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ABCA National Player of the Year Award

ABCA National Player of the Year Award
Awarded forBest player in college baseball
CountryUnited States
Presented byAmerican Baseball Coaches Association
History
First award1988
Most recentJac Caglianone, Florida and Hagen Smith, Arkansas
WebsiteABCA/Rawlings Players of the Year

The ABCA National Player of the Year Award is an award given by the American Baseball Coaches Association to the best college baseball player of the year. The award has been given annually since 1988.[1] Since 2018, the ABCA has selected both a pitcher and a position player.[1] Winners are named for NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, the NAIA, junior college, and high school.

NCAA Division I Winners

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Key
Year Links to the article about the corresponding baseball year
Player (X) Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point
Position The player's position at the time he won the award
School The player's college when he won the award
Italics Denotes player was the first overall MLB draft pick in the same year
§ Denotes player also won the Golden Spikes Award or Dick Howser Trophy in the same year
† Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame
Combined Award
Year Player Position School
1988 Robin Ventura†§ 3B Oklahoma State
1989 Scott Bryant†§ UT Texas
1990 Paul Ellis C UCLA
1991 Bobby Jones P Fresno State
1992 Brooks Kieschnick†§ UT Texas
1993 Brooks Kieschnick†§ UT Texas
1994 Jason Varitek†§ C Georgia Tech
1995 Todd Helton† 1B/P Tennessee
1996 Kris Benson§ P Clemson
1997 J. D. Drew†§ OF Florida State
1998 Damon Thames SS Rice
1999 Jason Jennings§ P Baylor
2000 Kip Bouknight§ P South Carolina
2001 Mark Prior§ P Southern California
2002 Khalil Greene§ SS Clemson
2003 Rickie Weeks†§ 2B Southern
2004 Jered Weaver§ P Long Beach State
2005 Alex Gordon†§ 3B Nebraska
2006 Brad Lincoln§ P Houston
2007 David Price§ P Vanderbilt
2008 Buster Posey§ C Florida State
2009 Mike Leake P Arizona State
2010 Anthony Rendon§ 3B Rice
2011 Trevor Bauer§ P UCLA
2012 Travis Jankowski OF Stony Brook
James Ramsey OF Florida State
2013 Kris Bryant§ 3B San Diego
2014 A. J. Reed§ 1B/P Kentucky
2015 Dansby Swanson SS Vanderbilt
2016 Kyle Lewis§ OF Mercer
2017 Brendan McKay§ 1B/P Louisville

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  2. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References

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  1. ^ a b "ABCA/Rawlings Players of the Year". ABCA. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
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