Big 12 Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year

{{Infobox award

| name = Big 12 Pitcher of the Year

| image =

| imagesize = 150px

| caption =

| awarded_for = the most outstanding baseball pitcher in the Big 12 Conference

| presenter = Phillips 66

| country = United States

| location =

| year = 2001

| holder = Payton Tolle, TCU

| website =

}}

The Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year is a baseball award given to the Big 12 Conference's most outstanding pitcher. The award was first given following the 2001 season. It is selected by the league's head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.{{cite news|title=2011 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Announced|url=http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=205154227|accessdate=5 April 2012|newspaper=Big12Sports.com|date=May 24, 2011}}

Key

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style="background-color:#D0E7FF;" | †

|Co-Players of the Year

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|Awarded a national Player of the Year award:
the Dick Howser Trophy or the Golden Spikes Award

Player (X)

|Denotes the number of times the player had been awarded the Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

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Season

!Player

!School

!Class

!class="unsortable"|Reference

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|2001

|{{sortname|Shane|Komine}}

|Nebraska

|{{sort|3|Junior}}

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410/pdfs/baseball/17guide/record-book.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10410 |title=All-Big 12 Awards |work=2017 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide |publisher=Big 12 Conference |accessdate=December 27, 2017}}

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|2002

|{{sortname|Justin|Simmons|dab=baseball}}

|Texas

|{{sort|2|Sophomore}}

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|2003

|{{sortname|Aaron|Marsden}}

|Nebraska

|{{sort|3|Junior}}

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|2004

|{{sortname|J.P.|Howell}}

|Texas

|{{sort|3|Junior}}

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|2005

|{{sortname|Max|Scherzer}}

|Missouri

|{{sort|3|Sophomore}}

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|2006

|{{sortname|Kyle|McCulloch|dab=baseball}}

|Texas

|{{sort|3|Junior}}

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|2007

|{{sortname|Adrian|Alaniz}}

|Texas

|{{sort|3|Junior}}

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|2008

|{{sortname|Aaron|Crow}}

|Missouri

|{{sort|3|Junior}}

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|2009

|{{sortname|A.J.|Morris}}

|Kansas State

|{{sort|3|Junior}}

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|2010

|{{sortname|Cole|Green|dab=baseball}}

|Texas

|{{sort|3|Junior}}

| align="center" |

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|2011

| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|{{sortname|Taylor|Jungmann}}*

|Texas

|{{sort|3|Junior}}

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|2012

|{{sortname|Andrew|Heaney}}

|Oklahoma State

|{{sort|3|Junior}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|title=2012 All-Big 12 Baseball Teams & Postseason Awards Unveiled|url=http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=106091&SPID=13131&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=205429576|publisher=Big 12 Conference|accessdate=27 May 2012|date=22 May 2012}}

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|2013

|{{sortname|Harrison|Musgrave}}

|West Virginia

|{{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| align="center" |{{cite news|last=Robinett|first=Kellis|title=Kansas State corrals Big 12 baseball awards |url=http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/21/4247697/kansas-state-corrals-big-12-baseball.html|accessdate=3 June 2013|newspaper=Kansas City Star|date=21 May 2013}}

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| 2014

| {{sortname|Preston|Morrison}}

| TCU

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

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| 2015

| {{sortname|Michael|Freeman|dab=pitcher}}

| Oklahoma State

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

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| 2016

| {{sortname|Thomas|Hatch}}

| Oklahoma State

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

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| 2017

| {{sortname|Steven|Gingery}}

| Texas Tech

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| align="center" | {{cite press release|url=http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=106091&SPID=13131&DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=211604405 |title=2017 All-Big 12 Baseball Teams and Awards Announced |page=43 |publisher=Big 12 Conference |date=May 23, 2017 |accessdate=December 27, 2017}}

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| 2018

| {{sortname|Cody|Bradford}}

| Baylor

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| align="center" | {{Cite web|url=http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=211716619&DB_OEM_ID=10410|title=2018 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Announced|website=Big12Sports.com|access-date=2019-05-21}}

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| 2019

| {{sortname|Alek|Manoah}}

| West Virginia

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| align="center" | {{Cite web|url=http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=211803964&DB_OEM_ID=10410|title=2019 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Announced|website=Big12Sports.com|access-date=2019-05-21}}

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| 2021

| {{sortname|Ty|Madden}}

| Texas

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| align="center" | {{Cite web|url=https://big12sports.com/news/2021/5/23/2021-all-big-12-baseball-awards-announced.aspx|title=2021 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Announced|website=Big12Sports.com|access-date=2021-08-21}}

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| 2022

| {{sortname|Brandon|Birdsell}}

| Texas Tech

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| align="center" |{{cite web | url=https://big12sports.com/news/2022/5/23/texas-melendez-texas-techs-birdsell-highlight-2022-big-12-baseball-awards.aspx | title=Texas' Melendez, Texas Tech's Birdsell Highlight 2022 Big 12 Baseball Awards }}

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| 2023

| {{sortname|Lucas|Gordon}}

| Texas

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| align="center" |{{cite web | url=https://big12sports.com/news/2023/5/23/wvus-wetherholt-uts-gordon-highlight-big-12-baseball-awards.aspx | title=WVU's Wetherholt, UT's Gordon Highlight Big 12 Baseball Awards|date=5 May 2023|access-date=20 June 2023}}

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| 2024

| {{sortname|Payton|Tolle}}

| TCU

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| align="center" |{{cite web | url=https://big12sports.com/news/2024/5/20/uts-belyeu-tcus-tolle-highlight-big-12-baseball-awards.aspx | title=UT’s Belyeu, TCU’s Tolle Highlight Big 12 Baseball Awards|date=20 May 2024|access-date=26 July 2024}}

Winners by school

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School (year joined)

! Winners

! Years

align="center" | Texas (1996){{note label|Note 4|d|d}}

| align="center" | 8

| 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2021, 2023

align="center" | Oklahoma State (1996)

| align="center" | 3

| 2012, 2015, 2016

align="center" | Missouri (1996){{note label|Note 3|c|c}}

| align="center" | 2

| 2005, 2008

align="center" | Nebraska (1996){{note label|Note 1|a|a}}

| align="center" | 2

| 2001, 2003

align="center" | TCU (2012)

| align="center" | 2

| 2014, 2024

align="center" | Texas Tech (1996)

| align="center" | 2

| 2017, 2022

align="center" | West Virginia (2012)

| align="center" | 2

| 2013, 2019

align="center" | Baylor (1996)

| align="center" | 1

| 2018

align="center" | Kansas State (1996)

| align="center" | 1

| 2009

align="center" | Kansas (1996)

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | —

align="center" | Iowa State (1996){{note label|Note 2|b|b}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | —

align="center" | Oklahoma (1996){{note label|Note 4|d|d}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | —

align="center" | Texas A&M (1996){{note label|Note 3|c|c}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | —

Footnotes

  • {{note label|Note 1|a|a}} Nebraska left in 2011 to join the Big Ten.
  • {{note label|Note 2|b|b}} Iowa State discontinued its baseball program after the 2001 season.
  • {{note label|Note 3|c|c}} Missouri and Texas A&M left in 2012 to join the SEC.
  • {{note label|Note 4|d|d}} Oklahoma and Texas left in 2024 to join the SEC.

References