Mid-American Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year

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Mid-American Conference Baseball Player of the Year
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Awarded forthe most outstanding baseball pitcher in the Mid-American Conference
CountryUnited States
First awarded1988
Currently held by, Central Michigan

The Mid-American Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year is an annual award given to the most outstanding baseball pitcher in the Mid-American Conference. The award was first given after the 1988 season. Kent State players have won the award more than twice as many times as players from any other school.

Winners[]

Bryan Bullington was the second pitcher to win the award twice
Josh Collmenter was the first Central Michigan pitcher to win the award in 19 years, ending the longest drought between victories for any school
Season Player School Reference
1988 Central Michigan [1]
1989 Western Michigan [1][2]
1990 Kent State [1][3]
1991 Eastern Michigan [1]
1992 Kent State [1]
1993 Kent State [1]
1994 Travis Miller Kent State [1][4]
1995 Mike Nartker (2) Kent State [1]
Brian Sikorski Western Michigan [1]
1996 Kent State [1]
1997 Bowling Green [1][5]
1998 Bowling Green [1]
1999 Jeremy Griffiths Toledo [1][6]
2000 Ohio [1]
2001 Bryan Bullington Ball State [1][7]
2002 Bryan Bullington (2) Ball State [1][8]
2003 Dirk Hayhurst Kent State [1][9]
2004 Eastern Michigan [1]
2005 Ball State [1]
2006 Eastern Michigan [1][10]
2007 Josh Collmenter Central Michigan [1][11]
2008 Chris Carpenter Kent State [1][12]
2009 Bowling Green [1][13]
2010 Central Michigan [1][14]
2011 Kyle Hallock Kent State [1][15]
2012 Kent State [1][16]
2013 Ball State [1][17]
2014 Miami [1][18]
2015 Ohio [1][19]
2016 Eric Lauer Kent State [20]
2017 Joey Murray Kent State [21]
2018 Joey Murray (2) Kent State [22]
2019 Drey Jameson Ball State [23]
2021 Central Michigan [24]

Winners by school[]

School (year joined) Winners Years
Kent State (1951) 12 1990, 1992–95, 1996, 2003, 2008, 2011–12, 2016–18
Ball State (1973) 5 2001–02, 2005, 2013, 2019
Central Michigan (1972) 4 1988, 2007, 2010, 2021
Bowling Green (1952) 3 1997–98, 2009
Eastern Michigan (1972) 3 1991, 2004, 2006
Ohio (1947) 2 2000, 2015
Western Michigan (1948) 2 1989, 1995
Miami (1948) 1 2014
Toledo (1951) 1 1999
Akron (1992) 0 —
Buffalo (1999)[a] 0 —
Marshall (1954/1997)[b] 0 —
Northern Illinois (1973/1997)[c] 0 —
  • a Buffalo discontinued its baseball program after the 2017 season.
  • b Marshall was a member from 1954 to 1969 and then again from 1997 until 2005.
  • c Northern Illinois was a member from 1973 to 1986, then left until 1997.

References[]

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