PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — DeShon Middleton, a redshirt freshman shortstop for Prairie View A&M University, has been named to the 2026 Brooks Wallace Award Watch List, as announced Wednesday by the College Baseball Foundation.

The Brooks Wallace Award honors the nation's top collegiate shortstop and will be presented later this year by the College Baseball Foundation. Middleton is one of 100 shortstops from across the country recognized on the preseason watch list, placing him among the elite at his position entering the 2026 season.

The Brooks Wallace Award is named in honor of Brooks Wallace, a former shortstop at Texas Tech from 1977–80. Wallace passed away from leukemia at the age of 27, and the award celebrates players who exemplify both outstanding performance and personal character.

"Our staff is excited to get another year started looking for that special player to represent Brooks' Award," said Larry Wallace, co-chair of the Brooks Wallace Award. "We will dig deep to find the personal qualities as well as the physical attributes that best exemplify what we look for in the Brooks Wallace Award winner."

The Brooks Wallace Award is one of four honors presented by the College Baseball Foundation, which also recognizes the John Olerud Two-Way Player, National Pitcher, and Buster Posey Collegiate Catcher of the Week.

Middleton's selection marks another national recognition for Prairie View A&M Baseball and highlights the program's continued presence on the national stage.