C Spire Ferriss Trophy

C Spire Ferriss Trophy

C Spire Ferriss Trophy
Awarded for	Mississippi Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year
Country	United States
History
First award	2004
Most recent	Kemp Alderman, University of Mississippi

The C Spire Ferriss Trophy was created in the fall of 2003 by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame to honor the Mississippi Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year. The trophy bears the name and likeness of Dave Ferriss. The trophy is cosponsored by C Spire Wireless.

Winners

	Later played in MLB

Year	Player	Position	Team	Ref(s)	Other finalists
2004	Stephen Head	IF/P	Ole Miss Rebels	[1]	Brad Corley, OF, Mississippi State Jarrett Hoffpauir, IF, Southern Miss
2005	Brian Pettway	OF	Ole Miss Rebels	[1]	Stephen Head, IF/P, Ole Miss Craig Newton, C, Delta State Garner Wetzel, OF, Millsaps
2006	Thomas Berkery	IF	Mississippi State Bulldogs	[1]	Toddrick Johnson, OF, Southern Miss Zach Penpraise, IF Mississippi Valley State
2007	Ed Easley	C	Mississippi State Bulldogs	[1]	Zack Cozart, SS, Ole Miss Thomas Royals, P, Belhaven
2008	Scott Bittle	P	Ole Miss Rebels	[1]	Tyler Conn, C, Southern Miss Rickey Noland, C, Delta State
2009	Craig Westcott	IF/P	Belhaven Blazers	[1]	Scott Bittle, 1B, Ole Miss Brian Dozier, 2B, Southern Miss
2010	Drew Pomeranz	P	Ole Miss Rebels	[1]	Todd McInnis, P, Southern Miss Connor Powers, 1B, Mississippi State
2011	Tyler Koelling	OF	Southern Miss Golden Eagles	[1]	Jarrod Parks, 3B, Mississippi State B. A. Vollmuth, SS, Southern Miss
2012	Chris Stratton	P	Mississippi State Bulldogs	[1]	Colton Mitchell, P, Delta State Alex Yarbrough, 2B, Ole Miss
2013	Hunter Renfroe	OF	Mississippi State Bulldogs	[2]	Josh Branstetter, P, Delta State Andrew Pierce, P, Southern Miss Stuart Turner, C, Ole Miss Bobby Wahl, P, Ole Miss
2014	Auston Bousfield	OF	Ole Miss Rebels	[3]	Tyler Akins, P/1B, Belhaven Chris Ellis, P, Ole Miss Jacob Lindgren, P, Mississippi State Ross Mitchell, P, Mississippi State
2015	James McMahon	P	Southern Miss Golden Eagles	[4]	Wes Rea, 1B, Mississippi State Melvin Rodriguez, IF, Jackson State Keith Shumaker, P/IF, Millsaps Scott Weathersby, P, Ole Miss
2016	Jake Mangum	OF	Mississippi State Bulldogs	[5]	Dakota Hudson, P, Mississippi State Reid Humphreys, IF/P, Mississippi State Will Robertson, OF, Delta State J. B. Woodman, OF, Ole Miss
2017	Brent Rooker	1B	Mississippi State Bulldogs	[6]	Taylor Braley, 3B/P, Southern Miss Dylan Burdeaux, 1B, Southern Miss Zach Shannon, 1B/P, Delta State Matt Wallner, OF/P, Southern Miss
2018	Nick Sandlin	P	Southern Miss Golden Eagles	[7] [8]	Jake Mangum, OF, Mississippi State Ryan Olenek, IF/OF, Ole Miss Luke Reynolds, IF, Southern Miss Zach Shannon, 1B/P, Delta State
2019	Jake Mangum	OF	Mississippi State Bulldogs	[9] [10]	Tyler Keenen, 3B, Ole Miss Grae Kessinger, SS, Ole Miss Ethan Small, P, Mississippi State Matt Wallner, OF, Southern Miss
2021	Tanner Allen	OF	Mississippi State Bulldogs	[11] [12]	Kevin Graham, OF, Ole Miss Gunnar Hoglund, P, Ole Miss Doug Nikhazy, P, Ole Miss Landon Sims, P, Mississippi State
2022	Tanner Hall	P	Southern Miss Golden Eagles	[13] [14]	Tim Elko, IF/OF, Ole Miss RJ Yeager, IF, Mississippi State Harrison Haley, P, Delta State Brett Sanchez, P, Belhaven
2023	Kemp Alderman	OF/C	Ole Miss Rebels	[15] [16]	Ty Hill, IF, Jackson State Hunter Hines, IF/OF, Mississippi State Slade Wilks, OF, Southern Miss Tanner Hall, P, Southern Miss
2024	Dakota Jordan	OF	Mississippi State Bulldogs	[17]	Ethan Lege, OF, Ole Miss Dalton McIntyre, OF, Southern Miss Brett Sanchez, P, Belhaven RJ Stinson, OF, William Carey
2024	JB Middleton	P	Southern Miss Golden Eagles	[18]	Drake Fontenot, P, Delta State Luke Hill, 3B, Ole Miss Nick Monistere, 2B, Southern Miss Golden Eagles Ace Reese, 3B, Mississippi State Bulldogs

Trophies won by school

Rank	School	Trophies	Finalists
1	Mississippi State	9	23
2	Ole Miss	6	24
3	Southern Miss	5	21
4	Belhaven	1	5
5	Delta State	0	9
	Jackson State	0	2
	Millsaps	0	2
	Mississippi Valley State	0	1
	William Carey	0	1
Total		20	84

Updated through 2023 results.
Award was not presented in 2020 due to the COVID-19 shortened season

See also

• Howell Trophy - award given annually to the best men's college basketball player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
• Gillom Trophy - award given annually to the best women's college basketball player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
• Conerly Trophy - an award given annually to the best college football player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
• Hull Trophy- an award given annually to the best college offensive lineman in Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.

References

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5. Kellenberger, Hugh (May 24, 2016). "Super frosh: Jake Mangum takes home Ferriss Trophy". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
6. "Brent Rooker wins 2017 C Spire Ferriss Trophy as state's top college baseball player". PR Newswire. May 22, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
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8. "Nick Sandlin wins 2018 C Spire Ferriss Trophy as state's top college baseball player". PR Newswire (Press release). May 21, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
9. McCarthy, Waverly. "Mississippi State's Jake Mangum wins 2019 C Spire Ferriss Trophy". wlbt.com. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
10. McCarthy, Waverly. "Five finalists named for 2019 C Spire Ferriss Trophy". wlbt.com. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
11. "Allen Named Best Baseball Student-Athlete In Mississippi". Mississippi State. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
12. "Finalists announced for Conerly, Ferriss, Gillom, Howell awards". The Vicksburg Post. 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
13. "Southern Miss Pitcher Tanner Hall awarded the 2022 Ferriss Trophy presented by the MBCI and Pearl River Resort". University of Southern Mississippi (Press release). May 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
14. "Finalists announced for 2022 Ferriss Trophy". wtva.com (Press release). May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
15. "Kemp Alderman awarded the 2023 Ferriss Trophy presented by the MBCI and Pearl River Resort". msfame.com (Press release). May 22, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
16. "Finalists Announced for the 2023 Ferriss Trophy Presented by the MBCI and Pearl River Resort". msfame.com (Press release). May 12, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
17. "MSU Outfielder Dakota Jordan takes home the 2024 Ferriss Trophy presented by MBCI and Pearl River Resort". msfame.com (Press release). May 20, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
18. "JB Middleton Takes Home the 2025 Ferriss Trophy Presented by the MBCI and Pearl River Resort". msfame.com (Press release). May 19, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2024.