Dyrenson Wouters, Evan Dempsey And Kade Anderson Earn National Recognition From College Baseball Foundation

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Dyrenson Wouters (Dayton), Evan Dempsey (FGCU) and Kade Anderson (LSU) earned weekly honors from the College Baseball Foundation (CBF) for their respective performances last week, it was announced on Tuesday.

Wouters earned the Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week while Dempsey was named the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week. Anderson was selected as the National Pitcher of the Week.

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

Dyrenson Wouters, IF, Junior, Dayton University, Oranjestad, Aruba

Wouters was red hot at the plate last week going 10 for 14 (.714) with four RBIs, seven runs scored, four walks and two stolen bases. He led the Flyers to a 4-0 week, with a mid-week win over Akron and a three-game weekend sweep of Massachusetts. Wouters earned at least two hits in each of the four games and drove in a run in three of the four games. He is now hitting .452 on the season with 31 runs scored and 24 RBIs. In the field, he handled 24 chances at shortstop, earning 13 assists and 10 putouts, with only one error. Wouters was also part of turning three double plays for the Flyers.

John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week Award

Evan Dempsey, OF/RHP, Senior, Florida Gulf Coast University, Tampa, Florida

Dempsey was a key contributor on the mound and in the batter’s box for the Eagles as FGCU took two of three games from Jacksonville last weekend. He was 6-for-12 (.500) at the plate with four RBIs, four runs and a stolen base on the weekend. On the mound, Dempsey started, but did not earn the decision in a game that the Eagles won 5-3. He tossed six innings, scattering seven hits and allowing two runs. Dempsey tallied three strikeouts and walked two. His season ERA now stands at 2.49.

National Pitcher of the Week

Kade Anderson, LHP, Sophomore, LSU, Madisonville, Louisiana

Anderson was masterful on the mound tossing a complete game shutout for the LSU Tigers in a 2-0 win over Oklahoma. The southpaw allowed only five hits in nine innings of work, issuing two walks while striking out 14 batters. Anderson registered 91 strikes on 135 pitches in his career-long outing against the Sooners. His previous career long was 6.1 innings. Anderson, the SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week, is now 6-0 with a 2.85 ERA for the Tigers.

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

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

4/8 – Evan Dempsey, OF/RHP, Senior, Florida Gulf Coast University, Tampa, Florida

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

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.