The College Baseball Foundation was formed in 2004 in Lubbock, Texas as a

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, with the dual aims of awarding the

Brooks Wallace Award The Brooks Wallace Award is an award given by the College Baseball Foundation (CBF) to the best college baseball shortstop of the year. The award has been given annually since 2004. Until 2008 the award was presented to the nation's most outstandi ...

, and creating the

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. The organization also annually presents several other college baseball awards including: the

John Olerud Award The John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award (known colloquially as the John Olerud Award) is a college baseball award given to the best two-way player of the season. The award is named after former Washington State Cougars All-American pitch ...

, National Collegiate Umpire Award, Pitcher of the Year Award, and Skip Bertman Award.

National College Baseball Hall of Fame

The

was created in 2004 by the College Baseball Foundation, and inducted its first class in 2006. The yet-to-be built facility will be named after former

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George H. W. Bush who captained the Yale Bulldogs baseball team, and as a left-handed

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, played in the first two

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. As of January 2013, the Foundation had raised approximately $7 million of the $13 million goal, after receiving a $5 million grant from the

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Awards

Brooks Wallace Award

Named after former

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shortstop and assistant coach Brooks Wallace, since 2009, this award is given annually to the best collegiate shortstop. From 2004 to 2008, the award was given to the most outstanding player.

John Olerud Award

Named after former

Washington State Cougars The Washington State Cougars (known informally as the Cougs) are the athletic teams that represent Washington State University. Located in Pullman, Washington, WSU is a member of the Pac-12 Conference in NCAA Division I. The athletic program com ...

pitcher and first baseman John Olerud, since 2010, this award is given annually to the best collegiate two-way player.

Pitcher of the Year Award

Since 2009, this award is given annually to the best collegiate pitcher. From 2004 to 2008, the Roger Clemens Award, was given to the best collegiate pitcher by the Greater Houston Baseball Association.

Stopper of the Year Award

This award is presented to the best collegiate relief pitcher, by the NCBWA.On th
College Baseball HoF website
click on "Awards." Accessed 2016-10-17.

Skip Bertman Award

Named after former

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head coach

Skip Bertman Stanley "Skip" Bertman (born May 23, 1938) is a former college baseball coach and athletic director at Louisiana State University (LSU). He led the LSU Tigers baseball team to five College World Series championships and seven Southeastern Confer ...

, since 2013, this award is given annually to the best collegiate head coach. The inaugural award was given to head coach Mike Dickson at Gloucester County College, a Division III member of the

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(NJCAA).

National Collegiate Umpire Award

This award is presented to a collegiate umpire.
2012—Rich Fetchiet
2013—Dale Williams (Pac-8/Pac-10)
2014—Hank Rountree
2015—John Magnusson (SEC)
2019—Jon Bible

George H.W. Bush Distinguished Alumnus Award

This award is presented to a college-athlete alumnus.

References

External links

National College Baseball Hall of Fame
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National College Baseball Hall of Fame

Awards

Brooks Wallace Award

John Olerud Award

Pitcher of the Year Award

Stopper of the Year Award

Skip Bertman Award

National Collegiate Umpire Award

George H.W. Bush Distinguished Alumnus Award

See also

References

External links