The College Baseball Foundation announced the winner of the 2026 Brooks Wallace Award on Saturday. This year, Nebraska senior Dylan Carey was named the recipient.
The award goes to the nation’s top shortstop based on his performance both offensively and defensively. It is named after former Texas Tech shortstop Brooks Wallace, who played for the Red Raiders from 1977 to 1980 and tragically passed away from leukemia at the age of 27.
The award was first presented in 2004, initially recognizing the National Player of the Year until 2009. Carey is the second Husker to win the Brooks Wallace Award, joining Alex Gordon, who won the honor as the national player of the year in 2005.
Carey earned the honor after concluding a massive collegiate career for Nebraska. The senior also made first-team All-Big Ten and won Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year by earning a .981 fielding percentage with just four errors in 216 chances. He also recorded 29 double plays at shortstop.
In the batter's box, the Castle Rock, Colorado, native hit a .353 average, totaling career-highs in hits (85), RBIs (65), home runs (15), runs scored (53) and triples (two). He also struck 16 doubles. Carey also finished his career with 266 hits, 167 RBIs and 165 runs, becoming the ninth Husker in program history to reach the 200-150-150 mark. He did become the team's all-time leader in career doubles with 63.
The award goes to the nation’s top shortstop based on his performance both offensively and defensively. It is named after former Texas Tech shortstop Brooks Wallace, who played for the Red Raiders from 1977 to 1980 and tragically passed away from leukemia at the age of 27.
The award was first presented in 2004, initially recognizing the National Player of the Year until 2009. Carey is the second Husker to win the Brooks Wallace Award, joining Alex Gordon, who won the honor as the national player of the year in 2005.
Carey earned the honor after concluding a massive collegiate career for Nebraska. The senior also made first-team All-Big Ten and won Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year by earning a .981 fielding percentage with just four errors in 216 chances. He also recorded 29 double plays at shortstop.
In the batter's box, the Castle Rock, Colorado, native hit a .353 average, totaling career-highs in hits (85), RBIs (65), home runs (15), runs scored (53) and triples (two). He also struck 16 doubles. Carey also finished his career with 266 hits, 167 RBIs and 165 runs, becoming the ninth Husker in program history to reach the 200-150-150 mark. He did become the team's all-time leader in career doubles with 63.
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