- Rotary Smith Award
The Rotary Smith Award was created in 1988 to honor the most outstanding
college baseball player of the year. The award was founded by the Greater Houston Sports Association. In 1996, theRotary Club of Houston joined the award committee. Prior to the 2004 season, the award was succeeded by theRoger Clemens Award , honoring the most outstanding college baseball pitcher.Past winners
Year Name Pos. School 1988 Andy Benes RHP Evansville 1989 Ben McDonald RHP LSU 1990 Mike Kelly OF Arizona State 1991 Bobby Jones RHP Fresno State 1992 Mike Alex Smith OF Indiana 1993 Darren Dreifort RHP Wichita State 1994 Jason Varitek C Georgia Tech 1995 Mark Kotsay OF Cal State Fullerton 1996 Kris Benson RHP Clemson 1997 Tim Hudson RHP/OF Auburn 1998 Brad Wilkerson LHP/OF Florida 1999 Jason Jennings RHP/DH Baylor 2000 Kip Bouknight RHP South Carolina 2001 Mark Prior RHP Southern California 2002 Khalil Greene SS Clemson 2003 Rickie Weeks 2B Southern University ee also
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College Baseball Awards External links
* [http://www.rotaryhouston.org/ The Rotary Club of Houston]
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