Rotary Smith Award | |
Description: | Most outstanding college baseball player of the year |
Presenter: | Greater Houston Sports Association (1988–2004) Rotary Club of Houston (1996–2004) |
Country: | United States |
Year: | 1988 |
Year2: | 2003 |
The Rotary Smith Award was created in 1988 to honor the most outstanding college baseball player of the year. The award was founded by the Greater Houston Sports Association. In 1996, the Rotary Club of Houston joined the award committee. Prior to the 2004 season, the award was succeeded by the Roger Clemens Award, honoring the most outstanding college baseball pitcher.
Links to the article about the corresponding baseball year | ||
Player | Name of the player | |
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Position | The player's position at the time he won the award | |
College | The player's college when he won the award | |
Italics | Denotes player was the first overall MLB draft pick in the same year | |
Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame |
Player | Position | College | ||
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1988 | P | Evansville | ||
1989 | P | LSU | ||
1990 | OF | Arizona State | ||
1991 | P | Fresno State | ||
1992 | OF | Indiana | ||
1993 | P | Wichita State | ||
1994 | C | Georgia Tech | ||
1995 | OF | Cal State Fullerton | ||
1996 | P | Clemson | ||
1997 | P/OF | Auburn | ||
1998 | P/OF | Florida | ||
1999 | P/DH | Baylor | ||
2000 | P | South Carolina | ||
2001 | P | Southern California | ||
2002 | SS | Clemson | ||
2003 | 2B | Southern University |