National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association News

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Week awards presented by The Game Headwear for the period ending March 22. Illinois State redshirt sophomore outfielder Brayden Bakes and SIU-Edwardsville graduate student outfielder Terrick Thompson-Allen were named National Co-Hitters of the Week, while Alabama redshirt junior right-handed pitcher Tyler Fay was named National Pitcher of the Week. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season.

Denison remains the number one team this week for the fourth straight week after a sweep of NWC teams. The Big Red received 24 first place votes with Salve Regina getting the final first place nod.

The UCLA Bruins (21-2) remain No. 1 for the fourth week in succession after a 4-0 week to continue to lead the Big Ten Conference at 9-0 and now with 15 consecutive victories. Texas stays at No. 2 ahead of Nos. 3-5 Georgia Tech, Mississippi State and Auburn.

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Week awards presented by The Game Headwear for the period ending March 15. Memphis senior outfielder/pitcher James Smith IV was named National Hitter of the Week, while Florida State junior right-handed pitcher Trey Beard and West Virginia redshirt junior left-handed pitcher Maxx Yehl were named National Co-Pitchers of the Week.

Denison remains the number one team this week for the third straight week followed by Johns Hopkins, Lynchburg, Salve Regina and Salisbury. New this week are Kalamazoo, Cal Lutheran and Randolph-Macon. Randolph-Macon was the only team to be ranked previously this year. Gone this week are Case Western Reserve, Rhodes and UW-Oshkosh.

The UCLA Bruins (17-2) remain No. 1 for the third week in succession after a 4-0 week to fashion a Big Ten Conference-leading 6-0 mark with 11 consecutive victories overall. Texas dropped from the ranks of the unbeaten at 18-1 after falling extra innings to Ole Miss but remains at No. 2 ahead of Georgia Tech, Auburn (top ranking of 2026 at No. 4) and Arkansas, respectively, to round out the Top Five.

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association released its NCAA Division II National Players of the Week awards for the week
ending March 8. Adams State freshman designated hitter Osaias Hinojosa is the National Hitter of the Week and Central Missouri freshman righthander
Gavin Williams is the National Pitcher of the Week.

There is a new number one team in the country for the first time this season, with Pittsburg State taking over the top spot in the week five NCBWA Division II top 25 poll, which was released Wednesday afternoon. Off to a 19-1 start on the season, Pittsburg State picked up 11 of the 20 first-place votes.

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Week awards presented by The Game Headwear for the period ending March 8. Cincinnati sophomore infielder Quinton Coats amd Pitt redshirt senior outfielder Lorenzo Carrier were named National Co-Hitters of the Week, while Southern Miss sophomore left-handed pitcher Grayden Harris was named National Pitcher of the Week.

Denison becomes the third team to reach the top spot in the D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25 this week. Six other schools also received at least one first place vote. The top ranked teams to start the season undefeated are No. 4 Belhaven (12-0) and No. 6 Washington University (9-0).

The UCLA Bruins remain No. 1 after a 4-0 week and 3-0 Big Ten Conference weekend sweep of Ohio State to open circuit activity. Undefeated Texas climbed one spot to No. 2 ahead of Mississippi State, Georgia Tech and Auburn, respectively, to round out the Top Five.

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association released its NCAA Division II National Players of the Week awards for the week ending March 1. Pittsburg State senior outfielder Dagen Brewer is the National Hitter of the Week and Georgia College & State junior right-hander Keaton Prior is the National Pitcher of the Week.

The back-to-back defending national champion Tampa Spartans are still the top-ranked team in the NCBWA Division II top 25 poll, with the week four poll coming out Wednesday afternoon. Tampa was the preseason number one, while ranking first in each of the first three in-season polls. The Spartans are off to a 14-1 start, receiving all 14 of 20 first-place votes.

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Week awards presented by The Game Headwear for the period ending March 1. Duke junior catcher/right fielder Cider Canon and Minnesota senior catcher Weber Neels named National Co-Hitters of the Week, while Louisiana graduate student left-handed pitcher Andrew Herrmann was named National Pitcher of the Week.

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA polls with the NCBWA/D3baseball.com Division III Poll.

The UCLA Bruins (9-2) have replaced three-time No. 1 LSU in the top spot for after sweeping Tennessee, Texas A&M and Mississippi State to win the Amegy Bank College Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. LSU dropped to No. 2 ahead of Texas at No. 3, Georgia Tech at No. 4 and Mississippi State at No. 5.

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association released its NCAA Division II National Players of the Week awards for the week ending February 22. Arkansas-Monticello senior Eli Marvin is the National Hitter of the Week and Saginaw Valley State freshman right-hander Jack Sequin is the National Pitcher of the Week.

The back-to-back defending national champion Tampa Spartans are the top-ranked team in this week’s NCBWA Division II top 25 poll. Tampa was the preseason number one, while ranking first in each of the first three in-season polls. The Spartans are off to an 11-0 start, receiving all 20 first-place votes.

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA polls with the NCBWA/D3baseball.com Division III Poll.

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Week awards presented by The Game Headwear for the period ending Feb. 22. UCLA junior outfielder Will Gasparino was named National Hitter of the Week, while Arkansas junior left-handed pitcher Colin Fisher and Oregon State sophomore right-handed pitcher Dax Whitney were named National Co-Pitchers of the Week.