OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – The 2026 watch list for the Brooks Wallace Award, which was released Wednesday by the College Baseball Foundation. Fifth-year Kyle Revere was named to the watch list from Oakland.

The award honors the nation's top shortstop and will be presented by the College Baseball Foundation later this year. It is named for former Texas Tech shortstop Brooks Wallace, who played for the Red Raiders from 1977 to 1980. Wallace died of leukemia at the age of 27.

The top 100 shortstops in the country were announced Wednesday, led by several players putting up tremendous offensive numbers. But because the award is reflective of more than just offense, there are numerous players putting up solid defensive numbers as well.

Revere has started at shortstop and hit in the top-four spots in the lineup all season long, accumulating a .279 batting average and 12 hits on the season – including a three-hit outing in the first doubleheader game at Southern Indiana.

"Our staff is excited to get another year started looking for that special player to represent Brooks' Award," said Larry Wallace, co-chair of the Brooks Wallace Award. "We will dig deep to find the personal qualities as well as the physical attributes that best exemplify what we look for in the Brooks Wallace Award winner. It's early but this list is already shaping up to be a competitive race with some big numbers from some new guys and some familiar faces on the list as well."

The Brooks Wallace Award is one of four weekly awards presented by the College Baseball Foundation. The CBF also awards the John Olerud Two-Way Player, National Pitcher and Buster Posey Collegiate Catcher of the Week.


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