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

Player

School

Position

Class

Reference

1997

Joe Dillon

Texas Tech

1B

Senior

[2]

1998†

Jason Jennings

Baylor

P

Sophomore

[2]

1998†

Jason Tyner

Texas A&M

OF

Junior

[2]

1999

Jason Jennings*(2)

Baylor

P/DH

Junior

[2]

2000

Shane Komine

Nebraska

P

Sophomore

[2]

2001

Kelly Shoppach

Baylor

C

Sophomore

[2]

2002

Jed Morris

Nebraska

C

Junior

[2]

2003

Matt Hopper

Nebraska

IF

Senior

[2]

2004

Alex Gordon

Nebraska

3B

Sophomore

[2]

2005

Alex Gordon*(2)

Nebraska

3B

Junior

[2]

2006†

Tyler Mach

Oklahoma State

3B

Junior

[2]

2006†

Drew Stubbs

Texas

OF

Junior

[2]

2007

Kyle Russell

Texas

OF

Sophomore

[2]

2008

Jose Duran

Texas A&M

SS

Junior

[2]

2009

J. T. Wise

Oklahoma

C

Senior

[2]

2010†

Nick Martini

Kansas State

OF

Sophomore

[2]

2010†

Aaron Senne

Missouri

IF

Senior

[2]

2011

Tyler Naquin

Texas A&M

OF

Sophomore

[2]

2012

Josh Ludy

Baylor

C

Senior

[3]

2013

Ross Kivett

Kansas State

IF

Junior

[4]

Drawing on the table and the passages listed.

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Joseph William Dillon ( born August 2 , 1975 ) is an American former professional baseball utility player , who played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Florida Marlins , Milwaukee Brewers , and Tampa Bay Rays , and in Nippon Professional Baseball ( NPB ) for the Yomiuri Giants . He currently serves as hitting coach for the Philadelphia Phillies .
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 .
First base , or 1B , is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner to score a run for that player 's team . A first baseman is the player on the team playing defense who fields the area nearest first base , and is responsible for the majority of plays made at that base . In the numbering system used to record defensive plays , the first baseman is assigned the number 3 . Also called first sacker or cornerman , the first baseman is ideally a tall player who throws left-handed and possesses good flexibility and quick reflexes . Flexibility is needed because the first baseman receives throws from the other infielders , the catcher and the pitcher after they have fielded ground balls . In order for the runner to be called out , the first baseman must be able to stretch towards the throw and catch it before the runner reaches first base . First base is often referred to as the other hot corner - the hot corner being third base - and therefore , like the third baseman , he must have quick reflexes to field the hardest hit balls down the foul line , mainly by left-handed pull hitters and right-handed hitters hitting to the opposite field . They often are power hitters who have a substantial number of home runs and extra base hits while maintaining a .270 plus batting average . [ citation needed ]
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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 .
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Jason Renyt Tyner ( born April 23 , 1977 ) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder . His MLB career spanned 9 seasons from 2000 through 2008 for the New York Mets ( 2000 ) , Tampa Bay Devil Rays ( 2000-2003 ) , Minnesota Twins ( 2005-2007 ) , and Cleveland Indians ( 2008 ) . He bats and throws left-handed and played all three outfield spots , with the majority of his playing time coming in left field .
The Texas A & M Aggie baseball team represents Texas A & M University in NCAA Division I college baseball . The Aggies have competed in the Southeastern Conference since 2013 . The Aggies play home games at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park . The team is led by head coach Rob Childress .
An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball , farthest from the batter . These defenders are the left fielder , the center fielder , and the right fielder . As an outfielder , their duty is to catch fly balls and/ ground balls then to return them to the infield for the out or before the runner advances , if there is any runners on the bases . As an outfielder , they normally play behind the six players located in the field . By convention , each of the nine defensive positions in baseball is numbered . The outfield positions are 7 ( left field ) , 8 ( center field ) and 9 ( right field ) . These numbers are shorthand designations useful in baseball scorekeeping and are not necessarily the same as the squad numbers worn on player uniforms . Outfielders named to the MLB All-Century Team are Hank Aaron , Ty Cobb , Joe DiMaggio , Mickey Mantle , Willie Mays , Stan Musial , Pete Rose , Babe Ruth , Ted Williams and Ken Griffey Jr .
In baseball , the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 5.11 , adopted by the American League in 1973 . The rule allows teams to have one player , known as the designated hitter ( or DH ) , to bat in place of the pitcher . Since 1973 , most collegiate , amateur , and professional leagues have adopted the rule or some variant . MLB 's National League and Nippon Professional Baseball 's Central League are the most prominent professional leagues that do not use a designated hitter .
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 .
Kelly Brian Shoppach ( pronounced SHOP-ick ; born April 29 , 1980 ) is an American former professional baseball catcher . He played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Boston Red Sox , Cleveland Indians , Tampa Bay Rays , New York Mets , Seattle Mariners and Pittsburgh Pirates .
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Matt Hopper ( born 29 January 1985 in Exeter , England ) , is a rugby union player for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership . He primarily plays as a Centre but can also cover Fullback . Hopper started playing mini rugby at age 10 and continued through school and in the junior teams of the Exeter Chiefs , following in the footsteps of his father Keith who captained Exeter during the 1960s . He also played for Wessex and , while studying , for Cardiff University . After graduation Matt spent a year in Australia and played for Manly , before returning to the UK and joining Plymouth Albion . Following two years with Plymouth , Hopper joined Cornish Pirates in 2010 . Pirates were defeated over the two legs of the 2010-11 RFU Championship Final by Worcester , but the teams dynamic playing style had attracted attention from several Premiership clubs and Hopper was recruited to join Harlequins in April 2011 . Hopper made his competitive debut for Quins against Sale Sharks in round 5 of the Aviva Premiership and gained his first start against Gloucester in the Heineken Cup , scoring a try . An injury to George Lowe gave Matt a run in the first XV and he played seven full matches during December 2011 and January 2012 , including an away victory against French giants Toulouse . Hopper impressed many during this period and was rewarded with a call up to Stuart Lancasters Saxons squad to face the Irish Wolfhounds on 28 January 2012 . He was a replacement for Harlequins in their 2011-12 Premiership final victory over Leicester Tigers . ON 13 April 2017 , Hopper to leave Harlequins and join French club Oyonnax in the Top 14 from the 2017-18 season .
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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 .
Robert Andrew Stubbs ( born October 4 , 1984 ) is an American former professional baseball outfielder . He played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Cincinnati Reds , Cleveland Indians , Colorado Rockies , Atlanta Braves , Texas Rangers , Baltimore Orioles and the San Francisco Giants .
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 .
Kyle D. Russell ( born June 27 , 1986 ) is a former American professional baseball outfielder . Russell was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 3rd round of the 2008 MLB Draft out of the University of Texas . He is also the all-time single season homerun leader ( 28 ) , and all-time career homerun leader ( 57 ) at the University of Texas . He was born in Houston , Texas and grew up in Tomball , Texas . He was a consensus All-American outfielder in 2007 as a sophomore at Texas , and was named to the NCAA all-decade team in 2010 .
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Jeremy Tyler J. T. Wise ( born June 2 , 1986 ) is an American former professional baseball player . He played as a catcher and first baseman in minor league baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers organization . Wise attended Louisiana State University and later the University of Oklahoma . At both , Wise played baseball and won multiple accolades over his four-year combined stint . In 2009 , Wise won the Johnny Bench Award , an annual award given out to the nation 's best college catcher . He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft and started his professional career in their organization with the rookie-league Ogden Raptors .
Oklahoma Sooners baseball is the NCAA Division I collegiate baseball team of the University of Oklahoma based in Norman , Oklahoma . The Oklahoma Baseball tradition is long and storied , with two National Championships in 1951 and 1994 , along with numerous All-Americans . Dale Mitchell , Bobby Jack , Jackson Todd , Glen Castle , and Keith Drumright all include two-time All-Americans to play baseball for the University of Oklahoma Sooners baseball team . Their home field is L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park , named after famed player Dale Mitchell . The baseball program was a source of recent controversy when the head coach , Larry Cochell , resigned after making racially insensitive remarks about one of the players on the team . Prior to 2006 , the Sooners hosted regionals at minor league parks in Oklahoma City , first All Sports Stadium and then AT & T Bricktown Ballpark . Scheduling conflicts with the Oklahoma Redhawks , the Class AAA affiliate of the Texas Rangers , led OU to bid for future regionals at its on-campus stadium .
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