The Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Year is a baseball award given to the Southern Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given after the 1972 season. The Southern Conference began sponsoring baseball in 1947.
Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Year | |
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Awarded for | the most outstanding baseball Player in the Southern Conference |
Country | United States |
First awarded | 1972 |
Currently held by | Justice Bigbie, Western Carolina |
Key
editPlayer (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been awarded the Player of the Year award at that point |
Winners
editWinners by school
editSchool (year joined) | Winners | Years |
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Western Carolina (1977) | 17 | 1978, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2017, 2019 |
The Citadel (1947) | 6 | 1973, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983, 2001 |
Appalachian State[a] (1972) | 5 | 1974, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1989 |
College of Charleston[b] (1998) | 5 | 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 |
Georgia Southern[c] (1993) | 5 | 1993, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2011 |
Davidson[d] (1947) | 3 | 1975, 2005, 2014 |
Elon[e] (2003) | 3 | 2009, 2013, 2014 |
East Tennessee State[f] (1979) | 2 | 1980, 2004 |
Mercer (2015) | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
Furman (1947) | 1 | 2006 |
Richmond[g] (1947) | 1 | 1972 |
UNC Greensboro (1981) | 1 | 2018 |
- ^ Appalachian State departed the SoCon for the Sun Belt Conference after the 2014 season.
- ^ College of Charleston departed the SoCon for the Colonial Athletic Association after the 2013 season.
- ^ Georgia Southern departed the SoCon for the Sun Belt Conference after the 2014 season.
- ^ Davidson was not a member of the SoCon from 1989 through 1992, and departed for the Atlantic 10 Conference after the 2014 season.
- ^ Elon departed the SoCon for the Colonial Athletic Association after the 2014 season.
- ^ East Tennessee State departed the SoCon for the Atlantic Sun Conference after the 2005 season, but returned beginning with the 2015 season.
- ^ Richmond departed the SoCon to become an Independent after the 1976 season.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq 2015 SoCon Baseball Media Guide. Southern Conference. 13 February 2015. p. 65. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ^ "SoCon coaches select all-conference baseball teams". Southern Conference. May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.