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Award
Big 12 Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding baseball player in the Big 12 Conference
CountryUnited States
Presented byPhillips 66
First awarded1997
Currently held byIvan Melendez, Texas

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.

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
1998 Jason Jennings Baylor P Sophomore
1998 Jason Tyner Texas A&M OF Junior
1999 Jason Jennings*(2) Baylor P/DH Junior
2000 Shane Komine Nebraska P Sophomore
2001 Kelly Shoppach Baylor C Sophomore
2002 Jed Morris Nebraska C Junior
2003 Matt Hopper Nebraska IF Senior
2004 Alex Gordon Nebraska 3B Sophomore
2005 Alex Gordon*(2) Nebraska 3B Junior
2006 Tyler Mach Oklahoma State 3B Junior
2006 Drew Stubbs Texas OF Junior
2007 Kyle Russell Texas OF Sophomore
2008 Jose Duran Texas A&M SS Junior
2009 J. T. Wise Oklahoma C Senior
2010 Nick Martini Kansas State OF Sophomore
2010 Aaron Senne Missouri IF Senior
2011 Tyler Naquin Texas A&M OF Sophomore
2012 Josh Ludy Baylor C Senior
2013 Ross Kivett Kansas State IF Junior
2014 Zach Fish Oklahoma State OF Junior
2015 Cody Jones TCU OF Senior
2016 Eric Gutierrez Texas Tech 1B Senior
2017 Hunter Hargrove Texas Tech IF Senior
2017 Evan Skoug TCU C Junior
2018 Kody Clemens Texas IF Junior
2019 Josh Jung Texas Tech IF Junior
2019 Davis Wendzel Baylor IF Junior
2021 Jace Jung Texas Tech IF Freshman
2022 Ivan Melendez Texas IF Junior
2023 JJ Wetherholt West Virginia IF Sophomore
2024 Max Belyeu Texas OF Sophomore

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) 5 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Baylor (1996) 5 1998, 1999, 2001, 2012, 2019
Texas (1996) 5 2006, 2007, 2018, 2022, 2024
Texas Tech (1996) 5 1997, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021
Texas A&M (1996) 3 1998, 2008, 2011
Kansas State (1996) 2 2010, 2013
Oklahoma State (1996) 2 2006, 2014
TCU (2012) 2 2016, 2017
Missouri (1996) 1 2010
Oklahoma (1996) 1 2009
West Virginia (2012) 1 2023
Kansas (1996) 0 —
Iowa State (1996) 0 —

Footnotes

  • Nebraska left in 2011 to join the Big Ten.
  • Iowa State discontinued its baseball program after the 2001 season.
  • Missouri and Texas A&M left in 2012 to join the SEC.
  • Oklahoma and Texas left in 2024 to join the SEC.

References

  1. "2011 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Announced". Big12Sports.com. May 24, 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  2. ^ "All-Big 12 Awards" (PDF). 2017 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  3. "2012 All-Big 12 Baseball Teams & Postseason Awards Unveiled". Big 12 Conference. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. Robinett, Kellis (21 May 2013). "Kansas State corrals Big 12 baseball awards". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  5. ^ "2017 All-Big 12 Baseball Teams and Awards Announced" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. May 23, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  6. "2018 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Announced". Big12Sports.com. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  7. ^ "2019 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Announced". Big12Sports.com. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  8. "2021 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Announced". 24 May 2021.
  9. "Texas' Melendez, Texas Tech's Birdsell Highlight 2022 Big 12 Baseball Awards". 24 May 2022.
  10. "WVU's Wetherholt, UT's Gordon Highlight Big 12 Baseball Awards". 23 May 2023.
  11. "UT's Belyeu, TCU's Tolle Highlight Big 12 Baseball Awards". 20 May 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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