Each year, the College Baseball Foundation recognizes the best of the best in the college game. Scroll down to see last year’s award winners, as well as more information and past recipients for each of our awards. Our major award honorees are also recognized at the annual Night of Champions celebration.
Brooks Wallace Award Shortstop of the Year
John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year
Pitcher of the Year
Buster Posey Catcher of the Year
Skip Bertman Coach of the Year
Wayne Graham Award for Teaching Excellence
George Bush Distinguished Alumnus Award (not awarded annually)
Additionally, weekly awards winners are recognized throughout the season and can be found in the News Room.
CBF Yearly Awards
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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.
See the full list of past recipients here.
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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.
See the full list of past recipients here.
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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.
See the full list of past recipients here.
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See the full list of past recipients here.
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The Skip Bertman Coach of the Year Award, named after legendary Louisiana State head coach and National College Baseball Hall of Famer Skip Bertman, who coached the Tigers from 1984 to 2001. This award honors the nation's top coach from any level of college baseball.
See the full list of past recipients here.
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The Wayne Graham Award for Teaching Excellence, established in 2025, is presented to the Coach, at any level, who demonstrates the qualities of teaching, developing, and coaching college baseball players that prepare them not only on the field and in the classroom but for life after their baseball careers. Cal Poly’s Larry Lee is the first recipient of the Wayne Graham Award in 2025 - read more here.
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The George H.W. Bush Distinguished Alumnus Award is given to a college baseball letterwinner who has distinguished himself in life after college baseball.
See the full list of past recipients here.
