Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Year
Appearance
| Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | the most outstanding baseball Player in the Southern Conference |
| Country | United States |
| First award | 1972 |
| Currently held by | Cooper Torres, East Tennessee State |
The Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Year is a baseball award given to the Southern Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given after the 1972 season. The Southern Conference began sponsoring baseball in 1947.
Key
[edit]| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been awarded the Player of the Year award at that point |
Winners
[edit]Winners by school
[edit]| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Western Carolina (1977) | 17 | 1978, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2017, 2019 |
| The Citadel (1947) | 6 | 1973, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983, 2001 |
| Appalachian State[a] (1972) | 5 | 1974, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1989 |
| College of Charleston[b] (1998) | 5 | 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 |
| Georgia Southern[c] (1993) | 5 | 1993, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2011 |
| Davidson[d] (1947) | 3 | 1975, 2005, 2014 |
| East Tennessee State[e] (1979) | 3 | 1980, 2004, 2025 |
| Elon[f] (2003) | 3 | 2009, 2013, 2014 |
| UNC Greensboro (1981) | 3 | 2018, 2022, 2024 |
| Mercer (2015) | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| Wofford (1998) | 2 | 2021, 2023 |
| Furman (1947) | 1 | 2006 |
| Richmond[g] (1947) | 1 | 1972 |
- ^ Appalachian State departed the SoCon for the Sun Belt Conference after the 2014 season.
- ^ College of Charleston departed the SoCon for the Colonial Athletic Association after the 2013 season.
- ^ Georgia Southern departed the SoCon for the Sun Belt Conference after the 2014 season.
- ^ Davidson was not a member of the SoCon from 1989 through 1992, and departed for the Atlantic 10 Conference after the 2014 season.
- ^ East Tennessee State departed the SoCon for the Atlantic Sun Conference after the 2005 season, but returned beginning with the 2015 season.
- ^ Elon departed the SoCon for the Colonial Athletic Association after the 2014 season.
- ^ Richmond departed the SoCon to become an Independent after the 1976 season.
References
[edit]- ^ 2015 SoCon Baseball Media Guide. Southern Conference. 13 February 2015. p. 65. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ^ "SoCon coaches select all-conference baseball teams". Southern Conference. May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ^ "SoCon 2025 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Dugan, Nick (10 June 2025). "Torres named All-American by Perfect Game". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 24 June 2025.