Stopper of the Year Award
(Redirected from NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award)
| Awarded for | Best relief pitcher in NCAA's Division I |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association |
| History | |
| First award | 2005 |
| Most recent | Evan Aschenbeck, Texas A&M Aggies |
The Stopper of the Year Award was created in 2005 to honor college baseball's top relief pitcher. The award is administered and voted on by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Past winners
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| Year | Links to the article about the corresponding baseball year |
|---|---|
| Player | Name of the player |
| School | The player's college when he won the award |
| ‡ | Player is active[a] |
| Year | Name | School | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | J. B. Cox | Texas | [1] |
| 2006 | Don Czyz | Kansas | [1] |
| 2007 | Luke Prihoda | Sam Houston State | [1] |
| 2008 | Josh Fields | Georgia | [1] |
| 2009 | Addison Reed | San Diego State | [1] |
| 2010 | Chance Ruffin | Texas | [1] |
| 2011 | Corey Knebel‡ | Texas | [1] |
| 2012 | Stefan Lopez | Southeastern Louisiana | [2] |
| 2013 | David Berg | UCLA | [3] |
| 2014 | Nick Burdi‡ | Louisville | [3] |
| 2015 | David Berg | UCLA | [4] |
| 2016 | Bryan Garcia‡ | Miami | [5] |
| 2017 | Lincoln Henzman‡ | Louisville | [6] |
| 2018 | Michael Byrne‡ | Florida | [7] |
| 2019 | Holden Powell‡ | UCLA | [8] |
| 2020 | Not awarded | ||
| 2021 | Kevin Kopps‡ | Arkansas | [9] |
| 2022 | Tristan Stivors‡ | Texas State | [10] |
| 2023 | Cade Denton‡ | Oral Roberts | [11] |
| 2024 | Evan Aschenbeck‡ | Texas A&M | [12] |
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "STOPPER OF THE YEAR". sportswriters.net. NCBWA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ "Lopez Wins National Award, Named Stopper Of The Year By NCBWA". lionsports.net. June 15, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ a b Vadeboncoeur, Josh (June 15, 2014). "Louisville's Nick Burdi Named NCBWA Stopper of the Year". College Baseball Central. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ "UCLA baseball: David Berg named NCBWA Stopper of the Year". June 13, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ "Hurricanes' Bryan Garcia named national Stopper of the Year at CWS after setting school career saves record | Miami Herald". Archived from the original on June 23, 2016.
- ^ NCBWA (June 17, 2017). "College World Series: Louisville's Lincoln Henzman named 2017 NCBWA Stopper of the Year". NCAA.com. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "UF closer Byrne named Stopper of the Year". GatorSports.com. June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "Powell Named 2019 NCBWA Stopper of the Year". UCLABruins.com. June 15, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ "A 'wanted' man: Nation's best player doubted his place". June 19, 2021.
- ^ "Texas State's Stivors Named NCBWA Stopper of the Year". June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Oral Roberts' Denton wins 2023 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award". June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Shaw, Tyler (June 14, 2024). "Aschenbeck named 2024 NCBWA Stopper of the Year". KBTX. Retrieved September 24, 2024.