Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Year

The Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Year is a baseball award given to the Atlantic Coast Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1969 season, with both pitchers and position players eligible. After the 2005 season, the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year award was created to honor the most outstanding pitcher.

Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding baseball player in the Atlantic Coast Conference
CountryUnited States
First awarded1969
Currently held byJames Tibbs III, Florida State
* 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

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Jason Varitek of Georgia Tech won the award in 1993.
 
Mark Teixira also won the award in 2000 as a Georgia Tech YellowJacket.
 
Miami's Ryan Braun won the award in 2005 as a junior.
 
Buster Posey won the award in 2008 while playing for Florida State.
 
Colin Moran of North Carolina won the award in 2013.
Season Player School Position Reference
1969 Chris Cammack NC State Third baseman [1]
1970 Eddie Hill North Carolina First baseman [1]
1971 Mike Caldwell NC State Pitcher [1]
1972 Bob Grossman Maryland Pitcher [1]
1973 Craig White Clemson Outfielder [1]
1974 Steve Cline Clemson Pitcher [1]
1975 Denny Walling Clemson Outfielder [1]
1976 Chuck Porter Clemson Pitcher [1]
1977 Kenny Baker Wake Forest Outfielder [1]
1978 Greg Norris North Carolina Pitcher [1]
1979 Jim Atkinson North Carolina Third baseman [1]
1980 Scott Bradley North Carolina Third baseman [1]
1981 Brick Smith Wake Forest First baseman [1]
1982 Bill Merrifield Wake Forest Shortstop [1]
1983 Bill Merrifield (2) Wake Forest Shortstop [1]
1984 Tracy Woodson NC State First baseman [1]
1985 Jim McCollom Clemson First baseman [1]
1986 Chuck Baldwin Clemson First baseman [1]
1987 Riccardo Ingram Georgia Tech Outfielder [1]
1988 Turtle Zaun NC State First baseman [1]
1989 Brian Barnes Clemson Pitcher [1]
1990 Brian Kowitz Clemson Pitcher [1]
1991 Andy Bruce Georgia Tech Third baseman [1]
1992 Derek Hacopian Maryland Outfielder [1]
1993 Jason Varitek Georgia Tech Catcher [1]
1994 Ryan Jackson Duke First baseman [1]
1995 Shane Monahan Clemson Outfielder [1]
1996 Kris Benson* Clemson Pitcher [1]
1997 J. D. Drew* Florida State Outfielder [1]
1998 Brian Roberts North Carolina Shortstop [1]
1999 Marshall McDougall Florida State Second baseman [1]
2000 Mark Teixeira* Georgia Tech Third baseman [1]
2001 John-Ford Griffin Florida State Outfielder [1]
2002 Khalil Greene* Clemson Shortstop [1]
2003 Jamie D'Antona Wake Forest Third baseman [1]
2004 Joe Koshansky Virginia Pitcher/First baseman [1]
2005 Ryan Braun Miami (FL) Third baseman [1]
2006 Sean Doolittle Virginia Pitcher/First baseman [1]
2007 Tony Thomas, Jr. Florida State Second baseman [1]
2008 Buster Posey* Florida State Catcher [1]
2009 Dustin Ackley North Carolina First baseman [1]
2010 Yasmani Grandal Miami (FL) Catcher [1]
2011 Brad Miller Clemson Shortstop [1]
2012 James Ramsey Florida State Outfielder [1]
2013 Colin Moran North Carolina Third Base [1]
2014 DJ Stewart Florida State Outfielder [1]
2015 Will Craig Wake Forest Pitcher/First baseman [2]
2016 Seth Beer* Clemson Outfielder/First baseman [1]
2017 Brendan McKay* Louisville Pitcher/First baseman [3]
2018 Joey Bart Georgia Tech Catcher [4]
2019 Bobby Seymour Wake Forest First Baseman [5]
2021 Matheu Nelson Florida State Catcher [6]
2022 Max Wagner Clemson Third Baseman [7]
2023 Kyle Teel Virginia Catcher [8]
2024 James Tibbs III Florida State Outfielder [9]

Winners by school

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Note that because NCAA baseball is a spring sport, the year of joining the ACC is the calendar year before the first season of competition.

School (year joined)[10] Winners Years
Clemson (1953) 14 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2011, 2016, 2022
Florida State (1991) 9 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2024
North Carolina (1953) 7 1970, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1998, 2009, 2013
Wake Forest (1953) 7 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2003, 2015, 2019
Georgia Tech (1978) 5 1987, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2018
NC State (1953) 4 1969, 1971, 1984, 1988
Virginia (1953) 3 2004, 2006, 2023
Miami (FL) (2004) 2 2005, 2010
Maryland (1953)[a] 2 1972, 1992
Duke (1953) 1 1994
Louisville (2014) 1 2017
Boston College (2005) 0
Notre Dame (2013) 0
Pittsburgh (2013) 0
Virginia Tech (2004) 0

Footnotes

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References

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  1. ^ 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 ar as at au "Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). theacc.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  2. ^ "2015 ACC Baseball Season Honors Announced". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. 18 May 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "ACC Announces 2017 Baseball Season Honors" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. May 22, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-06-01. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  4. ^ Sugiura, Ken (May 21, 2018). "Georgia Tech catcher Joey Bart named ACC player of the year". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  5. ^ "2019 ACC Baseball Season Honors Announced". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. 20 May 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "ACC Announces 2021 Baseball Award Winners". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. 24 May 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "Season Award Winners Headline All-ACC Baseball Team". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "ACC Announces Baseball Season Awards, All-Conference Teams". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 22, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "ACC Announces 2024 Baseball Season Awards, All-Conference Teams". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 20, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  10. ^ "About the ACC". theACC.com. 2009. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  11. ^ "University Of Maryland To Join The Big Ten Conference" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. November 19, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-05-18. Retrieved November 26, 2012.