Big South Conference baseball awards

The Big South Conference offers multiple annual baseball awards. These awards include the Coach of the Year, the Pitcher of the Year, the Player of the Year, the Freshmen of the year and the Newcomer of the year. The most recent winners are, respectively, Kane Sweeney, Clay Edmondson, Konni Durschlag, Wade Walton and Amp Phillips. The conference also has a yearly All-Big South first team and second team, as well as an All-Academic team.BigSouthSports.com

Coach of the Year The Coach of the Year award was first presented in 1986. It is given annually to the conference's best head coach, as chosen by a vote of the Big South's coaches.

Winners by season Below is a table of the award's winners.

SeasonCoachSchoolConf. (Rk.)Overall 1986 Cal Koonce Campbell 14–3 (1st, East) 31–20 1987 Joe Roberts Armstrong State 9–3 (1st, West) 47–15 1988 John Vrooman Coastal Carolina 15–0 (1st) 35–12 1989 Scott Gines Radford 12–5 (2nd) 27–191990 John Vrooman (2) Coastal Carolina 14–2 (1st) 40–19 Skip Fite Augusta 5–8 (6th) 22–301991 Horace Turbeville Winthrop 10–8 (T–3rd) 22–22 Skip Fite (2) Augusta 13–5 (2nd) 27–301992 Dick Cooke Davidson 10–6 (2nd) 28–25 Joe Hudak Winthrop 10–7 (3rd) 29–29 1993 John Jancuska UMBC 14–8 (2nd) 26–17 1994 Mike Gaski UNC Greensboro 20–6 (1st) 39–181995 Lew Kent Radford 17–7 (T–2nd) 30–24 Joe Hudak (2) Winthrop 18–6 (1st) 41–17 1996 Randy Mazey Charleston Southern 17–4 (1st) 30–24 1997 Mike Gaski (2) UNC Greensboro 18–3 (1st) 45–17 1998 Dave Pastors Liberty 13–5 (1st) 32–29 1999 Gary Gilmore Coastal Carolina 10–2 (1st) 43–15 2000 Gary Murphy Charleston Southern 14–7 (2nd) 31–31–1 2001 Joe Hudak (3) Winthrop 18–3 (1st) 48–16–1 2002 Gary Gilmore (2) Coastal Carolina 16–5 (1st) 44–19 2003 Matt Myers UNC Asheville 12–9 (4th) 27–28 2004 Brian Shoop Birmingham–Southern 21–3 (1st) 47–18 2005 Gary Gilmore (3) Coastal Carolina 21–3 (1st) 50–16 2006 Sal Bando Jr. High Point 14–10 (4th) 27–32 2007 Gary Gilmore (4) Coastal Carolina 17–4 (1st) 50–13 2008 Gary Gilmore (5) Coastal Carolina 17–3 (1st) 50–14 2009 Gary Gilmore (6) Coastal Carolina 21–5 (1st) 47–16 2010 Gary Gilmore (7) Coastal Carolina 25–0 (1st) 55–10 2011 Stuart Lake Charleston Southern 15–12 (T–3rd) 29–30 2012 Gary Gilmore (8) Coastal Carolina 18–5 (1st) 42–19 2013 Greg Goff Campbell 19–5 (1st, North) 49–10 2014 Jim Toman Liberty 23–3 (1st, North) 41–18 2015 Joe Raccuia Radford 20–4 (1st) 45–16 2016 Gary Gilmore (9) Coastal Carolina 21–3 (1st) 55–18 2017 Tom Riginos Winthrop 17–7 (1st) 34–24 2018 Justin Haire Campbell 21–6 (1st) 35–26 2019 Rusty Stroupe Gardner–Webb 14–13 (T–5th) 25–262021 Jim Chester Gardner–Webb 27–13 (3rd) 25–26 Justin Haire (2) Campbell 28–9 (1st) 37–18 2022 Justin Haire (3) Campbell 20–3 (1st) 41–19 2023 Justin Haire (4) Campbell 22–5 (1st) 46–15 2024 Elton Pollock Presbyterian 18–6 (1st) 29–27 2025 Kane Sweeney USC Upstate 19–5 (1st) 36–25 2026 Joey Hammond High Point 17–7 (1st) 36–18

Winners 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 Coastal Carolina (1986) 11 1988, 1990, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016 Campbell (1986) 6 1986, 2013, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 Winthrop (1986) 5 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2017 Charleston Southern (1986) 3 1996, 2000, 2011 Radford (1986) 3 1989, 1995, 2015 Augusta (1986) 2 1990, 1991 Gardner–Webb (2009) 2 2019, 2021 High Point (1999) 2 2006, 2026 Liberty (1992) 2 1998, 2014 UNC Greensboro (1993) 2 1994, 1997 Armstrong State (1986) 1 1987 Birmingham–Southern (2002) 1 2004 Davidson (1991) 1 1992 UMBC (1993) 1 1993 UNC Asheville (1986) 1 2003 Presbyterian (2009) 1 2024 USC Upstate (2019) 1 2025

Pitcher of the Year The Pitcher of the Year award was first presented in 2007. It is given annually to the conference's best pitcher, as chosen by a vote of the Big South's coaches.

Winners by season Below is a table of the award's winners.

SeasonCoachSchool 2007 Bobby Gagg Coastal Carolina 2008 Alan DeRatt UNC Asheville 2009 Cody WheelerCoastal Carolina 2010 Anthony Meo 2011 Matt Rein2012 Aaron Burke Eddie Butler Radford 2013 Ryan Thompson Campbell 2014 Trey LambertLiberty 2015 Jared Lyons 2016 Andrew Beckwith Coastal Carolina 2017 Zack Ridgely Radford 2018 Allan WinansCampbell 2019 Michael Horrell 2021 Jordan Marks USC Upstate 2022 Thomas Harrington Campbell 2023 Bobby Alcock Gardner–Webb 2024 Daniel Eagen Presbyterian 2025 Clay Edmondson UNC Asheville 2026 Ty Brachbill High Point

Winners 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 Coastal Carolina (1986) 6 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 Campbell (1986) 4 2013, 2018, 2019, 2022 Liberty (1992) 2 2014, 2015 UNC Asheville (1986) 2 2008, 2025 Radford (1986) 2 2012, 2017 Gardner–Webb (2009) 1 2023 High Point (1999) 1 2026 Presbyterian (2009) 1 2024 USC Upstate (2019) 1 2021

Player of the Year The Player of the Year award was first presented in 1986. It is given annually to the conference's best player (non-pitcher as of 2007), as chosen by a vote of the Big South's coaches.

Winners by season Below is a table of the award's winners.

SeasonCoachSchoolPosition 1986 Terry Spires Coastal Carolina SS 1987 Scott Goins Winthrop 2B 1988no selection 1989 1990 Mark Romer Coastal Carolina OF 1991 J.C. Hendrix Campbell C 1992 Andy Paul Davidson P 1993 Kevin Loewe UMBC P 1994 Duane Filchner Radford OF 1995 Bryan LinkWinthrop P 1996 Jeremy Keller 1B 1997 Mark Cisar Charleston Southern P 1998 Jason Benham Liberty 3B 1999 Kevin Schnall Coastal Carolina C 2000 Keith Butler Liberty OF 2001 Jason Colson Winthrop 3B 2002 Justin Owens Coastal Carolina 1B 2003 R. J. Swindle Charleston Southern P 2004 Mike CostanzoCoastal Carolina DH 2005 Mike Costanzo (2) 1B/P2006 Heath Rollins Winthrop P/1B Mark Shorey High Point OF 2007 Dave SappeltCoastal Carolina OF 2008 Dock Doyle C 2009 David Anderson 1B 2010 Nate Roberts High Point OF 2011 Tommy La StellaCoastal Carolina 2B 2012 Daniel Bowman OF 2013 Rob Dickinson VMI OF 2014 Ryan Seiz Liberty 2B 2015 Cole Hallum Campbell UTL 2016 Connor Owings Coastal Carolina OF 2017 D.J. Artis Liberty OF 2018 Austen Zente High Point OF 2019 Chandler Redmond Gardner–Webb INF 2021 Zach NetoCampbell INF 2022 Zach Neto (2) INF 2023 Lawson Harrill OF 2024 Joel Dragoo Presbyterian OF 2025 Konni DurschlagHigh Point OF 2026 Seojun Oh C

Winners 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 Coastal Carolina (1986) 12 1986, 1990, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016 Campbell (1986) 5 1991, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023 High Point (1999) 5 2006, 2010, 2018, 2025, 2026 Winthrop (1986) 5 1987, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2006 Liberty (1992) 4 1998, 2000, 2014, 2017 Charleston Southern (1986) 2 1997, 2003 Davidson (1991) 1 1992 Gardner–Webb (2009) 1 2019 UMBC (1993) 1 1993 Presbyterian (2009) 1 2024 Radford (1986) 1 1994 VMI (2004) 1 2013

Rookie/Freshman of the Year The Rookie/Freshman of the Year award was first presented in 1994. It is given annually to the conference's best freshman, as chosen by a vote of the Big South's coaches.

Winners by season Below is a table of the award's winners.

SeasonCoachSchoolPosition 1994 Reggie Davis Campbell C 1995 Tim Harrell Liberty P 1996 Jonathan Jackson UNC Greensboro P 1997 Scott Crandell UMBC OF 1998 Brooks Marzka Coastal Carolina OF 1999 Ryan Moffet UNC Asheville OF 2000 Keith Butler Liberty OF 2001 Jon Gore Winthrop INF 2002 R. J. Swindle Charleston Southern P 2003 Daniel Carte Winthrop OF 2004 David A. Williams UNC Asheville P 2005 Billy Froehlich Birmingham–Southern OF 2006 Alex Wilson Winthrop P 2007 Robby Kuzdale High Point OF 2008 Scott Woodward Coastal Carolina 3B 2009 Jeff Kemp Radford SS 2010 Cory Spangenberg VMI 2B 2011 Brad Zebedis Presbyterian DH/1B 2012 Alex Close Liberty 1B 2013 Seth Lamando Coastal Carolina P 2014 Parker Bean Liberty P 2015 Bobby Holmes Coastal Carolina P 2016 D.J. Artis Liberty OF 2017 Colten Rendon Winthrop P 2018 Logan BenderCampbell RP 2019 Ryan Chasse SP 2021 Thomas Harrington SP 2022 Noah Sullivan USC Upstate DH/P 2023 Jackson Roberts Campbell P 2024 Vance Sheahan USC Upstate INF 2025 Wade Walton High Point SP 2026 Bo Moody Presbyterian INF

Winners 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 Campbell (1986) 5 1994, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023 Liberty (1992) 5 1995, 2000, 2012, 2014, 2016 Coastal Carolina (1986) 4 1998, 2008, 2013, 2015 Winthrop (1986) 4 2001, 2003, 2006, 2017 High Point (1999) 2 2007, 2025 UNC Asheville (1986) 2 1999, 2004 Presbyterian (2009) 2 2011, 2026 USC Upstate (2019) 2 2022, 2024 Birmingham–Southern (2002) 1 2005 Charleston Southern (1986) 1 2002 UMBC (1993) 1 1997 UNC Greensboro (1993) 1 1996 Radford (1986) 1 2009 VMI (2004) 1 2010

Newcomer of the Year The Newcomer of the Year award was first presented in 2024. It is given annually to the conference's best newcomer, as chosen by a vote of the Big South's coaches.

Winners by season Below is a table of the award's winners.

SeasonCoachSchoolPosition 2024 Cade Conway Charleston Southern OF 2025 Amp Phillips USC Upstate SP 2026 Seojun Oh High Point C

Winners 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 Charleston Southern (1986) 1 2024 High Point (1999) 1 2026 USC Upstate (2019) 1 2025

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