''Collegiate Baseball Newspaper'' (also known as ''Collegiate Baseball Magazine'' and ''Collegiate Baseball'') is an American publication based in
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that considers itself the "voice of
amateur baseball" which has been published for over 40 years. The publication gives out several awards: ''Collegiate Baseball'' Player of the Year, ''Collegiate Baseball'' Coach of the Year, and ''Collegiate Baseball'' All-Americans.
It is published twice a month from January until June, and then once each in September and October.
The "Collegiate Baseball" newspaper poll is college sports' oldest baseball poll.
A ranking of the top 30 teams is released prior to the season, weekly throughout the season, and after the conclusion of the
College World Series
The College World Series (CWS), officially the NCAA Men's College World Series (MCWS), is an annual baseball tournament held in June in Omaha, Nebraska. The MCWS is the culmination of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divisi ...
. It started with the 1957
college baseball
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season.
Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year
The ''Collegiate Baseball''
Player of the Year
Several sports leagues honour their best player with an award called Player of the Year (POY) . In the United States, this type of award is usually called a Most Valuable Player award.
Association football
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award is given to the best
player
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in
NCAA
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Division I. It was first awarded in 1984.
Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year
The ''Collegiate Baseball'' Coach of the Year award is given to the best
coach
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in NCAA Division I. It was first awarded in 1980.
Collegiate Baseball All-Americans
The ''Collegiate Baseball''
All-Americans
The All-America designation is an annual honor bestowed upon an amateur sports person from the United States who is considered to be one of the best amateurs in their sport. Individuals receiving this distinction are typically added to an All-Am ...
award is given to the best players at various positions in NCAA Division I. It was first awarded in 1981.
Collegiate Baseball Freshmen All-Americans
''Louisville Slugger's'' Freshmen All-American Baseball Team
:''See footnote''
''Collegiate Baseball'' Freshman Pitcher of the Year
Beginning in 2016, the magazine began awarding honors to freshman starting pitchers and freshman relief pitchers.
*2005 –
Mickey Storey
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(RHP, Florida Atlantic)
*2006 –
Alex Wilson (RHP, Winthrop)
*2007 – Ryan Berry (RHP, Rice)
*2008 –
Chris Hernandez (LHP, University of Miami)
*2009 –
Trevor Bauer
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Af ...
(RHP, UCLA)
*2010 –
Matt Purke
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Amateur career
Purke attended Klein ...
(LHP,
Texas Christian)
[
*2011 – ]Corey Knebel
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(RHP, Texas)
*2012 – Carlos Rodon
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;Canada
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;United States
* Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community
* Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County
* Carlos, Minnesota, a small city
* Carlos, West Virginia
;Elsewher ...
(LHP, N.C. State)
*2013 – Thomas Eshelman
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(RHP, Cal St. Fullerton)
*2014 – Zach Plesac
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(RHP, Ball State)
*2015 – Alex Lange (RHP, LSU)
*2016 – SP Colton Eastman
Colton Eastman (born August 22, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He played collegiately for Cal State Fullerton.
Amateur career
Eastman attended Central High School in Fresno, California and was drafted in ...
(RHP, Cal. St. Fullerton); RP Bryce Fehmel (RHP, Oregon State)
*2017 – SP Sean Mooney
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(RHP, St. John's); RP Kenyon Yovan Kenyon may refer to:
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* Kenyon (given name)
* Kenyon (surname)
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* Kenyon, Cheshire, United Kingdom, a village
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(RHP, Oregon)
*2018 – SP Patrick Fredrickson Patrick may refer to:
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(RHP, Minnesota); RP Max Meyer, (RHP, Minnesota)
*2019 - SP Tyler Thornton (RHP, St. Mary’s); SP J. T. Ginn (RHP, Mississippi St.)
''Collegiate Baseball'' Freshman Player of the Year
Before 2005, there was not a specific award known as the "Freshmen Pitcher of the Year." Rather, there were multiple Players of the Year awarded each season.
*1998 – Hayden Gliemmo (LHP, Auburn), Aaron Heilman
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(RHP Notre Dame), Xavier Nady
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(2B, California)
*1999 – James Jurries (2B, Tulane), Mark Teixeira
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(3B, Georgia Tech), Blair Varnes (RHP, Florida State)
*2000 – Kevin Howard
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(3B, Miami), Zane Carlson (RP, Baylor), Mike Fontenot
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(2B, Louisiana State)
*2001 – Lane Mestepey
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He was ranked among the top players for LSU during the 2000s and ranks second in school history in total victories.
Playing career College
Mestepey spent four years pitching a ...
(LHP, Louisiana State), Jamie D'Antona
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Early life
A native of Greenwich, Connecticut, D'Antona played baseball alongside future ...
(1B, Wake Forest)
*2002 – Philip Humber
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(RHP, Rice), Vincent Sinisi (1B, Rice), Darryl Lawhorn (1B, East Carolina)
*2003 – Mark Romanczuk (LHP, Stanford), Glen Perkins
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He made his major league debut with the Min ...
(LHP, Minnesota), Jeff Clement
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Clement attend ...
(Southern California), Stephen Head
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(Mississippi)
*2004 – Wade LeBlanc
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(LHP, Alabama), Tim Lincecum
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(RHP, Washington), Blair Erickson (U.C. Irvine)
*2005 – Joe Savery
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(Rice)
*2006 – Pedro Alvarez (3B, Vanderbilt)
*2007 – Dustin Ackley (1B, North Carolina)
*2008 – Ryan Lockwood (OF, South Florida)
*2009 – Anthony Rendon
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(3B, Rice)
*2010 – Jeremy Baltz (OF, St. John’s)[
*2012 – ]Michael Conforto
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(OF, Oregon State)
*2013 – Alex Bregman (SS, Louisiana State)
*2014 – Jake Noll (2B, Florida Gulf Coast)
*2015 – Brendan McKay (Louisville), J. J. Schwarz, (Florida)
*2016 – Seth Beer (Clemson), Kevin Strohschein (Tennessee Tech)
*2017 – Kevin Milam (DH/RHP, Saint Mary's), Braden Shewmake (2B, Texas A&M)
*2018 – Spencer Torkelson
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(1B, Arizona State), Ryan Ward (OF, Bryant)
See also
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References
External links
''Collegiate Baseball'' website
{{NCAA college baseball rankings
Sports magazines published in the United States
College baseball mass media in the United States
College baseball trophies and awards in the United States
Magazines established in 1957
Magazines published in Arizona
Baseball magazines