The Big Ten Conference Baseball Coach of the Year is a baseball award given to the most outstanding baseball head coach in the Big Ten Conference.
| Big Ten Conference Baseball Coach of the Year | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Awarded for | the most outstanding baseball head coach in the Big Ten Conference |
| Country | United States |
| First awarded | 1988 |
| Currently held by | Rob Vaughn, Maryland |
Key
edit| Awarded one of the following National Coach of the Year awards that year: Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year (CB) | |
| Coach (X) | Denotes the number of times the coach had been awarded the Coach of the Year award at that point |
*
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Elected to the National College Baseball Hall of Fame as a coach but is no longer active |
*^
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Active coach who has been elected to the National College Baseball Hall of Fame (as a coach) |
| Conf. W–L | Conference win–loss record for that season |
| Conf. St.T | Conference standing at year's end (Tdenotes a tie) |
| Overall W–L | Overall win–loss record for that season |
| Season‡ | Team won the College World Series |
Winners
edit| Season | Coach | School | National Coach of the Year Awards |
Conf. W–L |
Conf. St. |
Overall W–L |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Tom Smith | Michigan State | — | 16–12 | 3 | 41–20 | [1] |
| 1989 | Bob Todd* | Ohio State | — | 16–12 | 4 | 34–27 | |
| 1990 | Duane Banks | Iowa | — | 22–6 | 1 | 38–19 | |
| 1991 | Paul Stevens | Northwestern | — | 15–12 | 4 | 27–28-1 | |
| 1992 | Tom Smith (2) | Michigan State | — | 17–11 | 3 | 35–19 | |
| 1993 | Bob Morgan | Indiana | — | 15–12 | 4 | 38–21 | |
| 1994 | Bob Todd* (2) | Ohio State | — | 25–2 | 1 | 49–09 | |
| 1995 | Paul Stevens (2) | Northwestern | — | 15–13 | 3 | 36–19 | |
| 1996 | Joe Hindelang | Penn State | — | 19–8 | 1 | 32–24 | |
| 1997 | Geoff Zahn | Michigan | — | 17–9 | 1 | 36–22 | |
| 1998 | Itch Jones | Illinois | — | 19–5 | 1 | 39–19 | |
| 1999 | Bob Todd* (3) | Ohio State | — | 25–3 | 1 | 50–14 | |
| 2000 | John Anderson | Minnesota | — | 20–8 | 1 | 38–22 | |
| 2001 | Bob Todd* (4) | Ohio State | — | 20–7 | 1 | 43–18 | |
| 2002 | John Anderson (2) | Minnesota | — | 18–10 | 1 | 32–26 | |
| 2003 | John Anderson (3) | Minnesota | — | 24–6 | 1 | 40–22 | |
| 2004 | John Anderson (4) | Minnesota | — | 21–10 | 1 | 38–23 | |
| 2005 | Itch Jones (2) | Illinois | — | 20–12 | 1 | 33–23 | |
| 2006 | Paul Stevens (3) | Northwestern | — | 21–11 | 2 | 26–33 | |
| 2007 | Rich Maloney | Michigan | — | 21–7 | 1 | 42–19 | |
| 2008 | Rich Maloney (2) | Michigan | — | 26–5 | 1 | 46–14 | |
| 2009 | Bob Todd* (5) | Ohio State | — | 18–6 | 1 | 42–19 | |
| 2010 | John Anderson (5) | Minnesota | — | 15–9 | 1 | 32–30 | |
| 2011 | Jake Boss | Michigan State | — | 15–9 | 1 | 36–21 | |
| 2012 | Doug Schreiber | Purdue | — | 17–7 | 1 | 41–12 | |
| 2013 | Tracy Smith | Indiana | — | 17–7 | 1 | 49–16 | [2] |
| 2014 | Tracy Smith (2) | Indiana | — | 21–3 | 1 | 44–15 | [3] |
| 2015 | Dan Hartleb | Illinois | — | 21–1 | 1 | 48–8-1 | [4] |
| 2016 | John Anderson (6) | Minnesota | — | 16–7 | 1 | 35–21 | |
| 2017 | Darin Erstad | Nebraska | — | 16–7–1 | 1 | 35–22–1 | |
| 2018 | John Anderson (7) | Minnesota | — | 18–4 | 1 | 41–13 | |
| 2019 | Jeff Mercer | Indiana | — | 17–7 | 1 | 37–23 | |
| 2021 | Will Bolt | Nebraska | — | 31–12 | 1 | 31–12 | [5] |
| 2022 | Rob Vaughn | Maryland | — | 18–5 | 1 | 44–10 | [6] |
| 2023 | Rob Vaughn (2) | Maryland | — | 17–7 | 1 | 37–19 | [7] |
Winners by school
edit| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota (1906) | 7 | 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2016, 2018 |
| Ohio State (1913) | 5 | 1989, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2009 |
| Indiana (1906) | 4 | 1993, 2013, 2014, 2019 |
| Illinois (1896) | 3 | 1998, 2005, 2015 |
| Michigan (1896) | 3 | 1997, 2007, 2008 |
| Michigan State (1951) | 3 | 1988, 1992, 2011 |
| Northwestern (1898) | 3 | 1991, 1995, 2006 |
| Maryland (2014) | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Nebraska (2012) | 2 | 2017, 2021 |
| Iowa (1906) | 1 | 1990 |
| Penn State (1992) | 1 | 1996 |
| Purdue (1906) | 1 | 2012 |
References
edit- ^ "Big Ten Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigTen.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces All-Conference Baseball Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Life of a Skipper". CrimsonQuarry.com. SB Nation. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten and Individual Award Winners". Big Ten Conference. 2015-05-19. Archived from the original on 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten Honors and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 30, 2021. Archived from the original on May 30, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten Honors and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 24, 2022. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces Baseball Postseason Awards Recipients". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 22, 2023. Archived from the original on May 23, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.