Mid-American Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year

The Mid-American Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year is an annual award given to the most outstanding baseball pitcher in the Mid-American Conference. The award was first given after the 1988 season. Kent State players have won the award almost twice as many times as players from any other school.

Mid-American Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year
Awarded for	the most outstanding baseball pitcher in the Mid-American Conference
Country	United States
First award	1988
Currently held by	Cooper Katskee, Miami

Winners

Bryan Bullington was the second pitcher to win the award twice

Josh Collmenter was the first Central Michigan pitcher to win the award in 19 years, ending the longest drought between victories for any school

Season	Player	School	Reference
1988	Tim McDonald	Central Michigan	[1][2]
1989	Doug Marcero	Western Michigan	[1][3]
1990	Brian Schubert	Kent State	[1][4]
1991	Doug Martin	Eastern Michigan	[1][5]
1992	Bill Underwood	Kent State	[1][6]
1993	Mike Nartker		[1][7]
1994	Travis Miller		[1][8]
1995	Mike Nartker (2)		[1][9]
	Brian Sikorski	Western Michigan
1996	Ted Rose	Kent State	[1][10]
1997	Andy Smith	Bowling Green	[1][11]
1998	Jeff Hundley		[1][12]
1999	Jeremy Griffiths	Toledo	[1][13]
2000	Tony Schiml	Ohio	[1][14]
2001	Bryan Bullington	Ball State	[1][15]
2002	Bryan Bullington (2)		[1][16]
2003	Dirk Hayhurst	Kent State	[1][17]
2004	Ryan Ford	Eastern Michigan	[1][18]
2005	Erik Morrison	Ball State	[1][19]
2006	Jeff Fischer	Eastern Michigan	[1][20]
2007	Josh Collmenter	Central Michigan	[1][21]
2008	Chris Carpenter	Kent State	[1][22]
2009	Brennan Smith	Bowling Green	[1][23]
2010	Jesse Hernandez	Central Michigan	[1][24]
2011	Kyle Hallock	Kent State	[1][25]
2012	David Starn		[1][26]
2013	Scott Baker	Ball State	[1][27]
2014	Seth Varner	Miami	[1][28]
2015	Logan Cozart	Ohio	[1][29]
2016	Eric Lauer	Kent State	[30]
2017	Joey Murray		[31]
2018	Joey Murray (2)		[32]
2019	Drey Jameson	Ball State	[33]
2021	Andrew Taylor	Central Michigan	[34]
2022	Tyler Schweitzer	Ball State	[35]
2023	Joe Whitman	Kent State	[36]
2024	Merritt Beeker	Ball State	[37]
2025	Cooper Katskee	Miami	[38]

Winners by school

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
Kent State (1951)	13	1990, 1992–95, 1996, 2003, 2008, 2011–12, 2016–18, 2023
Ball State (1973)	7	2001–02, 2005, 2013, 2019, 2022, 2024
Central Michigan (1972)	4	1988, 2007, 2010, 2021
Bowling Green (1952)	3	1997–98, 2009
Eastern Michigan (1972)		1991, 2004, 2006
Miami (1948)	2	2014, 2025
Ohio (1947)		2000, 2015
Western Michigan (1948)		1989, 1995
Toledo (1951)	1	1999
Akron (1992)	0	—
Buffalo (1999)[a]
Marshall (1954/1997)[b]
Northern Illinois (1973/1997)[c]

• ^a Buffalo discontinued its baseball program after the 2017 season.
• ^b Marshall was a member from 1954 to 1969 and then again from 1997 until 2005.
• ^c Northern Illinois was a member from 1973 to 1986, then left until 1997.

See also

• Mid-American Conference Baseball Player of the Year