Gunner Antillon, Griffin Palfrey, Ryder Brooks And Trevor Hansen Earn National Recognition From College Baseball Foundation

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Gunner Antillon (Bowling Green), Griffin Palfrey (Columbia), Ryder Brooks (UC Irvine) and Trevor Hansen (UC Irvine) earned weekly honors from the College Baseball Foundation (CBF) for their respective performances last week, it was announced on Tuesday.

Antillon earned the Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week while Palfrey was named the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week. UC Irvine teammates Brooks and Hansen were selected as the National Co-Pitchers of the Week.

Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week (Nation’s Most Outstanding Shortstop)

Gunner Antillon, IF, Senior, Bowling Green University, Rancho Cucamonga, California

Antillon was nearly unstoppable for the Falcons last week going 14-for-20 (.700) with 12 RBIs in helping Bowling Green to a pair of victories in four games. He was 4-for-6 at the plate in two games while going three-for-four in the other two games. The senior tallied six runs scored, three doubles, two home runs and two walks on the week. He also turned two double plays and did not commit an error on 17 chances in the field. Antillon is hitting .343 with 20 RBIs on the season.

John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week Award

Griffin Palfrey, IF/RHP, Senior, Columbia University, Vancouver, British Columbia

Palfrey helped key Columbia to a perfect 4-0 week, including a win over Fairfield and a weekend sweep of Dartmouth. The senior infielder went 6-for-14 (.429) with nine RBIs, eight runs, three walks, two home runs and one stolen base. On the mound, he made two appearances, earning one win while allowing only three hits and striking out four batters in two innings of work. In the Lions’ 18-7 mid-week win over Fairfield, Palfrey was 4-for-5 with eight RBIs and three runs, including two three-run home runs. He then closed the game with a scoreless inning with three strikeouts on the mound.

National Co-Pitchers of the Week

Ryder Brooks, LHP, Redshirt-Sophomore, UC Irvine, Fountain Valley, California

Brooks tossed a complete-game shutout, scattering two hits over nine innings while striking out 10 batters in a 5-0 win over Hawai'i on Saturday. The southpaw walked only one batter and closed out the Rainbow Warriors on 107 pitches to earn the victory. He faced the minimum

through three innings and had a no-hitter going through 4.2 innings. Brooks is now 5-2 on the season for the Anteaters.

Trevor Hansen, RHP, Sophomore, UC Irvine, Simi Valley, California

Hansen was dominant on the hill for the Anteaters last Friday, earning a complete-game shutout of Hawai'i in a 4-0 UC Irvine victory. The sophomore scattered three hits and walked only two, while tallying a career-high 10 strikeouts in the win. Hansen improved his record to 6-0 this season and 12-4 in his career. He has now racked up 63 strikeouts in 59.0 innings this season.

College Baseball Foundation Weekly Honors

Each week the CBF recognizes weekly award winners in conjunction with the Brooks Wallace Award, John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award and the National Pitcher of the Year Award.

2025 Brooks Wallace Award Weekly Honorees

2/25 - Aiva Arquette, SS, Junior, Oregon State University, Kailua, Hawai'i

3/4 - Core Jackson, SS, Senior, University of Utah, Wyoming, Ontario

3/11 – Maximus Martin, SS, Junior, Kansas State University, Edgewater Park, New Jersey

3/18 – Bryce Hughes, IF, Graduate, Texas Southern University, Baytown, Texas

3/25 – Wehiwa Aloy, IF, Junior, University of Arkansas, Wailuka, Hawai'i

4/1 – Alex Lodise, IF, Junior, Florida State University, St. Augustine, Florida

4/8 – Dyrenson Wouters, IF, Junior, Dayton University, Oranjestad, Aruba

4/15 – Matt King, IF, Senior, Arizona State University, Houston, Texas

4/22 – Gunner Antillon, IF, Senior, Bowling Green University, Rancho Cucamonga, California

2025 John Olerud Two-Way Player Weekly Award Honorees

2/25 - Blaine Brown, LHP/OF, Freshman, Rice University, Pearland, Texas

3/4 - Austin Smith, LHP/OF, Senior, University of San Diego, El Cajon, California

3/11 – Will Rogers, RHP/DH, Senior, University of Michigan, Shoreview, Minnesota

3/18 – DJ Newman, OF/RHP, Junior, Bowling Green State, Archbold, Ohio

3/25 – Malachi Lott, OF/LHP, Senior, University of Houston, Portland, Texas

4/1 – Austin Smith, LHP/OF, Senior, University of San Diego, El Cajon, California

4/8 – Evan Dempsey, OF/RHP, Senior, Florida Gulf Coast University, Tampa, Florida

4/15 – Ryan Sprock, RHP/IF, Junior, Elon University, Morristown, New Jersey

4/22 – Griffin Palfrey, IF/RHP, Senior, Columbia University, Vancouver, British Columbia

2025 National Pitcher(s) of the Year Weekly Award Honorees

2/25 – Colton Book, LHP, Redshirt Junior, Saint Joseph’s University, Manheim, Pennsylvania

3/4 – Haden Dow, LHP, Graduate, Southeast Missouri State University, St. John, New Brunswick

3/11 – Blake Gillespie, RHP, Junior, Charlotte 49ers, Clermont, Georgia & Drew Horn, RHP, RS-Sophomore, Middle Tennessee University, Smyrna, Tennessee

3/18 – Marcus Phillips, RHP, Junior, University of Tennessee, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

3/25 – Carson Lane, RHP, Sophomore, UNLV, Huntington Beach, California

4/1 – Curtis Hebert, RHP/IF, Junior, University of Portland, Anchorage, Alaska

4/8 – Kade Anderson, LHP, Sophomore, LSU, Madisonville, Louisiana

4/15 – Lyndon Glidewell, RHP, Junior, Austin Peay, Temecula, California

4/22 – Ryder Brooks, LHP, Redshirt-Sophomore, UC Irvine, Fountain Valley, California & Trevor Hansen, RHP, Sophomore, UC Irvine, Simi Valley, California

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.

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 University from 1987 through 1989.

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.