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| Awarded for | Best pitcher in college baseball |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | College Baseball Foundation |
| History | |
| First award | 2009 |
| Most recent | Hagen Smith, Arkansas |
| Website | National Pitcher of the Year Award |
The National Pitcher of the Year Award is a college baseball award given to the best pitcher of the college baseball season by the College Baseball Foundation. The current holder of the award is Hagen Smith of the Arkansas Razorbacks
| ‡ | Player also won the Golden Spikes Award and/or Dick Howser Trophy in the same year |
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| Year | Winner | School | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Stephen Strasburg ‡ | San Diego State | [1] |
| 2010 | Alex Wimmers | Ohio State | [2] |
| 2011 | Trevor Bauer ‡ | UCLA | [3] |
| 2012 | Mark Appel | Stanford | [4] |
| 2013 | Jon Gray | Oklahoma | [5] |
| 2014 | Aaron Nola | LSU | [6] |
| 2015 | Carson Fulmer | Vanderbilt | [7] |
| 2016 | Eric Lauer | Kent State | [8] |
| 2017 | Steven Gingery | Texas Tech | [9] |
| 2018 | Luke Heimlich | Oregon State | [10] |
| 2019 | Ethan Small | Mississippi State | [11] |
| 2020 | Not awarded [lower-alpha 1] | — | — |
| 2021 | Kevin Kopps ‡ | Arkansas | |
| 2022 | Cooper Hjerpe | Oregon State | [12] |
| 2023 | Paul Skenes ‡ | LSU | [13] |
| 2024 | Hagen Smith | Arkansas | [14] |
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