NCBWA San Diego State News

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association has established a new award honoring student-athletes who are active in service and volunteerism in their communities and will honor nine finalists as part of a Tony Gwynn Community 9 Team in May 2025. A winner selected from the nine finalists will be dubbed the Tony Gwynn Community Service Trophy honoree and announced during the Men’s College World Series in June.

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 23. BYU senior third baseman Austin Deming was named National Hitter of the Week, while San Diego State junior left-handed pitcher TJ Fondtain was named National Pitcher of the Week.

Five of college baseball's best relief specialists have been selected as finalists for the 10th annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award as announced by the NCBWA on Thursday, June 5.

San Diego State's dominant right-handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg is the recipient of the 23rd annual Dick Howser Trophy as college baseball's player of the year. The presentation was made Thursday for the first time In Lubbock, Texas, as part of the festivities to recognize and induct the College Baseball Hall of Fame and the awarding of several other national honors for 2009.

San Diego State relief pitcher Addison Reed is the 2009 recipient of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's Stopper of the Year Award, the NCBWA announced Saturday in Omaha on the opening day of the College World Series.

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