Team Awards Every year, Kansas baseball honors its best with a Team Awards ceremony following the last game of the season. Below is a look at the award recipients throughout the years.
Awarded to the player deemed the most valuable to the overall success of the team by the coaching staff. 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Roger Slagle.................................... P Lee Ice............................................3B Andy Gilmore.................................... P Dan St. Clair...................................... P Matt Gundelfinger.......................... DH Russ Blaylock..................................3B Dick Lewallen................................. OF Mark Gile.........................................2B Rob Thomson....................................C Rob Thomson....................................C Gary Lang.......................................SS Hugh Stanfield............................... OF Rocky Helm.................................... OF Steve Dowling.................................2B Pat Karlin........................................ OF Garry Schmidt...................................C Curtis Schmidt................................... P Jeff Niemeier.....................................C Darryl Monroe................................ OF Brent Wilhelm..................................3B Josh Kliner......................................2B Isaac Byrd.......................................CF Joe DeMarco...................................SS Josh Dimmick....................................C John Nelson....................................SS Doug Dreher....................................UT Ryan Klocksien...............................3B Pete Smart......................................... P Jeff Davis........................................... P Kevin Wheeler.................................UT Sean Richardson...............................C Jared Schweitzer.............................1B Ritchie Price....................................SS John Allman.................................... LF John Allman.................................... LF Ryne Price.......................................RF Buck Afenir........................................C Tony Thompson...............................3B Brian Heere.................................... OF Robby Price....................................2B Jimmy Waters................................. OF Casey Lytle..................................... OF
Awarded to the player that best demonstrates leadership both on and off the field. 1994 Kent Mahon...........................................C 1995 Josh Kliner...........................................2B 1996 Ted Meadows........................................C 1997 Stephen Matthews.............................. OF 1998 Clint Wyrick......................................... OF 1999 Ryan Schmidt........................................ P 2000 Shane Wedd..................................1B/DH 2001 Brent Del Chiaro....................................C 2002 Ryan Baty........................................... OF 2003 Brandon Shepard................................. IF 2004 Chris Smart..........................................RP 2005 Kodiak Quick.......................................SP Sean Richardson...................................C 2006 John Allman........................................ OF Erik Morrison........................................3B 2007 Ryotaro Hayakawa..............................RP Dylan Parzyk..........................................C 2008 Matt Berner..........................................2B Matt Lane.............................................RP Eric Snowden........................................C 2009 Shaeffer Hall........................................SP Paul Smyth...........................................RP 2010 Jake Marasco......................................3B Thomas Marcin....................................RP 2011 Scott Heitshusen.................................RP Brandon Macias..................................SS Wally Marciel.......................................RP
Awared to the top freshman player on the team. 1994 Ron Oelschlager................................. OF 1995 Isaac Byrd.......................................... OF 1996 Mike Dean.......................................... OF 1997 Mark Corson.......................................... P 1998 John Nelson.........................................SS 1999 Ryan Klocksien..................................... IF 2000 Jesse Gremminger............................. OF 2001 Matt Tribble..........................................UT 2002 Cole Armstrong.....................................C 2003 Ritchie Price......................................... IF 2004 Sean Land...........................................SP 2005 Ryne Price...........................................2B 2006 Preston Land.......................................1B 2007 Robby Price.........................................3B 2008 Tony Thompson...................................3B 2009 Lee Ridenhour.....................................SP 2010 Tanner Poppe......................................SP 2011 Ka’iana Eldredge.................................2B
Awarded to the player deemed the hardest worker during the season by the coaching staff and retired Equipment Manager Mike Hill.
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Matt Baty.............................................. IF Matt Baty........................................ IF/OF Matt Baty............................................ OF Matt Baty............................................ OF Kyle Murphy........................................CF Erik Morrison........................................SS Brian Heere........................................ OF Casey Lytle......................................... OF Kevin Kuntz.......................................... IF
Awarded to the team’s best defensive position player.
Second baseman Ka’iana Eldredge earned the Bob Allison Rookie of the Year Award last season.
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Ritchie Price........................................SS Ritchie Price........................................SS Matt Baty............................................ OF Ritchie Price........................................SS Erik Morrison........................................SS Kyle Murphy........................................CF Robby Price.........................................2B Robby Price.........................................2B Brian Heere........................................ OF Robby Price.........................................2B Casey Lytle......................................... OF Jimmy Waters..................................... OF