Southeastern Conference Baseball Freshman of the Year

The Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year is a baseball award given to the Southeastern Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 2000 season, with both pitchers and position players eligible. It is selected by the league's head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.[1]

Southeastern Conference Baseball Freshman of the Year
Awarded forMost outstanding freshman baseball player in the Southeastern Conference
CountryUnited States
First awarded2000-present
Currently held byEnrique Bradfield, Vanderbilt
* Awarded a National Freshman Player of the Year award from either Baseball America or the Collegiate Baseball

Winners

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Season Pitcher School Reference
2000 Mike Fontenot * LSU [2]
2001 Lane Mestepey LSU [2]
2002 Seth Smith Ole Miss [2]
2003 Stephen Head * Ole Miss* [2]
2004 Wade LeBlanc* Alabama [2]
2005 J.P. Arencibia Tennessee [2]
2006 Pedro Alvarez * Vanderbilt [2]
2007 Jordan Henry Ole Miss [2]
2008 Hunter Morris Auburn [2]
2009 Matty Ott
Preston Tucker
LSU
Florida
[2]
2010 Austin Maddox Florida [2]
2011 Tony Kemp Vanderbilt [2]
2012 Austin Cousino Florida [2]
2013 Alex Bregman LSU [2]
2014 Logan Shore Florida [3]
2015 Alex Lange LSU [3]
2016 Jake Mangum Mississippi State
2017 Braden Shewmake Texas A&M
2018 Heston Kjerstad Arkansas
2019 J. T. Ginn Mississippi State [4]
2021 Enrique Bradfield Vanderbilt [5]
2022 Drew Beam Tennessee
2023

Winners by school

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School (year joined) Winners Years
LSU (1932) 5 2000, 2001, 2009, 2013, 2015
Florida (1932) 4 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014
Ole Miss (1932) 3 2002, 2003, 2007
Vanderbilt (1932) 3 2006, 2011, 2021
Mississippi State (1932) 2 2016, 2019
Tennessee (1932) 2 2005, 2022
Arkansas (1991) 1 2018
Alabama (1932) 1 2004
Texas A&M (2012) 1 2017
Auburn (1932) 1 2008
Kentucky (1932) 0
Georgia (1932) 0
South Carolina (1991) 0
Missouri (2012) 0

References

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  1. ^ "SEC Announces Annual Baseball Honors". SEC Digital Network. May 29, 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "2013 Southeastern Conference Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). p. 147.
  3. ^ a b "SEC baseball awards go to Reed, Nola, O'Sullivan". Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  4. ^ "2019 SEC Baseball Awards announced". www.secsports.com. Southeastern Conference. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "2021 SEC Baseball Awards Announced". www.secsports.com. Retrieved May 25, 2021.