Heyman, Shelton Honored on Midseason Watch Lists
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A pair of Florida Baseball standouts were named to watch lists for major awards at their respective positions across the past week in catcher Luke Heyman and shortstop Colby Shelton.
Heyman was one of 56 Division I catchers to earn a spot on the Buster Posey Award Midseason Watch List, as announced by the Wichita Sports Commission. Meanwhile, Shelton was among the top-100 shortstops in the country to make the watch list for the Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award, as unveiled by the College Baseball Foundation.
The awards honor the top players in the nation at the catcher and shortstop positions.
Having caught all 21 of Florida’s SEC contests, Heyman boasts a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage across 424 chances. As one of the sport’s premier defensive backstops, the Longwood, Fla. native leads the SEC in chances (424) and putouts (393) while ranking second with 11 runners caught stealing. In SEC play alone, Heyman has batted .325 with a team-high .675 slugging percentage, seven home runs and 22 RBI. As a result, the UF catcher owns a .303/.406/.563 slash line on the season backed by 10 homers, one triple, five doubles, 38 RBI and 31 runs scored.
As for Shelton, the Gators shortstop ranks first in the SEC in doubles (19), second in batting average (.377) and third in hits (66). Starting all but one game for the Orange & Blue, Shelton has reached base in 44 of 45 contests while producing an astounding 23 multi-hit games. Across a team-high 175 at bats, Shelton has hit .377/.458/.606 with seven home runs, 19 doubles, 40 runs, 35 RBI and six stolen bases. The Lexington, S.C. native has also been an elite defender, as evidenced by a .984 fielding percentage, 20 double plays turned and just two errors across 124 chances.
Heyman and Shelton’s defensive prowess has powered the Gators to a .980 fielding percentage on the season, which ranks 20th nationally.
Florida returns to action this weekend with a three-game road series at South Carolina from Friday, May 2 through Sunday, May 4. Friday night’s series opener begins at 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network+.
2025 Buster Posey Award Midseason Watch List
Adam Agresti, St. John’s
Jackson Bessette, UIC
Caden Bodine, Coastal Carolina
Brooks Bryan, Troy
Rob Butler, Rhode Island
Cole Campbell, NJIT
Jack Collins, Cal Poly
Trevor Conley, Austin Peay
Tyler Cotten, Saint Peter’s
Will Cresswell, Washington State
Cardel Dick, Omaha
Irvin Escobar, Bethune-Cookman
Owen Estabrook, Columbia
Frankie Ferrentino, Merrimack
Rylan Galván, Texas
Parker Goff, BYU
JD Gregson, Incarnate Word
Adonys Guzman, Arizona
Jake Harvey, Nevada
Ryder Helfrick, Arkansas
Luke Heyman, Florida
Ross Highfill, Mississippi State
Nick Hollifield, UAB
Henry Hunter, Georgia
Ike Irish, Auburn
Jacob Jarrell, Clemson
Grant Jay, Dallas Baptist
Noah Jouras, Davidson
Matt Klein, Louisville
Steven Lancia, UTRGV
Talmadge LeCroy, South Carolina
Andreaus Lewis, Manhattan
Johnny Luetzow, Santa Clara
Bear Madiak, Kansas State
Grant Mangrum, McNeese
Weber Neels, Minnesota
Aidan Paradine, Siena
Cannon Peebles, Tennessee
Lucas Pringle, Charleston Southern
Nick Quagliato, Fairleigh Dickinson
Zach Ramppen, San Francisco
Charlie Saum, Stanford
Vinny Saumell, UA Pine Bluff
Logan Sauve, West Virginia
Evan Sipe, San Diego State
Max Soliz Jr., Kansas
Rylen Stockton, UNC Asheville
Justin Stransky, Fresno State
Jonah Sutton, Memphis
Ethan Swidler, Lafayette
Xavier Urlich, Wagner
Will Vierling, Murray State
Ashby Vinning, Saint Peter’s
Wilson Weber, Oregon State
Brody Williams, Kent State
Macon Winslow, Duke
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, Ivy League
Dillon Baker, Miami (OH), MAC
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
Lukas 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, MVC
Deric Fabian, Auburn, SEC
Ryne Farber, Texas State, Sun Belt
Jalin Flores, Texas, SEC
Bradley Frye, Mercer, Southern
Nomar Garcia, Indiana State, MVC
Jonathan Gomez, Farleigh Dickinson, Northeast
Jack Goodman, Northeastern, CAA
Dylan Grego, Ball State, MAC
Kevin Hager, Cornell, Ivy League
Cam Hassert, Loyola Marymount, West Coast
Kai Holm, Lipscomb, Atlantic Sun
Marek Houston, Wake Forest, ACC
Core Jackson, Utah, Big 12
Antonio Jimenez, UCF, Big 12
Kevin Jones, UNCW, CAA
Camden Karczewski, Purdue Ft Wayne, Horizon
Hunter Keen, Radford, Big South
Tyriq Kemp, Baylor, Big 12
Ryan Kennell, Gardner-Webb, Big South
Brodie Kresser, 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 Madera, North Carolina, ACC
Maximus Martin, Kansas State, Big 12
Luke Mathews, Kent State, MAC
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, MAC
Charlie Niehaus, Cincinnati, Big 12
Ben North, Creighton, BIG EAST
Sheehan O’Connor, New Mexico State, Conference USA
Jake Ogden, Miami, ACC
Ray Ortiz, NJIT, American East
Michael Perazzo, Sacramento State, WAC
Rob Rispoli, Connecticut, BIG EAST
Shai Robinson, Illinois State, MVC
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
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Heyman was one of 56 Division I catchers to earn a spot on the Buster Posey Award Midseason Watch List, as announced by the Wichita Sports Commission. Meanwhile, Shelton was among the top-100 shortstops in the country to make the watch list for the Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award, as unveiled by the College Baseball Foundation.
The awards honor the top players in the nation at the catcher and shortstop positions.
Having caught all 21 of Florida’s SEC contests, Heyman boasts a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage across 424 chances. As one of the sport’s premier defensive backstops, the Longwood, Fla. native leads the SEC in chances (424) and putouts (393) while ranking second with 11 runners caught stealing. In SEC play alone, Heyman has batted .325 with a team-high .675 slugging percentage, seven home runs and 22 RBI. As a result, the UF catcher owns a .303/.406/.563 slash line on the season backed by 10 homers, one triple, five doubles, 38 RBI and 31 runs scored.
As for Shelton, the Gators shortstop ranks first in the SEC in doubles (19), second in batting average (.377) and third in hits (66). Starting all but one game for the Orange & Blue, Shelton has reached base in 44 of 45 contests while producing an astounding 23 multi-hit games. Across a team-high 175 at bats, Shelton has hit .377/.458/.606 with seven home runs, 19 doubles, 40 runs, 35 RBI and six stolen bases. The Lexington, S.C. native has also been an elite defender, as evidenced by a .984 fielding percentage, 20 double plays turned and just two errors across 124 chances.
Heyman and Shelton’s defensive prowess has powered the Gators to a .980 fielding percentage on the season, which ranks 20th nationally.
Florida returns to action this weekend with a three-game road series at South Carolina from Friday, May 2 through Sunday, May 4. Friday night’s series opener begins at 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network+.
2025 Buster Posey Award Midseason Watch List
Adam Agresti, St. John’s
Jackson Bessette, UIC
Caden Bodine, Coastal Carolina
Brooks Bryan, Troy
Rob Butler, Rhode Island
Cole Campbell, NJIT
Jack Collins, Cal Poly
Trevor Conley, Austin Peay
Tyler Cotten, Saint Peter’s
Will Cresswell, Washington State
Cardel Dick, Omaha
Irvin Escobar, Bethune-Cookman
Owen Estabrook, Columbia
Frankie Ferrentino, Merrimack
Rylan Galván, Texas
Parker Goff, BYU
JD Gregson, Incarnate Word
Adonys Guzman, Arizona
Jake Harvey, Nevada
Ryder Helfrick, Arkansas
Luke Heyman, Florida
Ross Highfill, Mississippi State
Nick Hollifield, UAB
Henry Hunter, Georgia
Ike Irish, Auburn
Jacob Jarrell, Clemson
Grant Jay, Dallas Baptist
Noah Jouras, Davidson
Matt Klein, Louisville
Steven Lancia, UTRGV
Talmadge LeCroy, South Carolina
Andreaus Lewis, Manhattan
Johnny Luetzow, Santa Clara
Bear Madiak, Kansas State
Grant Mangrum, McNeese
Weber Neels, Minnesota
Aidan Paradine, Siena
Cannon Peebles, Tennessee
Lucas Pringle, Charleston Southern
Nick Quagliato, Fairleigh Dickinson
Zach Ramppen, San Francisco
Charlie Saum, Stanford
Vinny Saumell, UA Pine Bluff
Logan Sauve, West Virginia
Evan Sipe, San Diego State
Max Soliz Jr., Kansas
Rylen Stockton, UNC Asheville
Justin Stransky, Fresno State
Jonah Sutton, Memphis
Ethan Swidler, Lafayette
Xavier Urlich, Wagner
Will Vierling, Murray State
Ashby Vinning, Saint Peter’s
Wilson Weber, Oregon State
Brody Williams, Kent State
Macon Winslow, Duke
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, Ivy League
Dillon Baker, Miami (OH), MAC
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
Lukas 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, MVC
Deric Fabian, Auburn, SEC
Ryne Farber, Texas State, Sun Belt
Jalin Flores, Texas, SEC
Bradley Frye, Mercer, Southern
Nomar Garcia, Indiana State, MVC
Jonathan Gomez, Farleigh Dickinson, Northeast
Jack Goodman, Northeastern, CAA
Dylan Grego, Ball State, MAC
Kevin Hager, Cornell, Ivy League
Cam Hassert, Loyola Marymount, West Coast
Kai Holm, Lipscomb, Atlantic Sun
Marek Houston, Wake Forest, ACC
Core Jackson, Utah, Big 12
Antonio Jimenez, UCF, Big 12
Kevin Jones, UNCW, CAA
Camden Karczewski, Purdue Ft Wayne, Horizon
Hunter Keen, Radford, Big South
Tyriq Kemp, Baylor, Big 12
Ryan Kennell, Gardner-Webb, Big South
Brodie Kresser, 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 Madera, North Carolina, ACC
Maximus Martin, Kansas State, Big 12
Luke Mathews, Kent State, MAC
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, MAC
Charlie Niehaus, Cincinnati, Big 12
Ben North, Creighton, BIG EAST
Sheehan O’Connor, New Mexico State, Conference USA
Jake Ogden, Miami, ACC
Ray Ortiz, NJIT, American East
Michael Perazzo, Sacramento State, WAC
Rob Rispoli, Connecticut, BIG EAST
Shai Robinson, Illinois State, MVC
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
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