At the end of each regular season, the Atlantic 10 Conference names major award winners in baseball. It names a Coach, Pitcher, Player, and Rookie of the Year. The Coach of the Year, dating to 1988, is the oldest. Pitcher and Player were added in 1993, Rookie in 1994, and Defensive Player in 2024.
Through the end of 2014, Rhode Island has won the most major awards, with 12. The only other school to win more than ten is George Washington, with 11.
Three players have won more than one of the awards. In 2000, George Washington's Greg Conden was named both Rookie and Pitcher of the Year. Duquesne's B. J. Barns was Rookie of the Year in 1997 and Player of the Year in 1999; Rhode Island's Dan Batz did the same in 2001 and 2004.
Coach of the Year The Coach of the Year award is presented annually to the conference's most outstanding coach, as voted by the A-10's coaches at the end of each regular season. The award has been presented since 1988.
In 2014, Saint Joseph's head coach Fritz Hamburg received the award for the first time. After tying for 8th and missing the conference tournament in 2013, the Hawks went 35-16 (18-8 A-10) in 2014, setting a program wins record.
Mike Stone of UMass, Fred Hill of Rutgers, Larry Sudbrook of St. Bonaventure, Darin Hendrickson of Saint Louis, and Raphael Cerrato of Rhode Island have each won the award three times, a conference record. Three of those coaches won their awards in consecutive seasons, Stone from 1994 to 1996, Hill from 1991 to 1993, and Cerrato from 2015 to 2016. Only one other coach, Rhode Island's Frank Leoni from 2003 to 2004, has won the award in consecutive years.
George Washington and La Salle are the only schools to have three coaches win the award. The Revolutionaries' (known as Colonials before the 2023 season) John Castleberry won it in 1989, Tom Walter in 1998, and Gregg Ritchie in 2013, and the Explorers' Larry Conti won it in 1999, Scott Googins in 2008, and David Miller in 2021. Two other schools have had two coaches earn the honor: Xavier (John Morrey in 1997 and Scott Googins in 2008) and Rhode Island (Frank Leoni in 2003 and 2004 and Jim Foster in 2011).
Winners by season SeasonCoachSchoolConf. (Rk.)Overall 1988 Dale Ramsburg West Virginia 12-4 (1st, West) 33–17–1 1989 John CastleberrySkip Wilson George WashingtonTemple 13-3 (1st, West)11-5 (2nd, East) 30–2428-28-1 1990 Dale Ramsburg (2) West Virginia 12-4 (2nd, West) 33–20 1991 Fred Hill Rutgers 11-5 (1st, East) 33–24–2 1992 Fred Hill (2) Rutgers 14-2 (1st, East) 32–17 1993 Fred Hill (3) Rutgers 14-6 (1st) 38–17 1994 Mike Stone UMass 19-4 (1st) 31–17 1995 Mike Stone (2) UMass 19-5 (1st) 38–14 1996 Mike Stone (3) UMass 15-5 (1st, East) 40–13 1997 John Morrey Xavier 14-6 (1st, West) 32–26 1998 Tom Walter George Washington 13-2 (1st, West) 33–18 1999 Larry Conti La Salle 10-11 (T-2nd, West) 27–29 2000 Larry Sudbrook St. Bonaventure 13-8 (1st, East) 26–16 2001 Skip Wilson (2) Temple 15-7 (T-2nd) 27–31 2002 Ron Atkins Richmond 22-2 (1st, West) 53–13 2003 Frank Leoni Rhode Island 16-8 (T-1st, East) 26-26 2004 Frank Leoni (2) Rhode Island 20-4 (1st, East) 35–20–1 2005 Nick Restaino Fordham 17-7 (2nd, East) 34–21 2006 Larry Sudbrook (2) St. Bonaventure 18-8 (2nd) 26–19 2007 Loren Hibbs Charlotte 23-4 (1st) 49–12 2008 Scott Googins Xavier 19-8 (T-1st) 27–31 2009 Tony Vittorio Dayton 21-6 (1st) 38–19 2010 Mike Lake La Salle 14-13 (T-6th) 22–32 2011 Jim Foster Rhode Island 16-8 (2nd) 31–22 2012 Darin Hendrickson Saint Louis 17-7(T-1st) 41–18 2013 Gregg Ritchie George Washington 15-9 (6th) 26–32 2014 Fritz Hamburg Saint Joseph's 18-8 (2nd) 34–21 2015 Raphael CerratoRhode Island 15-9 (3rd) 26–25–1 2016 Raphael Cerrato (2) 18-6 (1st) 31–27 2017 Larry Sudbrook (3) St. Bonaventure 15-8 (3rd) 26–22 2018 Darin Hendrickson (2) Saint Louis 19-4 (1st) 38–20 2019 Shawn Stiffler VCU 19-5 (1st) 39–19 2021 David Miller La Salle 15-9 (T-2nd, North) 32–21 2022 Rucker Taylor Davidson 20-4 (1st) 43–13 2023 Fritz Hamburg (2) Saint Joseph's 17-7 (1st) 28–24–1 2024 Darin Hendrickson (3) Saint Louis 16-8 (1st) 37–16 2025 Raphael Cerrato (3) Rhode Island 23-8 (1st) 39–20 2026 Fritz Hamburg (3) Saint Joseph's 25-5 (1st) 35–18
By school The following is a table of the schools whose coaches have won the award, along with the year each school joined the conference, the number of times it has won the award, and the years in which it has done so.
School (year joined)AwardsSeasons Rhode Island (1981) 6 2003, 2004, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2025 George Washington (1979) 3 1989, 1998, 2013 La Salle (1996/2026) 3 1999, 2010, 2021 Rutgers (1979) 3 1991, 1992, 1993 St. Bonaventure (1984) 3 2000, 2006, 2017 Saint Joseph's (1983) 3 2014, 2023, 2026 Saint Louis (2006) 3 2012, 2018, 2024 UMass (1979) 3 1994, 1995, 1996 Temple (1983) 2 1989, 2001 West Virginia (1979) 2 1988, 1990 Xavier (1996) 2 1997, 2008 Charlotte (2006) 1 2007 Davidson (2015) 1 2022 Dayton (1996) 1 2009 Fordham (1996) 1 2005 Richmond (2002) 1 2002 VCU (2013) 1 2019
Pitcher of the Year
The conference's Pitcher of the Year award is given annually to the best pitcher in the Atlantic 10, as voted by the conference's coaches at the end of the regular season. It was first presented in 1993.
In 2014, Saint Joseph's Jordan Carter received the award. On the regular season, the senior had 10 wins, a 2.19 ERA, and 75 strikeouts. He was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 22nd round of the 2014 MLB draft.
Richmond's Tim Stauffer and Rhode Island's Tyler Wilson are the only pitcher to win the award twice. Stauffer won it in 2002 and 2003, and Wilson won it in 2015 and 2016. Stauffer, 1993 winner Steve Kline, and 2021 winner Matt Mikulski went on to play in Major League Baseball.
Winners by season Below is a table of the award's winners since it was first presented in 1993. SeasonPitcherSchool 1993 Steve Kline West Virginia 1994 Bill Anderson George Washington 1995 Jay Murphy Massachusetts 1996 Josh Bradford Xavier 1997 Louie Witte Xavier 1998 Jay Krystofolski Rhode Island 1999 Peter Moore Temple 2000 Greg Conden George Washington 2001 Kyle Johnson St. Bonaventure 2002 Tim Stauffer Richmond 2003 Tim Stauffer Richmond 2004 Zach Zuercher Rhode Island 2005 Matt Torra Massachusetts 2006 Steve Holmes Rhode Island 2007 Adam Mills Charlotte 2008 Tom Davis Fordham 2009 Pat Lehman George Washington 2010 Tim Boyce Rhode Island 2011 Andrew Smith Charlotte 2012 Joe Popielarczyk Massachusetts 2013 Sean Furney Rhode Island 2014 Jordan Carter Saint Joseph's 2015 Tyler WilsonRhode Island 2016 Tyler Wilson (2) 2017 Aaron Phillips St. Bonaventure 2018 Miller Hogan Saint Louis 2019 John StankiewiczFordham 2021 Matt Mikulski 2022 Blake Hely Davidson 2023 Chad Gartland George Mason 2024 Nick Wissman Dayton 2025 Colton Book Saint Joseph's 2026 Joey Giordano Richmond
By school The following is a table of the schools whose pitchers have won the award, along with the year each school joined the conference, the number of times it has won the award, and the years in which it has done so.
School (year joined)AwardsSeasons Rhode Island (1981) 7 1998, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016 Fordham (1996) 3 2008, 2019, 2021 George Washington (1979) 3 1994, 2000, 2009 Richmond (2002) 3 2002, 2003, 2026 Massachusetts (1979) 3 1995, 2005, 2012 Charlotte (2006) 2 2007, 2011 St. Bonaventure (1980) 2 2001, 2017 Saint Joseph's (1983) 2 2014, 2025 Xavier (1996) 2 1996, 1997 Davidson (2015) 1 2022 Dayton (1996) 1 2024 George Mason (2014) 1 2023 Saint Louis (2006) 1 2018 Temple (1983) 1 1995 West Virginia (1979) 1 1993
Player of the Year The conference's Player of the Year award is given annually to the best position player in the A-10, as chosen by the conference's coaches at the end of the regular season. It was first presented in 1993.
In 2014, Saint Joseph's outfielder Collin Forgey won the award. In the regular season, he hit .368 and slugged .561 for the Hawks. Two players have won the award twice: Fordham's Bobby Kingsbury in 2001 and 2002 and St. Bonaventure's Brian Pellegrini in 2006 and 2007. Kingsbury, 1996 recipient Kevin Barker, and 2021 recipient Tyler Locklear later played in Major League Baseball.
Winners by season Below is a table of the award's winners since it was first presented in 1993. SeasonPitcherSchool 1993 Doug Alongi Rutgers 1994 Mark Landers West Virginia 1995 Bill Knight Massachusetts 1996 Kevin Barker Virginia Tech 1997 Mike Marchiano Fordham 1998 Matt Griswold Virginia Tech 1999 B. J. Barns Duquesne 2000 Brooks Vogel Dayton 2001 Bobby Kingsbury Fordham 2002 Bobby Kingsbury Fordham 2003 Jim Fasano Richmond 2004 Dan Batz Rhode Island 2005 Brad Rosenblat George Washington 2006 Brian Pellegrini St. Bonaventure 2007 Brian Pellegrini St. Bonaventure 2008 Chris TaylorDerek Mechling CharlotteDuquesne 2009 Dan Rhault Rhode Island 2010 Tom Zebroski George Washington 2011 Ben Thomas Xavier 2012 Jeff Roy Rhode Island 2013 Justin SeagerMike Vigliarolo CharlotteSaint Louis 2014 Collin Forgey Saint Joseph's 2015 Michael Morman Richmond 2016 Deon Stafford Jr. Saint Joseph's 2017 Logan Farrar VCU 2018 Isaiah PasteurGeorge Washington 2019 Nate Fassnacht 2021 Tyler Locklear VCU 2022 Michael CaricoDavidson 2023 Ryan Wilson 2024 Brandon Eike VCU 2025 James Quinn-Irons George Mason 2026 Blake Primrose Saint Joseph's
By school The following is a table of the schools whose players have won the award, along with the year each school joined the conference, the number of times it has won the award, and the years in which it has done so.
In 2014, Massachusetts pitcher/designated hitter Mike Geannelis won the award. During the summer, he played for the Nashua Silver Knights of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League.
School (year joined)AwardsSeasons George Washington (1979) 4 2005, 2010, 2018, 2019 Fordham (1996) 3 1997, 2001, 2002 Rhode Island (1981) 3 2004, 2009, 2012 Saint Joseph's (1983) 3 2014, 2016, 2026 VCU (2013) 3 2017, 2021, 2024 Charlotte (2006) 2 2008, 2013 Davidson (2015) 2 2022, 2023 Duquesne (1979) 2 1999, 2008 Richmond (2002) 2 2003, 2015 St. Bonaventure (1980) 2 2006, 2007 Virginia Tech (1996) 2 1996, 1998 Dayton (1996) 1 2000 George Mason (2014) 1 2025 Massachusetts (1979) 1 1995 Rutgers (1979) 1 1993 Saint Louis (2006) 1 2013 West Virginia (1979) 1 1994 Xavier (1996) 1 2011
Rookie of the Year The Rookie of the Year award is annually presented to the conference's best freshman, as chosen by the league's coaches at the end of the season. It was first presented in 1994. Both pitchers and position players are eligible.
Winners by season Below is a table of the award's winners since it was first presented in 1994. SeasonPitcherSchool 1994 Jeff Rojik Duquesne 1995 Ryan LaMattina St. Bonaventure 1996 Tom Stein Fordham 1997 B. J. Barns Duquesne 1998 Pat Pinkman Virginia Tech 1999 Jason Bush Virginia Tech 2000 Greg Conden George Washington 2001 Dan Batz Rhode Island 2002 Jay Johnson Xavier 2003 Tom Shanley George Washington 2004 Anthony Smith George Washington 2005 Cory Riordan Fordham 2006 Aaron Bray Charlotte 2007 Matt Zielinski Richmond 2008 Corey Shaylor Charlotte 2009 Cameron Hobson Dayton 2010 Alex Alemann Saint Louis 2011 Tyler Barnette Charlotte 2012 Zak Sterling Richmond 2013 Tanner Stanley Richmond 2014 Mike Geannelis Massachusetts 2015 Tyler Wilson Rhode Island 2016 Michael DaileyVCU 2017 Paul Witt 2018 Jake Mackenzie Fordham 2019 Noah LevinTatem Levins George WashingtonLa Salle 2021 Tyler Locklear VCU 2022 Ryan Feczko Davidson 2023 Jordan Jaffe Richmond 2024 David Mendez Dayton 2025 Jacob Lee VCU 2026 Evan Wilson Richmond
By school The following is a table of the schools whose players have won the award, along with the year each school joined the conference, the number of times it has won the award, and the years in which it has done so.