Atlantic 10 Conference baseball awards

At the end of each regular season, the Atlantic 10 Conference names major award winners in baseball. It names a Coach, Pitcher, Player, and Rookie of the Year. The Coach of the Year, dating to 1988, is the oldest. Pitcher and Player were added in 1993, Rookie in 1994.

Atlantic 10 Conference baseball awards

Awarded for	Coach, Pitcher, Player, and Rookie of the Year in the Atlantic 10 Conference
Country	United States
History
First award	1988

Through the end of 2014, Rhode Island has won the most major awards, with 12. The only other school to win more than ten is George Washington, with 11.^[1]

Three players have won more than one of the awards. In 2000, George Washington's Greg Conden was named both Rookie and Pitcher of the Year. Duquesne's B. J. Barns was Rookie of the Year in 1997 and Player of the Year in 1999; Rhode Island's Dan Batz did the same in 2001 and 2004.

Coach of the Year

The Coach of the Year award is presented annually to the conference's most outstanding coach, as voted by the A-10's coaches at the end of each regular season. The award has been presented since 1988.^[1]

In 2014, Saint Joseph's head coach Fritz Hamburg received the award for the first time. After tying for 8th and missing the conference tournament in 2013, the Hawks went 35-16 (18-8 A-10) in 2014, setting a program wins record.^[2]

Mike Stone of UMass and Fred Hill of Rutgers have each won the award three times, a conference record. Both coaches won their awards in consecutive seasons, Stone from 1994–1996 and Hill from 1991–1993. Only one other coach, Rhode Island's Frank Leoni from 2003–2004, has won the award in consecutive years.^[1]

George Washington is the only school to have three coaches win the award. The Revolutionaries' (known as Colonials before the 2023 season) John Castleberry won it in 1989, Tom Walter in 1998, and Gregg Ritchie in 2013. Three other schools have had two coaches earn the honor: Xavier (John Morrey in 1997 and Scott Googins in 2008), La Salle (Larry Conti in 1999 and Mike Lake in 2010), and Rhode Island (Frank Leoni in 2003 and 2004 and Jim Foster in 2011).^[1][3]

Winners by school

Season	Coach	School	Conf. (Rk.)	Overall
1988[1][4]	Dale Ramsburg	West Virginia	12-4 (1st, West)	33-17-1
1989[1][3]	John Castleberry Skip Wilson	George Washington Temple	13-3 (1st, West) 11-5 (2nd, East)	30-24 28-28-1
1990[1][4]	Dale Ramsburg (2)	West Virginia	12-4 (2nd, West)	33-20
1991[1][5]	Fred Hill	Rutgers	11-5 (1st, East)	33-24-2
1992[1][5]	Fred Hill (2)	Rutgers	14-2 (1st, East)	32-17
1993[1][5]	Fred Hill (3)	Rutgers	14-6 (1st)	38-17
1994[1][6]	Mike Stone	UMass	19-4 (1st)	31-17
1995[1][6]	Mike Stone (2)	UMass	19-5 (1st)	38-14
1996[1][6]	Mike Stone (3)	UMass	15-5 (1st, East)	40-13
1997[1][7]	John Morrey	Xavier	14-6 (1st, West)	32-26
1998[1][8]	Tom Walter	George Washington	13-2 (1st, West)	33-18
1999[1][9]	Larry Conti	La Salle	10-11 (T-2nd, West)	27-29
2000[1][10]	Larry Sudbrook	St. Bonaventure	13-8 (1st, East)	26-16
2001[1][11]	Skip Wilson (2)	Temple	15-7 (T-2nd)	27-31
2002[1][12]	Ron Atkins	Richmond	22-2 (1st, West)	53-13
2003[1][13]	Frank Leoni	Rhode Island	16-8 (T-1st, East)	26-26
2004[1][13]	Frank Leoni (2)	Rhode Island	20-4 (1st, East)	35-20-1
2005[1][14]	Nick Restaino	Fordham	17-7 (2nd, East)	34-21
2006[1][10]	Larry Sudbrook (2)	St. Bonaventure	18-8 (2nd)	26-19
2007[1][15]	Loren Hibbs	Charlotte	23-4 (1st)	49-12
2008[1][16]	Scott Googins	Xavier	19-8 (T-1st)	27-31
2009[1][17]	Tony Vittorio	Dayton	21-6 (1st)	38-19
2010[1][18]	Mike Lake	La Salle	14-13 (T-6th)	22-32
2011[1][19]	Jim Foster	Rhode Island	16-8 (2nd)	31-22
2012[1][20]	Darin Hendrickson	Saint Louis	17-7(T-1st)	41-18
2013[1][21]	Gregg Ritchie	George Washington	15-9 (6th)	26-32
2014[22][23]	Fritz Hamburg	Saint Joseph's	18-8 (2nd)	34-21

By school

The following is a table of the schools whose coaches have won the award, along with the year each school joined the conference, the number of times it has won the award, and the years in which it has done so.

School (year joined)	Awards	Seasons
George Washington (1979)	3	1989, 1998, 2013
Rhode Island (1981)	3	2003, 2004, 2011
Rutgers (1979)[a]	3	1991, 1992, 1993
UMass (1979)	3	1994, 1995, 1996
La Salle (1996/2026)[b]	2	1999, 2010
St. Bonaventure (1984)	2	2000, 2006
Temple (1983)[c]	2	1989, 2001
West Virginia (1979)[d]	2	1988, 1990
Xavier (1996)[e]	2	1997, 2008
Charlotte (2006)[f]	1	2007
Dayton (1996)	1	2009
Fordham (1996)	1	2005
Richmond (2002)	1	2002
Saint Louis (2006)	1	2012
Saint Joseph's (1983)	1	2014

1. After the 1995 season, Rutgers left to join the Big East Conference. It moved from there to the American Athletic Conference for the 2014 season only, and since that season has been a member of the Big Ten Conference.
2. La Salle dropped baseball after the 2021 season, but will reinstate the sport in the 2026 season.
3. After the 2013 season, Temple left to join the American Athletic Conference.
4. After the 1995 season, West Virginia left to join the Big East Conference, and joined the Big 12 Conference starting in the 2013 season.
5. After the 2013 season, Xavier left to join the Big East Conference.
6. After the 2013 season, Charlotte left to rejoin Conference USA, and it left from there for the American Athletic Conference after the 2023 season.

Pitcher of the Year

1993 recipient Steve Kline.

2002 and 2003 recipient Tim Stauffer.

The conference's Pitcher of the Year award is given annually to the best pitcher in the Atlantic 10, as voted by the conference's coaches at the end of the regular season. It was first presented in 1993.

In 2014, Saint Joseph's Jordan Carter received the award. On the regular season, the senior had 10 wins, a 2.19 ERA, and 75 strikeouts. He was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 22nd round of the 2014 MLB Draft.^[24]

Richmond's Tim Stauffer is the only pitcher to win the award twice. He won it in 2002 and 2003. Stauffer and 1993 winner Steve Kline went on to play in Major League Baseball.

Winners by season

Below is a table of the award's winners since it was first presented in 1993.^[1]

Season	Pitcher	School
1993[25]	Steve Kline	West Virginia
1994[26]	Bill Anderson	George Washington
1995[27]	Jay Murphy	Massachusetts
1996	Josh Bradford	Xavier
1997[7]	Louie Witte	Xavier
1998[28]	Jay Krystofolski	Rhode Island
1999[29]	Peter Moore	Temple
2000[30]	Greg Conden	George Washington
2001[31]	Kyle Johnson	St. Bonaventure
2002[32]	Tim Stauffer	Richmond
2003[32]	Tim Stauffer	Richmond
2004[33]	Zach Zuercher	Rhode Island
2005[34]	Matt Torra	Massachusetts
2006[35]	Steve Holmes	Rhode Island
2007[36]	Adam Mills	Charlotte
2008	Tom Davis	Fordham
2009[37]	Pat Lehman	George Washington
2010[38]	Tim Boyce	Rhode Island
2011[39]	Andrew Smith	Charlotte
2012[40]	Joe Popielarczyk	Massachusetts
2013[41]	Sean Furney	Rhode Island
2014[24]	Jordan Carter	Saint Joseph's

By school

The following is a table of the schools whose pitchers have won the award, along with the year each school joined the conference, the number of times it has won the award, and the years in which it has done so.

School (year joined)	Awards	Seasons
Rhode Island (1981)	5	1998, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2013
George Washington (1979)	3	1994, 2000, 2009
Massachusetts (1979)[a]	3	1995, 2005, 2012
Charlotte (2006)[b]	2	2007, 2011
Richmond (2002)	2	2002, 2003
Xavier (1996)[c]	2	1996, 1997
Fordham (1996)	1	2008
St. Bonaventure (1980)	1	2001
Saint Joseph's (1983)	1	2014
Temple (1983)[d]	1	1995
West Virginia (1979)[e]	1	1993

1. UMass will leave the A-10 after the 2025 season for the Mid-American Conference.
2. Charlotte left to join Conference USA after the 2013 season, and joined the American Athletic Conference in advance of the 2024 season.
3. Xavier left to join the Big East Conference after the 2013 season.
4. Temple left to join the American Athletic Conference after the 2013 season.
5. West Virginia left to join the Big East Conference after the 1995 season, and has been in the Big 12 Conference since the 2013 season.

Player of the Year

The conference's Player of the Year award is given annually to the best position player in the A-10, as chosen by the conference's coaches at the end of the regular season. It was first presented in 1993.

In 2014, Saint Joseph's outfielder Collin Forgey won the award. In the regular season, he hit .368 and slugged .561 for the Hawks. Two players have won the award twice: Fordham's Bobby Kingsbury in 2001 and 2002 and St. Bonaventure's Brian Pellegrini in 2006 and 2007. Kingsbury and 1996 recipient Kevin Barker later played in Major League Baseball.

Winners by season

Below is a table of the award's winners since it was first presented in 1993.^[1]

Season	Pitcher	School
1993[42]	Doug Alongi	Rutgers
1994	Mark Landers	West Virginia
1995	Bill Knight	Massachusetts
1996[43]	Kevin Barker	Virginia Tech
1997[44]	Mike Marchiano	Fordham
1998[45]	Matt Griswold	Virginia Tech
1999[46]	B. J. Barns	Duquesne
2000[47]	Brooks Vogel	Dayton
2001[48]	Bobby Kingsbury	Fordham
2002[48]	Bobby Kingsbury	Fordham
2003[49]	Jim Fasano	Richmond
2004[50]	Dan Batz	Rhode Island
2005[51]	Brad Rosenblat	George Washington
2006[52]	Brian Pellegrini	St. Bonaventure
2007[52]	Brian Pellegrini	St. Bonaventure
2008	Chris Taylor Derek Mechling	Charlotte Duquesne
2009[50]	Dan Rhault	Rhode Island
2010[18]	Tom Zebroski	George Washington
2011[53]	Ben Thomas	Xavier
2012[50]	Jeff Roy	Rhode Island
2013	Justin Seager Mike Vigliarolo	Charlotte Saint Louis
2014[54]	Collin Forgey	Saint Joseph's

By school

The following is a table of the schools whose players have won the award, along with the year each school joined the conference, the number of times it has won the award, and the years in which it has done so.

In 2014, Massachusetts pitcher/designated hitter Mike Geannelis won the award. During the summer, he played for the Nashua Silver Knights of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League.^[55][56]

School (year joined)	Awards	Seasons
Fordham (1996)	3	1997, 2001, 2002
Rhode Island (1981)	3	2004, 2009, 2012
Charlotte (2006)[a]	2	2008, 2013
Duquesne (1979)[b]	2	1999, 2008
George Washington (1979)	2	2005, 2010
St. Bonaventure (1980)	2	2006, 2007
Virginia Tech (1996)[c]	2	1996, 1998
Dayton (1996)	1	2000
Massachusetts (1979)	1	1995
Richmond (2002)	1	2003
Rutgers (1979)[d]	1	1993
Saint Joseph's (1983)	1	2014
Saint Louis (2006)	1	2013
West Virginia (1979)[e]	1	1994
Xavier (1996)[f]	1	2011

1. Charlotte left after the 2013 season to rejoin Conference USA, and moved from there to the American Athletic Conference after the 2023 season.
2. Duquesne did not play in the A-10 in 1992, then cut its program after the 2010 season.
3. Virginia Tech left after the 2000 season to join the Big East Conference. Tech moved from there to the Atlantic Coast Conference after the 2005 season.
4. Rutgers left after the 1995 season to join the Big East Conference. When the Big East split in 2013, Rutgers remained in the football-sponsoring portion that became the American Athletic Conference for a single season in 2014 before moving to the Big Ten Conference.
5. West Virginia left after the 1995 season to join the Big East Conference, and moved from there to the Big 12 Conference after the 2012 season.
6. Xavier left after the 2013 season to join the Big East Conference.

Rookie of the Year

The Rookie of the Year award is annually presented to the conference's best freshman, as chosen by the league's coaches at the end of the season. It was first presented in 1994. Both pitchers and position players are eligible.

Winners by season

Below is a table of the award's winners since it was first presented in 1994.^[1]

Season	Pitcher	School
1994	Jeff Rojik	Duquesne
1995	Ryan LaMattina	St. Bonaventure
1996	Tom Stein	Fordham
1997	B. J. Barns	Duquesne
1998[57]	Pat Pinkman	Virginia Tech
1999[58]	Jason Bush	Virginia Tech
2000[30]	Greg Conden	George Washington
2001[59]	Dan Batz	Rhode Island
2002	Jay Johnson	Xavier
2003	Tom Shanley	George Washington
2004[60]	Anthony Smith	George Washington
2005[61]	Cory Riordan	Fordham
2006[62]	Aaron Bray	Charlotte
2007[63]	Matt Zielinski	Richmond
2008	Corey Shaylor	Charlotte
2009[64]	Cameron Hobson	Dayton
2010[18]	Alex Alemann	Saint Louis
2011[14]	Tyler Barnette	Charlotte
2012[65]	Zak Sterling	Richmond
2013[66]	Tanner Stanley	Richmond
2014[55]	Mike Geannelis	Massachusetts

By school

The following is a table of the schools whose players have won the award, along with the year each school joined the conference, the number of times it has won the award, and the years in which it has done so.

School (year joined)	Awards	Seasons
Charlotte	3	2006, 2008, 2011
George Washington (1979)	3	2000, 2003, 2004
Richmond (2002)	3	2007, 2012, 2013
Duquesne (1979)[a]	2	1994, 1997
Fordham (1996)	2	1996, 2005
Virginia Tech (1996)[b]	2	1998, 1999
Dayton (1996)	1	2009
Massachusetts (1979)	1	2014
Rhode Island (1981)	1	2001
St. Bonaventure (1980)	1	1995
Saint Louis (2006)	1	2010
Xavier (1996)[c]	1	2002

1. Duquesne did not play in the Atlantic 10 in 1992, then cut its program after the 2010 season.
2. Virginia Tech left after the 2000 season to join the Big East Conference.
3. Xavier left after the 2013 season to join the Big East Conference.