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Mid-American Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year

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Mid-American Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding baseball pitcher in the Mid-American Conference
CountryUnited States
First awarded1988
Currently held byMerritt Beeker, Ball State

The Mid-American Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year is an annual award given to the most outstanding baseball pitcher in the Mid-American Conference. The award was first given after the 1988 season. Kent State players have won the award more than twice as many times as players from any other school.

Winners

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Bryan Bullington was the second pitcher to win the award twice
Josh Collmenter was the first Central Michigan pitcher to win the award in 19 years, ending the longest drought between victories for any school
Season Player School Reference
1988 Tim McDonald Central Michigan [1][2]
1989 Doug Marcero Western Michigan [1][3]
1990 Brian Schubert Kent State [1][4]
1991 Doug Martin Eastern Michigan [1][5]
1992 Bill Underwood Kent State [1][6]
1993 Mike Nartker [1][7]
1994 Travis Miller [1][8]
1995 Mike Nartker (2) [1][9]
Brian Sikorski Western Michigan
1996 Ted Rose Kent State [1][10]
1997 Andy Smith Bowling Green [1][11]
1998 Jeff Hundley [1][12]
1999 Jeremy Griffiths Toledo [1][13]
2000 Tony Schiml Ohio [1][14]
2001 Bryan Bullington Ball State [1][15]
2002 Bryan Bullington (2) [1][16]
2003 Dirk Hayhurst Kent State [1][17]
2004 Ryan Ford Eastern Michigan [1][18]
2005 Erik Morrison Ball State [1][19]
2006 Jeff Fischer Eastern Michigan [1][20]
2007 Josh Collmenter Central Michigan [1][21]
2008 Chris Carpenter Kent State [1][22]
2009 Brennan Smith Bowling Green [1][23]
2010 Jesse Hernandez Central Michigan [1][24]
2011 Kyle Hallock Kent State [1][25]
2012 David Starn [1][26]
2013 Scott Baker Ball State [1][27]
2014 Seth Varner Miami [1][28]
2015 Logan Cozart Ohio [1][29]
2016 Eric Lauer Kent State [30]
2017 Joey Murray [31]
2018 Joey Murray (2) [32]
2019 Drey Jameson Ball State [33]
2021 Andrew Taylor Central Michigan [34]
2022 Tyler Schweitzer Ball State [35]
2023 Joe Whitman Kent State [36]
2024 Merritt Beeker Ball State [37]


Winners by school

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School (year joined) Winners Years
Kent State (1951) 13 1990, 1992–95, 1996, 2003, 2008, 2011–12, 2016–18, 2023
Ball State (1973) 7 2001–02, 2005, 2013, 2019, 2022, 2024
Central Michigan (1972) 4 1988, 2007, 2010, 2021
Bowling Green (1952) 3 1997–98, 2009
Eastern Michigan (1972) 3 1991, 2004, 2006
Ohio (1947) 2 2000, 2015
Western Michigan (1948) 2 1989, 1995
Miami (1948) 1 2014
Toledo (1951) 1 1999
Akron (1992) 0 —
Buffalo (1999)[a] 0 —
Marshall (1954/1997)[b] 0 —
Northern Illinois (1973/1997)[c] 0 —
  • a Buffalo discontinued its baseball program after the 2017 season.
  • b Marshall was a member from 1954 to 1969 and then again from 1997 until 2005.
  • c Northern Illinois was a member from 1973 to 1986, then left until 1997.

See also

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References

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  27. ^ Foley, Brian (26 September 2013). "Ball State releases 2014 Schedule". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  28. ^ Clark, Dave (May 21, 2014). "Miami RedHawks' Seth Varner earns top MAC pitcher award". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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  35. ^ General, Robby (May 27, 2022). "Tyler Schweitzer throws 143 pitches to advance Ball State baseball in MAC Championship". The Star Press. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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