NCBWA North Carolina News

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association announced its 27th District Players of the Year winners for all nine U.S. districts for the 2025 season. These 2025 stalwarts include the four finalists for the prestigious Dick Howser Trophy presented by The Game Headwear which will be awarded on June 13 in Omaha, Nebraska: Arkansas junior shortstop Wehiwa Aloy, UCLA sophomore shortstop Roch Cholowsky, Tennessee junior starting pitcher Liam Doyle and Florida State junior shortstop Alex Lodise.

North Carolina gained its first No. 1 ranking this year and becomes the first Atlantic Coast Conference member to top the survey. Previous No. 1 and 2023 NCAA champion LSU is No. 2 ahead of Nos. 3-5 Arkansas, Oregon State and Florida State. No. 1 NCAA Championship seed Vanderbilt dropped from No. 3 to 18 after being upset by Louisville and Wright State in the NCAA Nashville Regional while No. 2 NCAA seed Texas slipped to No. 17 after falling to UTSA in the NCAA Austin Regional.

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 23. Ole Miss senior outfielder Isaac Humphrey was named National Hitter of the Week, while UNCW freshman right-handed pitcher Cam Bagwell and North Carolina senior right-handed pitcher Aidan Haugh were named National Co-Pitchers of the Week.

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 31. North Carolina senior first baseman Parks Harber was named National Hitter of the Week, while Washington State senior right-handed pitcher Grant Taylor was named National Pitcher of the Week.

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 April 30. North Carolina junior third baseman Mac Horvath was named National Hitter of the Week, while West Virginia graduate student right-handed pitcher Blaine Traxel and Illinois junior right-handed pitcher Jack Wenninger were named National Co-Pitchers of the Week.

Stocked with standouts from the 2022 NCAA World Series and national Top 25-35 squads, the 22nd annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Preseason All-America teams feature the best of college baseball for the coming campaign.

A total of 34 standout freshmen college baseball players from every part of the country are featured on the 2022 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Freshman All-America Team, the organization announced today. The 2022 NCBWA Freshman All-America Team features players from 29 different schools and 13 different conferences.

Two juniors, a sophomore and a pair of freshmen are among the five finalists for the 13th annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, members of the association announced Wednesday.

Five of college baseball's top relief specialists have been selected as finalists for the eighth annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, the NCBWA announced Tuesday.