Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Year explained

Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Year
Awarded For:the most outstanding baseball Player in the Southern Conference
Country:United States
Year:1972
Holder:Justice Bigbie, Western Carolina

The Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Year is a baseball award given to the Southern Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given after the 1972 season. The Southern Conference began sponsoring baseball in 1947.

Key

Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player had been awarded the Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolReference
1972Richmond[1]
1973
1974Appalachian State
1975Davidson
1976
1977 (2)
1978Western Carolina
1979Appalachian State
1980East Tennessee State
1981Western Carolina
1982
1983
1984Appalachian State
1985Western Carolina
1986Appalachian State
1987Western Carolina
1988 (2)Western Carolina
1989 (3)
Scott Waugh
Western Carolina
Appalachian State
1990Western Carolina
1991Western Carolina
1992Western Carolina
1993Georgia Southern
1994Western Carolina
1995Georgia Southern
1996Georgia Southern
1997Western Carolina
1998Western Carolina
1999Western Carolina
2000Georgia Southern
2001
2002College of Charleston
2003Western Carolina
2004East Tennessee State
2005Davidson
2006Furman
2007Western Carolina
2008College of Charleston
2009
Chase Austin
College of Charleston
Elon
2010College of Charleston
2011Georgia Southern
2012College of Charleston
2013Elon
2014
Casey Jones
Davidson
Elon
2015Mercer[2]
2016 (2)Mercer
2017Western Carolina
2018UNC Greensboro
2019Western Carolina

Winners by school

School (year joined) Winners class=unsortableYears
Western Carolina (1977)17 1978, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2017, 2019
(1947)6 1973, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983, 2001
Appalachian State (1972)5 1974, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1989
College of Charleston (1998)5 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012
Georgia Southern (1993)5 1993, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2011
Davidson (1947)3 1975, 2005, 2014
Elon (2003)3 2009, 2013, 2014
East Tennessee State (1979)2 1980, 2004
Mercer (2015) 2 2015, 2016
Furman (1947) 1 2006
Richmond (1947)1 1972
UNC Greensboro (1981) 1 2018

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2015 SoCon Baseball Media Guide. 13 February 2015 . 65. May 29, 2015. Southern Conference.
  2. Web site: SoCon coaches select all-conference baseball teams. Southern Conference. May 18, 2015. May 29, 2015.