College World Series Most Outstanding Player

Award

Men's College World Series Most Outstanding PlayerAwarded for| Best player in the Men's College World Series

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Country| United States
History
First award| 1949–present
Most recent| Dylan Dreiling, Tennessee

The Men's College World Series Most Outstanding Player is an award for the best individual performance during the NCAA Division I Men's College World Series[a] (MCWS) in Omaha, Nebraska. The recipient of the award is announced at the completion of the MCWS Championship Series. The award is similar to Major League Baseball's World Series Most Valuable Player award. Division II introduced their own Most Outstanding Player award for their inaugural tournament in 1968 while Division III also has their own Most Outstanding Player for their baseball tournament.[1][2]

Since 1999, the winner of the award has received a miniature replica of "The Road to Omaha" sculpture, which is situated at the current MCWS site of Charles Schwab Field Omaha. The award measures 16 inches high.[3] There have been 10 recipients of this award who were on not on the winning team of the College World Series. The MCWS started in 1947 as the College World Series, but the award was not given out until 1949.

## Voting process

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The press attending the championship series vote on the Most Outstanding Player during the second and typically deciding game. In the fifth inning, ballots are distributed. The voting is closed by the eighth inning. The Most Outstanding Player is announced following the awarding of trophies to the runner-up and championship teams. If a third game of the championship series is necessary, the ballots taken during the second game are discarded, and a new round of balloting is conducted during the third and deciding game.

## List

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Key  Year  | Links to the article about that corresponding Men's College World Series

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| Member of the College Baseball Hall of Fame

| Indicates team did not win the series
Winners  Year  | Name  | Position  | School

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1949 | Tom Hamilton | First baseman | Texas
1950 | Ray Van Cleef | Outfielder | Rutgers§
1951 | Sidney Hatfield | Pitcher / First baseman | Tennessee§
1952 | James O'Neill | Pitcher | Holy Cross
1953 | J. L. Smith  | Texas§
1954 | Tom Yewcic | Catcher | Michigan State§
1955 | Tom Borland† | Pitcher | Oklahoma A&M§
1956 | Jerry Thomas | Minnesota
1957 | Cal Emery | Pitcher / First baseman | Penn State§
1958 | Bill Thom | Pitcher | Southern California
1959 | Jim Dobson | Third baseman | Oklahoma State
1960 | John Erickson | Second baseman | Minnesota
1961 | Littleton Fowler | Pitcher | Oklahoma State§
1962 | Bob Garibaldi | Santa Clara§
1963 | Bud Hollowell | Catcher | Southern California
1964 | Joe Ferris | Pitcher | Maine§
1965 | Sal Bando† | Third baseman | Arizona State
1966 | Steve Arlin† | Pitcher | Ohio State
1967 | Ron Davini | Catcher | Arizona State
1968 | Bill Seinsoth | First baseman | Southern California
1969 | John Dolinsek | Outfielder | Arizona State
1970 | Gene Ammann | Pitcher | Florida State§
1971 | Jerry Tabb | First baseman | Tulsa§
1972 | Russ McQueen | Pitcher | Southern California
1973 | Dave Winfield† | Pitcher / Outfielder | Minnesota§
1974 | George Milke | Pitcher | Southern California
1975 | Mickey Reichenbach | First baseman | Texas
1976 | Steve Powers | Pitcher / Designated hitter | Arizona
1977 | Bob Horner† | Third baseman | Arizona State
1978 | Rod Boxberger | Pitcher | Southern California
1979 | Tony Hudson | Cal State Fullerton
1980 | Terry Francona† | Outfielder | Arizona
1981 | Stan Holmes | Arizona State
1982 | Dan Smith | Pitcher | Miami
1983 | Calvin Schiraldi | Texas
1984 | John Fishel | First baseman / Outfielder | Cal State Fullerton
1985 | Greg Ellena | Designated hitter | Miami
1986 | Mike Senne | Outfielder | Arizona
1987 | Paul Carey | Stanford
1988 | Lee Plemel | Pitcher | Stanford
1989 | Greg Brummett | Wichita State
1990 | Mike Rebhan | Georgia
1991 | Gary Hymel | Catcher | LSU
1992 | Phil Nevin | Third baseman | Cal State Fullerton§
1993 | Todd Walker† | Second baseman | LSU
1994 | Chip Glass | Outfielder | Oklahoma
1995 | Mark Kotsay† | Outfielder / Pitcher | Cal State Fullerton
1996 | Pat Burrell | Outfielder | Miami§
1997 | Brandon Larson | Shortstop | LSU
1998 | Wes Rachels | Second baseman | Southern California
1999 | Marshall McDougall | Florida State§
2000 | Trey Hodges | Pitcher | LSU
2001 | Charlton Jimerson | Outfielder | Miami
2002 | Huston Street | Pitcher / Infielder | Texas
2003 | John Hudgins | Pitcher | Stanford§
2004 | Jason Windsor | Cal State Fullerton
2005 | David Maroul | Third baseman | Texas
2006 | Jonah Nickerson | Pitcher | Oregon State
2007 | Jorge Reyes | Oregon State
2008 | Tommy Mendonca | Third baseman | Fresno State
2009 | Jared Mitchell | Outfielder | LSU
2010 | Jackie Bradley Jr. | South Carolina
2011 | Scott Wingo | Second baseman | South Carolina
2012 | Rob Refsnyder | Outfielder | Arizona
2013 | Adam Plutko | Pitcher | UCLA
2014 | Dansby Swanson | Shortstop | Vanderbilt
2015 | Josh Sborz | Pitcher | Virginia
2016 | Andrew Beckwith | Coastal Carolina
2017 | Alex Faedo | Florida
2018 | Adley Rutschman | Catcher | Oregon State
2019 | Kumar Rocker | Pitcher | Vanderbilt
2020  | Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 | Will Bednar | Pitcher | Mississippi State
2022 | Dylan DeLucia | Ole Miss
2023 | Paul Skenes | LSU
2024 | Dylan Dreiling | Outfielder | Tennessee

## Teams

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School  | Total

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USC  | 7
LSU  | 6
Arizona State  | 5
Cal State Fullerton  | 5
Texas  | 5
Arizona  | 4
Miami  | 4
Oklahoma State  | 3
Oregon State  | 3
Stanford  | 3
Florida State  | 2
South Carolina  | 2
Tennessee  | 2
Vanderbilt  | 2
Coastal Carolina  | 1
Georgia  | 1
Holy Cross  | 1
Florida  | 1
Maine  | 1
Michigan State  | 1
Minnesota  | 1
Mississippi State  | 1
Ohio State  | 1
Oklahoma  | 1
Ole Miss  | 1
Penn State  | 1
Rutgers  | 1
Santa Clara  | 1
Tulsa  | 1
UCLA  | 1
Virginia  | 1
Wichita State  | 1

## See also

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* Baseball portal

* List of college baseball awards

## Footnotes

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1. ^ While the event's official name has been "Men's College World Series" since no later than 2008, the NCAA did not use "Men's" in the event branding until 2022.

## References

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1. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2021/D2.pdf [bare URL PDF]
2. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2021/D3.pdf [bare URL PDF]
3. ^ "Road to Omaha Sculpture".

## External links

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* Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series (Baseball-Almanac)
* Most Outstanding Player Award Archived 2015-05-22 at the Wayback Machine. Men's College World Series official website. Retrieved 2009-09-04.

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College World Series Most Outstanding Player

* 1949: Hamilton
* 1950: Van Cleef
* 1951: Hatfield
* 1952: O'Neill
* 1953: J. Smith
* 1954: Yewcic
* 1955: Borland
* 1956: Thomas
* 1957: Emery
* 1958: Thom
* 1959: Dobson
* 1960: Erickson
* 1961: Fowler
* 1962: Garibaldi
* 1963: Hollowell
* 1964: Ferris
* 1965: Bando
* 1966: Arlin
* 1967: Davini
* 1968: Seinsoth
* 1969: Dolinsek
* 1970: Ammann
* 1971: Tabb
* 1972: McQueen
* 1973: Winfield
* 1974: Milke
* 1975: Reichenbach
* 1976: Powers
* 1977: Horner
* 1978: Boxberger
* 1979: Hudson
* 1980: Francona
* 1981: Holmes
* 1982: D. Smith
* 1983: Schiraldi
* 1984: Fishel
* 1985: Ellena
* 1986: Senne
* 1987: Carey
* 1988: Plemel
* 1989: Brummett
* 1990: Rebhan
* 1991: Hymel
* 1992: Nevin
* 1993: Walker
* 1994: Glass
* 1995: Kotsay
* 1996: Burrell
* 1997: Larson
* 1998: Rachels
* 1999: McDougall
* 2000: Hodges
* 2001: Jimerson
* 2002: Street
* 2003: Hudgins
* 2004: Windsor
* 2005: Maroul
* 2006: Nickerson
* 2007: Reyes
* 2008: Mendonca
* 2009: Mitchell
* 2010: Bradley
* 2011: Wingo
* 2012: Refsnyder
* 2013: Plutko
* 2014: Swanson
* 2015: Sborz
* 2016: Beckwith
* 2017: Faedo
* 2018: Rutschman
* 2019: Rocker
* ~~2020~~
* 2021: Bednar
* 2022: DeLucia
* 2023: Skenes
* 2024: Dreiling

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College World Series

Ballparks|

* Hyames Field (1947, 1948)
* Lawrence–Dumont Stadium (1949)
* Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium (1950–2010)
* Charles Schwab Field Omaha (2011–present)

Tournaments|

* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Broadcasters|

* CBS television coverage

* Most Outstanding Players
* NCAA Division I Baseball Championship

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College baseball awards

National College Baseball Hall of Fame

National players of the year|

* Dick Howser Trophy
* Golden Spikes Award

* ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I Player of the Year
* Baseball America College Player of the Year Award
* Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year
* Rotary Smith Award (defunct)

Individual awards|

* Academic All-America of the Year (top student-athlete)
* College Baseball All-America Team
* Brooks Wallace Award (Top shortstop)
* College World Series Most Outstanding Player
* John Olerud Award (Top two-way player)
* Buster Posey Award (Top catcher)
* Stopper of the Year Award (Top relief pitcher)
* National Pitcher of the Year Award (Top pitcher)
* Roger Clemens Award (Top pitcher; defunct)
* Senior CLASS Award

Head coach awards|

* Baseball America College Coach of the Year
* Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year
* NCBWA National Coach of the Year
* Skip Bertman Award

Conference major awards|

* America East
* The American
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* MVC
* MW
* NEC
* OVC
* Pac-12
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* SWAC
* WCC
* WAC

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