Justin Lebron, Justin Lehman and Nuno Parache Earn National Recognition From College Baseball Foundation

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Justin Lebron (Alabama), Justin Lehman (Army West Point) and Nuno Parache (Nicholls) earned weekly honors from the College Baseball Foundation (CBF) for their respective performances last week, it was announced on Tuesday.

Lebron earned the Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week while Lehman was named the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week. Parache was selected as the National Pitcher of the Week.

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

Justin Lebron, IF, Sophomore, University of Alabama, Miramar, Florida

Lebron had a standout week at the plate and in the field in helping the Crimson Tide win a midweek decision against the No. 19 Troy Trojans and capture a weekend series win over the No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs in Tuscaloosa. The shortstop was 7-for-13 (.538) with five runs scored and four RBIs on the week. He also earned two doubles, a walk and a stolen base. Lebron tallied two hits and two runs scored against the Trojans on Tuesday before turning in a 3-for-4 performance in the series clincher against the Bulldogs on Sunday. In the field, the sophomore made only one error on 14 chances for the week, earning eight assists and five putouts. Lebron is hitting .317 this season with 17 home runs and 65 RBIs. He has a fielding percentage of .971.

John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week Award

Justin Lehman, 1B/RHP, Senior, Army West Point, Fort Mill, South Carolina

Lehman was outstanding on the mound and at the plate last weekend, helping the Black Knights to a Patriot League Semifinal series victory over rival Navy. The right-hander tossed seven innings, scattering 11 hits and allowing only one earned run in earning the victory in Army’s 13-2 win over the Midshipmen in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday. Lehman threw 142 pitches and tallied six strikeouts in the victory. For the weekend at the plate, he was 5-for-13 (.385) with four RBIs, one double, one triple and one sacrifice fly. In the deciding game of the series, Lehman earned three hits in three at bats, two walks, including a leadoff walk in the decisive 10th inning, and two RBIs in helping Army to a series-clinching 6-5 10-inning win. With the victory, the Black Nights advanced to the Patriot League Championship series where they will play Holy Cross.

National Pitcher of the Week

Nuno Parache, RHP, Junior, Nicholls State University, Brooklyn, New York

Parache was dealing for the Colonels on Thursday night, tossing a complete game two-hitter in a 13-0 seven-inning run-rule victory over Southeastern (Louisiana). The right-hander hit one batter and didn’t issue a walk in his seven innings of work. Parache struck out a season-high 10 batters on 98 pitches in earning the victory. The junior raised his record to 4-1 on the season. Nicholls has won four of the last five games in which Parache has appeared on the mound.

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

4/29 – Roch Cholowsky, IF, Sophomore, UCLA, Chandler, Arizona

5/6 – Drew Wyers, IF, Junior, Bryant University, Columbus, New Jersey

5/13 – Justin Lebron, IF, Sophomore, University of Alabama, Miramar, Florida

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

4/29 – Max Knight, LHP/1B, Sophomore, Missouri State University, Bixby, Oklahoma

5/6 – Noah Sullivan, DH/RHP, Senior, Mississippi State University, Orlando, Florida

5/13 – Justin Lehman, 1B/RHP, Senior, Army West Point, Fort Mill, South Carolina

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

4/29 – Colin Daniel, RHP, Junior, UAB, Corner, Alabama

5/6 – Davion Hickson, RHP, Junior, Rice, Palmetto, Florida

5/13 – Nuno Parache, RHP, Junior, Nicholls State University, Brooklyn, New York

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.