Dick Howser Trophy

The Dick Howser Trophy is bestowed annually to the national college baseball player of the year.[1] The award is named after former collegiate and Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager Dick Howser, who died of brain cancer in 1987 at the age of 51.[1] In that same year, the award was established by friends of Howser[2] and presented to Mike Fiore, the inaugural winner.[3][4][5][6]

Dick Howser Trophy
Logo for the Dick Howser Trophy
Given forCollege baseball's best player
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
History
First award1987
Most recentAdley Rutschman, Oregon State
WebsiteDick Howser Trophy

Six winners of the Dick Howser Trophy are members of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.[7] Four winners—Kris Benson, David Price, Stephen Strasburg, and Adley Rutschman—went on to become the first overall MLB draft pick.[8] Jason Jennings, Buster Posey, and Kris Bryant went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award several years after winning the Dick Howser Trophy.[9] Jered Weaver is the only award winner to pitch a no-hitter,[10] while Mark Teixeira holds the record for most games with home runs from both sides of the plate.[11] Furthermore, seventeen players won the Golden Spikes Award alongside the Dick Howser Trophy.[12] Brooks Kieschnick is the only player to win the trophy more than once.[13]

The winners from 1987 to 1998 were selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).[14] The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) became the voting body in 1999, and now presents the award together with the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce in Florida.[4] The most recent recipient of the award is Adley Rutschman of Oregon State University.[15]

Winners
Robin Ventura, who won the Dick Howser Trophy in 1988, is one of six award winners in the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.
Mark Teixeira, the 2000 winner, holds the record for most games with switch-hit home runs.
Jered Weaver, the 2004 recipient, is the only award winner to pitch a no-hitter.
Andrew Benintendi received the award in 2015.
Key
Year Links to the article about the corresponding baseball year
Player (X) Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point
Position The player's position at the time he won the award
School The player's college when he won the award
Italics Denotes player was the first overall MLB draft pick in the same year
^ Player won the Rookie of the Year Award[lower-alpha 1]
§ Denotes player also won the Golden Spikes Award in the same year
Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame
Player is active
Winners
Year Player Position School Ref
1987 Mike Fiore OFMiami (FL)[16]
1988 Robin Ventura§ 3BOklahoma State[17]
1989 Scott Bryant OFTexas[18]
1990 Alex Fernández§ PMiami-Dade Community College[19]
1991 Frank Rodriguez PHoward College[17]
1992 Brooks Kieschnick UtilityTexas[20]
1993 Brooks Kieschnick (2) UtilityTexas[17]
1994 Jason Varitek§ CGeorgia Tech[21]
1995 Todd Helton 1BTennessee[22]
1996 Kris Benson PClemson[17]
1997 J. D. Drew§ OFFlorida State[23]
1998 Eddy Furniss 1BLSU[24]
1999 Jason Jennings§^ PBaylor[25]
2000 Mark Teixeira 3BGeorgia Tech[26]
2001 Mark Prior§ PSouthern California[27]
2002 Khalil Greene§ SSClemson[28]
2003 Rickie Weeks§ 2BSouthern[29]
2004 Jered Weaver§ PLong Beach State[30]
2005 Alex Gordon§ 3BNebraska[17]
2006 Brad Lincoln PHouston [5]
2007 David Price§ PVanderbilt [31]
2008 Buster Posey§^ CFlorida State[17]
2009 Stephen Strasburg§ PSan Diego State [32]
2010 Anthony Rendon 3BRice [6]
2011 Taylor Jungmann PTexas [33]
2012 Mike Zunino§ CFlorida [34]
2013 Kris Bryant§^ 3BSan Diego [35]
2014 A. J. Reed§ UtilityKentucky [36]
2015 Andrew Benintendi§ OFArkansas [37]
2016 Seth Beer OFClemson [38]
2017 Brendan McKay§ P/1BLouisville [39]
2018 Brady Singer PFlorida [40]
2019 Adley Rutschman§ COregon State [15]

See also

Notes
  1. Won either in the same year or several years later.

References

General

  • "Dick Howser Trophy Winners". San Francisco Chronicle. SFGate.com. Associated Press. June 15, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  • "Dick Howser Trophy". Baseball-Almanac.com. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved August 18, 2012.

Specific

  1. English, Antonya (June 16, 2012). "Florida Gators catcher Mike Zunino wins Dick Howser Trophy for college baseball player of the year". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  2. "Baseball's Adams Named A Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist" (Press release). Creighton University. May 21, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  3. 2009 Dick Howser Trophy. National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). Retrieved August 31, 2009.
  4. "Dick Howser Trophy". Baseball-Almanac.com. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  5. "Houston pitcher Lincoln wins Howser Trophy". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. June 17, 2006. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  6. Martin, Jeffrey (July 2, 2010). "Rice's Rendon claims prestigious Dick Howser Trophy". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  7. "College Baseball Hall of Fame – Hall of Famers". CollegeBaseballHall.com. College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  8. "1st Picks Overall in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  9. "Rookie of the Year Awards & Rolaids Relief Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  10. "MLB No-Hitters". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  11. Noble, Marty (June 25, 2012). "Switch-hit homers: Channeling The Mick". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  12. "Golden Spikes Award by USA Baseball". Baseball-Almanac.com. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  13. Mann, Jonathan (March 27, 2009). "Baseball set to retire Brooks Kieschnick's No. 23 on Saturday". TexasSports.com. Texas Longhorns. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  14. "This is the ABCA" (Press release). American Baseball Coaches Association. July 17, 2012. Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  15. Nick Daschel (June 14, 2019). "Oregon State's Adley Rutschman claims the 2019 Golden Spikes Award, nation's top individual honor for amateur baseball". www.oregonlive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  16. Salguero, Armando (March 4, 1988). "Howser Award gives U-M's Fiore some long-overdue recognition". The Miami News. p. 4B. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  17. "Florida State's Posey named player of the year". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. June 14, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  18. "Sports People: Baseball; Longhorn Is Honored". The New York Times. June 2, 1989. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  19. "Alex Fernandez Wins College Award". Miami Herald. March 1, 1991. p. 6D. Retrieved October 1, 2012. (subscription required)
  20. "Kieschnick awarded Howser Trophy". St. Petersburg Times. March 27, 1993. p. 9.C. Retrieved August 15, 2012. (subscription required)
  21. "Varitek receives Howser award". McCook Daily Gazette. Associated Press. June 8, 1994. p. 12. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  22. "Helton wins Howser Trophy Series: College Baseball". St. Petersburg Times. June 7, 1995. p. 3.C. Retrieved October 1, 2012. (subscription required)
  23. "Howser Winner". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. June 3, 1997. Retrieved August 15, 2012. (subscription required)
  24. "Coaches pick Louisiana State first baseman as best player". Associated Press. June 2, 1998. Retrieved August 15, 2012. (subscription required)
  25. "Baylor's Jennings is top national player". Austin American-Statesman. June 13, 1999. p. C8. Retrieved August 15, 2012. (subscription required)
  26. "Georgia Tech's Teixeira receives Dick Howser Trophy". Associated Press. June 10, 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2012. (subscription required)
  27. "Prior claims Howser Trophy". Wilmington Morning Star. Associated Press. June 9, 2001. p. 4C. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  28. "Greene named winner of Dick Howser Trophy". Lodi News-Sentinel. Associated Press. June 15, 2002. p. 16. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  29. "Howser Award goes to Southern's Weeks". USA Today. June 13, 2003. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  30. "College baseball". Associated Press. June 19, 2004. p. C2. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  31. "Former Vanderbilt star Price named nation's top amateur player". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. June 30, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2012. Price also won the Dick Howser Trophy for athletic and scholastic achievements.
  32. "Strasburg named 2009 Howser winner". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. July 2, 2009. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  33. Falkoff, Robert (June 21, 2011). "Jungmann humbled as Howser winner". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  34. "Mike Zunino wins Howser Trophy". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. June 15, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  35. Kruth, Cash (June 15, 2013). "No. 2 pick Bryant awarded Dick Howser Trophy". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  36. Kruth, Cash (June 14, 2014). "Astros draftee Reed wins Howser Trophy". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  37. Red Sox pick Benintendi wins Howser Trophy, MLB.com. Published June 12, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  38. Clemson's Beer wins Howser Trophy as national player of year, USAToday.com. Published June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  39. McKay Wins Dick Howser Trophy. GoCards.com. Published June 16, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  40. Florida's Brady Singer Selected as 32nd Dick Howser Trophy Recipient. FloridaGators.com. Published June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.

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