Robinson named Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas — BYU junior Ryder Robinson was today named the Brooks Wallace Award National Player of the Week by the College Baseball Foundation for his overall performance last week at shortstop and at the plate.

The Brooks Wallace Award is presented annually to the nation’s most outstanding shortstop by the CBF and the College Baseball Hall of Fame. The award is a tribute to Brooks Wallace, a shortstop at Texas Tech from 1977-80 who passed away at age 27 after a courageous battle with leukemia. Each week during the college baseball season one shortstop is recognized as the national player of the week. 

Robinson had an outstanding week at the plate and in the field while leading the Cougars to a 3-1 record. The shortstop from American Fork, Utah, was 8 for 16 (.500) with three home runs, a triple, four RBI, four walks and six runs scored. On the year, Robinson is hitting .321 with five home runs, 11 RBIs and 16 runs scored through 18 games.

In addition to his offensive performance, Robinson was flawless in the field last week handling 18 chances, with 12 assists and five put-outs while not committing an error. Robinson helped lead BYU to a mid-week victory over Utah Tech and a 2-1 series triumph over fellow Big 12 opponent Cincinnati.

As a sophomore in 2025, Robinson was named Honorable Mention All-Big 12, was a CSC Academic All-District honoree and was week 10 Big 12 Co-Player of the Week. On the year, Robinson hit .281, with 11 home runs and 46 RBI while scoring 52 runs. He also started all 55 games at shortstop and helped BYU set a school-record season fielding percentage of .978.  

2026 Brooks Wallace Award Weekly Honorees
2/17    Dee Kennedy Jr., Junior, Kansas State, Fort Worth, Texas
2/24    Roch Cholowsky, Junior, UCLA, Chandler, Arizona
3/3      Jake Schaffner, Junior, North Carolina, Janesville, Wisconsin
3/10    Connor Cuff, Junior, Southeastern Louisiana, Carthage, Texas
3/17    Ryder Robinson, Junior, BYU, American Fork, Utah

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