Tyson Leblanc, Cade Arrambide, TP Wentworth and Jackson Flora Earn National Recognition From College Baseball Foundation

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Tyson LeBlanc (Kansas), Cade Arrambide (LSU), TP Wentworth (Oklahoma State) and Jackson Flora (UC Santa Barbara) earned weekly honors from the College Baseball Foundation (CBF) for their respective performances last week, it was announced on Tuesday.

LeBlanc earned the Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week while Arrambide was named the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Week. Wentworth earned the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week. Flora was selected as the National Pitcher of the Week.

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

Tyson LeBlanc, SS, Junior, Kansas, Maurice, Louisiana

LeBlanc delivered a dominant week at the plate, hitting .529 (9-17) with three doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI, seven runs, a stolen base, and five walks while being error-free across four games, helping the Jayhawks sweep Utah. He homered in three of the four games and has now launched nine home runs over his last 12 contests, with seven coming in the sixth inning or later. He came through repeatedly in big moments, including a walk-off two-run home run in a 14-12 comeback win against Utah, a go-ahead three-run blast in the eighth inning at Missouri to break an 8-8 tie, and a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth while trailing Utah 8-7.

Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Week

Cade Arrambide, C, Sophomore, LSU, Tomball, Texas

Arrambide set an LSU record with four home runs in Sunday’s series-clinching 16–6, 12-inning win over Tennessee, going 5-for-6 with seven RBI. His grand slam capped a 10-run 12th inning and snapped a 6–6 tie, while his earlier homers accounted for LSU’s first run, fueled a back-to-back-to-back surge in the seventh, and put the Tigers ahead in the 11th. For the week, he hit .600 (6-for-10) with four home runs, six runs, eight RBI, and three walks, doubling his season home run total in one game.

John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week Award

TP Wentworth, OF/LHP, Sophomore, Oklahoma State, Ripon, California

Wentworth helped lead Oklahoma State to a 4–0 week, highlighted by a series sweep of conference rival Cincinnati. The sophomore doubled his season home run total, slugging four homers on the week, including the first multi-homer game of his career on April 4 against Cincinnati. He hit .429 (6-for-14) with four home runs, nine RBI, and three walks, and logged a season-high 4.0 innings with two strikeouts in a start against Dallas Baptist.

National Pitcher of the Week

Jackson Flora, RHP, Junior, UC Santa Barbara, Pleasanton, California

Jackson Flora is the king of the Central Coast. For the second year in a row, UC Santa Barbara's flame-throwing right-hander shut out archrival Cal Poly Mustangs for a full nine innings, collecting nine strikeouts while scattering four hits in the victory. The win kept his record unblemished at 6-0 and lowered his microscopic ERA to 0.69. The shutout made it 34 consecutive innings without allowing a run, the first streak of even 20 clean frames in a row by a Gaucho since at least 2016.

College Baseball Foundation Weekly Honors

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

2026 Brooks Wallace Award Weekly Honorees

Date Honored - Player, Pos., Class, School, Player Hometown

2/17 – Dee Kennedy Jr., SS, Junior, Kansas State, Fort Worth, Texas

2/24 – Roch Cholowsky, SS, Junior, UCLA, Chandler, Arizona

3/3 – Jake Schaffner, SS, Junior, North Carolina, Janesville, Wisconsin

3/10 – Connor Cuff, SS, Junior, Southeastern Louisiana, Carthage, Texas

3/17 – Ryder Robinson, SS, Junior, BYU, American Fork, Utah

3/24 – Camden Kozeal, SS/2B, Junior, Arkansas, Omaha, Nebraska

3/31 – Rocco Caballero, SS, Senior, San Jose State, South Gate, California

4/7 – Tyson LeBlanc, SS, Junior, Kansas, Maurice, Louisiana

2026 Buster Posey Award Weekly Honorees

Date Honored - Player, Pos., Class, School, Player Hometown

2/17 – Sergio Guerra, C, Senior, Tarleton State, San Diego, Texas

2/24 – Jon Embury, C, Sophomore, Florida Gulf Coast, Port Charlotte, Florida

3/3 – Cider Canon, C, Junior, Duke, San Marino, California

3/10 – Daniel Jackson, C, Junior, Georgia, Sandy Springs, Georgia

3/17 – Vahn Lackey, C, Junior, Georgia Tech, Suwanee, Georgia

3/24 – Lucas Pringle, C, Graduate, Charleston Southern, Shawnee, Kansas

3/31 – Bear Madliak, C, Senior, Kansas State, Carrollton, Georgia

4/7 – Cade Arrambide, C, Sophomore, LSU, Tomball, Texas

2026 John Olerud Two-Way Player Weekly Award Honorees

Date Honored - Player, Pos., Class, School, Player Hometown

2/17 – Max Knight, LHP/1B/OF, Junior, Missouri State, Bixby, Oklahoma

2/24 – Evan Dempsey, OF/RHP, Junior, Florida Gulf Coast, Tampa, Florida

3/3 – Josiah Overbeek, 1B/RHP, Freshman, Army, Weatherford, Texas

3/10 – Ryan Kroepel, 3B/RHP, Junior, Utah Tech, Poway, California

3/17 – Thomas Ealey, OF/LHP, Sophomore, Norfolk State, Fort Mill, South Carolina

3/24 – Jeremy Cheeseman, 1B/RHP, Senior, Farleigh Dickinson, Marlton, New Jersey

3/31 – Jayce Dobie, UTL/RHP, Senior, Nevada, Santa Clara, California

4/7 – TP Wentworth, OF/LHP, Sophomore, Oklahoma State, Ripon, California

2026 National Pitcher(s) of the Year Weekly Award Honorees

Date Honored - Player, Pos., Class, School, Player Hometown

2/17 – Grant Govel, RHP, Sophomore, USC, Rolling Hills Estates, California

2/24 – Dax Whitney, RHP, Sophomore, Oregon State, Blackfoot, Idaho

3/3 – Andrew Herrmann, LHP, Graduate, Louisiana, Kennesaw, Georgia

3/10 – Sergio Lopez, RHP, Graduate, UTRGV, Eagle Pass, Texas

3/17 – Trey Beard, LHP, Junior, Florida State, Dunedin, Florida

3/24 – Tyler Fay, RHP, RS-Junior, Alabama, Daniphan, Nebraska

3/31 – Max Vaisvila, LHP, Senior, Northern Illinois, Villa Park, Illinois

4/7 – Jackson Flora, RHP, Junior, UC Santa Barbara, Pleasanton, 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.

Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award

Established in 2000, by the Wichita Sports Commission, the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award is presented annually to honor the nation's most outstanding catcher. Posey began his collegiate career as a shortstop, before moving to catcher where he won the 2008 Johnny Bench Award, Dick Howser Trophy and the Golden Spikes Award. In his MLB career with the San Francisco Giants, Posey earned three world series titles, seven All-Star Game selections, five Silver Slugger Awards, the 2010 National League Rookie of the Year, 2012 National League MVP and was a 2016 Gold Glove Award winner.

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. The Olerud Award partners with 64 Analytics to assist with the identification of players for the weekly award as well as watch lists.

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.