Big Ten Conference Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding baseball player in the Big Ten Conference
CountryUnited States
Year1982
HolderRoch Cholowsky, UCLA

The Big Ten Conference Player of the Year is a baseball award given to the Big Ten Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1982 season, with both pitchers and position players eligible. After the 1994 season, the Big Ten Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year award was created to honor the most outstanding pitcher.

Key

Awarded a College National Player of the Year award:
the Dick Howser Trophy or the Golden Spikes Award
†Major League Baseball All-Star
Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionReference
1982Jim PaciorekMichiganOF[1]
1983Terry Steinbach†Minnesota3B[1]
Rich StollMichiganP
1984style="background:#ffffbb;|Barry LarkinMichiganSS[1]
1985style="background:#ffffbb;|Barry Larkin (2)MichiganSS[1]
1986Casey CloseMichiganOF[1]
1987Darrin Fletcher†IllinoisC[1]
1988Jim AbbottMichiganP[1]
1989Bubba SmithIllinois1B/P[1]
1990Mark DalesandroIllinoisIF/C[1]
1991Brent GatesMinnesotaSS[1]
1992Brett BacklundIowaP[1]
Mike SmithIndianaSS
1993Mark Loretta†NorthwesternSS[1]
1994Mark MerilaMinnesota2B[1]
Jonathan SweetOhio StateC
1995Shane GundersonMinnesotaC[1]
Scott WeaverMichiganOF
1996Josh KlimekIllinoisSS[1]
1997Dan SeimetzOhio State1B[1]
1998D.J. SvihlikIllinois2B[1]
1999Robb QuinlanMinnesota1B[1]
2000Mike CampoPenn StateOF[1]
2001Jack HannahanMinnesota3B[1]
2002Luke AppertMinnesota2B[1]
Kennard JonesIndianaOF
Bob MalekMichigan StateOF
2003Luke Appert (2)Minnesota2B[1]
2004Steve CaravatiOhio StateOF[1]
2005Drew DavidsonIllinoisOF[1]
2006Ronnie BourquinOhio State3B[1]
2007Lars DavisIllinoisC[1]
2008Nate RecknagelMichigan1B[1]
2009Dan BurkhartOhio StateC[1]
2010Alex DickersonIndianaOF[1]
2011Jeff HolmMichigan State1B[1]
2012Kevin PlaweckiPurdueC[1]
2013Justin ParrIllinoisOF[2]
2014Sam TravisIndiana1B[3]
2015David KerianIllinois1B[4]
2016Matt FiedlerMinnesotaOF[5]
2017Jake AdamsIowaOF[6]
2018Bren SpillaneIllinois1B/OF[7]
2019Jordan BrewerMichiganOF[8]
2021Spencer SchwellenbachNebraskaSS/P[9]
2022Chris AlleyneMarylandOF[10]
2023Matt ShawMarylandSS[11]
2024Josh Kuroda-GrauerRutgersSS[12]
2025Roch CholowskyUCLASS[13]
2026Roch Cholowsky (2)UCLASS[14]

Winners by school

School (year joined)WinnersYears
Illinois (1896)101987, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2018
Michigan (1896)91982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1995, 2008, 2019
Minnesota (1896)91983, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2016
Ohio State (1912)51994, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2009
Indiana (1900)41992, 2002, 2010, 2014
Michigan State (1953)22002, 2011
Iowa (1900)21992, 2017
Maryland (2014)22022, 2023
UCLA (2024)22025, 2026
Nebraska (2011)12021
Northwestern (1896)11993
Penn State (1993)12000
Purdue (1896)12012
Rutgers (2014)12024
Oregon (2024)0—
USC (2024)0—
Washington (2024)0—
Wisconsin (1896)0—

Footnotes

  • Wisconsin discontinued its baseball program after the 1991 season.

References

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