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College Baseball Foundation

College Baseball Foundation
AbbreviationCBF
Formation2004[1]
TypeNPO
Location
President and CEO
Mike Gustafson
Websitecollegebaseballhall.org

The College Baseball Foundation was formed in 2004 in Lubbock, Texas as a non-profit organization, with the dual aims of awarding the Brooks Wallace Award, and creating the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.[2] The organization also annually presents several other college baseball awards including: the John Olerud Award, National Collegiate Umpire Award, Pitcher of the Year Award, and Skip Bertman Award.[3]

National College Baseball Hall of Fame

Main article: National College Baseball Hall of Fame

The National College Baseball Hall of Fame was created in 2004 by the College Baseball Foundation, and inducted its first class in 2006. The yet-to-be built facility will be named after President George H. W. Bush who captained the Yale Bulldogs baseball team, and as a left-handed first baseman, played in the first two College World Series.[4][5] As of January 2013, the Foundation had raised approximately $7 million of the $13 million goal, after receiving a $5 million grant from the Moody Foundation.[6]

Awards

Brooks Wallace Award

Main article: Brooks Wallace Award

Named after former Texas Tech Red Raiders shortstop and assistant coach Brooks Wallace, since 2009, this award is given annually to the best collegiate shortstop. From 2004 to 2008, the award was given to the most outstanding player.[7]

John Olerud Award

Main article: John Olerud Award

Named after former Washington State Cougars pitcher and first baseman John Olerud, since 2010, this award is given annually to the best collegiate two-way player.[8]

Pitcher of the Year Award

Main article: National Pitcher of the Year Award

Since 2009, this award is given annually to the best collegiate pitcher.[9] From 2004 to 2008, the Roger Clemens Award, was given to the best collegiate pitcher by the Greater Houston Baseball Association.[10]

Stopper of the Year Award

Main article: Stopper of the Year Award

This award is presented to the best collegiate relief pitcher, by the NCBWA.[11]

Skip Bertman Award

Named after former LSU Tigers head coach Skip Bertman, since 2013, this award is given annually to the best collegiate head coach.[12] The inaugural award was given to head coach Mike Dickson at Gloucester County College, a Division III member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).[13]

Skip Bertman Award winners
Season Coach Team Ref
2013 Mike Dickson Gloucester County College
2014 Tim Tadlock Texas Tech
2015 Paul Mainieri LSU
2016 Tim Scannell Trinity
2017 Kevin O'Sullivan Florida [14]
2018 Jeff Willis LSU Eunice [15]
2019 Erik Bakich Michigan [16]
2020 Not awarded
2021 Jeremy Sheetinger Georgia Gwinnett College
2022 Brian Hamm Yale [17]
2023 Kevin Brooks Angelo State [18]

National Collegiate Umpire Award

This award is presented to a collegiate umpire.[19]
2012—Rich Fetchiet
2013—Dale Williams (Pac-8/Pac-10)
2014—Hank Rountree
2015—John Magnusson (SEC)
2019—Jon Bible

George H.W. Bush Distinguished Alumnus Award

This award is presented to a college-athlete alumnus.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Pahigian, Josh (March 2, 2010). "76: The National College Baseball Hall of Fame". 101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out. Guilford, Connecticut: Lyons Press. pp. 170–172. ISBN 978-1599218847.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame".
  3. ^ "Junior college coach earns inaugural Skip Bertman Award".
  4. ^ "School House to White House: The Education of the Presidents". National Archives. Spring 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
  5. ^ "MLB News, Videos, Scores, Teams, Standings, Stats".
  6. ^ Aaron Fitt (January 8, 2013). "College Baseball Hall Of Fame Receives $5 Million Grant". Baseball America. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  7. ^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame".
  8. ^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame".
  9. ^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame".
  10. ^ Vinton, Nathaniel (September 13, 2008). "Roger Clemens' foundation takes a hit, along with his 'Q' score - New York Daily News". Articles.nydailynews.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  11. ^ a b On the College Baseball HoF website[permanent dead link‍], click on "Awards." Accessed October 17, 2016.
  12. ^ "Hall of Fame creates Coach of the Year Award" (Press release). National College Baseball Hall of Fame. June 14, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  13. ^ "Gloucester's Mike Dickson Named Winner of Skip Bertman National Coach of the Year - NJCAA | News | National". Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  14. ^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame".
  15. ^ "Willis named Skip Bertman National Coach of the Year". National Junior College Athletic Association. December 17, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  16. ^ "Bakich wins 2019 Skip Bertman National Coach of the Year Award". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media Policy. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  17. ^ "Hamm Earns Skip Bertman Award as Top Coach in the Nation".
  18. ^ "Division II National Champion coach Kevin Brooks named 2023 Skip Bertman Coach of the Year".
  19. ^ "Umpire Award". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
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