National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association

Association of baseball writers

For the National Congress of British West Africa, also abbreviated NCBWA, see National Congress of British West Africa.

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) is an association of baseball writers, broadcasters, and publicists in the United States.[1][2] It was founded in 1962.[1][3][2][4]

The NCBWA compiles a preseason ranking of the top 30 teams in the nation, as voted on by its members. In addition, weekly rankings of the top 25 teams are released throughout the season and after the College World Series. Bo Carter serves as executive director of the NCBWA while Mike Montoro is senior associate executive director along with associate executive director Ryan Bomberger, associate executive director Malcolm Gray and assistant executive director Russell Luna.

The NCBWA awards NCBWA preseason All-American awards,[4] the Dick Howser Trophy (Player of the Year),[5][6] Coach of the Year, regional Players of the Year awards, and All-American awards.[1][7]

## National Coach of the Year

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The NCBWA's coach of the year award was re-named in 2020 after Florida State baseball coach Mike Martin.[8]

Coach of the Year  Season  | Coach  | Team

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2008  | Mike Batesole | Fresno State
2009  | Brian O'Connor | Virginia
2010  | Jim Schlossnagle | TCU
2011  | David Esquer | California
2012  | Matt Senk | Stony Brook
2013  | Tracy Smith | Indiana
2014  | Mike Gillespie | UC Irvine
2015  | Paul Mainieri | LSU
2016  | Gary Gilmore | Coastal Carolina
2017  | Pat Casey | Oregon State
2018  | Gary Henderson | Mississippi State
2019  | Erik Bakich | Michigan
2020  | no selection due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021  | Tony Vitello | Tennessee
2022  | Link Jarrett | Notre Dame
2023  | Ryan Folmar | Oral Roberts
2024  | Nick Mingione | Kentucky

## Wilbur Snypp Award

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The NCBWA's Russell D. Anderson/Wilbur Snypp Award for contributions to college baseball plaque memorializes longtime Ohio State sports information director and NCBWA founder Wilbur (Bill) Snypp. Snypp was a noted contributor to the writers' organization, which began in 1962, as well as an officer in the group. In 2021, the association added Russell D. Anderson's name to the award, honoring its longtime treasurer and associate executive director. The annual award honors a professional for contributions to college baseball. Voting is conducted by a panel of previous winners, who include past NCAA College World Series directors, College Sports Information Directors of America Hall of Fame members, media members, and others.[9]

Past Russell D. Anderson/Wilbur Snypp Award winners include:

* 1975 – Wilbur Snypp, Ohio State
* 1976 – Bill Esposito, St. John's
* 1977 – Phil Langan, Cornell
* 1978 – John Geis, Southern Conference
* 1979 – Hank Schomber, Georgia Southern
* 1980 – Bob Culp, Western Michigan
* 1981 – Lou Pavlovich Sr., Collegiate Baseball
* 1982 – Tom Price, South Carolina
* 1983 – Bob Bradley, Clemson
* 1984 – Robert Williams, Omaha World-Herald
* 1985 – Jerry Miles, NCAA
* 1986 – Larry Keefe, Seton Hall
* 1987 – Tom Rowen, San Jose Mercury-News
* 1988 – Fred Gerardi, KESY-FM
* 1989 – Jim Wright, NCAA
* 1990 – Steve Weller, SIU-Edwardsville
* 1991 – Bill Little, Texas
* 1992 – Kirk Bohls, Austin American-Statesman
* 1993 – Bo Carter, Southwest Conference
* 1994 – Lou Pavlovich Jr., Collegiate Baseball
* 1995 – Steve Pivovar, Omaha World-Herald
* 1996 – Gary Johnson, NCAA
* 1997 – Dave Wohlhueter, Cornell
* 1998 – Allan Simpson, Baseball America
* 1999 – Alan Cannon, Texas A&M
* 2000 – Jim Callis, Baseball America
* 2001 – Dick Case, USA Baseball
* 2002 – Russ Anderson, Conference USA
* 2003 – John Manuel, Baseball America
* 2004 – Dana Heiss Grodin, USA Today Sports Weekly
* 2005 – Dennis Poppe, NCAA
* 2006 – Mike Montoro, Southern Miss
* 2007 – Barry Allen, Alabama
* 2008 – Mike Patrick, ESPN
* 2009 – Al Chase, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
* 2010 – Lou Spry, NCAA
* 2011 – Jeremy Mills, ESPN/D1Baseball
* 2012 – Eric Olson, Associated Press
* 2013 – J.D. Hamilton, NCAA
* 2014 – John Sullivan, Rice
* 2015 – David Feaster, Dick Howser Trophy
* 2016 – Ralph Zobell, BYU
* 2017 – Aaron Fitt, D1Baseball
* 2018 – Kyle Peterson, D1Baseball and ESPN
* 2019 – Jim Ellis, Mississippi State
* 2020 – Malcolm Gray, East Carolina
* 2021 – Kevin Kugler, Westwood One
* 2022 - John Cox, Southern Miss
* 2023 - Ryan Bomberger, Liberty
* 2024 - Craig Way, Longhorn Radio Network

## See also

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* College Baseball All-America Team
* List of college baseball awards
* Baseball awards #U.S. college baseball
* Baseball Writers' Association of America
* National Sports Media Association
* Pro Basketball Writers Association
* United States Basketball Writers Association (college)
* Football Writers Association of America (college)
* Pro Football Writers of America
* Professional Hockey Writers Association

## References

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1. ^ a b c "About the NCBWA". Sportswriters.net. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
2. ^ a b "BYU Baseball Press Release". BYUCougars.com. April 26, 2005. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
3. ^ Plunkett, Jack W. (2006). Plunkett's Entertainment & Media Industry Almanac 2006. Plunkett Research. p. 110\. ISBN 9781593920517. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
4. ^ a b "#1 in College Sports". CSTV.com. December 17, 2007. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
5. ^ "ECU's Simmons named to watch list". Washington Daily News. April 16, 2010. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
6. ^ "#1 in College Sports". CSTV.com. May 19, 2006. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
7. ^ "National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association > Awards". SportsWriters.net. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
8. ^ "NCBWA Mike Martin Award". SportsWriters.net. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
9. ^ "NCBWA Russell D. Anderson/Wilbur Snypp Award". SportsWriters.net. Retrieved 2025-04-28.

## External links

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* NCBWA official website

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* 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)

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* 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
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* 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

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* Skip Bertman Award

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