Southeastern Conference Baseball Freshman of the Year

{{Infobox award

| name = Southeastern Conference Baseball Freshman of the Year

| image = Southeastern Conference logo.svg

| imagesize = 150px

| caption =

| awarded_for = Most outstanding freshman baseball player in the Southeastern Conference

| presenter =

| country = United States

| location =

| year = 2000-present

| holder = Dylan Volantis, Texas

| website =

}}

The Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year is a baseball award given to the Southeastern Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 2000 season, with both pitchers and position players eligible. It is selected by the league's head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.{{cite news|title=SEC Announces Annual Baseball Honors|url=http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/235084/sec-announces-annual-baseball-honors.aspx|accessdate=29 January 2013|newspaper=SEC Digital Network|date=May 29, 2012}}

Key

class="wikitable"

style="background:#ffe6bd;"|*

|Awarded a National Freshman Player of the Year award from either Baseball America or the Collegiate Baseball

Winners

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
Season ! Pitcher ! School ! class="unsortable"\|Reference
2000 \| style="background:#ffe6bd;"\|{{sortname\|Mike\|Fontenot}} * \| LSU \| {{cite web\|title=2013 Southeastern Conference Baseball Media Guide \|page=147\|url=http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2014/0630/14guide_history.pdf}}
2001 \| {{sortname\|Lane\|Mestepey}} \| LSU \|
2002 \| {{sortname\|Seth\|Smith}} \| Ole Miss \|
2003 \| style="background:#ffe6bd;"\|{{sortname\|Stephen\|Head}} * \| Ole Miss* \|
2004 \| style="background:#ffe6bd;"\|{{sortname\|Wade\|LeBlanc}}* \| Alabama \|
2005 \| {{sortname\|J.P.\|Arencibia}} \| Tennessee \|
2006 \| style="background:#ffe6bd;"\|{{sortname\|Pedro\|Alvarez\|Pedro Álvarez (baseball)}} * \| Vanderbilt \|
2007 \| {{sortname\|Jordan\|Henry\|dab=baseball}} \| Ole Miss \|
2008 \| {{sortname\|Hunter\|Morris}} \| Auburn \|
2009 \| {{sortname\|Matty\|Ott}} {{sortname\|Preston\|Tucker}} \| LSU Florida \|
2010 \| {{sortname\|Austin\|Maddox}} \| Florida \| align="center" \|
2011 \| {{sortname\|Tony\|Kemp\|dab=baseball}} \| Vanderbilt \|
2012 \| {{sortname\|Austin\|Cousino}} \| Florida \|
2013 \| {{sortname\|Alex\|Bregman}} \| LSU \|
2014 \| {{sortname\|Logan\|Shore}} \| Florida \| {{cite web \|url=http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/sports/college/florida-gators/2014/05/27/sec-baseball-awards-kevin-osullivan-coach-of-the-year/9633259/ \|title=SEC baseball awards go to Reed, Nola, O'Sullivan \|access-date=2015-01-09 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150118063116/http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/sports/college/florida-gators/2014/05/27/sec-baseball-awards-kevin-osullivan-coach-of-the-year/9633259/ \|archive-date=2015-01-18 }}
2015 \| {{sortname\|Alex\|Lange}} \| LSU \|
2016 \| {{sortname\|Jake\|Mangum}} \| Mississippi State \|
2017 \| {{sortname\|Braden\|Shewmake}} \| Texas A&M \|
2018 \| {{sortname\|Heston\|Kjerstad}} \| Arkansas \|
2019 \| {{sortname\|J. T.\|Ginn}} \| Mississippi State \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.secsports.com/article/26788456/2019-sec-baseball-awards-announced \|title=2019 SEC Baseball Awards announced \|date=May 20, 2019 \|publisher=Southeastern Conference \|work=www.secsports.com \|accessdate=May 30, 2019}}
2021 \| {{sortname\|Enrique\|Bradfield}} \| Vanderbilt \| {{cite web \|title=2021 SEC Baseball Awards Announced \|url=https://www.secsports.com/article/31504015/2021-sec-baseball-awards-announced \|website=www.secsports.com \|access-date=May 25, 2021}}
2022 \| {{sortname\|Drew\|Beam}} \| Tennessee
2023 \| {{sortname\|Charlie\|Condon\|dab=baseball}} \| Georgia \| {{cite web \|title=SEC announces 2023 SEC baseball awards \|url=https://www.secsports.com/news/2023/05/sec-announces-2023-sec-baseball-awards \|website=www.secsports.com \|access-date=May 22, 2023}}
2024 \| {{sortname\|Gavin\|Grahovac}} \| Texas A&M \| {{cite web \|title=2024 SEC Baseball Awards announced \|url=https://www.secsports.com/news/2024/05/2024-sec-baseball-awards-announced \|website=www.secsports.com \|access-date=May 20, 2024}}
2025 \| {{sortname\|Dylan\|Volantis}} \| Texas \| {{cite web \|title=2025 SEC Baseball Awards announced \|url=https://www.secsports.com/news/2025/05/2025-sec-baseball-awards-announced \|website=www.secsports.com \|access-date=May 19, 2025}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

Season

! Pitcher

! School

! class="unsortable"|Reference

2000

| style="background:#ffe6bd;"|{{sortname|Mike|Fontenot}} *

| LSU

| {{cite web|title=2013 Southeastern Conference Baseball Media Guide |page=147|url=http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2014/0630/14guide_history.pdf}}

2001

| {{sortname|Lane|Mestepey}}

| LSU

2002

| {{sortname|Seth|Smith}}

| Ole Miss

2003

| style="background:#ffe6bd;"|{{sortname|Stephen|Head}} *

| Ole Miss*

2004

| style="background:#ffe6bd;"|{{sortname|Wade|LeBlanc}}*

| Alabama

2005

| {{sortname|J.P.|Arencibia}}

| Tennessee

2006

| style="background:#ffe6bd;"|{{sortname|Pedro|Alvarez|Pedro Álvarez (baseball)}} *

| Vanderbilt

2007

| {{sortname|Jordan|Henry|dab=baseball}}

| Ole Miss

2008

| {{sortname|Hunter|Morris}}

| Auburn

2009

| {{sortname|Matty|Ott}}
{{sortname|Preston|Tucker}}

| LSU
Florida

2010

| {{sortname|Austin|Maddox}}

| Florida

| align="center" |

2011

| {{sortname|Tony|Kemp|dab=baseball}}

| Vanderbilt

2012

| {{sortname|Austin|Cousino}}

| Florida

2013

| {{sortname|Alex|Bregman}}

| LSU

2014

| {{sortname|Logan|Shore}}

| Florida

| {{cite web |url=http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/sports/college/florida-gators/2014/05/27/sec-baseball-awards-kevin-osullivan-coach-of-the-year/9633259/ |title=SEC baseball awards go to Reed, Nola, O'Sullivan |access-date=2015-01-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150118063116/http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/sports/college/florida-gators/2014/05/27/sec-baseball-awards-kevin-osullivan-coach-of-the-year/9633259/ |archive-date=2015-01-18 }}

2015

| {{sortname|Alex|Lange}}

| LSU

2016

| {{sortname|Jake|Mangum}}

| Mississippi State

2017

| {{sortname|Braden|Shewmake}}

| Texas A&M

2018

| {{sortname|Heston|Kjerstad}}

| Arkansas

2019

| {{sortname|J. T.|Ginn}}

| Mississippi State

| {{cite web |url=https://www.secsports.com/article/26788456/2019-sec-baseball-awards-announced |title=2019 SEC Baseball Awards announced |date=May 20, 2019 |publisher=Southeastern Conference |work=www.secsports.com |accessdate=May 30, 2019}}

2021

| {{sortname|Enrique|Bradfield}}

| Vanderbilt

| {{cite web |title=2021 SEC Baseball Awards Announced |url=https://www.secsports.com/article/31504015/2021-sec-baseball-awards-announced |website=www.secsports.com |access-date=May 25, 2021}}

2022

| {{sortname|Drew|Beam}}

| Tennessee

2023

| {{sortname|Charlie|Condon|dab=baseball}}

| Georgia

| {{cite web |title=SEC announces 2023 SEC baseball awards |url=https://www.secsports.com/news/2023/05/sec-announces-2023-sec-baseball-awards |website=www.secsports.com |access-date=May 22, 2023}}

2024

| {{sortname|Gavin|Grahovac}}

| Texas A&M

| {{cite web |title=2024 SEC Baseball Awards announced |url=https://www.secsports.com/news/2024/05/2024-sec-baseball-awards-announced |website=www.secsports.com |access-date=May 20, 2024}}

2025

| {{sortname|Dylan|Volantis}}

| Texas

| {{cite web |title=2025 SEC Baseball Awards announced |url=https://www.secsports.com/news/2025/05/2025-sec-baseball-awards-announced |website=www.secsports.com |access-date=May 19, 2025}}

Winners by school

class="wikitable"
School (year joined) ! Winners ! Years
style="text-align:center;"\|LSU (1932) \| style="text-align:center;"\|5 \| 2000, 2001, 2009, 2013, 2015
style="text-align:center;"\|Florida (1932) \| style="text-align:center;"\|4 \| 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014
style="text-align:center;"\|Ole Miss (1932) \| style="text-align:center;"\|3 \| 2002, 2003, 2007
style="text-align:center;"\|Vanderbilt (1932) \| style="text-align:center;"\|3 \| 2006, 2011, 2021
style="text-align:center;"\|Mississippi State (1932) \| style="text-align:center;"\|2 \| 2016, 2019
style="text-align:center;" \|Tennessee (1932) \| style="text-align:center;" \|2 \| 2005, 2022
style="text-align:center;"\|Arkansas (1991) \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| 2018
style="text-align:center;"\|Alabama (1932) \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| 2004
style="text-align:center;"\|Texas A&M (2012) \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| 2017
style="text-align:center;"\|Auburn (1932) \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| 2008
style="text-align:center;"\|Kentucky (1932) \| style="text-align:center;"\|0 \| style="text-align:center;"\|—
style="text-align:center;"\|Georgia (1932) \| style="text-align:center;"\|0 \| style="text-align:center;"\|—
style="text-align:center;"\|South Carolina (1991) \| style="text-align:center;"\|0 \| style="text-align:center;"\|—
style="text-align:center;"\|Missouri (2012) \| style="text-align:center;"\|0 \| style="text-align:center;"\|—
style="text-align: center;" \|Texas (2025) \| style="text-align: center;" \|1 \| style="text-align: center;" \|2025

class="wikitable"

School (year joined)

! Winners

! Years

style="text-align:center;"|LSU (1932)

| style="text-align:center;"|5

| 2000, 2001, 2009, 2013, 2015

style="text-align:center;"|Florida (1932)

| style="text-align:center;"|4

| 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014

style="text-align:center;"|Ole Miss (1932)

| style="text-align:center;"|3

| 2002, 2003, 2007

style="text-align:center;"|Vanderbilt (1932)

| style="text-align:center;"|3

| 2006, 2011, 2021

style="text-align:center;"|Mississippi State (1932)

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| 2016, 2019

style="text-align:center;" |Tennessee (1932)

| style="text-align:center;" |2

| 2005, 2022

style="text-align:center;"|Arkansas (1991)

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| 2018

style="text-align:center;"|Alabama (1932)

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| 2004

style="text-align:center;"|Texas A&M (2012)

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| 2017

style="text-align:center;"|Auburn (1932)

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| 2008

style="text-align:center;"|Kentucky (1932)

| style="text-align:center;"|0

| style="text-align:center;"|—

style="text-align:center;"|Georgia (1932)

| style="text-align:center;"|0

| style="text-align:center;"|—

style="text-align:center;"|South Carolina (1991)

| style="text-align:center;"|0

| style="text-align:center;"|—

style="text-align:center;"|Missouri (2012)

| style="text-align:center;"|0

| style="text-align:center;"|—

style="text-align: center;" |Texas (2025)

| style="text-align: center;" |1

| style="text-align: center;" |2025

References

Category:2000 establishments in the United States

Category:Awards established in 2000

Category:Southeastern Conference baseball

Category:NCAA Division I baseball conference freshmen of the year