Mid-American Conference Baseball Player of the Year

The Mid-American Conference Baseball Player of the Year is an annual award given to the Mid-American Conference's most outstanding baseball player. The award was first given after the 1986 season. , Ohio's Rudy Rott is the only two-time winner of the award.

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionReference1986 Ball StateOutfield 1987 Kent StateThird base 1988 MiamiShortstop 1989 Central MichiganCatcher1990 Outfield1991 Western MichiganThird base 1992 Kent State 1993 MiamiOutfield 1994 Central MichiganThird base1995 1996 Ball StateFirst base1997Eastern Michigan1998 Marshall1999 Ball StateOutfield 2000Shortstop 2001 Kent StateFirst base 2002 Bowling Green 2003 Ball StateOutfield 2004 Eastern MichiganShortstop 2005 Bowling GreenOutfield 2006 Kent StateShortstop 2007 Central Michigan Outfield 2008 Kent StateFirst base 2009OhioThird base 2010Ball StateUtility 2011BuffaloCatcher 2012Kent StateFirst base 2013BuffaloOutfield 2014Ball State 2015Ohio 2016Ball State 2017Western Michigan 2018OhioFirst base 2019 (2) 2021Toledo 2022Eastern MichiganOutfield 2023ToledoShortstop2024Bowling GreenOutfield2025Kent StateThird base2026MiamiOuitfield

Winners by school School (year joined) Winners YearsBall State (1973)8 1986, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2010, 2014, 2016Kent State (1951)7 1987, 1992, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2025Central Michigan (1972) 5 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2007Ohio (1947)4 2009, 2015, 2018, 2019Bowling Green (1952)3 2002, 2005, 2024Eastern Michigan (1972) 1997, 2004, 2022Miami (1948)1988, 1993, 2026Buffalo (1999) 2 2011, 2013Toledo (1951) 2021, 2023Western Michigan (1948) 1991, 2017Marshall (1954/1997) 1 1998Akron (1992)0 —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 Pitcher of the Year

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