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NATIONAL HONORS GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD • Outstanding Amateur Player 1988 Ty Griffin, 2B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . finalist 1993 Jason Varitek, C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . finalist 1994 Jason Varitek, C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .winner 2000 Mark Teixeira, 3B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . finalist 2007 Danny Payne, OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . semifinalist 2007 Matt Wieters, C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . semifinalist 2009 Deck McGuire, P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . semifinalist 2010 Derek Dietrich, SS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . semifinalist 2011 Mark Pope, P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . semifinalist 2013 Zane Evans, C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . semifinalist
R.E. “BOB” SMITH AWARD • College Player of the Year (discontinued in 2004) 1988 Ty Griffin, 2B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . finalist 1990 Mike Hostetler, P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . finalist 1991 Andy Bruce, 3B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . semifinalist 1993 Jason Varitek, C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . semifinalist 1994 Jason Varitek, C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .winner Nomar Garciaparra, SS . . . . . . . . . . semifinalist Jay Payton, OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . semifinalist 2000 Mark Teixeira, 3B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . semifinalist
NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1994 2000
Jason Varitek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ABCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Baseball America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCBWA Mark Teixeira. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Baseball America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sporting News
NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR 1997
Danny Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sporting News
NATIONAL PITCHER OF THE YEAR 2009 2013
Deck McGuire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . finalist Buck Farmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . semifinalist
NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 1999 2008
Mark Teixeira, 3B . . . . . . . . . Collegiate Baseball Derek Dietrich, SS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rivals.com
NATIONAL FRESHMAN HITTER 2008
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS GTE, CoSIDA, ESPN The Magazine, Capital One The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) annually select the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Teams. To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA for his career. Athletes are not eligible until they have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his current Institution.
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Tommy Thompson, IF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd team Nomar Garciaparra, SS . . . . . . . . . . . .3rd team Nomar Garciaparra, SS . . . . . . . . . . . .1st team L.J. Yankosky, P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st team L.J. Yankosky, P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st team Mark Teixeira, 3B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st team Matthew Boggs, 2B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd team Steven Blackwood, OF . . . . . . . . . . . . .3rd team Charlie Blackmon, OF . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd team Derek Dietrich, SS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd team Derek Dietrich, SS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3rd team Jacob Esch, SS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3rd team Brandon Thomas, OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd team Brandon Thomas, OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3rd team
Derek Dietrich, SS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCBWA
DICK HOWSER TROPHY • College Player of the Year 1994 Jason Varitek, C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .winner 2000 Mark Teixeira, 3B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .winner 2013 Zane Evans, C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . semifinalist Daniel Palka, OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . semifinalist
Tommy Thompson
Nomar Garciaparra
L.J. Yankosky
Mark Teixeira
Matthew Boggs
Steven Blackwood
Charlie Blackmon
Derek Dietrich
Jacob Esch
Brandon Thomas
BROOKS WALLACE AWARD • College Player of the Year: 2004-08 • Best College Shortstop: 2009-present 2006 Matt Wieters, C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . semifinalist 2009 Derek Dietrich, SS . . . . . . . . . . . . . semifinalist
JOHNNY BENCH AWARD
HISTORY
• Top Collegiate Catcher 2007 Matt Wieters, C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . finalist 2013 Zane Evans, C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . finalist
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MARK TEIXEIRA (above) and JASON VARITEK are the only two players in school history to win the Dick Howser Trophy, recognizing the top player in college baseball.