# C Spire Ferriss Trophy

The C Spire Ferriss Trophy was created in the fall of 2003 by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame to honor the Mississippi Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year. The trophy bears the name and likeness of Dave Ferriss. The trophy is cosponsored by C Spire Wireless.

## Winners

* Later played in MLB
| Year | Player | Position | Team | Other finalists |
| 2004 | Stephen Head | IF/P | Ole Miss Rebels | Brad Corley, OF, Mississippi State Jarrett Hoffpauir, IF, Southern Miss |
| 2005 | Brian Pettway | OF | Ole Miss Rebels | Stephen Head, IF/P, Ole Miss Craig Newton, C, Delta State Garner Wetzel, OF, Millsaps |
| 2006 | Thomas Berkery | IF | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Toddrick Johnson, OF, Southern Miss Zach Penpraise, IF Mississippi Valley State |
| 2007 | Ed Easley | C | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Zack Cozart, SS, Ole Miss Thomas Royals, P, Belhaven |
| 2008 | Scott Bittle | P | Ole Miss Rebels | Tyler Conn, C, Southern Miss Rickey Noland, C, Delta State |
| 2009 | Craig Westcott | IF/P | Belhaven Blazers | Scott Bittle, 1B, Ole Miss Brian Dozier, 2B, Southern Miss |
| 2010 | Drew Pomeranz | P | Ole Miss Rebels | Todd McInnis, P, Southern Miss Connor Powers, 1B, Mississippi State |
| 2011 | Tyler Koelling | OF | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | Jarrod Parks, 3B, Mississippi State B. A. Vollmuth, SS, Southern Miss |
| 2012 | Chris Stratton | P | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Colton Mitchell, P, Delta State Alex Yarbrough, 2B, Ole Miss |
| 2013 | Hunter Renfroe | OF | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Josh Branstetter, P, Delta State Andrew Pierce, P, Southern Miss Stuart Turner, C, Ole Miss Bobby Wahl, P, Ole Miss |
| 2014 | Auston Bousfield | OF | Ole Miss Rebels | Tyler Akins, P/1B, Belhaven Chris Ellis, P, Ole Miss Jacob Lindgren, P, Mississippi State Ross Mitchell, P, Mississippi State |
| 2015 | James McMahon | P | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | Wes Rea, 1B, Mississippi State Melvin Rodriguez, IF, Jackson State Keith Shumaker, P/IF, Millsaps Scott Weathersby, P, Ole Miss |
| 2016 | Jake Mangum | OF | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Dakota Hudson, P, Mississippi State Reid Humphreys, IF/P, Mississippi State Will Robertson, OF, Delta State J. B. Woodman, OF, Ole Miss |
| 2017 | Brent Rooker | 1B | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Taylor Braley, 3B/P, Southern Miss Dylan Burdeaux, 1B, Southern Miss Zach Shannon, 1B/P, Delta State Matt Wallner, OF/P, Southern Miss |
| 2018 | Nick Sandlin | P | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | Jake Mangum, OF, Mississippi State Ryan Olenek, IF/OF, Ole Miss Luke Reynolds, IF, Southern Miss Zach Shannon, 1B/P, Delta State |
| 2019 | Jake Mangum | OF | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Tyler Keenen, 3B, Ole Miss Grae Kessinger, SS, Ole Miss Ethan Small, P, Mississippi State Matt Wallner, OF, Southern Miss |
| 2021 | Tanner Allen | OF | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Kevin Graham, OF, Ole Miss Gunnar Hoglund, P, Ole Miss Doug Nikhazy, P, Ole Miss Landon Sims, P, Mississippi State |
| 2022 | Tanner Hall | P | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | Tim Elko, IF/OF, Ole Miss RJ Yeager, IF, Mississippi State Harrison Haley, P, Delta State Brett Sanchez, P, Belhaven |
| 2023 | Kemp Alderman | OF/C | Ole Miss Rebels | Ty Hill, IF, Jackson State Hunter Hines, IF/OF, Mississippi State Slade Wilks, OF, Southern Miss Tanner Hall, P, Southern Miss |
| 2024 | Dakota Jordan | OF | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Ethan Lege, OF, Ole Miss Dalton McIntyre, OF, Southern Miss Brett Sanchez, P, Belhaven RJ Stinson, OF, William Carey |

## Trophies won by school

| Rank | School | Trophies | Finalists |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | Ole Miss | 6 | 23 |
| 3 | Southern Miss | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | Belhaven | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Delta State | 0 | 8 |
| | Jackson State | 0 | 2 |
| | Millsaps | 0 | 2 |
| | Mississippi Valley State | 0 | 1 |
| | William Carey | 0 | 1 |
| Total | | 20 | 84 |
Updated through 2023 results. Award was not presented in 2020 due to the COVID-19 shortened season