Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series

Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series

The Most Outstanding Player Award is announced at the completion of the College World Series Championship Game. Media representatives attending the men's College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska vote on the Most Outstanding Player beginning in the fifth inning and closing by the eighth inning.

"I thought it went well. Unfortunately it wasn't quite enough for us, and this is about the team. We come back through the losers' bracket and play well, get to the championship game, but this is disappointing. I thought we battled and played our hearts out, but we'll move on." - John Hudgins (2003 Most Outstanding Player Award Winner) in CWS Notebook (CNNSI.com, June 24, 2003)

College World Series Most Outstanding Player In Chronological Order
Series	Name	Position	College
2013	Not Yet Announced	--	--
2012	Robert Refsnyder	of	University of Arizona
2011	Scott Wingo	2b	University of South Carolina
2010	Jackie Bradley	of	University of South Carolina
2009	Jared Mitchell	of	Louisiana State University
2008	Tommy Mendonca	3b	California State University, Fresno
2007	Jorge Reyes	p	Oregon State University
2006	Jonah Nickerson	p	Oregon State University
2005	David Maroul	3b	University of Texas at Austin
2004	Jason Windsor	p	Cal State Fullerton
2003	John Hudgins⁽¹⁾	p	Stanford University
2002	Huston Street	p-if	University of Texas at Austin
2001	Charlton Jimerson	of	University of Miami
2000	Trey Hodges	p	Louisiana State University
1999	Marshall McDougall⁽¹⁾	2b	Florida State University
1998	Wes Rachels	2b	University of Southern California
1997	Brandon Larson	ss	Louisiana State University
1996	Pat Burrell⁽¹⁾	3b	University of Miami
1995	Mark Kotsay	of-p	Cal State Fullerton
1994	Chip Glass	of	University of Oklahoma
1993	Todd Walker	2b	Louisiana State University
1992	Phil Nevin⁽¹⁾	3b	Cal State Fullerton
1991	Gary Hymel	c	Louisiana State University
1990	Mike Rebhan	p	University of Georgia
1989	Greg Brummett	p	Wichita State University
1988	Lee Plemel	p	Stanford University
1987	Paul Carey	rf	Stanford University
1986	Mike Senne	lf	University of Arizona
1985	Greg Ellena	dh	University of Miami
1984	John Fishel	1b-of	Cal State Fullerton
1983	Calvin Schiraldi	p	University of Texas at Austin
1982	Dan Smith	p	University of Miami
1981	Stan Holmes	lf	Arizona State University
1980	Terry Francona	lf	University of Arizona
1979	Tony Hudson	p	Cal State Fullerton
1978	Rod Boxberger	p	University of Southern California
1977	Bob Horner	3b	Arizona State University
1976	Steve Powers	p-dh	University of Arizona
1975	Mickey Reichenbach	1b	University of Texas at Austin
1974	George Milke	p	University of Southern California
1973	Dave Winfield⁽²⁾	p-of	University of Minnesota
1972	Russ McQueen	P	University of Southern California
1971	Jerry Tabb⁽²⁾	1b	University of Tulsa
1970	Gene Ammann⁽¹⁾	p	Florida State University
1969	John Dolinsek	lf	Arizona State University
1968	Bill Seinsoth	1b	University of Southern California
1967	Ron Davini	c	Arizona State University
1966	Steve Arlin	p	Ohio State University
1965	Sal Bando	3b	Arizona State University
1964	Joe Ferris⁽²⁾	p	University of Maine
1963	Bud Hollowell	c	University of Southern California
1962	Bob Garibaldi⁽¹⁾	p	UC Santa Barbara
1961	Littleton Fowler	p	Oklahoma State University
1960	John Erickson	2b	University of Minnesota
1959	Jim Dobson	3b	Oklahoma State University
1958	Bill Thom	p	University of Southern California
1957	Cal Emery⁽¹⁾	p-1b	Pennsylvania State University
1956	Jerry Thomas	p	University of Minnesota
1955	Tom Borland⁽²⁾	p	Oklahoma State University
1954	Tom Yewcic⁽²⁾	c	Michigan State University
1953	J.L Smith⁽¹⁾	p	University of Texas
1952	James O'Neill	p	College of the Holy Cross
1951	Sidney Hatfield⁽¹⁾	p-1b	University of Tennessee
1950	Ray VanCleef⁽²⁾	cf	Rutgers University
1949	Tom Hamilton⁽¹⁾	1b	University of Texas
1948	Not Awarded	--	--
1947	Not Awarded	--	--
Series	Name	Position	College
College World Series Most Outstanding Player Key: ⁽¹⁾ Losing Team \| ⁽²⁾ Other Team \| Gray=Not a Major Leaguer

The player who earns the College World Series Most Outstanding Player Award receives a miniature replica of "The Road to Omaha" sculpture at Rosenblatt Stadium.

The College World Series Most Outstanding Player Award was first given in 1949 to first-baseman Tom Hamilton. A positional breakdown since that first baseman won the first award follows in the chart below:

Quantity	Position
30	P
12	OF
8	1B
5	2B
6	3B
4	C
2	DH
1	IF
1	SS

* Multi-position players are counted more than once by positions played.

Did you know that "The Road to Omaha" sculpture / College World Series Most Outstanding Player Award is actually sixteen inches tall, weighs approximately fifty pounds and is made of solid bronze?

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