Rotary Smith Award

Rotary Smith Award
Awarded forMost outstanding college baseball player of the year
CountryUnited States
Presented byGreater Houston Sports Association (1988–2004)
Rotary Club of Houston (1996–2004)
History
First award1988
Final award2003

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.

Winners

Key
Year Links to the article about the corresponding baseball year
Player Name of the player
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
Rotary Smith Award winners
Year Player Position College
1988 Andy Benes P Evansville
1989 Ben McDonald† P LSU
1990 Mike Kelly OF Arizona State
1991 Bobby Jones P Fresno State
1992 Mike Smith OF Indiana
1993 Darren Dreifort† P Wichita State
1994 Jason Varitek C Georgia Tech
1995 Mark Kotsay OF Cal State Fullerton
1996 Kris Benson P Clemson
1997 Tim Hudson P/OF Auburn
1998 Brad Wilkerson† P/OF Florida
1999 Jason Jennings P/DH Baylor
2000 Kip Bouknight P South Carolina
2001 Mark Prior P Southern California
2002 Khalil Greene SS Clemson
2003 Rickie Weeks 2B Southern University

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