C Spire Ferriss Trophy

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C Spire Ferriss Trophy
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C Spire Ferriss Trophy
Awarded forMississippi Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year
CountryUnited States
History
First award2004
Most recentKemp 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.

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Winners

 Later played in MLB
YearPlayerPositionTeamRef(s)Other finalists
2004 Stephen Head IF/P Ole Miss Rebels [1] Brad Corley, OF, Mississippi State
Jarrett Hoffpauir, IF, Southern Miss
2005Brian PettwayOF Ole Miss Rebels [1] Stephen Head, IF/P, Ole Miss
Craig Newton, C, Delta State
Garner Wetzel, OF, Millsaps
2006Thomas BerkeryIF 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
2008Scott BittleP Ole Miss Rebels [1] Tyler Conn, C, Southern Miss
Rickey Noland, C, Delta State
2009Craig WestcottIF/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
2011Tyler KoellingOF 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
2014Auston BousfieldOF Ole Miss Rebels [3] Tyler Akins, P/1B, Belhaven
Chris Ellis, P, Ole Miss
Jacob Lindgren, P, Mississippi State
Ross Mitchell, P, Mississippi State
2015James McMahonP 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

RankSchoolTrophiesFinalists
1 Mississippi State 923
2 Ole Miss 624
3 Southern Miss 521
4 Belhaven 15
5 Delta State 09
Jackson State 02
Millsaps 02
Mississippi Valley State 01
William Carey 01
Total 2084

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

See also

References

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  2. "Renfroe slugs way to C Spire Ferriss Trophy". msfame.com. 20 May 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  3. "AUSTON BOUSFIELD WINS 2014 C SPIRE FERRISS TROPHY AS MAGNOLIA STATE'S TOP COLLEGE BASEBALL PLAYER". cspire.com. May 19, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  4. "JAMES MCMAHON WINS 2015 C SPIRE FERRISS TROPHY AS MAGNOLIA STATE'S TOP COLLEGE BASEBALL PLAYER". cspire.com. May 18, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  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.