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{{short description|US annual award for the national college baseball player of the year}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{infobox sports award
| name           = Dick Howser Trophy
| current_awards =
| image          = DickHowserTrophyLogo.jpg
| imagesize      = 200px
| alt            = A bust of the Dick Howser Trophy in a blue diamond, with the words "DICK HOWSER TROPHY" below in white letters on a blue background.
| caption        = Logo for the Dick Howser Trophy
| description    = College baseball's best player
| presenter      = [[National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association]]
| country        = United States
| location       =
| reward         =
| year           = 1987
| year2          =
| holder         = [[Alex Lodise]], [[2025 Florida State Seminoles baseball team|Florida State]]
| website        = [http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/awards/howser/index.html Dick Howser Trophy]
}}
The '''Dick Howser Trophy''' is bestowed annually to the national [[college baseball]] player of the year.<ref name="TBT">{{cite news|url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/florida-gators-mike-zunino-wins-dick-howser-trophy/1235643|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204051422/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/florida-gators-mike-zunino-wins-dick-howser-trophy/1235643|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 4, 2013|title=Florida Gators catcher Mike Zunino wins Dick Howser Trophy for college baseball player of the year|last=English|first=Antonya|date=June 16, 2012|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=August 18, 2012}}</ref> The award is named after former collegiate and [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) player and manager [[Dick Howser]], who died as the result of [[brain cancer]] on June 17, 1987, at the age of 51.<ref name="TBT"/> In that same year, the award was established by friends of Howser<ref name="Creighton University">{{cite press release|url=http://www.gocreighton.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1000&ATCLID=205153676|title=Baseball's Adams Named A Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist|date=May 21, 2011|publisher=[[Creighton University]]|access-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref> and presented to [[Mike Fiore (baseball, born 1966)|Mike Fiore]], the inaugural winner.<ref>[http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/index.html 2009 Dick Howser Trophy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040606090011/http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/index.html |date=2004-06-06 }}. National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). Retrieved August 31, 2009.</ref><ref name="Creighton University"/> It is considered to be the [[Heisman Trophy]] of college baseball.<ref name=BA>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/dick_howser_trophy.shtml|title=Dick Howser Trophy|work=Baseball-Almanac.com|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=August 18, 2012|archive-date=October 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027101115/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/dick_howser_trophy.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="lincoln"/><ref name=rendon/>

Six winners of the Dick Howser Trophy are members of the [[National College Baseball Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegebaseballhall.org/hall_of_famers.jsp|title=College Baseball Hall of Fame – Hall of Famers|work=CollegeBaseballHall.com|publisher=College Baseball Hall of Fame|access-date=August 15, 2012|archive-date=October 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012212118/http://www.collegebaseballhall.org/hall_of_famers.jsp|url-status=live}}</ref>  Five winners—[[Kris Benson]], [[David Price (baseball)|David Price]], [[Stephen Strasburg]], [[Adley Rutschman]], and [[Paul Skenes]]—went on to become the [[List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks|first overall MLB draft pick]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/|title=1st Picks Overall in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=August 12, 2012|archive-date=October 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011075928/https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jason Jennings]], [[Buster Posey]], and [[Kris Bryant]] went on to win the [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year Award]] several years after winning the Dick Howser Trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/roy_rol.shtml|title=Rookie of the Year Awards & Rolaids Relief Award Winners|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=August 12, 2012|archive-date=May 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530132030/https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/roy_rol.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jered Weaver]] is the only award winner to pitch a [[no-hitter]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/history/nohitters|title=MLB No-Hitters|work=ESPN|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=September 19, 2012|archive-date=April 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424172501/http://espn.go.com/mlb/history/nohitters|url-status=live}}</ref> while [[Mark Teixeira]] holds the record for most games with [[home runs]] from [[Switch hitter|both sides of the plate]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Switch-hit homers: Channeling The Mick|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120614&content_id=33292544&vkey=news_nyy&c_id=nyy|date=June 25, 2012|access-date=October 1, 2012|first=Marty|last=Noble|work=MLB.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|archive-date=June 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629131927/http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120614&content_id=33292544&vkey=news_nyy&c_id=nyy|url-status=dead}}</ref> Furthermore, seventeen players won the [[Golden Spikes Award]] alongside the Dick Howser Trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_goldenspikes.shtml|title=Golden Spikes Award by USA Baseball|work=Baseball-Almanac.com|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=August 12, 2012|archive-date=September 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911200709/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_goldenspikes.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Brooks Kieschnick]] is the only player to win the trophy more than once.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.texassports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/032709aab.html|title=Baseball set to retire Brooks Kieschnick's No. 23 on Saturday|first=Jonathan|last=Mann|work=TexasSports.com|publisher=Texas Longhorns|date=March 27, 2009|access-date=September 20, 2012|archive-date=March 31, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331195752/http://www.texassports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/032709aab.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The winners from 1987 to 1998 were selected by the [[American Baseball Coaches Association]] (ABCA).<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.abca.org/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=18900&ATCLID=1245576 |title=This is the ABCA |publisher=American Baseball Coaches Association |date=July 17, 2012 |access-date=October 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402022638/http://www.abca.org/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=18900&ATCLID=1245576 |archive-date=April 2, 2010 }}</ref> The [[National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association]] (NCBWA) became the voting body in 1999, and now presents the award together with the [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]] [[Chamber of Commerce]] in [[Florida]].<ref name="BA"/> The most recent recipient of the award is [[Alex Lodise]] of [[2025 Florida State Seminoles baseball team|Florida State]].

==Winners==
[[File:Robin Ventura 2008.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Robin Ventura]], who won the Dick Howser Trophy in 1988, is one of six award winners in the [[National College Baseball Hall of Fame]].|alt=Robin Ventura, wearing a blue pinstripe jersey with the words METS partially cut off, converses with a fellow player]]
[[File:Todd_Helton_(3738116090).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Todd Helton]], the 1995 winner, is the only award winner to be elected to the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|National Baseball Hall of Fame]].|alt=Todd Helton, wearing a black baseball batting helmet and black baseball uniform with the words COLORADO across, holds his bat during an at bat]]
[[File:Mark Teixeira basepaths 2011.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Mark Teixeira]], the 2000 winner, holds the record for most games with [[Switch hitter|switch-hit]] home runs.|alt=Mark Teixeira, wearing a dark blue baseball batting helmet and grey baseball uniform with the words NEW YORK across, takes off his batting gloves]]
[[File:Jered Weaver on June 27, 2012.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Jered Weaver]], the 2004 recipient, is the only award winner to pitch a [[no-hitter]].|alt=Jered Weaver, wearing a red baseball cap and grey baseball uniform with the words ANGELS across and an "A" patch on the right sleeve, delivers a pitch]]
[[File:Benintendi Dick Howser Trophy presentation (19771896562).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Andrew Benintendi]] received the award in 2015.]]

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Key
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|'''Year'''
|Links to the article about the corresponding baseball year
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|'''Player {{small|(X)}}'''
|Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|'''Position'''
|The player's [[Baseball positions|position]] at the time he won the award
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|'''School'''
|The player's college when he won the award
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|'''''Italics'''''
|Denotes player was the [[List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks|first overall MLB draft pick]] in the same year
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|^
|Player won the [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year Award]]{{#tag:ref|Won either in the same year or several years later.|group=lower-alpha}}
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|§
|Denotes player also won the [[Golden Spikes Award]] in the same year
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|*
|Member of the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|National Baseball Hall of Fame]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{dagger}}
|Member of the [[National College Baseball Hall of Fame]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|{{double-dagger|alt=footnote}}
|Player is active
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Winners
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Player
!scope="col"|Position
!scope="col"|School
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref
|-
|{{by|1987}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Mike|Fiore|dab=baseball, born 1966}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|[[Outfielder|OF]]||[[Miami Hurricanes baseball|Miami (FL)]]||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_MsmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EwIGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2140,1188376&dq=mike-fiore+dick-howser&hl=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124205132/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_MsmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EwIGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2140,1188376&dq=mike-fiore+dick-howser&hl=en|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 24, 2013|title=Howser Award gives U-M's Fiore some long-overdue recognition|first=Armando|last=Salguero|newspaper=The Miami News|page=4B|date=March 4, 1988|access-date=October 1, 2012}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|1988}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Robin|Ventura}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Third baseman|3B]]||[[Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball|Oklahoma State]]||<ref name=posey/>
|-
|{{by|1989}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Scott|Bryant}}
|[[Outfielder|OF]]||[[Texas Longhorns baseball|Texas]]||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/02/sports/sports-people-baseball-longhorn-is-honored.html|title=Sports People: Baseball; Longhorn Is Honored|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 2, 1989|access-date=August 22, 2010|archive-date=December 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220113649/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/02/sports/sports-people-baseball-longhorn-is-honored.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|1990}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Alex|Fernández|dab=baseball}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]||[[Miami-Dade Community College]]||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB3431D61351BBB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|newspaper=Miami Herald|date=March 1, 1991|page=6D|title=Alex Fernandez Wins College Award|access-date=October 1, 2012|archive-date=February 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228185652/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB3431D61351BBB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=live}}{{subscription required|date=October 2012}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|1991}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Frank|Rodriguez}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]||[[Howard College]]||<ref name=posey/>
|-
|{{by|1992}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Brooks|Kieschnick}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|[[Utility player|Utility]]||[[Texas Longhorns baseball|Texas]]||<ref>{{cite news |date=March 27, 1993 |title=Kieschnick awarded Howser Trophy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-kieschnick-awarded-howse/164053405/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |page=9C |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} </ref>
|-
|{{by|1993}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Brooks|Kieschnick}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}} {{small|(2)}}
|[[Utility player|Utility]]||[[Texas Longhorns baseball|Texas]]||<ref name=posey/>
|-
|{{by|1994}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jason|Varitek}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Catcher|C]]||[[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball|Georgia Tech]]||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pNogAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UWsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4029,4338332&dq=jason-varitek+dick-howser&hl=en|title=Varitek receives Howser award|agency=Associated Press|page=12|newspaper=McCook Daily Gazette|date=June 8, 1994|access-date=October 1, 2012|archive-date=May 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517192915/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pNogAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UWsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4029%2C4338332&dq=jason-varitek%20dick-howser&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|1995}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|{{sortname|Todd|Helton}}*
|[[First baseman|1B]]||[[Tennessee Volunteers baseball|Tennessee]]||<ref>{{cite news |date=June 7, 1995 |title=Helton wins Howser Trophy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-helton-wins-howser-troph/164053431/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |page=3C |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} </ref>
|-
|{{by|1996}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|''{{sortname|Kris|Benson}}''
|[[Pitcher|P]]||[[Clemson Tigers baseball|Clemson]]||<ref name=posey/>
|-
|{{by|1997}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|J. D.|Drew}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Outfielder|OF]]||[[Florida State Seminoles baseball|Florida State]]||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=HT&p_theme=ht&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFEAFF8B8D4F71&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Howser Winner|newspaper=Sarasota Herald-Tribune|date=June 3, 1997|access-date=August 15, 2012|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011648/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=HT&p_theme=ht&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFEAFF8B8D4F71&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=live}}{{subscription required|date=August 2012}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|1998}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Eddy|Furniss}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|[[First baseman|1B]]||[[LSU Tigers baseball|Louisiana State]]||<ref>{{cite news |date=June 2, 1998 |title=Coaches pick Louisiana State first baseman as best player |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=APAB&d_place=APAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F8B602DC8B47C78&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319120505/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=APAB&d_place=APAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F8B602DC8B47C78&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-date=2017-03-19 |work=Associated Press}}{{subscription required|date=August 2012}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|1999}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jason|Jennings}}{{sup|§}}{{sup|^}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]||[[Baylor Bears baseball|Baylor]]||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0E9C22D06FCC2098&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Baylor's Jennings is top national player|newspaper=Austin American-Statesman|page=C8|date=June 13, 1999|access-date=August 15, 2012|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305004033/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0E9C22D06FCC2098&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=live}}{{subscription required|date=August 2012}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2000}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mark|Teixeira}}
|[[Third baseman|3B]]||[[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball|Georgia Tech]]||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=APAB&d_place=APAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F89BF9C9380CE9C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Georgia Tech's Teixeira receives Dick Howser Trophy|publisher=Associated Press|date=June 10, 2000|access-date=August 15, 2012|archive-date=June 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606204846/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=APAB&d_place=APAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F89BF9C9380CE9C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=live}}{{subscription required|date=August 2012}}</ref>
|-
|{{by|2001}}
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mark|Prior}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]||[[USC Trojans baseball|Southern California]]||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3gpPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RB8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6792,2981567&dq=dick-howser+mark-prior&hl=en|title=Prior claims Howser Trophy|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=[[Star-News|Wilmington Morning Star]]|page=4C|date=June 9, 2001|access-date=October 1, 2012|archive-date=October 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018013237/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3gpPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RB8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6792,2981567&dq=dick-howser+mark-prior&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2002 NCAA Division I baseball season|2002]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Khalil|Greene}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Shortstop|SS]]||[[Clemson Tigers baseball|Clemson]]||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Cs40AAAAIBAJ&sjid=GiEGAAAAIBAJ&pg=3578,6056423&dq=dick-howser+khalil-greene&hl=en|title=Greene named winner of Dick Howser Trophy|agency=Associated Press|page=16|newspaper=Lodi News-Sentinel|date=June 15, 2002|access-date=October 1, 2012|archive-date=April 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423204608/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Cs40AAAAIBAJ&sjid=GiEGAAAAIBAJ&pg=3578,6056423&dq=dick-howser+khalil-greene&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2003 NCAA Division I baseball season|2003]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|{{sortname|Rickie|Weeks}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Second baseman|2B]]||[[Southern Jaguars|Southern]]||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/baseball/2003-06-13-howser-weeks_x.htm|title=Howser Award goes to Southern's Weeks|newspaper=USA Today|date=June 13, 2003|access-date=August 15, 2012|archive-date=August 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807162226/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/baseball/2003-06-13-howser-weeks_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2004 NCAA Division I baseball season|2004]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|{{sortname|Jered|Weaver}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]||[[Long Beach State Dirtbags baseball|Long Beach State]]||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T21PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PgQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2785,1008298&dq=dick-howser-trophy+jered-weaver&hl=en|title=College baseball|agency=Associated Press|page=C2|date=June 19, 2004|access-date=October 1, 2012|archive-date=April 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423181702/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T21PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PgQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2785,1008298&dq=dick-howser-trophy+jered-weaver&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref><!--Long Beach State generally uses "Dirtbags" as a baseball nickname instead of "49ers".-->
|-
| [[2005 NCAA Division I baseball season|2005]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|{{sortname|Alex|Gordon}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Third baseman|3B]]||[[Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball|Nebraska]]||<ref name=posey/>
|-
| [[2006 NCAA Division I baseball season|2006]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|{{sortname|Brad|Lincoln}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]||[[Houston Cougars baseball|Houston]]
|<ref name="lincoln">{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=2488418|title=Houston pitcher Lincoln wins Howser Trophy|agency=Associated Press|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|work=ESPN|date=June 17, 2006|access-date=August 16, 2012|archive-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025171044/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2488418|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2007 NCAA Division I baseball season|2007]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;|''{{sortname|David|Price|dab=baseball}}''{{sup|§}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]||[[Vanderbilt Commodores baseball|Vanderbilt]]
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=2922132|title=Former Vanderbilt star Price named nation's top amateur player|agency=Associated Press|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|work=ESPN|date=June 30, 2007|access-date=August 5, 2012|quote=Price also won the Dick Howser Trophy for athletic and scholastic achievements.|archive-date=July 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728174226/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2922132|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2008 NCAA Division I baseball season|2008]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;|{{sortname|Buster|Posey}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{sup|§}}{{sup|^}}
|[[Catcher|C]]||[[Florida State Seminoles baseball|Florida State]]||<ref name=posey>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=3443974|title=Florida State's Posey named player of the year|work=ESPN|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|date=June 14, 2008|access-date=August 15, 2012|archive-date=July 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729230231/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=3443974|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2009 NCAA Division I baseball season|2009]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;|''{{sortname|Stephen|Strasburg}}''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]||[[San Diego State Aztecs baseball|San Diego State]]
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=4303950|title=Strasburg named 2009 Howser winner|agency=Associated Press|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|work=ESPN|date=July 2, 2009|access-date=August 16, 2012|archive-date=July 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729221102/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=4303950|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2010 NCAA Division I baseball season|2010]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Anthony|Rendon}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|[[Third baseman|3B]]||[[Rice Owls baseball|Rice]]
|<ref name=rendon>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/sports/rice/article/Rice-s-Rendon-claims-prestigious-Dick-Howser-1702198.php|title=Rice's Rendon claims prestigious Dick Howser Trophy|last=Martin|first=Jeffrey|date=July 2, 2010|newspaper=The Houston Chronicle|access-date=August 16, 2012|archive-date=October 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019121919/http://www.chron.com/sports/rice/article/Rice-s-Rendon-claims-prestigious-Dick-Howser-1702198.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2011 NCAA Division I baseball season|2011]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|{{sortname|Taylor|Jungmann}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]||[[Texas Longhorns baseball|Texas]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Jungmann humbled as Howser winner|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110621&content_id=20808800&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|date=June 21, 2011|access-date=August 16, 2012|first=Robert|last=Falkoff|work=MLB.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|archive-date=November 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106210521/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110621&content_id=20808800&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2012 NCAA Division I baseball season|2012]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;|{{sortname|Mike|Zunino}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Catcher|C]]||[[Florida Gators baseball|Florida]]
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8057930/florida-gators-mike-zunino-wins-dick-howser-trophy-college-baseball-player-year|title=Mike Zunino wins Howser Trophy|agency=Associated Press|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|work=ESPN|date=June 15, 2012|access-date=August 16, 2012|archive-date=August 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828084618/http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8057930/florida-gators-mike-zunino-wins-dick-howser-trophy-college-baseball-player-year|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2013 NCAA Division I baseball season|2013]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Kris|Bryant}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{sup|§}}{{sup|^}}
|[[Third baseman|3B]]||[[San Diego Toreros baseball|San Diego]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=No. 2 pick Bryant awarded Dick Howser Trophy|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130615&content_id=50704426&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|date=June 15, 2013|access-date=June 16, 2013|first=Cash|last=Kruth|work=MLB.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|archive-date=June 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618041802/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130615&content_id=50704426&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2014 NCAA Division I baseball season|2014]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|{{sortname|A. J.|Reed}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Utility player|Utility]]||[[Kentucky Wildcats baseball|Kentucky]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Astros draftee Reed wins Howser Trophy|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/astros-draftee-aj-reed-wins-2014-dick-howser-trophy?ymd=20140614&content_id=79746484&vkey=news_mlb|date=June 14, 2014|access-date=June 16, 2014|first=Cash|last=Kruth|work=MLB.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144322/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/astros-draftee-aj-reed-wins-2014-dick-howser-trophy?ymd=20140614&content_id=79746484&vkey=news_mlb|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015 NCAA Division I baseball season|2015]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Andrew|Benintendi}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Outfielder|OF]]||[[Arkansas Razorbacks baseball|Arkansas]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Red Sox pick Benintendi wins Howser Trophy|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/red-sox-pick-benintendi-wins-howser-trophy/c-130195252|date=June 12, 2015|access-date=June 18, 2021|first=Cash|last=Kruth|work=MLB.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203130/https://www.mlb.com/news/red-sox-pick-benintendi-wins-howser-trophy/c-130195252|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2016 NCAA Division I baseball season|2016]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Seth|Beer}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|[[Outfielder|OF]]||[[Clemson Tigers baseball|Clemson]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Clemson's Beer wins Howser Trophy as national player of year|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/baseball/2016/06/17/clemsons-beer-wins-howser-trophy-as-national-player-of-year/86042310/|date=June 17, 2016|access-date=June 18, 2021|newspaper=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|archive-date=July 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708120502/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/baseball/2016/06/17/clemsons-beer-wins-howser-trophy-as-national-player-of-year/86042310/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2017 NCAA Division I baseball season|2017]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Brendan|McKay|dab=baseball}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]/[[First baseman|1B]]||[[Louisville Cardinals baseball|Louisville]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=McKay, Rays' Draft pick, wins Howser Trophy|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/brendan-mckay-wins-dick-howser-trophy-c236816352|date=June 16, 2017|access-date=June 18, 2021|first=Joe|last=Trezza|work=MLB.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200310/https://www.mlb.com/news/brendan-mckay-wins-dick-howser-trophy-c236816352|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2018 NCAA Division I baseball season|2018]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Brady|Singer}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]||[[Florida Gators baseball|Florida]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=KC's No. 1 pick Singer wins Howser Trophy|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/brady-singer-wins-dick-howser-trophy-c281351232|date=June 15, 2018|access-date=June 18, 2021|first=Chad|last=Thornburg|work=MLB.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203124/https://www.mlb.com/news/brady-singer-wins-dick-howser-trophy-c281351232|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019 NCAA Division I baseball season|2019]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|''{{sortname|Adley|Rutschman}}''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{sup|§}}
|[[Catcher|C]]||[[Oregon State Beavers baseball|Oregon State]]
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2019/06/oregon-states-adley-rutschman-claims-the-2019-golden-spikes-award-nations-top-individual-honor-for-amateur-baseball.html|title=Oregon State's Adley Rutschman claims the 2019 Golden Spikes Award, nation's top individual honor for amateur baseball|author=Nick Daschel|date=June 14, 2019|newspaper=The Oregonian|access-date=June 15, 2019|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201603/https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2019/06/oregon-states-adley-rutschman-claims-the-2019-golden-spikes-award-nations-top-individual-honor-for-amateur-baseball.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2020 NCAA Division I baseball season|2020]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|Not awarded{{#tag:ref|Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]|group=lower-alpha}}
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|[[2021 NCAA Division I baseball season|2021]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Kevin|Kopps}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]||[[Arkansas Razorbacks baseball|Arkansas]]
|<ref name=Kopps>{{cite news|title=Kevin Kopps wins Dick Howser Trophy as national player of the year|url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2021/jun/18/kevin-kopps-wins-dick-howser-trophy-national-playe/|first=Matt|last=Jones|date=June 18, 2021|access-date=June 18, 2021|newspaper=Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette|archive-date=June 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618153805/https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2021/jun/18/kevin-kopps-wins-dick-howser-trophy-national-playe/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2022 NCAA Division I baseball season|2022]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Ivan|Melendez}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{sup|§}}
|[[First baseman|1B]]||[[Texas Longhorns baseball|Texas]]
|<ref name=Melendez>{{cite news|title=Texas’ Ivan Melendez captures 35th Dick Howser Trophy presented by The Game Headwear|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/texas-ivan-melendez-captures-35th-dick-howser-trophy/|date=June 17, 2022|access-date=June 17, 2022|work=MLB.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|archive-date=June 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617163521/https://www.mlb.com/news/texas-ivan-melendez-captures-35th-dick-howser-trophy|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2023 NCAA Division I baseball season|2023]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;|''{{sortname|Paul|Skenes}}''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|[[Pitcher|P]]||[[LSU Tigers baseball|Louisiana State]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=LSU's Skenes wins 2023 Dick Howser Trophy|url=https://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2023/06/16/lsus-skenes-wins-2023-dick-howser-trophy|date=June 16, 2023|access-date=June 20, 2023|work=sportswriters.net|publisher=[[National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association|NCBWA]]|archive-date=June 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617081415/https://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2023/06/16/lsus-skenes-wins-2023-dick-howser-trophy|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2024 NCAA Division I baseball season|2024]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|{{sortname|Charlie|Condon|dab=baseball}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{sup|§}}
|[[First baseman|1B]]/[[Outfielder|OF]]||[[Georgia Bulldogs baseball|Georgia]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onlineathens.com/story/sports/college/baseball/2024/06/13/charlie-condon-dick-howser-trophy-winner-georgia-college-baseball/74084565007/|title=Georgia's Charlie Condon wins 2024 Dick Howser Trophy as top player in college baseball|first=Craig|last=Meyer|date=13 June 2024|publisher=Athens Banner-Herald}}</ref>
|-
|[[2025 NCAA Division I baseball season|2025]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|[[Alex Lodise]]‡
|[[Shortstop|SS]]
|[[Florida State Seminoles baseball|Florida State]]
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==See also==
{{Portal|Baseball}}
*[[List of college baseball awards]]
*[[Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball|College baseball awards in the United States]]

==Notes==
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==References==
'''General'''
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*{{cite news|title=Dick Howser Trophy Winners|url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Dick-Howser-Trophy-Winners-3637327.php|date=June 15, 2012|access-date=August 18, 2012|agency=Associated Press|publisher=SFGate.com|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/dick_howser_trophy.shtml|title=Dick Howser Trophy|work=Baseball-Almanac.com|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=August 18, 2012|archive-date=October 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027101115/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/dick_howser_trophy.shtml|url-status=live}}
{{refend}}
'''Specific'''
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==External links==
*[http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/about/index.html National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913081435/http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/about/index.html |date=2009-09-13 }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090201044710/http://collegebaseballfoundation.org/ College Baseball Foundation official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100402022638/http://www.abca.org/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=18900&ATCLID=1245576 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) official website]

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