Valparaiso University baseball redshirt freshman Case Sullivan (Carmel, Ind. / Carmel) earned recognition for his big final week of the season, as he was selected by the College Baseball Foundation as the Brooks Wallace Award National Shortstop of the Week.
 
Sullivan homered in each of the final two games of the season, both victories over Southern Illinois, helping Valpo secure a series win to close out 2025 on a high note. He had four hits in Friday's victory over the Salukis, part of a week where he hit .500, reached at a .526 clip and slugged 1.125. Six of his eight hits went for extra bases including two home runs as he drove in eight, scored six times and totaled 18 bases.
 
Sullivan went 4-for-5 with six RBIs in Friday's 24-14, eight-inning victory over Southern Illinois, the highest-scoring game in the 75-year history of Emory G. Bauer Field and the program's highest run total since 2010. He experienced the first six-RBI game by a Beacon since Riley Dent on May 1, 2021 vs. Illinois State. Sullivan's four hits marked a season high.
 
College Baseball Foundation Weekly Honors
Each week the CBF recognizes weekly award winners in conjunction with the Brooks
Wallace Award, John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award and the National Pitcher of the Year Award.
 
Brooks Wallace Award
The Brooks Wallace Award is presented annually to honor the nation's most
outstanding shortstop. It is a tribute to Brooks Wallace, a slick-fielding shortstop at
Texas Tech from 1977-80 who passed away at age 27 after a courageous battle with
leukemia. Prior to 2009, the award recognized the national player of the year.
 
2025 Brooks Wallace Award Weekly Honorees
Date Honored - Player, Pos., Class, School, Player Hometown
2/25 - Aiva Arquette, SS, Junior, Oregon State University, Kailua, Hawaii
3/4 - Core Jackson, SS, Senior, University of Utah, Wyoming, Ontario
3/11 – Maximus Martin, SS, Junior, Kansas State University, Edgewater Park, N.J.
3/18 – Bryce Hughes, IF, Graduate, Texas Southern University, Baytown, Texas
3/25 – Wehiwa Aloy, IF, Junior, University of Arkansas, Wailuka, Hawai'i
4/1 – Alex Lodise, IF, Junior, Florida State University, St. Augustine, Florida
4/8 – Dyrenson Wouters, IF, Junior, Dayton University, Oranjestad, Aruba
4/15 – Matt King, IF, Senior, Arizona State University, Houston, Texas
4/22 – Gunner Antillon, IF, Senior, Bowling Green, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
4/29 – Roch Cholowsky, IF, Sophomore, UCLA, Chandler, Arizona
5/6 – Drew Wyers, IF, Junior, Bryant University, Columbus, New Jersey
5/13 – Justin Lebron, IF, Sophomore, University of Alabama, Miramar, Florida
5/20 – Case Sullivan, IF, RS-Freshman, Valparaiso University, Carmel, Indiana