Big Ten Conference Baseball Freshman of the Year explained

Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year
Description:	the most outstanding freshman player in the Big Ten Conference
Country:	United States
Year:	1988
Holder:	Devin Taylor, Indiana

The Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year is an annual college baseball award presented to the Big Ten Conference's most outstanding freshman player. The award was first given following the 1988 season to Dan Wilson of Minnesota.

Key

	Awarded a College National Player of the Year award: the Dick Howser Trophy or the Golden Spikes Award
	Major League Baseball All-Star
	Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Winners

Season	Player	School	Position	Reference
1988		Minnesota	C	^[1]
1989		Illinois	1B/P
1990		Ohio State	P
1991		Minnesota	2B
1992		Ohio State	P
1993		Michigan	OF
1994		Iowa	2B
1995		Ohio State	DH
1996		Michigan	OF
1997		Northwestern	OF
1998		Northwestern	SS
1999		Penn State	CF
2000		Ohio State	1B
2001		Ohio State	DH
2002		Ohio State	P
2003		Minnesota	P
2004		Ohio State	OF
2005		Michigan State	OF
2006		Ohio State	P
2007		Purdue	P
2008		Northwestern	P
2009		Indiana	DH
2010		Michigan State	2B
2011		Ohio State	UT
2012		Indiana	1B
2013		Illinois	P	^[2]
2014		Ohio State	P	^[3]
2015		Michigan	2B	^[4]
2016		Nebraska	P	^[5]
2017		Maryland	P	^[6]
2018		Minnesota	P	^[7]
2019		Maryland	1B	^[8]
2021		Nebraska	3B	^[9]
2022		Iowa	OF	^[10]
2023		Indiana	OF	^[11]

Winners by school

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
Ohio State (1912)	10	1990, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2014
Minnesota (1896)	4	1988, 1991, 2003, 2018
Indiana (1900)	3	2009, 2012, 2023
Michigan (1896)	3	1993, 1996, 2015
Northwestern (1896)	3	1997, 1998, 2008
Illinois (1896)	2	1989, 2013
Iowa (1900)	2	1994, 2022
Maryland (2014)	2	2017, 2019
Michigan State (1953)	2	2005, 2010
Nebraska (2011)	2	2016, 2021
Penn State (1993)	1	1999
Purdue (1896)	1	2007
Rutgers (2014)	0	—
Wisconsin (1896)	0	—

Notes

Wisconsin discontinued its baseball program after the 1991 season.

Notes and References

1. News: Big Ten Conference Baseball Record Book . February 8, 2020 . BigTen.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20191021074817/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/b1grecordsbookbase.pdf . October 21, 2019 . dead.
2. Web site: Big Ten Announces All-Conference Baseball Teams and Individual Award Winners . BigTen.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20130611045934/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052113aaa.html . June 11, 2013 . dead . February 8, 2020.
3. Web site: Big Ten Announces 2014 Baseball All-Conference Honors and Individual Award Winners . BigTen.org . May 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150414233025/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052014aaa.html . April 14, 2015 . February 8, 2020 . dead.
4. Web site: Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten and Individual Award Winners . BigTen.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20150521234705/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/051915aaa.html . May 19, 2015 . May 21, 2015 . February 8, 2020 . dead.
5. Web site: Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten Honors and Individual Award Winners . BigTen.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20180726210511/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052416aaa.html . May 24, 2016 . July 26, 2018 . February 8, 2020 . dead.
6. Web site: Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten Honors and Individual Award Winners . BigTen.org . May 23, 2017 . February 8, 2020.
7. Web site: Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten Honors and Individual Award Winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20190709054838/https://bigten.org/news/2018/5/22/Big_Ten_Announces_Baseball_All_Big_Ten_Honors_and_Individual_Award_Winners.aspx . dead . July 9, 2019 . BigTen.org . May 22, 2018 . February 8, 2020.
8. Web site: Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten Honors and Individual Award Winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20190601060257/https://bigten.org/news/2019/5/21/big-ten-announces-baseball-all-big-ten-honors-and-individual-award-winners.aspx . dead . June 1, 2019 . BigTen.org . May 12, 2019 . February 8, 2020.
9. Web site: Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten Honors and Individual Award Winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20210530164031/https://bigten.org/news/2021/5/30/big-ten-announces-baseball-all-big-ten-honors-and-individual-award-winners.aspx . dead . May 30, 2021 . BigTen.org . May 30, 2021 . May 31, 2021.
10. Web site: Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten Honors and Individual Award Winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20220524160304/https://bigten.org/news/2022/5/24/big-ten-announces-baseball-all-big-ten-honors-and-individual-award-winners.aspx . dead . May 24, 2022 . BigTen.org . May 24, 2022 . May 24, 2022.
11. Web site: Big Ten Announces Baseball Postseason Awards Recipients . https://web.archive.org/web/20230523182509/https://bigten.org/news/2023/5/22/big-ten-announces-baseball-postseason-awards-recipients.aspx . dead . May 23, 2023 . Big Ten Conference . BigTen.org . May 22, 2023 . May 22, 2023.