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Jacob Gonzalez Named Semifinalist for 2023 Brooks Wallace Award
5/16/2023 | Baseball
Award Presented Annually to College Baseball’s Top Shortstop
LUBBOCK, Texas. – The College Baseball Foundation released their list of the 2023 Brooks Wallace Award semifinalists Tuesday and Ole Miss' Jacob Gonzalez was named as one of the top-25 shortstops in college baseball.
The award honors the nation's top shortstop and will be presented this summer by the College Baseball Foundation. It is named for former Texas Tech shortstop Brooks Wallace, a slick-fielding shortstop who played for the Red Raiders from 1977 to 1980. Wallace died of leukemia at the age of 27.
Gonzalez was named a semifinalist last season and is one of four players to make the list in both 2022 and 2023. The junior is trying to be the first Rebel to win the award since Grae Kessinger did so in 2019.
Gonzalez leads the Rebels in on-base percentage (.440), doubles (18), walks (35), and sacrifice flies (7). He is hitting .418 (23-for-55) and has 19 RBI when hitting with two outs this season and is ranked fifth in the SEC in doubles with 18 total two-base hits. Gonzalez has made just five errors all season and has a .968 fielding percentage while playing arguably one of the most important defensive positions on the field.
The Ole Miss shortstop is currently ranked fourth all-time in Ole Miss history with 185 career runs scored and only needs to score three more times to have sole possession of second all-time.
For more information on the Wallace Award or the Night of Champions event, visit www.collegebaseballhall.org.
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Rebels by following Ole Miss baseball on Twitter at @OleMissBSB, on Facebook at Facebook.com/OleMissBaseball, on Instagram at Instagram.com/officialolemissbsb and on TikTok at @olemissbsb. Also, follow head coach Mike Bianco on Twitter at @CoachMikeBianco.
2023 BROOKS WALLACE AWARD SEMIFINALISTS
Name Class School Conference
Andy Blake Senior Columbia Ivy League
Drew Cowley Senior Oregon Pac-12
Kevin Dubrule Senior Army Patriot
Noah Fisher Grad Northern Kentucky Horizon
Cole Foster Junior Auburn SEC
JJ Freeman RS-Senior Delaware Colonial
Phillip Glasser Grad Indiana Big Ten
Jacob Gonzalez Junior Ole Miss SEC
Nick Goodwin Junior Kansas State Big 12
Hunter Haas Junior Texas A&M SEC
Dakota Harris Junior Oklahoma Big 12
Jim Jarvus Senior Alabama SEC
Josh Kuroda-Grauer Sophomore Rutgers Big Ten
Noah Lucier Grad Fairfield Metro Atlantic
Mik McClaughry Senior Arizona Pac-12
Alex Mooney Sophomore Duke ACC
Griff O'Ferrall Sophomore Virginia ACC
Dominic Pitelli Junior Miami ACC
Jake Rainess RS-Junior Maine American East
Josh Rivera Junior Florida SEC
Matt Shaw Junior Maryland Big Ten
Tevin Tucker RS-Senior West Virginia Big 12
Jonathan Vastine Sophomore Vanderbilt SEC
Jacob Wilson Junior Grand Canyon WAC
Braylen Wimmer Senior South Carolina SEC
The award honors the nation's top shortstop and will be presented this summer by the College Baseball Foundation. It is named for former Texas Tech shortstop Brooks Wallace, a slick-fielding shortstop who played for the Red Raiders from 1977 to 1980. Wallace died of leukemia at the age of 27.
Gonzalez was named a semifinalist last season and is one of four players to make the list in both 2022 and 2023. The junior is trying to be the first Rebel to win the award since Grae Kessinger did so in 2019.
Gonzalez leads the Rebels in on-base percentage (.440), doubles (18), walks (35), and sacrifice flies (7). He is hitting .418 (23-for-55) and has 19 RBI when hitting with two outs this season and is ranked fifth in the SEC in doubles with 18 total two-base hits. Gonzalez has made just five errors all season and has a .968 fielding percentage while playing arguably one of the most important defensive positions on the field.
The Ole Miss shortstop is currently ranked fourth all-time in Ole Miss history with 185 career runs scored and only needs to score three more times to have sole possession of second all-time.
For more information on the Wallace Award or the Night of Champions event, visit www.collegebaseballhall.org.
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Rebels by following Ole Miss baseball on Twitter at @OleMissBSB, on Facebook at Facebook.com/OleMissBaseball, on Instagram at Instagram.com/officialolemissbsb and on TikTok at @olemissbsb. Also, follow head coach Mike Bianco on Twitter at @CoachMikeBianco.
2023 BROOKS WALLACE AWARD SEMIFINALISTS
Name Class School Conference
Andy Blake Senior Columbia Ivy League
Drew Cowley Senior Oregon Pac-12
Kevin Dubrule Senior Army Patriot
Noah Fisher Grad Northern Kentucky Horizon
Cole Foster Junior Auburn SEC
JJ Freeman RS-Senior Delaware Colonial
Phillip Glasser Grad Indiana Big Ten
Jacob Gonzalez Junior Ole Miss SEC
Nick Goodwin Junior Kansas State Big 12
Hunter Haas Junior Texas A&M SEC
Dakota Harris Junior Oklahoma Big 12
Jim Jarvus Senior Alabama SEC
Josh Kuroda-Grauer Sophomore Rutgers Big Ten
Noah Lucier Grad Fairfield Metro Atlantic
Mik McClaughry Senior Arizona Pac-12
Alex Mooney Sophomore Duke ACC
Griff O'Ferrall Sophomore Virginia ACC
Dominic Pitelli Junior Miami ACC
Jake Rainess RS-Junior Maine American East
Josh Rivera Junior Florida SEC
Matt Shaw Junior Maryland Big Ten
Tevin Tucker RS-Senior West Virginia Big 12
Jonathan Vastine Sophomore Vanderbilt SEC
Jacob Wilson Junior Grand Canyon WAC
Braylen Wimmer Senior South Carolina SEC
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