College World Series Most Outstanding Player

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The College World Series Most Outstanding Player is an award for the best individual performance during the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The recipient of the award is announced at the completion of the College World Series Championship Game. The award is similar to Major League Baseball's World Series Most Valuable Player award.

The winner of the award receives a miniature replica of "The Road to Omaha" sculpture at Rosenblatt Stadium. The award measures 16 inches high. There have been 10 recipients of this award who were on not on the winning team of the College World Series. The College World Series started in 1947 but the awarded was not given out until 1949.

[edit] Voting process

The press attending the championship game vote on the Most Outstanding Player during the game. In the fifth inning, ballots are distributed. The voting is closed by the eighth inning. The Most Outstanding Player is announced following the awarding of trophies to the runner-up and championship teams.

[edit] List of College World Series Most Outstanding Players

Year Name Position School
1947 Not Awarded
1948 Not Awarded
1949 Charles Teague Wake Forest
1950 Ray VanCleef OF Rutgers
1951 Sidney Hatfield P/1B Tennessee
1952 James O'Neill P Holy Cross
1953 J.L Smith P Texas
1954 Tom Yewcic C Michigan State
1955 Tom Borland P Oklahoma State
1956 Jerry Thomas P Minnesota
1957 Cal Emery P/1B Penn State
1958 Bill Thom P Southern California
1959 Jim Dobson 3B Oklahoma State
1960 John Erickson 2B Minnesota
1961 Littleton Fowler P Oklahoma State
1962 Bob Giribaldi P Santa Clara
1963 Bud Hollowell C Southern California
1964 Joe Ferris P Maine
1965 Sal Bando 3B Arizona State
1966 Steve Arlin P Ohio State
1967 Ron Davini C Arizona State
1968 Bill Seinsoth 1B Southern California
1969 John Dolinsek OF Arizona State
1970 Gene Ammann P Florida State
1971 Jerry Tabb 1B Tulsa
1972 Russ McQueen P Southern California
1973 Dave Winfield P/OF Minnesota
1974 George Milke P Southern California
1975 Mickey Reichenbach 1B Texas
1976 Steve Powers P/DH Arizona
1977 Bob Horner 3B Arizona State
1978 Rod Boxberger P Southern California
1979 Tony Hudson P Cal State Fullerton
1980 Terry Francona OF Arizona
1981 Stan Holmes OF Arizona State
1982 Dan Smith P Miami
1983 Calvin Schiraldi P Texas
1984 John Fishel 1B/OF Cal State Fullerton
1985 Gregg Ellena DH Miami
1986 Mike Senne OF Arizona
1987 Paul Carey OF Stanford
1988 Lee Plemel P Stanford
1989 Greg Brummett P Witicha State
1990 Mike Rebhan P Georgia
1991 Gary Hymel C LSU
1992 Phil Nevin 3B Cal State Fullerton
1993 Todd Walker 2B LSU
1994 Chip Glass OF Oklahoma
1995 Mark Kotsay OF/P Cal State Fullerton
1996 Pat Burrell Miami
1997 Brandon Larson SS LSU
1998 Wes Rachels 2B Southern California
1999 Marshall McDougall 2B Florida State
2000 Trey Hodges P LSU
2001 Charlton Jimerson OF Miami
2002 Huston Street P/IF Texas
2003 John Hudgins P Stanford
2004 Jason Windsor P Cal State Fullerton
2005 David Maroul 3B Texas
2006 Jonah Nickerson P Oregon State
2007 Jorge Reyes P Oregon State
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College World Series Most Outstanding Player Award
1940s
1949: Teague
1950s
1950: VanCleef • 1951: Hatfield • 1952: O'Neill • 1953: Smith • 1954: Yewcic • 1955: Borland • 1956: Thomas • 1957: Emery • 1958: Thom • 1959: Dobson
1960s
1960: Erickson • 1961: Fowler • 1962: Garibaldi • 1963: Hollowell • 1964: Ferris • 1965: Bando • 1966: Arlin • 1967: Davini • 1968: Seinsoth • 1969: Dolinsek
1970s
1970: Ammann • 1971: Tabb • 1972: McQueen • 1973: Winfield • 1974: Milke • 1975: Reichenbach • 1976: Powers • 1977: Horner • 1978: Boxberger • 1979: Hudson
1980s
1980: Francona • 1981: Holmes • 1982: Smith • 1983: Schiraldi • 1984: Fishel • 1985: Ellena • 1986: Senne • 1987: Carey • 1988: Plemel • 1989: Brummett
1990s
1990: Rebhan • 1991: Hymel • 1992: Nevin • 1993: Walker • 1994: Glass • 1995: Kotsay • 1996: Burrell • 1997: Larson • 1998: Rachels • 1999: McDougall
2000s
2000: Hodges • 2001: Jimerson • 2002: Street • 2003: Hudgins • 2004: Windsor • 2005: Maroul • 2006: Nickerson • 2007: Reyes


NCAA Division I Men's College World Series
1940s 1947 1948 1949
1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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