Pac-12 Conference Newcomer of the Year | |
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Awarded for | the Newcomer of the Year award is given annually to an outstanding freshman or transfer in the Pac-12 Conference |
Country | United States |
First awarded | 2000 |
Currently held by | Brandon Cumpton, Arizona State |
The Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year is a baseball award given to the Pac-12 Conference's most outstanding freshman or transfer. The first year of the award was given in 2000, took one year off in 2001 and has been given every year since 2002. Both pitchers and position players are eligible.
† | Co-newcomer of the Year |
* | Awarded a national Freshman of the Year award: Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball or D1 Freshman Of The Year |
Season | Player | School | Reference |
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2000 | Anthony Lunetta | Southern California | [1] |
2001 | None | ||
2002 | Wes Whisler | UCLA | [1] |
2003 | Jeff Clement* | Southern California | |
2004 | Tim Lincecum* | Washington | |
2005 | Darwin Barney | Oregon State | |
2006 | Ike Davis | Arizona State | |
2007† | Gabe Cohen | UCLA | |
Grant Green | Southern California | ||
2008 | Jason Kipnis | Arizona State | |
2009 | Trevor Bauer* | UCLA | |
2010 | Kenny Diekroeger | Stanford | |
2011 | Brian Ragira | Stanford | |
2012 | Michael Conforto* | Oregon State | [2] |
2013 | Andrew Moore | Oregon State | [3] |
2014 | Cal Quantrill | Stanford | [4] |
2015 | KJ Harrison | Oregon State | [5] |
2016 | Nick Madrigal | Oregon State | [6] |
2017 | Andrew Vaughn | California | [7] |
2018 | Spencer Torkelson* | Arizona State | [8] |
2019 | Austin Wells | Arizona | [9] |
2020 | None | ||
2021 | Daniel Susac | Arizona | [10] |
2022 | Braden Montgomery | Stanford | [11] |
2023 | Malcolm Moore | Stanford | [12] |
2024 | Brandon Cumpton | Arizona State | [13] |
School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
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Oregon State (1964) | 5 | 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 |
Stanford (1959) | 5 | 2010, 2011, 2014, 2022, 2023 |
Arizona State (1978) | 4 | 2006, 2008, 2018, 2024 |
Southern California (1959) | 3 | 2000, 2003, 2007 |
UCLA (1959) | 3 | 2002, 2007, 2009 |
Arizona (1978) | 2 | 2019, 2021 |
California (1959) | 1 | 2017 |
Washington (1959) | 1 | 2004 |
Oregon a (1964) | 0 | — |
Utah (2011) | 0 | — |
Washington State (1962) | 0 | — |
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