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Justin Lebron Named Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist
4/22/2026 10:41:00 AM | Baseball
Lebron is among 50 players up for the distinction honoring the nation’s best shortstop
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Alabama's Justin Lebron was named a semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award, the College Baseball Foundation announced Wednesday.
The award honors the nation's top shortstop and will be presented by the College Baseball Foundation later this year. It is named for former Texas Tech shortstop Brooks Wallace, who played for the Red Raiders from 1977 to 1980. Wallace died of leukemia at the age of 27. Lebron would represent the first winner of the Brooks Wallace Award in program history.
Justin Lebron
Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist
- Started all 42 games at shortstop for Alabama so far in 2026
- Owns a .272 average (44-for-162) with seven doubles, 12 home runs and 32 RBI
- Also totaled 87 total bases, 23 walks, 11 hit-by pitch, 44 runs scored and 33 steals in as many attempts
- Leads all Tide players in home runs, hit-by-pitch, runs scored and stolen bases
- His 33 stolen bases are third-most in Division I and lead the Southeastern Conference
- Stands as the only player in the country with at least 12 home runs and 33 stolen bases
- Is the only player in the nation with at least 33 steals that has yet to be caught
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