University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Roch Cholowsky
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Cholowsky Named to Brooks Wallace Award Watch List
March 04, 2026 | Baseball
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. โ Junior shortstop Roch Cholowsky has been named to the Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Watch List, as announced Wednesday morning by the College Baseball Foundation.
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The Brooks Wallace Award honors the nation's top shortstop and commemorates Brooks Wallace, the former Texas Tech standout whose life and career were cut short at age 27 following a battle with leukemia. Before 2009, the award recognized the national player of the year.
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Cholowsky, last year's Brooks Wallace Award winner and a CBF All-American, is off to another standout start in 2026. He is hitting .341 with seven home runs, including a pivotal two-run shot with UCLA down to its final out at No. 4 Mississippi State to tie the game in the ninth.
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Defensively, Cholowsky has been flawless. The reigning ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove shortstop has successfully handled all 53 of his chances through 12 games, continuing the elite defensive standard that defined his 2025 season.
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About the College Baseball Foundation
The purpose of the College Baseball Foundation (CBF) is to preserve, elevate, and advance the game; to inspire the next generation; to teach those who love college baseball about its rich history and traditions; to celebrate those who make college baseball special; and to honor those who have come before us, and built the foundation upon which college baseball thrives today.
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The College Baseball Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. Support for the College Baseball Hall of Fame will help preserve the rich history of the sport for future generations. All donations to the College Baseball Hall of Fame are tax deductible and can be made via this link on the organization's website.
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The CBF presents the Brooks Wallace Award (Nation's Most Outstanding Shortstop), the National Pitcher of the Year Award, the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award, the Skip Bertman Coach of the Year Award, the George H.W. Bush Distinguished Alumnus Award, and the Wayne Graham Award for Teaching Excellence.
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The Brooks Wallace Award honors the nation's top shortstop and commemorates Brooks Wallace, the former Texas Tech standout whose life and career were cut short at age 27 following a battle with leukemia. Before 2009, the award recognized the national player of the year.
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Cholowsky, last year's Brooks Wallace Award winner and a CBF All-American, is off to another standout start in 2026. He is hitting .341 with seven home runs, including a pivotal two-run shot with UCLA down to its final out at No. 4 Mississippi State to tie the game in the ninth.
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Defensively, Cholowsky has been flawless. The reigning ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove shortstop has successfully handled all 53 of his chances through 12 games, continuing the elite defensive standard that defined his 2025 season.
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About the College Baseball Foundation
The purpose of the College Baseball Foundation (CBF) is to preserve, elevate, and advance the game; to inspire the next generation; to teach those who love college baseball about its rich history and traditions; to celebrate those who make college baseball special; and to honor those who have come before us, and built the foundation upon which college baseball thrives today.
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The College Baseball Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. Support for the College Baseball Hall of Fame will help preserve the rich history of the sport for future generations. All donations to the College Baseball Hall of Fame are tax deductible and can be made via this link on the organization's website.
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The CBF presents the Brooks Wallace Award (Nation's Most Outstanding Shortstop), the National Pitcher of the Year Award, the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award, the Skip Bertman Coach of the Year Award, the George H.W. Bush Distinguished Alumnus Award, and the Wayne Graham Award for Teaching Excellence.
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