Big 12 Conference Baseball Player of the Year
The Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year is a baseball award given to the Big 12 Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1997 season, with both pitchers and position players eligible. After the 2001 season, the Big 12 Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year award was created to honor the most outstanding pitcher. It is selected by the league's head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.[1]
| Big 12 Player of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | the most outstanding baseball player in the Big 12 Conference |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Phillips 66 |
| First awarded | 1997 |
| Currently held by | Josh Jung, Texas Tech & Davis Wendzel, Baylor |
Key
| † | Co-Players of the Year |
| * | Awarded a national Player of the Year award: the Dick Howser Trophy or the Golden Spikes Award |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been awarded the Player of the Year award at that point |
Winners
| Season | Player | School | Position | Class | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Joe Dillon | Texas Tech | 1B | Senior | [2] |
| 1998† | Jason Jennings | Baylor | P | Sophomore | [2] |
| 1998† | Jason Tyner | Texas A&M | OF | Junior | [2] |
| 1999 | Jason Jennings*(2) | Baylor | P/DH | Junior | [2] |
| 2000 | Shane Komine | Nebraska | P | Sophomore | [2] |
| 2001 | Kelly Shoppach | Baylor | C | Sophomore | [2] |
| 2002 | Jed Morris | Nebraska | C | Junior | [2] |
| 2003 | Matt Hopper | Nebraska | IF | Senior | [2] |
| 2004 | Alex Gordon | Nebraska | 3B | Sophomore | [2] |
| 2005 | Alex Gordon*(2) | Nebraska | 3B | Junior | [2] |
| 2006† | Tyler Mach | Oklahoma State | 3B | Junior | [2] |
| 2006† | Drew Stubbs | Texas | OF | Junior | [2] |
| 2007 | Kyle Russell | Texas | OF | Sophomore | [2] |
| 2008 | Jose Duran | Texas A&M | SS | Junior | [2] |
| 2009 | J. T. Wise | Oklahoma | C | Senior | [2] |
| 2010† | Nick Martini | Kansas State | OF | Sophomore | [2] |
| 2010† | Aaron Senne | Missouri | IF | Senior | [2] |
| 2011 | Tyler Naquin | Texas A&M | OF | Sophomore | [2] |
| 2012 | Josh Ludy | Baylor | C | Senior | [3] |
| 2013 | Ross Kivett | Kansas State | IF | Junior | [4] |
| 2014 | Zach Fish | Oklahoma State | OF | Junior | [2] |
| 2015 | Cody Jones | TCU | OF | Senior | [2] |
| 2016 | Eric Gutierrez | Texas Tech | 1B | Senior | [2] |
| 2017† | Hunter Hargrove | Texas Tech | IF | Senior | [5] |
| 2017† | Evan Skoug | TCU | C | Junior | [5] |
| 2018 | Kody Clemens | Texas | IF | Junior | [6] |
| 2019† | Josh Jung | Texas Tech | IF | Junior | [7] |
| 2019† | Davis Wendzel | Baylor | IF | Junior | [7] |
Winners by school
Because NCAA baseball is a spring sport, the year of joining is the calendar year before the first season of competition.
| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska (1996)a | 5 | 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Baylor (1996) | 5 | 1998, 1999, 2001, 2012, 2019 |
| Texas Tech (1996) | 4 | 1997, 2016, 2017, 2019 |
| Texas (1996) | 3 | 2006, 2007, 2018 |
| Texas A&M (1996)c | 3 | 1998, 2008, 2011 |
| Kansas State (1996) | 2 | 2010, 2013 |
| Oklahoma State (1996) | 2 | 2006, 2014 |
| TCU (2012) | 2 | 2016, 2017 |
| Missouri (1996)c | 1 | 2010 |
| Oklahoma (1996) | 1 | 2009 |
| Kansas (1996) | 0 | — |
| West Virginia (2012) | 0 | — |
| Iowa State (1996)b | 0 | — |
Footnotes
- a Nebraska left in 2011 to join the Big Ten.
- b Iowa State discontinued its baseball program after the 2001 season.
- c Missouri and Texas A&M left in 2012 to join the SEC.
References
- "2011 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Announced". Big12Sports.com. May 24, 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- "All-Big 12 Awards" (PDF). 2017 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- "2012 All-Big 12 Baseball Teams & Postseason Awards Unveiled". Big 12 Conference. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- Robinett, Kellis (21 May 2013). "Kansas State corrals Big 12 baseball awards". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- "2017 All-Big 12 Baseball Teams and Awards Announced" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. May 23, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- "2018 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Announced". Big12Sports.com. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- "2019 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Announced". Big12Sports.com. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
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