 1977 to 1980. Wallace died of leukemia at the age of 27.
Briseno is hitting .379 in league-only competition with a .534 slugging and .476 on-base percentage. Briseno tops the Dirtbags in home runs (with Dylan Lina) with five and RBI (27). He is second on the club in doubles (5) and slugging (.495).
The top 100 shortstops in the country were announced, led by several players who put up tremendous offensive numbers. But because the award is reflective of more than just offense, numerous players put up solid defensive numbers as well.
"It's a great time of the year when we get to start looking at all the shortstops from around the country and who might best represent the Brooks Wallace Award this year," said Larry Wallace, co-chair of the Brooks Wallace Award. "This list doesn't disappoint with some stellar offensive numbers and outstanding gloves to represent the shortstop position."
For more information on the Brooks Wallace Award, visit the College Baseball Foundation website at www.collegebaseballhall.org.
The award honors the nation's top shortstop and will be presented by the College Baseball Foundation later this year. It is named for former Texas Tech shortstop Brooks Wallace, who played for the Red Raiders from 1977 to 1980. Wallace died of leukemia at the age of 27.
Briseno is hitting .379 in league-only competition with a .534 slugging and .476 on-base percentage. Briseno tops the Dirtbags in home runs (with Dylan Lina) with five and RBI (27). He is second on the club in doubles (5) and slugging (.495).
The top 100 shortstops in the country were announced, led by several players who put up tremendous offensive numbers. But because the award is reflective of more than just offense, numerous players put up solid defensive numbers as well.
"It's a great time of the year when we get to start looking at all the shortstops from around the country and who might best represent the Brooks Wallace Award this year," said Larry Wallace, co-chair of the Brooks Wallace Award. "This list doesn't disappoint with some stellar offensive numbers and outstanding gloves to represent the shortstop position."
For more information on the Brooks Wallace Award, visit the College Baseball Foundation website at www.collegebaseballhall.org.
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