Big 12 Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year

The Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year is a baseball award given to the Big 12 Conference's most outstanding pitcher. The award was first given following the 2001 season. It is selected by the league's head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.^[1]

Big 12 Pitcher of the Year
Awarded for	the most outstanding baseball pitcher in the Big 12 Conference
Country	United States
Presented by	Phillips 66
First awarded	2001
Currently held by	Payton Tolle, TCU

Key

†	Co-Players of the Year
*	Awarded a national Player of the Year award: the Dick Howser Trophy or the Golden Spikes Award
Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player had been awarded the Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Season	Player	School	Class	Reference
2001	Shane Komine	Nebraska	Junior	[2]
2002	Justin Simmons	Texas	Sophomore	[2]
2003	Aaron Marsden	Nebraska	Junior	[2]
2004	J.P. Howell	Texas	Junior	[2]
2005	Max Scherzer	Missouri	Sophomore	[2]
2006	Kyle McCulloch	Texas	Junior	[2]
2007	Adrian Alaniz	Texas	Junior	[2]
2008	Aaron Crow	Missouri	Junior	[2]
2009	A.J. Morris	Kansas State	Junior	[2]
2010	Cole Green	Texas	Junior	[2]
2011	Taylor Jungmann*	Texas	Junior	[2]
2012	Andrew Heaney	Oklahoma State	Junior	[3]
2013	Harrison Musgrave	West Virginia	Sophomore	[4]
2014	Preston Morrison	TCU	Junior	[2]
2015	Michael Freeman	Oklahoma State	Senior	[2]
2016	Thomas Hatch	Oklahoma State	Sophomore	[2]
2017	Steven Gingery	Texas Tech	Sophomore	[5]
2018	Cody Bradford	Baylor	Sophomore	[6]
2019	Alek Manoah	West Virginia	Junior	[7]
2021	Ty Madden	Texas	Junior	[8]
2022	Brandon Birdsell	Texas Tech	Junior	[9]
2023	Lucas Gordon	Texas	Junior	[10]
2024	Payton Tolle	TCU	Junior	[11]

Winners by school

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
Texas (1996)d	8	2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2021, 2023
Oklahoma State (1996)	3	2012, 2015, 2016
Missouri (1996)c	2	2005, 2008
Nebraska (1996)a	2	2001, 2003
TCU (2012)	2	2014, 2024
Texas Tech (1996)	2	2017, 2022
West Virginia (2012)	2	2013, 2019
Baylor (1996)	1	2018
Kansas State (1996)	1	2009
Kansas (1996)	0	—
Iowa State (1996)b	0	—
Oklahoma (1996)d	0	—
Texas A&M (1996)c	0	—

Footnotes

• ^a Nebraska left in 2011 to join the Big Ten.
• ^b Iowa State discontinued its baseball program after the 2001 season.
• ^c Missouri and Texas A&M left in 2012 to join the SEC.
• ^d Oklahoma and Texas left in 2024 to join the SEC.

References

1. "2011 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Announced". Big12Sports.com. May 24, 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
2. "All-Big 12 Awards" (PDF). 2017 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
3. "2012 All-Big 12 Baseball Teams & Postseason Awards Unveiled". Big 12 Conference. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
4. Robinett, Kellis (21 May 2013). "Kansas State corrals Big 12 baseball awards". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
5. "2017 All-Big 12 Baseball Teams and Awards Announced" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. May 23, 2017. p. 43. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
6. "2018 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Announced". Big12Sports.com. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
7. "2019 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Announced". Big12Sports.com. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
8. "2021 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Announced". Big12Sports.com. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
9. "Texas' Melendez, Texas Tech's Birdsell Highlight 2022 Big 12 Baseball Awards".
10. "WVU's Wetherholt, UT's Gordon Highlight Big 12 Baseball Awards". 5 May 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
11. "UT's Belyeu, TCU's Tolle Highlight Big 12 Baseball Awards". 20 May 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.