College World Series Most Outstanding Player

The College World Series Most Outstanding Player is an award for the best individual performance during the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The recipient of the award is announced at the completion of the College World Series Championship Game. The award is similar to Major League Baseball's World Series Most Valuable Player award.

The winner of the award receives a miniature replica of "The Road to Omaha" sculpture at Rosenblatt Stadium. The award measures 16 inches high. There have been 10 recipients of this award who were on not on the winning team of the College World Series. The College World Series started in 1947 but the award was not given out until 1949.

Voting process

The press attending the championship series vote on the Most Outstanding Player during the game. In the fifth inning, ballots are distributed. The voting is closed by the eighth inning. The Most Outstanding Player is announced following the awarding of trophies to the runner-up and championship teams. If a third game of the championship series is necessary, the ballots taken during the second game are discarded, and a new round of balloting is conducted during the third and deciding game.

List of College World Series Most Outstanding Players

Year	Name	Position	School
1949	Hamilton, TomTom Hamilton	First baseman	Texas
1950	VanCleef, RayRay VanCleef	Outfielder	Rutgers
1951	Hatfield, SidneySidney Hatfield	Pitcher/First baseman	Tennessee
1952	O'Neill, JamesJames O'Neill	Pitcher	Holy Cross
1953	Smith, J.L.J.L. Smith	Pitcher	Texas
1954	Yewcic, TomTom Yewcic	Catcher	Michigan State
1955	Borland, TomTom Borland	Pitcher	Oklahoma A&M
1956	Thomas, JerryJerry Thomas	Pitcher	Minnesota
1957	Emery, CalCal Emery	Pitcher/First baseman	Penn State
1958	Thom, BillBill Thom	Pitcher	Southern California
1959	Dobson, JimJim Dobson	Third baseman	Oklahoma State
1960	Erickson, JohnJohn Erickson	Second baseman	Minnesota
1961	Fowler, LittletonLittleton Fowler	Pitcher	Oklahoma State
1962	Garibaldi, BobBob Garibaldi	Pitcher	Santa Clara
1963	Hollowell, BudBud Hollowell	Catcher	Southern California
1964	Ferris, JoeJoe Ferris	Pitcher	Maine
1965	Bando, SalSal Bando	Third baseman	Arizona State
1966	Arlin, SteveSteve Arlin	Pitcher	Ohio State
1967	Davini, RonRon Davini	Catcher	Arizona State
1968	Seinsoth, BillBill Seinsoth	First baseman	Southern California
1969	Dolinsek, JohnJohn Dolinsek	Outfielder	Arizona State
1970	Ammann, GeneGene Ammann	Pitcher	Florida State
1971	Tabb, JerryJerry Tabb	First baseman	Tulsa
1972	McQueen, RussRuss McQueen	Pitcher	Southern California
1973	Winfield, DaveDave Winfield	Pitcher/Outfielder	Minnesota
1974	Milke, GeorgeGeorge Milke	Pitcher	Southern California
1975	Reichenbach, MickeyMickey Reichenbach	First baseman	Texas
1976	Powers, SteveSteve Powers	Pitcher/Designated hitter	Arizona
1977	Horner, BobBob Horner	Third baseman	Arizona State
1978	Boxberger, RodRod Boxberger	Pitcher	Southern California
1979	Hudson, TonyTony Hudson	Pitcher	Cal State Fullerton
1980	Francona, TerryTerry Francona	Outfielder	Arizona
1981	Holmes, StanStan Holmes	Outfielder	Arizona State
1982	Smith, DanDan Smith	Pitcher	Miami
1983	Schiraldi, CalvinCalvin Schiraldi	Pitcher	Texas
1984	Fishel, JohnJohn Fishel	First baseman/Outfielder	Cal State Fullerton
1985	Ellena, GregGreg Ellena	Designated hitter	Miami
1986	Senne, MikeMike Senne	Outfielder	Arizona
1987	Carey, PaulPaul Carey	Outfielder	Stanford
1988	Plemel, LeeLee Plemel	Pitcher	Stanford
1989	Brummett, GregGreg Brummett	Pitcher	Wichita State
1990	Rebhan, MikeMike Rebhan	Pitcher	Georgia
1991	Hymel, GaryGary Hymel	Catcher	LSU
1992	Nevin, PhilPhil Nevin	Third baseman	Cal State Fullerton
1993	Walker, ToddTodd Walker	Second baseman	LSU
1994	Glass, ChipChip Glass	Outfielder	Oklahoma
1995	Kotsay, MarkMark Kotsay	Outfielder/Pitcher	Cal State Fullerton
1996	Burrell, PatPat Burrell	Outfielder	Miami
1997	Larson, BrandonBrandon Larson	Shortstop	LSU
1998	Rachels, WesWes Rachels	Second baseman	Southern California
1999	McDougall, MarshallMarshall McDougall	Second baseman	Florida State
2000	Hodges, TreyTrey Hodges	Pitcher	LSU
2001	Jimerson, CharltonCharlton Jimerson	Outfielder	Miami
2002	Street, HustonHuston Street	Pitcher/Infielder	Texas
2003	Hudgins, JohnJohn Hudgins	Pitcher	Stanford
2004	Windsor, JasonJason Windsor	Pitcher	Cal State Fullerton
2005	Maroul, DavidDavid Maroul	Third baseman	Texas
2006	Nickerson, JonahJonah Nickerson	Pitcher	Oregon State
2007	Reyes, JorgeJorge Reyes	Pitcher	Oregon State
2008	Mendonca, TommyTommy Mendonca	Third baseman	Fresno State
2009	Mitchell, JaredJared Mitchell	Outfielder	LSU
2010	Bradley, Jr., JackieJackie Bradley, Jr.	Outfielder	South Carolina
2011	Wingo, ScottScott Wingo	Second baseman	South Carolina

See also

• List of college baseball awards
• Baseball awards#College baseball

External links

• Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series (Baseball-Almanac)
• Most Outstanding Player Award. College World Series official website. Retrieved 2009-09-04.