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 2024[update] , Ohio 's Rudy Rott is the only two-time winner of the award.
School (year joined)
Winners
Years
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)
3
2002, 2005, 2024
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
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Northern Illinois (1973/1997)[c]
0
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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.
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^ "Ohio Baseball's Rott Named 2018 MAC Player Of The Year, Piechnick Named To All-MAC Second Team" . Ohio University . 22 May 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2019 .
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^ "Toledo's Williams, BGSU's Newman earn MAC baseball awards" . The Blade . May 23, 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023 .
^ "2024 MAC Baseball Postseason Awards & All-MAC Teams Announced" . getsomemaction.com . May 21, 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024 .