Short, Borghese Named to Pair of National Baseball Award Watchlists

Central Connecticut baseball standouts Brady Short and Vincent Borghese were each named to national award watchlists it was announced by the College Baseball Hall of Fame. Short was named to the Brooks Wallace Award watchlist, which is given to the nation's top shortstop. Borghese was named to the Pitcher of the Year list.

Short has started every game for the Blue Devils this season and is batting .333 from the leadoff spot in the lineup. He has posted nine multi-hit games this season, while going 5-for-5 on stolen bases. He is tied for the team lead with 11 doubles and ranks second with 40 runs scored. His totals put him atop the Northeast Conference leaderboards in the same spots, while also drawing a  league-high 34 walks, and ranking third in on base percentage (.507).

The Brooks Wallace 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. The top 100 shortstops in the country were announced, for more information on the Brooks Wallace Award, visit the College Baseball Foundation website at www.collegebaseballhall.org.

Borghese has been outstanding in his first season at CCSU. He has gone 7-0 with six complete games and 56 strikeouts in 47.0 innings. He has posted a 1.53 ERA aand a 1.02 WHIP. Among NEC leaders, he has the most wins, the lowest ERA and has notched a league-high 25 strikeouts looking. He has held opposing hitters to a .200 average, which also leads the league. He is third in strikeouts, while ranking fifth in walks allowed (14) and hits allowed (34).

A total of 54 of the nation's best hurlers are listed on the Pitcher of the Year watch list. The pitchers on the watch list represent 20 different conferences and reflect the top mound performers to this point of the 2025 season. Borghese is among a group of 15 pitchers on the list who have at least six wins so far this season.Thirty-eight pitchers on the list, including Borghese, sport an ERA below 2.50. The award will be presented later this year by the College Baseball Foundation. For more information on the Pitcher of the Year Award, visit the College Baseball Foundation website at www.collegebaseballhall.org.

The Blue Devils are off to a 22-5 start to the campaign and will host Quinnipiac on Friday afternoon.

2025 Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award Watch List

• Trent Abel, Cal State Northridge, Big West
• Alex Adams, Air Force, Mountain West
• Landon Akers, Bellarmine, Atlantic Sun
• Alex Alicia, Louisville, ACC
• Wehiwa Aloy, Arkansas, SEC
• Nick Arias, Abilene Christian, WAC
• Aiva Arquette, Oregon State, Independent
• Davis Baker, Penn State, Ivy League
• Dillon Baker, Miami OH, Mid-American
• Michael Ball, Nevada, Mountain West
• Emilio Barreras, Grand Canyon, WAC
• Eric Becker, Virginia, ACC
• Tyler Bell, Kentucky, SEC
• Beny Bikar, Southern, SWAC
• Chase Bloomer, SIUE, OVC
• Kolby Branch, Georgia, SEC
• Armando Briseno, Long Beach State, Big West
• Dylan Carey, Nebraska, Big Ten
• Yomar Carreras, Rutgers, Big Ten
• Benjamin Casillas, Michigan, Big Ten
• Nate Castellon, Cal Poly, Big West
• Roch Cholowsky, UCLA, Big Ten
• Wallace Clark, Duke, ACC
• Lucas Cook, Purdue, Big Ten
• Jack Cotrone, Davidson, Atlantic 10
• Sam Decarlo, Washington, Big Ten
• Justin Decriscio, NC State, ACC
• Ahmar Denatto, Prairie View A&M, SWAC
• Tyler Epstein, Missouri State, Missouri Valley
• Deric Fabian, Auburn, SEC
• Ryne Farber, Texas State, Sun Belt
• Jalin Flores, Texas, SEC
• Bradley Frye, Mercer, Southern
• Nomar Garcia, Indiana State, Missouri Valley
• Jonathan Gomez, Farleigh Dickinson, Northeast
• Jack Goodman, Northeastern, Coastal Athletic
• Dylan Grego, Ball State, Mid-American
• Kevin Hager, Cornell, Ivy League
• Cam Hassert, Loyola Marymount, West Coast
• Kai Holm, Lipscomb, Atlantic Sun
• Marek Houston, Wake Forest, ACC
• Keen Hunter, UNC Asheville, Big South
• Core Jackson, Utah, Big 12
• Antonio Jimenez, UCF, Big 12
• Kevin Jones, UNCW, Coastal Athletic
• Camden Karczewski, Purdue Ft Wayne, Horizon
• Tyriq Kemp, Baylor, Big 12
• Ryan Kennell, Radford, Big South
• Brodie Kesser, West Virginia, Big 12
• Jimmy King, Holy Cross, Patriot
• Matt King, Arizona State, Big 12
• Alex Kizearry, Quinnipiac, MAAC
• Jake Lambdin, Xavier, BIG EAST
• Isaiah Lane, San Diego, West Coast
• Maddox Latta, Cal State Fullerton, Big West
• Justin Lebron, Alabama, SEC
• Brando Leroux, FAU, AAC
• Tyler Lichtenberger, Appalachian State, Sun Belt
• Alex Lodise, Florida State, ACC
• Kyle Lodise, Georgia Tech, ACC
• Isaac Lopez, UTRGV, Southland
• Alex Madeira, North Carolina, ACC
• Maximus Martin, Kansas State, Big 12
• Luke Mathews, Kent State, Mid-American
• Jonathan Mendez, UC Santa Barbara, Big West
• Lorenzo Meola, Stetson, Atlantic Sun
• Jared Mettam, Saint Mary's College, West Coast
• Steven Milam, LSU, SEC
• Cody Miller, East Tennessee State, Southern
• Sam Miller, Columbia, Ivy League
• Gable Mitchell, Iowa, Big Ten
• Maddox Molony, Oregon, Big Ten
• J R Nelson, Ohio, Mid-American
• Charlie Niehaus, Cincinnati, Big 12
• Ben North, Creighton, BIG EAST
• Sheehan O'connor, New Mexico State, Conference USA
• J Ogden, Miami, ACC
• Ray Ortiz, NJIT, American East
• Michael Perazzo, Sacramento State, WAC
• Rob Rispoli, Connecticut, BIG EAST
• Shai Robinson, Illinois State, Missouri Valley
• Tj Rogers, San Francisco, West Coast
• Trent Rumley, Canisius, MAAC
• TJ Salvaggio, Southeastern Louisiana, Southland
• Blake Schaaf, Georgetown, BIG EAST
• Jake Schaffner, North Dakota State, Summit
• Colby Shelton, Florida, SEC
• Ike Shirey, Tarleton State, WAC
• Brady Short, Central Connecticut, Northeast
• Carter Sintek, South Dakota State, Summit
• Clayton Slack, Southern Indiana, OVC
• Zane Spinn, Lamar, Southland
• Trent Turner, Western Carolina, Southern
• Jonathan Vastine, Vanderbilt, SEC
• Michael Whooley, Villanova, BIG EAST
• Jaxson Willits, Oklahoma, SEC
• Matt Wolfe, Middle Tennessee, Conference USA
• Kade Wood, Mississippi Valley State, SWAC
• Drew Wyers, Bryant, American East
• Ryan Wynn, Wofford, Southern
• Colin Yeaman, UC Irvine, Big West

2025 NATIONAL PITCHER OF THE YEAR AWARD WATCH LIST

• Ben Alekson, Fairfield, MEAC
• Kade Anderson, LSU, SEC
• Jamie Arnold, Florida State, ACC
• Cam Bagwell, UNCW, Coastal Athletic Conference
• Trey Beard, Florida Atlantic, AAC
• Jack Bennett, Western Kentucky, Conference USA
• Ben Blair, Liberty, Conference USA
• Colton Book, Saint Joseph's, Atlantic 10
• Vincent Borghese, Central Connecticut, Northeast Conference
• Corey Braun, South Florida, AAC
• Brandon Cassedy, George Mason, Atlantic 10
• Gabe Craig, Baylor, Big 12
• Dylan Crooks, Oklahoma, SEC
• Liam Doyle, Tennessee, SEC
• Joseph Dzierwa,, Michigan State, Big Ten
• Reid Easterly, Duke, ACC
• Riley Eckhoff, Coastal Carolina, Sun Belt
• Clay Edmondson, UNC Ashville, Big South
• Eric Elliott, Jackson State, SWAC
• Kane Elmy, Murray State, Missouri Valley Conference
• Casan Evans, LSU, SEC
• Blake Gillespie, Charlotte, Atlantic Athletic Conference
• Cole Giley, Indiana, Big Ten
• Jonathan Gonzalez, Stetson, Atlantic Sun
• Max Grubbs, Texas, SEC
• Aidan Haugh, North Carolina, ACC
• Kegan Johnson, Ball State, MAC
• Riley Kelly, UC Irvine, Big West
• Jake Knapp, North Carolina, ACC
• Pico Kohn, Mississippi State, SEC
• Tommy LaPour, TCU, Big 12
• Victor Loa, UTRGV, Southland
• Richard Long, Jacksonville, Atlantic Sun
• JB Middleton, Southern Miss, Sun Belt
• Griffin Miller, Marshall, Sun Belt
• Cade Montgomery, Utah Tech, WAC
• Blake Morningstar, Wake Forest, ACC
• Jacob Morrison, Coastal Carolina, Sun Belt
• Cade Obermueller, Iowa, Big Ten
• Connor O'Hara, George Mason, Atlantic 10
• Jack Ohman, Yale, Ivy League
• Ricky Ojeda, UC Irvine, Big West
• Carson Ozmer, Alabama, SEC
• Mason Patel, Georgia Tech, ACC
• Lane Pearson, West Georgia, Atlantic Sun
• Calvin Proskey, USCB, Big West
• Brennan Stuprich, Southeastern Louisiana, Southland
• Joseph Taylor, South Florida, AAC
• Zane Taylor, UNCW, Coastal Athletic Conference
• Ian Umlandt, Oregon, Big Ten
• Dylan Volantis, Texas, SEC
• Joey Volini, Florida State, ACC
• Drew Whalen, Western Kentucky, Conference USA
• Kryson Witherspoon, Oklahoma, SEC

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