Pac-12 Conference Baseball Player of the Year | |
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Awarded for | the most outstanding baseball player in the Pac-12 Conference |
Country | United States |
First awarded | 1978 |
Currently held by | Jacob Melton, Oregon State |
The Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year is a baseball award given to the Pac-12 Conference's most outstanding player. From 1978 to 1998, an award was given to the most outstanding player in both the North and South divisions, with both pitchers and position players eligible. After the 1999 season, the divisions were eliminated and the Pac-12 Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year award was created to honor the most outstanding pitcher.
† | Co-Players of the Year |
* | Awarded a national Player of the Year award: the Dick Howser Trophy or the Golden Spikes Award |
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been awarded the Player of the Year award at that point |
Season | Player | School | Position | Reference |
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1978 | Dave Elder | Washington State | 3B | [1] |
1979 | Tom Dodd | Oregon | OF | [1] |
1980 | Glen Walker | Washington State | OF | [1] |
1981 | Al Hunsinger | Oregon State | 1B | [1] |
1982 | Jim Wilson | Oregon State | 1B | [1] |
1983 | Jeff Reece | Oregon State | P | [1] |
1984 | John Skurla | Washington State | OF | [1] |
1985 | Don Lovell | Portland State | OF | [1] |
1986 | Dave Brundage | Oregon State | P | [1] |
1987 | Ken Bowen | Oregon State | SS | [1] |
1988 | John Olerud | Washington State | P/DH | [1] |
1989 | Tim Kuykendall | Washington State | OF | [1] |
1990 | Dane Walker | Portland State | OF | [1] |
1991 | Scott Hatteberg | Washington State | C | [1] |
1992 | Geoff Loomis | Portland | 3B | [1] |
1993 | Scott Christman | Oregon State | P | [1] |
1994 | Mason Smith | Oregon State | P | [1] |
1995 | Darin Blood | Gonzaga | P | [1] |
1996 | Kevin Miller | Washington | SS | [1] |
1997 | Kevin Miller (2) | Washington | SS | [1] |
1998 | Andrew Checketts | Oregon State | P | [1] |
School (year joined) a | Winners | Years |
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Oregon State (1964) | 15 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2005†, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2022 |
Arizona State (1978) | 14 | 1981, 1982, 1984†, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003†, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
Stanford (1959) | 8 | 1983, 1985, 1991, 1995†, 1996, 2003†, 2004, 2023 |
UCLA (1959) | 7 | 1979, 1986†, 1987†, 1990, 1993†, 1997, 1998 |
Washington State (1962) | 6 | 1978, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1991 |
California (1959) | 5 | 1992†, 1992†, 2011, 2016, 2018 |
Arizona (1978) | 4 | 1980, 1987, 2005†, 2012 |
Southern California (1959) | 4 | 1978, 1984†, 1995, 2002 |
Portland State b (1982) | 2 | 1985, 1990 |
Washington (1959) | 2 | 1996, 1997 |
Gonzaga c (1982) | 1 | 1995 |
Oregon d (1964) | 1 | 1979 |
Utah (2011) | 0 | |
Portland | 1 | 1992 |
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