Alex Lodise, Austin Smith And Curtis Hebert Earn National Recognition From College Baseball Foundation

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Alex Lodise (Florida State), Austin Smith (San Diego) and Curtis Hebert (Portland) earned weekly honors from the College Baseball Foundation (CBF) for their respective performances last week, it was announced on Tuesday.

Lodise Jr. earned the Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week while Smith was named the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week. Hebert was selected as the National Pitcher of the Week.

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

Alex Lodise, IF, Junior, Florida State University, St. Augustine, Florida

Lodise was on fire at the plate last week going 10-for-20 (.500) with eight RBIs and eight runs scored. The right-handed hitter tallied two doubles, one triple and four home runs on the week. Lodise hit for the cycle, highlighted by a walk-off grand slam, to help the Seminoles defeat archrival Florida 8-4 on Tuesday. In the field, Lodise has been consistent, committing only four errors on 96 chances this season. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Baseball Player of the Week turned four double plays in a three-game weekend series against Notre Dame. Lodise and the top five nationally ranked Seminoles went 3-1 last week, including one win over the Gators and two wins over the Irish.

John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week Award

Austin Smith, OF/LHP, Senior, University of San Diego, El Cajon, California

Smith is the first multiple-time winner of the John Olerud Award this season. The senior appeared both on the mound and in the batter’s box to help lead San Diego to a series win over Pepperdine. The Toreros won two of three games from the Waves. Smith was 4-of-10 at the plate (.400) for the weekend, driving in three RBIs, scoring four runs. He had a walk, double and home run in the three-game series. On the mound, he logged five innings, scattering five hits and registering six strikeouts.

National Pitcher of the Week

Curtis Hebert, RHP/IF, Junior, University of Portland, Anchorage, Alaska

Hebert was masterful on the mound last weekend tossing eight shutout innings, allowing only one hit and striking out a career-high 11 batters in the Pilots’ 1-0 extra-inning win over Loyola Marymount University (LMU) last Friday. The West Coast Conference (WCC) Baseball Pitcher of the Week logged 119 pitches, but did not earn a decision as the scoreless game extended to 10 innings before Portland won with a walk-off home run. His 11 strikeouts were the second most recorded by a West Coast Conference (WCC) pitcher this season. Later in the series, Hebert helped the Pilots at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs in an 8-5 victory over LMU on Sunday.

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

2025 John Olerud Two-Way Player Weekly Award Honorees

2/25 - Blaine Brown, LHP/OF, Freshman, Rice University, Pearland, Texas

3/4 - Austin Smith, OF/LHP, 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 University, Archbold, Ohio

3/25 – Malachi Lott, OF/LHP, Senior, University of Houston, Portland, Texas

4/1 – Austin Smith, OF/LHP, Senior, University of San Diego, El Cajon, California

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

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.