University of Massachusets Athletics
Tirado Named To Brooks Wallace Award Watch List
March 04, 2026 | Baseball
Anthony Tirado is one of 100 shortstops placed on the list.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Redshirt sophomore Anthony Tirado was named to the 2026 Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award Watch List on Wednesday, as announced by the College Baseball Foundation.
The Brooks Wallace Award honors the nation's top shortstop, with Tirado being one of 100 shortstops in the country to be placed on the watch list. He is also one of five players from the Mid-American Conference to earn a spot on the list, joining players from Central Michigan, Ohio, Toledo and Western Michigan.
This season, Tirado holds a .429 batting average, a .429 slugging percentage and a .467 on-base percentage. He has accumulated 12 hits, three runs, six RBI, walked once and has had only five strikeouts in 28 at-bats, so far.
Defensively, the redshirt sophomore has had 11 putouts, six assists and no errors for a 1.00 fielding percentage.
The Brooks Wallace Award is named for former Texas tech shortstop Brooks Wallace, who played for the Red Raiders from 1977 to 1980. Wallace passed away of leukemia at the age of 27. The award will be presented later this year by the College Baseball Foundation.
About the College Baseball Hall of Fame
Each year, more than 200 representatives nationwide vote on the College Baseball Hall of Fame induction class. The voting body is comprised of national and regional college baseball media, active and retired coaches, former players, former inductees, college baseball historians and members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) collegiate baseball committee. The College Baseball Hall of Fame inducted its first class in 2006. Since that time, 175 players, coaches, umpires, administrators and contributors have been selected for induction. Click here for a full list of College Baseball Hall of Fame classes.
The College Baseball Hall of Fame will establish a physical location in Overland Park, Kansas in 2026. Located within the iconic Museum at Prairiefire, the College Baseball Hall of Fame will serve as a shared community asset, deepening connections to the nation's favorite pastime through a dynamic and ever-evolving space for college baseball enthusiasts to celebrate the sport's rich past, present, and future.
The Brooks Wallace Award honors the nation's top shortstop, with Tirado being one of 100 shortstops in the country to be placed on the watch list. He is also one of five players from the Mid-American Conference to earn a spot on the list, joining players from Central Michigan, Ohio, Toledo and Western Michigan.
This season, Tirado holds a .429 batting average, a .429 slugging percentage and a .467 on-base percentage. He has accumulated 12 hits, three runs, six RBI, walked once and has had only five strikeouts in 28 at-bats, so far.
Defensively, the redshirt sophomore has had 11 putouts, six assists and no errors for a 1.00 fielding percentage.
The Brooks Wallace Award is named for former Texas tech shortstop Brooks Wallace, who played for the Red Raiders from 1977 to 1980. Wallace passed away of leukemia at the age of 27. The award will be presented later this year by the College Baseball Foundation.
About the College Baseball Hall of Fame
Each year, more than 200 representatives nationwide vote on the College Baseball Hall of Fame induction class. The voting body is comprised of national and regional college baseball media, active and retired coaches, former players, former inductees, college baseball historians and members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) collegiate baseball committee. The College Baseball Hall of Fame inducted its first class in 2006. Since that time, 175 players, coaches, umpires, administrators and contributors have been selected for induction. Click here for a full list of College Baseball Hall of Fame classes.
The College Baseball Hall of Fame will establish a physical location in Overland Park, Kansas in 2026. Located within the iconic Museum at Prairiefire, the College Baseball Hall of Fame will serve as a shared community asset, deepening connections to the nation's favorite pastime through a dynamic and ever-evolving space for college baseball enthusiasts to celebrate the sport's rich past, present, and future.
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