The Mid-American Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year is an annual award given to the most outstanding baseball pitcher in the Mid-American Conference. The award was first given after the 1988 season. Kent State players have won the award almost twice as many times as players from any other school.

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolReference1988Tim McDonaldCentral Michigan 1989Doug MarceroWestern Michigan 1990Brian SchubertKent State1991Doug MartinEastern Michigan1992Bill UnderwoodKent State1993Mike Nartker1994Travis Miller 1995Mike Nartker (2)Brian SikorskiWestern Michigan1996Ted RoseKent State1997Andy SmithBowling Green1998Jeff Hundley1999Jeremy GriffithsToledo2000Tony SchimlOhio2001Bryan BullingtonBall State2002Bryan Bullington (2)2003Dirk HayhurstKent State2004Ryan FordEastern Michigan2005Erik MorrisonBall State2006Jeff FischerEastern Michigan2007Josh CollmenterCentral Michigan2008Chris CarpenterKent State2009Brennan SmithBowling Green2010Jesse HernandezCentral Michigan2011Kyle HallockKent State2012David Starn2013Scott BakerBall State2014Seth VarnerMiami2015Logan CozartOhio2016Eric LauerKent State2017Joey Murray2018Joey Murray (2)2019Drey JamesonBall State2021Andrew TaylorCentral Michigan2022Tyler SchweitzerBall State2023Joe WhitmanKent State2024 Merritt BeekerBall State 2025 Cooper KatskeeMiami2026Nathan LeiningerToledo

Winners by school School (year joined)WinnersYearsKent State (1951)131990, 1992–95, 1996, 2003, 2008, 2011–12, 2016–18, 2023Ball State (1973)72001–02, 2005, 2013, 2019, 2022, 2024Central Michigan (1972)41988, 2007, 2010, 2021Bowling Green (1952)31997–98, 2009Eastern Michigan (1972)1991, 2004, 2006Miami (1948)22014, 2025Ohio (1947)2000, 2015Toledo (1951)1999, 2026Western Michigan (1948)1989, 1995Akron (1992)0 —Buffalo (1999) Marshall (1954/1997) Northern Illinois (1973/1997)

Buffalo discontinued its baseball program after the 2017 season. Marshall was a member from 1954 to 1969 and then again from 1997 until 2005. Northern Illinois was a member from 1973 to 1986, then left until 1997.

See also Mid-American Conference Baseball Player of the Year

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