Dick Howser Trophy

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Awarded forCollege baseball's best player
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
First award1987
Dick Howser Trophy
A bust of the Dick Howser Trophy in a blue diamond, with the words "DICK HOWSER TROPHY" below in white letters on a blue background.
Logo for the Dick Howser Trophy
Awarded forCollege baseball's best player
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
History
First award1987
Most recentAlex Lodise, Florida State
WebsiteDick 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 as the result of brain cancer on June 17, 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][2] It is considered to be the Heisman Trophy of college baseball.[4][5][6]

Six winners of the Dick Howser Trophy are members of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.[7] Five winners—Kris Benson, David Price, Stephen Strasburg, Adley Rutschman, and Paul Skenes—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 Alex Lodise of Florida State.

Robin Ventura, wearing a blue pinstripe jersey with the words METS partially cut off, converses with a fellow player
Robin Ventura, who won the Dick Howser Trophy in 1988, is one of six award winners in the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.
Todd Helton, wearing a black baseball batting helmet and black baseball uniform with the words COLORADO across, holds his bat during an at bat
Todd Helton, the 1995 winner, is the only award winner to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Mark Teixeira, wearing a dark blue baseball batting helmet and grey baseball uniform with the words NEW YORK across, takes off his batting gloves
Mark Teixeira, the 2000 winner, holds the record for most games with switch-hit home runs.
Jered Weaver, wearing a red baseball cap and grey baseball uniform with the words ANGELS across and an "A" patch on the right sleeve, delivers a pitch
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[a]
§ Denotes player also won the Golden Spikes Award in the same year
* Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
† Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame
‡ Player is active
Winners
Year Player Position School Ref
1987 Mike Fiore† OFMiami (FL)[15]
1988 Robin Ventura†§ 3BOklahoma State[16]
1989 Scott Bryant OFTexas[17]
1990 Alex Fernández†§ PMiami-Dade Community College[18]
1991 Frank Rodriguez PHoward College[16]
1992 Brooks Kieschnick† UtilityTexas[19]
1993 Brooks Kieschnick† (2) UtilityTexas[16]
1994 Jason Varitek§ CGeorgia Tech[20]
1995 Todd Helton* 1BTennessee[21]
1996 Kris Benson PClemson[16]
1997 J. D. Drew†§ OFFlorida State[22]
1998 Eddy Furniss† 1BLouisiana State[23]
1999 Jason Jennings§^ PBaylor[24]
2000 Mark Teixeira 3BGeorgia Tech[25]
2001 Mark Prior§ PSouthern California[26]
2002 Khalil Greene§ SSClemson[27]
2003 Rickie Weeks§ 2BSouthern[28]
2004 Jered Weaver§ PLong Beach State[29]
2005 Alex Gordon§ 3BNebraska[16]
2006 Brad Lincoln PHouston [5]
2007 David Price§ PVanderbilt [30]
2008 Buster Posey‡§^ CFlorida State[16]
2009 Stephen StrasburgठPSan Diego State [31]
2010 Anthony Rendon‡ 3BRice [6]
2011 Taylor Jungmann PTexas [32]
2012 Mike ZuninoठCFlorida [33]
2013 Kris Bryant‡§^ 3BSan Diego [34]
2014 A. J. Reed§ UtilityKentucky [35]
2015 Andrew BenintendiठOFArkansas [36]
2016 Seth Beer‡ OFClemson [37]
2017 Brendan McKayठP/1BLouisville [38]
2018 Brady Singer‡ PFlorida [39]
2019 Adley RutschmanठCOregon State [40]
2020 Not awarded[b] — —
2021 Kevin Kopps‡ PArkansas [41]
2022 Ivan Melendezठ1BTexas [42]
2023 Paul Skenes‡ PLouisiana State [43]
2024 Charlie Condonठ1B/OFGeorgia [44]
2025 Alex Lodise‡ SS Florida State

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