Big Ten Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year

{{Infobox award

| name = Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Year

| image = Big Ten Conference logo (2012).svg

| imagesize = 150px

| caption =

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

| presenter =

| country = United States

| location =

| year = 1982

| holder = Connor O'Halloran, Michigan

| website =

}}

The Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Year is a baseball award given to the Big Ten Conference's most outstanding pitcher. The award was first given following the 1994 season.

Key

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

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|Major League Baseball Player

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|Major League Baseball All-Star

Winners

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Season

!Player

!School

!class="unsortable"|Reference

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|1994

|{{sortname|Matt|Beaumont|Matt Beaumont (baseball)}}

|Ohio State

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=Big Ten Conference Baseball Record Book|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/b1grecordsbookbase.pdf|publisher=BigTen.org|accessdate=31 January 2013|archive-date=28 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228125857/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/b1grecordsbookbase.pdf|url-status=dead}}

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|1995

|{{sortname|Chad|Schroeder}}

|Northwestern

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|1996

|style="text-align:center;background:#cfc"|{{sortname|Nate|Bump}}{{dagger}}

|Penn State

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|1997

|{{sortname|Justin|Fry}}

|Ohio State

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|1998

|{{sortname|James|Tow}}

|Illinois

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|1999

|{{sortname|Justin|Fry}} (2)

|Ohio State

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|2000

|style="text-align:center;background:#cfc"|{{sortname|Jason|Anderson|Jason Anderson (baseball)}}{{dagger}}

| rowspan="2" |Illinois

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|2001

|{{sortname|Andy|Dickinson}}

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|2002

|{{sortname|C.J.|Woodrow}}

|Minnesota

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|2003

|style="text-align:center;background:#cfc"|{{sortname|Scott|Lewis|Scott Lewis (left-handed pitcher)}}{{dagger}}

|Ohio State

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|2004

|style="text-align:center;background:#ffffbb"|{{sortname|Glen|Perkins}}{{double-dagger}}

|Minnesota

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|2005

|{{sortname|Jim|Brauer}}

|Michigan

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|2006

|{{sortname|Dan|Brauer}}

|Northwestern

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|2007

|style="text-align:center;background:#cfc"|{{sortname|Cory|Luebke}}{{dagger}}

|Ohio State

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|2008

|style="text-align:center;background:#cfc"|{{sortname|Zach|Putnam}}{{dagger}}

|Michigan

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| rowspan="2" |2009

|{{sortname|Eric|Arnett}}

|Indiana

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|{{sortname|Alex|Wimmers}}

|Ohio State

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|2010

|style="text-align:center;background:#cfc"|{{sortname|Alex|Wimmers}}{{dagger}} (2)

|Ohio State

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|2011

|{{sortname|Kurt|Wunderlich}}

|Michigan State

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|2012

|{{sortname|Joe|Haase}}

|Purdue

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|2013

|style="text-align:center;background:#cfc"|{{sortname|Aaron|Slegers}}{{dagger}}

| rowspan="2" |Indiana

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=Big Ten Announces All-Conference Baseball Teams and Individual Award Winners|url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052113aaa.html|publisher=BigTen.org|accessdate=5 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611045934/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052113aaa.html|archive-date=11 June 2013|url-status=dead}}

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|2014

|{{sortname|Joey|DeNato}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web | url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052014aaa.html | title=Big Ten Announces 2014 Baseball All-Conference Honors and Individual Award Winners | date=2014-05-20 | accessdate=2015-05-31 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414233025/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052014aaa.html | archive-date=2015-04-14 | url-status=dead }}

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|2015

|style="text-align:center;background:#cfc"|{{sortname|Tyler|Jay}}{{dagger}}

| rowspan="2" |Illinois

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten and Individual Award Winners|url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/051915aaa.html|website=Big Ten Conference|accessdate=2015-05-31|date=2015-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521234705/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/051915aaa.html|archive-date=2015-05-21|url-status=dead}}

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|2016

|{{sortname|Cody|Sedlock}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web |url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052416aaa.html |title=Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten Honors and Individual Award Winners :: Big Ten Conference |access-date=2016-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726210511/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052416aaa.html |archive-date=2018-07-26 |url-status=dead }}

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|2017

|{{sortname|Brian|Shaffer|dab=baseball}}

|Maryland

| style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web |url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052317aaa.html |title=Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten Honors and Individual Award Winners :: Big Ten Conference |access-date=2018-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301164349/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052317aaa.html |archive-date=2018-03-01 |url-status=dead }}

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|2018

|{{sortname|Patrick|Fredrickson}}

|Minnesota

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|2019

|style="text-align:center;background:#cfc"|{{sortname|Andrew|Saalfrank}}{{dagger}}

|Indiana

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|2021

|{{sortname|Trenton|Wallace}}

| rowspan="2" |Iowa

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web |url=https://bigten.org/news/2021/5/30/big-ten-announces-baseball-all-big-ten-honors-and-individual-award-winners.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530164031/https://bigten.org/news/2021/5/30/big-ten-announces-baseball-all-big-ten-honors-and-individual-award-winners.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 30, 2021 |title=Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten Honors and Individual Award Winners |date=May 30, 2021 |publisher=Big Ten Conference |work=BigTen.org |access-date=May 31, 2021}}

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|2022

|style="text-align:center;background:#cfc"|{{sortname|Adam|Mazur}}{{dagger}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web |url=https://bigten.org/news/2022/5/24/big-ten-announces-baseball-all-big-ten-honors-and-individual-award-winners.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524160304/https://bigten.org/news/2022/5/24/big-ten-announces-baseball-all-big-ten-honors-and-individual-award-winners.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 24, 2022 |title=Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten Honors and Individual Award Winners |publisher=Big Ten Conference |work=BigTen.org |date=May 24, 2022 |access-date=May 24, 2022}}

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|2023

|{{sortname|Connor|O'Halloran}}

|Michigan

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web |url=https://bigten.org/news/2023/5/22/big-ten-announces-baseball-postseason-awards-recipients.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523182509/https://bigten.org/news/2023/5/22/big-ten-announces-baseball-postseason-awards-recipients.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 23, 2023 |title=Big Ten Announces Baseball Postseason Awards Recipients |publisher=Big Ten Conference |work=BigTen.org |date=May 22, 2023 |access-date=May 22, 2023}}

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|2024

|{{sortname|Brett|Sears}}

|Nebraska

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web |url=https://bigten.org/base/article/bltfe248614c03ad206/ |title=Big Ten Conference Announces 2024 Baseball Postseason Awards |publisher=Big Ten Conference |work=BigTen.org |date=May 21, 2024 |access-date=June 6, 2025}}

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|2025

|{{sortname|Joseph|Dzierwa}}

|Michigan State

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web |url=https://bigten.org/base/article/bltbbebd0835388f1e7/ |title=Big Ten Conference Announces Baseball Postseason Awards |publisher=Big Ten Conference |work=BigTen.org |date=May 20, 2025 |access-date=June 6, 2025}}

Winners by school

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School (year joined)

! Winners

! Years

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| Ohio State (1912)

| 7

| style="text-align:left;"| 1994, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010

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| Illinois (1896)

| 5

| style="text-align:left;"| 1998, 2000, 2001, 2015, 2016

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| Indiana (1900)

| 4

| style="text-align:left;"| 2009, 2013, 2014, 2019

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| Michigan (1896)

| 3

| style="text-align:left;"| 2005, 2008, 2023

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| Minnesota (1896)

| 3

| style="text-align:left;"| 2002, 2004, 2018

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| Iowa (1900)

| 2

| style="text-align:left;"| 2021, 2022

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| Michigan State (1953)

| 2

| style="text-align:left;"| 2011, 2025

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| Northwestern (1896)

| 2

| style="text-align:left;"| 1995, 2006

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| Maryland (2014)

| 1

| style="text-align:left;"| 2017

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| Nebraska (2011)

| 1

| style="text-align:left;"| 2024

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| Penn State (1993)

| 1

| style="text-align:left;"| 2000

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| Purdue (1896)

| 1

| style="text-align:left;"| 2012

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| Rutgers (2014)

| 0

| —

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| Oregon (2024)

| 0

| —

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| UCLA (2024)

| 0

| —

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| USC (2024)

| 0

| —

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| Washington (2024)

| 0

| —

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| Wisconsin (1896){{note label|Note 1|a|a}}

| 0

| —

Footnotes

  • {{note label|Note 1|a|a}} Wisconsin discontinued its baseball program after the 1991 season.

References