SINTEK NAMED WALLACE AWARD SEMIFINALIST

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.  — South Dakota State’s Carter Sintek was named Wednesday as one of 30 semifinalists for the Brooks Wallace Award, which is presented annually by the College Baseball Foundation to the top shortstop in college baseball.

A sophomore from Bennington, Nebraska, Sintek ended the regular season with a team-best .352 batting average and 22 multi-hit games. His 74 hits and 45 runs scored also led the Jackrabbits, while adding three home runs, 29 runs batted in and 118 defensive assists en route to second-team all-Summit League recognition.

The award is named in honor of former Texas Tech shortstop Brooks Wallace, who played for the Red Raiders from 1977 to 1980. Wallace died of leukemia at the age of 27. The semifinalists were identified based on their combined offensive and defensive performances from this season. Finalists for the Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award will be announced on June 4, with the 2025 winner to be announced later in the month. Griff O’Ferrall of the University of Virginia was the 2024 Brooks Wallace Player of the Year.

The full list of semifinalists is as follows (Name, School, Hometown, Conference):

• Alex Alicea, Louisville, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ACC
• Wehiwa Aloy, Arkansas, Wailuku, Hawai’i , SEC
• Aiva Arquette, Oregon State, Kailua, Hawai’i, Independent
• Dillon Baker, Miami (Ohio), Tampa, Florida, MAC
• Kolby Branch, Georgia, Lucas, Texas, SEC
• Benny Casillas, Michigan, Los Ángeles, California, Big Ten
• Roch Cholowsky, UCLA, Chandler, Arizona, Big Ten
• Lukas Cook, Purdue, Knoxville, Tennessee, Big Ten
• Dylan Grego, Ball State, Kansas City, Missouri, MAC
• Cam Hassert, Loyola Marymount, Longmont, Colorado, West Coast
• Core Jackson, Utah, Wyoming, Ontario, Big 12
• Tyriq Kemp, Baylor, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Big 12
• Matt King, Arizona State, Houston, Texas, Big 12
• Maddox Latta, Cal State Fullerton, Granada Hills, California, Big West
• Alex Lodise, Florida State, St. Augustine, Florida, ACC
• Kyle Lodise, Georgia Tech, Brunswick, Georgia, ACC
• Isaac Lopez, UTRGV, Edinburg, Texas, Southland
• Alex Madera, North Carolina, Delran, New Jersey, ACC
• Lorenzo Meola, Stetson, Green Brook, New Jersey, Atlantic Sun
• Jake Ogden, Miami, Homestead, Florida, ACC
• Ray Ortiz, NJIT, Bayonne, New Jersey, America East
• T.J. Salvaggio, Southeastern Louisiana, Slidell, Louisiana, Southland
• Blake Schaaf, Georgetown, Oakland, California, BIG EAST
• Jake Schaffner, North Dakota State, Janesville, Wisconsin, Summit
• Colby Shelton, Florida, Lexington, South Carolina, SEC
• Ike Shirey, Tarleton State, Dale, Oklahoma, WAC
• Brady Short, Central Connecticut, Huley, New York, Northeast
• Carter Sintek, South Dakota State, Bennington, Nebraska, Summit
• Drew Wyers, Bryant, Columbus, New Jersey, America East
• Colin Yeaman, UC Irvine, Saugus, California, Big West

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