The Buster Posey Award, formerly known as the Johnny Bench Award, was created in 2000 to honor college baseball's top catcher in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The award is administered by the Wichita Sports Commission and presented after the conclusion of the College World Series.
Originally named for Johnny Bench, it was renamed in 2019 after Johnny Bench announced the creation of his own national award for amateur catchers. The commission reviewed the statistics of the prior winners and unanimously chose to rename the award after Buster Posey.
Schools nominate their catchers during the season to create the official watch list. A select committee of 20 individuals narrows the watch list down to the semifinalists. Two rounds of voting by Division I head coaches determine the three finalists and eventual recipient of the Buster Posey Award. The current holder of the award is Daniel Jackson.
Winners
+KeyYearLinks to the article about the corresponding baseball yearPlayerName of the playerSchoolThe player's college when he won the awardClassThe player's year in college when he won the award^Player won the MLB Rookie of the Year Award§Player also won the Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy in the same yearPlayer is active in MLB
+WinnersYearNameSchoolClassRef(s)2000Louisiana State 2001Baylor 2002Alabama2003Stanford 2004Cal State Fullerton2005Southern California2006East Carolina2007Mississippi State2008Florida State2009Oklahoma 2010TCU2011James Madison2012Florida2013Ole Miss2014Kennesaw State2015Southern California2016Miami2017Oral Roberts2018Georgia Tech2019Oregon State2020 2021Florida State2022Georgia Tech2023Virginia2024Sam Houston State2025Coastal Carolina2026Georgia
See also
List of college baseball awards
Notes
References
External links Wichita Sports Commission