Louisville Slugger Freshman Player of the Year

Collegiate Baseball Newspaper decides a Freshman Pitcher and Player of the Year each season, though the award is sponsored by Louisville Slugger. Before 2005, there was no distinction between "pitcher" and "player."

Freshman Players of the Year

• 1998 - Hayden Gliemmo (LHP, Auburn University), Aaron Heilman (RHP University of Notre Dame), Xavier Nady (2B, University of California)
• 1999 - James Jurries (2B, Tulane University), Mark Teixeira (3B, Georgia Tech), Blair Varnes (RHP, Florida State University)
• 2000 - Kevin Howard (3B, University of Miami), Zane Carlson (RP, Baylor University), Mike Fontenot (2B, Louisiana State University)
• 2001 - Lane Mestepey (LHP, Louisiana State University), Jamie D'Antona (1B, Wake Forest University)
• 2002 - Philip Humber (RHP, Rice University), Vincent Sinisi (1B, Rice University), Darryl Lawhorn (1B, East Carolina University)
• 2003 - Mark Romanczuk (LHP, Stanford University), Glen Perkins (LHP, University of Minnesota), Jeff Clement (University of Southern California), Stephen Head (University of Mississippi)
• 2004 - Wade LeBlanc (LHP, University of Alabama), Tim Lincecum (RHP, University of Washington), Blair Erickson (University of California, Irvine)
• 2005 - Joe Savery (Rice University)
• 2006 - Pedro Alvarez (3B, Vanderbilt University)
• 2007 - Dustin Ackley (1B, University of North Carolina)
• 2008 - Ryan Lockwood (OF, University of South Florida)
• 2009 - Anthony Rendon (3B, Rice University)
• 2010 – Jeremy Baltz (OF, St. John's University)
• 2012 - Michael Conforto (OF, Oregon State University)
• 2013 - Alex Bregman (SS, Louisiana State University)
• 2014 - Jake Noll (2B, Florida Gulf Coast University)
• 2015 - Brendan McKay (1B, University of Louisville), J.J. Schwarz, (C, University of Florida)
• 2016 - Seth Beer, (OF, Clemson University), Kevin Strohschein (OF, Tennessee Tech)

See also

• Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year
• Collegiate Baseball Freshman Pitcher of the Year