Alumni National Recognition

While we have had the privilege of coaching dozens of alumni who have gone on to earn collegiate all-conference awards and multiple others receive recognition in the MLB draft and Collegiate All-American teams, the following players below have went on to earn recognition individually a top their conference or nationally among the best at their respective position in some of College baseball's most prestigious awards and honors individually.  As an organization, it is an honor to know that we had the privilege to work with these young men along the way.

	Honor:	Decription:	Name:	Year:
	Golden Spikes Award Watch List	The Golden Spikes Award is bestowed annually to the best amateur baseball player in the United States.  The award, created by USA Baseball and sponsored by Major League Baseball Players Association, was first presented in 1978. It is given to an amateur player who best exhibits and combines "exceptional on-field ability and exemplary sportsmanship."[  The award is considered the most prestigious in amateur baseball.	Kolbrin Vitek / Grant Knipp	2010 / 2024
	Big East Pitcher of the Year	Awarded to the best pitcher in the Big East Conference.	Justin Amlung	2012
	Johnny Bench Award Semi-Finalist	Awarded to the nation's top college catcher.	Jeff Arnold / Jeremy Lucas	2010 / 2012
	Brooks Wallace Award Watch List	The Brooks Wallace Award is an award given by the College Baseball Foundation to the best college baseball shortstop of the year.  The award has been given annually since 2004.	Kolbrin  Vitek / Simon Scherry	2009 / 2022
	Misouri Valley Player of the Year	Awarded to the top player in the Missouri Valley Conference.	Jeremy Lucas	2012
	Horizon League Player of the Year	Awarded to the top player in the Horizon League.	Alec Sayre	2022
	Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year	Awared to the top pitcher in the Ohio Valley Conference.	Jeremy Dobbs / Brock Downey	2011 / 2014
	John Olerud Two Way Player of the Year Finalist.	The John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award (known colloquially as the John Olerud Award) is a college baseball award given to the best two-way player of the season. The award is named after former Washington State Cougars All-American pitcher and first baseman John Olerud.	Kolbrin Vitek / Cole Sturgeon (Watch List)	2010 / 2012
	Mid-American Player of the Year	Awarded to the top player in the Mid-American Conference.	Kolbrin Vitek / Sean Godfrey	2010 / 2014
	Stopper of the Year Finalist	The Stopper of the Year Award was created in 2005 to honor college baseball's top relief pitcher. The award is administered and voted on by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.	Neil Holland / Derek Self / Jackson Sowell  (Watch List)	2010 / 2012 / 2017
	Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year	Awarded to the top freshman in the Sun Belt Conference.	Justin Hageman	2011