# Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Year

The Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Year is a baseball award given to the Southern Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given after the 1972 season. The Southern Conference began sponsoring baseball in 1947.

## Key

| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been awarded the Player of the Year award at that point |

## Winners

| Season | Player | School |
| 1972 | Reggie Dunnavant | Richmond |
| 1973 | Steve Arrington | The Citadel |
| 1974 | Mike Ramsey | Appalachian State |
| 1975 | George Weicker | Davidson |
| 1976 | Richard Wieters | The Citadel |
| 1977 | Richard Wieters (2) | The Citadel |
| 1978 | Wayne Tolleson | Western Carolina |
| 1979 | Randy Ingle | Appalachian State |
| 1980 | Gary Robinette | East Tennessee State |
| 1981 | Mel Kinsey | Western Carolina |
| 1982 | Bill White | The Citadel |
| 1983 | Mike Cherry | The Citadel |
| 1984 | Tony Welborn | Appalachian State |
| 1985 | Scott Gay | Western Carolina |
| 1986 | Len Stratton | Appalachian State |
| 1987 | Clint Fairey | Western Carolina |
| 1988 | Clint Fairey (2) | Western Carolina |
| 1989 | Clint Fairey (3) Scott Waugh | Western Carolina Appalachian State |
| 1990 | Grant Brittain | Western Carolina |
| 1991 | Kevin Bellomo | Western Carolina |
| 1992 | Matt Raleigh | Western Carolina |
| 1993 | Todd Greene | Georgia Southern |
| 1994 | Mike Tidick | Western Carolina |
| 1995 | Steve Wilson | Georgia Southern |
| 1996 | Tommy Peterman | Georgia Southern |
| 1997 | Alex Tolbert | Western Carolina |
| 1998 | Martin Barrow | Western Carolina |
| 1999 | Chris Moore | Western Carolina |
| 2000 | Matt Easterday | Georgia Southern |
| 2001 | Philip Hartig | The Citadel |
| 2002 | Lee Curtis | College of Charleston |
| 2003 | Alan Beck | Western Carolina |
| 2004 | Caleb Moore | East Tennessee State |
| 2005 | Jay Heafner | Davidson |
| 2006 | A. J. Davdiuk | Furman |
| 2007 | Kenny Smith | Western Carolina |
| 2008 | Jeremie Tice | College of Charleston |
| 2009 | Joey Bergman Chase Austin | College of Charleston Elon |
| 2010 | Matt Leeds | College of Charleston |
| 2011 | Victor Roache | Georgia Southern |
| 2012 | Marty Gantt | College of Charleston |
| 2013 | Ryan Kinsella | Elon |
| 2014 | Forrest Brandt Casey Jones | Davidson Elon |
| 2015 | Kyle Lewis | Mercer |
| 2016 | Kyle Lewis (2) | Mercer |
| 2017 | Bryson Bowman | Western Carolina |
| 2018 | Andrew Mortiz | UNC Greensboro |
| 2019 | Justice Bigbie | Western Carolina |

## Winners by school

| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
| Western Carolina (1977) | 17 | 1978, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2017, 2019 |
| The Citadel (1947) | 6 | 1973, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983, 2001 |
| Appalachian State (1972) | 5 | 1974, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1989 |
| College of Charleston (1998) | 5 | 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 |
| Georgia Southern (1993) | 5 | 1993, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2011 |
| Davidson (1947) | 3 | 1975, 2005, 2014 |
| Elon (2003) | 3 | 2009, 2013, 2014 |
| East Tennessee State (1979) | 2 | 1980, 2004 |
| Mercer (2015) | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| Furman (1947) | 1 | 2006 |
| Richmond (1947) | 1 | 1972 |
| UNC Greensboro (1981) | 1 | 2018 |
* ↑ Appalachian State departed the SoCon for the Sun Belt Conference after the 2014 season.
* ↑ College of Charleston departed the SoCon for the Colonial Athletic Association after the 2013 season.
* ↑ Georgia Southern departed the SoCon for the Sun Belt Conference after the 2014 season.
* ↑ Davidson was not a member of the SoCon from 1989 through 1992, and departed for the Atlantic 10 Conference after the 2014 season.
* ↑ Elon departed the SoCon for the Colonial Athletic Association after the 2014 season.
* ↑ East Tennessee State departed the SoCon for the Atlantic Sun Conference after the 2005 season, but returned beginning with the 2015 season.
* ↑ Richmond departed the SoCon to become an Independent after the 1976 season.