Mid-American Conference Baseball Player of the Year | |
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Awarded for | the most outstanding baseball player in the Mid-American Conference |
Country | United States |
First awarded | 1986 |
Currently held by | Matt Kirk, Eastern Michigan |
The Mid-American Conference Baseball Player of the Year is an annual award given to the Mid-American Conference's most outstanding baseball player. The award was first given after the 1986 season. As of 2022[update], Ohio's Rudy Rott is the only two-time winner of the award.
Season | Player | School | Position | Reference |
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1986 | Thomas Howard | Ball State | Outfield | [1][2] |
1987 | Dave Bettendorf | Kent State | Third base | [1][3] |
1988 | Tim Naehring | Miami | Shortstop | [1][4] |
1989 | Clark Huntey | Central Michigan | Catcher | [1][5] |
1990 | Denny McNamara | Outfield | [1][6] | |
1991 | Scott Conant | Western Michigan | Third base | [1][7] |
1992 | Mike Gulan | Kent State | [1][8] | |
1993 | Chris Sexton | Miami | Outfield | [1][2] |
1994 | Kevin Young | Central Michigan | Third base | [1][9] |
1995 | Toby Kominek | [1][10] | ||
1996 | Ed Farris | Ball State | First base | [1][11] |
1997 | Greg Ryan | Eastern Michigan | [1][12] | |
1998 | Tom Kuempel | Marshall | [1][13] | |
1999 | Larry Bigbie | Ball State | Outfield | [1][14] |
2000 | Shayne Ridley | Shortstop | [1][15] | |
2001 | John VanBenschoten | Kent State | First base | [1][8] |
2002 | Kelly Hunt | Bowling Green | [1] | |
2003 | Brad Snyder | Ball State | Outfield | [1][16] |
2004 | Brian Bixler | Eastern Michigan | Shortstop | [1][17] |
2005 | Nolan Reimold | Bowling Green | Outfield | [1][18] |
2006 | Emmanuel Burriss | Kent State | Shortstop | [1][19] |
2007 | Tyler Stovall | Central Michigan | Outfield | [1][20] |
2008 | Greg Rohan | Kent State | First base | [1][21] |
2009 | Marc Krauss | Ohio | Third base | [1][22] |
2010 | Kolbrin Vitek | Ball State | Utility | [1][23] |
2011 | Tom Murphy | Buffalo | Catcher | [1][24] |
2012 | George Roberts | Kent State | First base | [1][25] |
2013 | Jason Kanzler | Buffalo | Outfield | [1][26] |
2014 | Sean Godfrey | Ball State | [1][27] | |
2015 | Mitch Longo | Ohio | [1][28] | |
2016 | Alex Call | Ball State | [29][30] | |
2017 | Tanner Allison | Western Michigan | [31][7] | |
2018 | Rudy Rott | Ohio | First base | [32] |
2019 | Rudy Rott (2) | [33] | ||
2021 | Chris Meyers | Toledo | [34] | |
2022 | Matt Kirk | Eastern Michigan | Outfield | [35] |
2023 | Jeron Williams | Toledo | Shortstop | [36] |
School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
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Ball State (1973) | 8 | 1986, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2010, 2014, 2016 |
Kent State (1951) | 6 | 1987, 1992, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2012 |
Central Michigan (1972) | 5 | 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2007 |
Ohio (1947) | 4 | 2009, 2015, 2018, 2019 |
Eastern Michigan (1972) | 3 | 1997, 2004, 2022 |
Bowling Green (1952) | 2 | 2002, 2005 |
Buffalo (1999)[a] | 2 | 2011, 2013 |
Miami (1948) | 2 | 1988, 1993 |
Toledo (1951) | 2 | 2021, 2023 |
Western Michigan (1948) | 2 | 1991, 2017 |
Marshall (1954/1997)[b] | 1 | 1998 |
Akron (1992) | 0 | — |
Northern Illinois (1973/1997)[c] | 0 | — |