Roch Cholowsky, Max Knight And Colin Daniel Earn National Recognition From College Baseball Foundation

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Roch Cholowsky (UCLA), Max Knight (Missouri State), Colin Daniel (UAB) earned weekly honors from the College Baseball Foundation (CBF) for their respective performances last week, it was announced on Tuesday.

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, Arizona

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 RBIs, five runs scored and three home runs. He also reached base twice after a hit by pitch, once via the 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 University, Bixby, Oklahoma

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 RBIs, 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, Alabama

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

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

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

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

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.