Big 12 Conference Baseball Player of the Year

Big 12 Player of the Year
Awarded for	the most outstanding baseball player in the Big 12 Conference
Country	United States
Presented by	Phillips 66
First awarded	1997
Currently held by	Ross Kivett, Kansas State

The Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year is a baseball award given to the Big 12 Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1997 season, with both pitchers and position players eligible. After the 2001 season, the Big 12 Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year award was created to honor the most outstanding pitcher. It is selected by the league's head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.^[1]

Key

†	Co-Players of the Year
*	Awarded a national Player of the Year award: the Dick Howser Trophy or the Golden Spikes Award
Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player had been awarded the Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Season	Player	School	Position	Class	Reference
1997	Dillon, JoeJoe Dillon	Texas Tech	First Base	Senior	[2]
1998^†	Jennings, JasonJason Jennings	Baylor	Pitcher	Sophomore	[2]
1998^†	Tyner, JasonJason Tyner	Texas A&M	Outfield	Junior	[2]
1999	Jennings, JasonJason Jennings*(2)	Baylor	Pitcher/DH	Junior	[2]
2000	Komine, ShaneShane Komine	Nebraska	Pitcher	Sophomore	[2]
2001	Shoppach, KellyKelly Shoppach	Baylor	Catcher	Sophomore	[2]
2002	Morris, JedJed Morris	Nebraska	Catcher	Junior	[2]
2003	Hopper, MattMatt Hopper	Nebraska	Infield	Senior	[2]
2004	Gordon, AlexAlex Gordon	Nebraska	Third Base	Sophomore	[2]
2005	Gordon, AlexAlex Gordon*(2)	Nebraska	Third Base	Junior	[2]
2006^†	Mach, TylerTyler Mach	Oklahoma State	Third Base	Junior	[2]
2006^†	Stubbs, DrewDrew Stubbs	Texas	Outfield	Junior	[2]
2007	Russell, KyleKyle Russell	Texas	Outfield	Sophomore	[2]
2008	Duran, JoseJose Duran	Texas A&M	Shortstop	Junior	[2]
2009	Wise, J. T.J. T. Wise	Oklahoma	Catcher	Senior	[2]
2010^†	Martini, NickNick Martini	Kansas State	Outfield	Sophomore	[2]
2010^†	Senne, AaronAaron Senne	Missouri	Infield	Senior	[2]
2011	Naquin, TylerTyler Naquin	Texas A&M	Outfield	Sophomore	[2]
2012	Ludy, JoshJosh Ludy	Baylor	Catcher	Senior	[3]
2013	Kivett, RossRoss Kivett	Kansas State	Infield	Junior	[4]

Winners by school

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
Nebraska (1996)^a	5	2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Baylor (1996)	4	1998, 1999, 2001, 2012
Texas A&M (1996)^c	3	1998, 2008, 2011
Kansas State (1996)	2	2010, 2013
Texas (1996)	2	2006, 2007
Missouri (1996)^c	1	2010
Oklahoma (1996)	1	2009
Oklahoma State (1996)	1	2006
Texas Tech (1996)	1	1997
Kansas (1996)	0	—
Iowa State (1996)^b	0	—

Footnotes

• ^a Nebraska left in 2011 to join the Big Ten.
• ^b Iowa State discontinued its baseball program after the 2001 season.
• ^c Missouri and Texas A&M will leave in July 2012 to join the SEC.

References

1. "2011 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Announced". Big12Sports.com. May 24, 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
2. 2012 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF) http://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410/pdfs/baseball/12guide/record-book.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10410. Retrieved 5 April 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "2012 All-Big 12 Baseball Teams & Postseason Awards Unveiled". Big 12 Conference. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
4. Robinett, Kellis (21 May 2013). "Kansas State corrals Big 12 baseball awards". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 3 June 2013.