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Lobos shortstop Mack Chambers named to Brooks Wallace Award watch list
New Mexico sophomore Mack Chambers, who was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2019, is among the Mountain West Conference leaders in several categories. (Credit: University of New Mexico Athletics; @UNMLoboBaseball/Twitter)

Lobos shortstop Mack Chambers named to Brooks Wallace Award watch list

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (BVM) — New Mexico sophomore shortstop Mack Chambers found his name included among some of the best Division I college baseball players in the country Tuesday when the College Baseball Foundation released its Brooks Wallace Award watch list. The award honors the top shortstop in the nation and recognizes outstanding defense as much as offensive production.

“This is a very high honor to be named on this list,” Lobos head coach Ray Birmingham said in a statement. “I believe Mack has a shot at being a big-leaguer.”

Chambers, who played his freshman season at Seminole State College (Oklahoma), was actually drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 2019 draft before joining the Lobos, and he’s looked the part of a potential future major league player often this season. He’s among the Mountain West Conference leaders in several categories, including hits where he’s tied for fifth with 34. His .370 batting average is also ninth-best in the conference. Chambers also has 10 extra-base hits, including two home runs, in 22 games.

The award, which will be presented this summer, is named for former Texas Tech shortstop Brooks Wallace who died of leukemia at the age of 27.

“The list of candidates this year is so competitive we had a hard time pairing down for our first Brooks Wallace Award watch list,” Larry Wallace, co-chair of the Brooks Wallace Award said in an official release. “We continue to look at those great fielding shortstops for this award and are always amazed at how well these kids hit and hit for power as well.”