Big 12 Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year
Winners
Table:
Season

Player

School

Class

Reference

2001

Shane Komine

Nebraska

Junior

[2]

2002

Justin Simmons

Texas

Sophomore

[2]

2003

Aaron Marsden

Nebraska

Junior

[2]

2004

J.P. Howell

Texas

Junior

[2]

2005

Max Scherzer

Missouri

Sophomore

[2]

2006

Kyle McCulloch

Texas

Junior

[2]

2007

Adrian Alaniz

Texas

Junior

[2]

2008

Aaron Crow

Missouri

Junior

[2]

2009

A.J. Morris

Kansas State

Junior

[2]

2010

Cole Green

Texas

Junior

[2]

2011

Taylor Jungmann*

Texas

Junior

[2]

2012

Andrew Heaney

Oklahoma State

Junior

[3]

2013

Harrison Musgrave

West Virginia

Sophomore

[4]

2014

Preston Morrison

TCU

Junior

[2]

2015

Michael Freeman

Oklahoma State

Senior

[2]

2016

Thomas Hatch

Oklahoma State

Sophomore

[2]

2017

Steven Gingery

Texas Tech

Sophomore

[5]

2018

Cody Bradford

Baylor

Sophomore

[6]

2019

Alek Manoah

West Virignia

Junior

[7]

Drawing on the tabular data plus the passages provided.

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Shane Kenji Komine ( born October 18 , 1980 in Honolulu , Hawaii ) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher . He made his major league debut against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 30 , 2006 ( 6 IP , 1 ER , 4 BB , 1 K ) . He is the third American-born player of full Japanese ancestry in major league history , after Ryan Kurosaki and Lenn Sakata .
The Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team competes as part of NCAA Division I , representing the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference . The program began play in 1889 . Nebraska has been to 17 NCAA baseball tournaments and advanced to four super regionals ( 2000-02 , 2005 ) and three College World Series ( 2001 , 2002 , 2005 ) . The Cornhuskers have won seven regular season conference championships ( 1929 , 1948 , 1950 , 2001 , 2003 , 2005 , 2017 ) and four conference tournament championships ( 1999-2001 , 2005 ) . They have had eighteen 40-win seasons , including nine since 1999 , as well as three 50-win seasons . Nebraska 's all-time record is 2,166-1,573-19 ( .579 ) overall and 830-791-2 ( .512 ) in conference play . Since 1999 , the Cornhuskers are 703-389-2 ( .645 ) . The program 's record in Big 12 play was 215-189-1 ( .533 ) , and is 111-77-1 ( .590 ) through eight years in the Big Ten era . The Cornhuskers won their first Big Ten championship in 2017 .
Justin Simmons ( born October 5 , 1981 in Duncanville , Texas ) is a former college and minor league baseball player .
The Texas Longhorns baseball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men 's baseball competition . The Longhorns currently compete in the Big 12 Conference . The University of Texas began varsity intercollegiate competition in baseball in 1894 . Texas is the winningest NCAA Division I college baseball program in terms of win percentage , with an all-time win-loss record of 3585-1354-32 ( .724 ) as of the end of the 2019 season . The Longhorns rank second in all-time wins as of June 11 , 2018 , behind the Fordham Rams . As of the end of the 2018 conference season , Texas has won 78 regular season conference championships and 16 conference tournament championships in baseball . The Longhorns have won six NCAA baseball national championships ( 1949 , 1950 , 1975 , 1983 , 2002 , 2005 ) - tied with LSU and second to Southern California 's total of 12 - and have been the runner-up in the College World Series ( CWS ) Championship Games on six other occasions ( 1953 , 1984 , 1985 , 1989 , 2004 , 2009 ) . Texas holds the records for most appearances in the College World Series ( 36 ) , most individual CWS games won ( 85 ) , most overall NCAA Tournament games won ( 240 ) , and most NCAA Tournament appearances ( 59 ) ; the second-place programs in these categories have 25 CWS appearances ( Miami ) , wins in 74 CWS games ( Southern California ) , 192 overall NCAA Tournament wins ( Florida State and Miami ) , and 56 NCAA Tournament appearances ( Florida State ) , as of June 11 , 2018 . Former Longhorns who have gone on to success in Major League Baseball include Roger Clemens , Calvin Schiraldi , Burt Hooton , Keith Moreland , Spike Owen , Mark Petkovsek , Greg Swindell , Brandon Belt , and Huston Street . From 1997 to 2016 , the Longhorns were led by head coach Augie Garrido , who holds the record for most wins in NCAA baseball history . The team is currently led by third-year head coach David Pierce . Texas plays its home games at UFCU-Disch-Falk Field .
James Phillip Howell ( born April 25 , 1983 ) is an American former professional baseball pitcher . He played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Kansas City Royals , Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays , Los Angeles Dodgers , and Toronto Blue Jays .
Maxwell M. Scherzer ( born July 27 , 1984 ) , nicknamed Mad Max , is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . He made his MLB debut as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2008 , and later played for the Detroit Tigers , prior to joining the Nationals . He has been an important figure in the both the Tigers ' and Nationals ' playoff presence , including Detroit 's four consecutive American League Central titles from 2011 to 2014 and two of Washington 's National League East titles , culminating in winning the 2019 World Series as a Wild Card team . A power pitcher with a low three-quarter-arm delivery , Scherzer has achieved numerous strikeout records and distinctions . He is the tenth pitcher in history to garner at least three Cy Young Awards , the sixth to record two no-hitters in one season , the fifth to produce more than one immaculate inning , and the second to strike out at least 200 batters in a season eight years in a row . He is regarded as one of the greatest pitchers of all time . The Diamondbacks selected Scherzer , a native of Greater St. Louis , in the first round and 11th overall of the 2006 amateur draft from the University of Missouri . A seven-time MLB All-Star , he is the fifth pitcher to start an All-Star Game for both the American and National Leagues . He is a winner of three strikeout titles , a four-time wins leader , and a four-time walks plus hits per inning pitched ( WHIP ) leader . In addition to three Cy Young Awards , he also finished second in its voting in 2018 and fifth in 2014 and 2015 . One the most consistent hurlers of his era , he has made at least 30 starts each season from 2009 to 2018 , and struck out at least 230 batters in each season from 2012 to 2018 . In 2018 , he reached 300 strikeouts for the first time .
The Missouri Tigers baseball team represents the University of Missouri in NCAA Division I college baseball . The Missouri Tigers had an overall record of 2053-1339-17 entering the 2012 season .
Aaron James Crow ( born November 10 , 1986 ) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent . He previously pitched in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Kansas City Royals .
Anthony J. Morris ( born December 1 , 1986 ) is an American former professional baseball pitcher . He played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Cincinnati Reds .
The Kansas State Wildcats baseball team is a member of the NCAA and the Big 12 Conference . The program 's first official game was in 1897 . Following the completion of the 2019 season , Kansas State 's all-time record is 1,860-1,867-10 ( .499 ) .
Mitch Coleman Green ( born May 4 , 1989 ) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization . Green attended Coppell High School in Coppell , Texas . He went on to attend the University of Texas at Austin , where he played for the Texas Longhorns baseball team . As a freshman , Green earned honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference honors . Green had a breakout year as a junior , earning first-team All-Big 12 honors , winning Big 12 Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year , and earning second-team ABCA All-American honors and first-team All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper . Green was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the fourth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft , but decided to return to Texas for his senior season where he again earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors . Green was drafted in the ninth round by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft . He split the 2011 season between the Arizona League Reds and the Billings Mustangs . Green was suspended by Major League Baseball for the first 50 games of the 2012 season after testing positive for Methylhexaneamine .
Taylor Heath Jungmann ( born December 18 , 1989 ) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers organization . He has played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Milwaukee Brewers and for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball ( NPB ) . . Prior to playing professionally , Jungmann played college baseball for the Texas Longhorns , where he was a consensus All-American and won the Dick Howser Trophy .
Andrew M. Heaney ( born June 5 , 1991 ) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . Prior to becoming a professional , he played college baseball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys . The Miami Marlins drafted Heaney in the first round ( 9th overall ) of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft . He made his MLB debut in 2014 . He previously played for the Marlins organization , where , in 2012 , he earned the nickname Heanerschnitzel ( or alternatively , Hean Dog ) after winning a locker room hotdog-eating contest among teammates .
Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball is the NCAA Division I varsity intercollegiate baseball team of Oklahoma State University , based in Stillwater , Oklahoma , United States . The team competes in the Big 12 Conference . Oklahoma State is widely regarded as one of the most successful and history rich baseball programs of all time . They have won 31 conference championships in baseball , as well as 21 conference tournament championships , as of the end of the 2019 season . The Cowboys have also earned 46 NCAA Tournament bids and have played in 20 College World Series , including seven straight from 1981-87 , with their lone national championship coming in 1959 . The Cowboys ' current head coach is Josh Holliday .
Harrison Scott Musgrave ( born March 3 , 1992 ) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization . He made his MLB debut in 2018 . Before his professional career , he played college baseball for the West Virginia Mountaineers .
The West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of West Virginia University , located in Morgantown , West Virginia , United States . The program has been a member of the NCAA Division I Big 12 Conference since the start of the 2013 season . The program currently plays at Monongalia County Ballpark in the adjacent city of Granville . Randy Mazey has been the team 's head coach since prior to the 2013 season . As of the end of the 2019 season , the program has appeared in 13 NCAA Tournaments . It has won five conference tournament championships and 15 regular season conference and division titles .
The TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represents Texas Christian University in NCAA Division I baseball . The Frogs have competed in the Big 12 Conference since 2013 and previously competed in the Mountain West , Conference USA , Western Athletic Conference and Southwest Conference . Since February 2003 , the Horned Frogs have played their home games at Lupton Stadium , located on the TCU campus in Fort Worth , Texas . The Frogs are led by head coach Jim Schlossnagle , the winningest coach in TCU baseball history , whose many coaching accolades include 8 conference coach of the year awards and being named the 2010 National Coach of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and 2016 National Coach of the Year by Baseball America .
Thomas Hatch ( born September 29 , 1994 ) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization .
Steven Michael Gingery ( born September 23 , 1997 ) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization .
The Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represents Texas Tech University in NCAA Division I college baseball . The team competes in the Big 12 Conference and plays at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park . Their head coach is Tim Tadlock and he is in his 7th season with the Red Raiders .
The Baylor Bears baseball team represents Baylor University in NCAA Division I college baseball . The team belongs to the Big 12 Conference and plays home games at Baylor Ballpark . The Bears are currently led by head coach Steve Rodriguez , who was hired in 2015 .
Alek Isaac Manoah ( born January 9 , 1998 ) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization .