Indiana State's Ty Brooks, Murray State's Nick Schuette, and Bradley's William Soignier have named to the National Pitcher of the Year watch list as announced by the College Baseball Foundation.
 
While the field for this year's award is deep, there are some familiar names on the list. Texas sophomore Dylan Volantis was a National Pitcher of the Year finalist last year. He is the only one of five finalists to return to the watch list in 2026. Three pitchers on the watch list have already won National Pitcher of the Week honors in 2026, including Grant Govel (USC), Andrew Herrmann (Louisiana) and Dax Whitney (Oregon State).
 
The National Pitcher of the Year Award was first awarded in 2009. Previous winners of the award are Stephen Strasburg, RHP, San Diego State, 2009; Alex Wimmers, RHP, Ohio State, 2010; Trevor Bauer, UCLA, RHP, 2011; Mark Appel, RHP, Stanford, 2012; Jonathan Gray, RHP, Oklahoma, 2013; Aaron Nola, RHP, LSU, 2014; Carson Fulmer, RHP, Vanderbilt, 2015; Eric Lauer, LHP, Kent State, 2016; Steven Gingery, LHP, Texas Tech, 2017; Luke Heimlich, LHP, Oregon State, 2018; Ethan Small, LHP, Mississippi State, 2019; Kevin Kopps, RHP, Arkansas, 2021; Cooper Hjerpe, LHP, Oregon State, 2022; Paul Skenes, RHP, LSU, 2023; Hagen Smith, LHP, Arkansas, 2024 and Jake Knapp, RHP, North Carolina, 2025.
 
The National Pitcher of the Week is one of four weekly awards presented by the College Baseball Foundation. The CBF also awards the Brooks Wallace Award, John Olerud Award and Buster Posey Collegiate Catcher of the Week.
 
For more information on the National Pitcher of the Year Award, visit the College Baseball Foundation website at www.collegebaseballhall.org.