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 for | Most outstanding freshman baseball player in the Southeastern Conference |
| Country | United States |
| First awarded | 2000-present |
| Currently held by | Enrique Bradfield, Vanderbilt |
Key
edit| * | Awarded a National Freshman Player of the Year award from either Baseball America or the Collegiate Baseball |
Winners
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "SEC Announces Annual Baseball Honors". SEC Digital Network. May 29, 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "2013 Southeastern Conference Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). p. 147.
- ^ a b "SEC baseball awards go to Reed, Nola, O'Sullivan". Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
- ^ "2019 SEC Baseball Awards announced". www.secsports.com. Southeastern Conference. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "2021 SEC Baseball Awards Announced". www.secsports.com. Retrieved May 25, 2021.