C Spire Ferriss Trophy


The C Spire Ferriss Trophy was created in the fall of 2003 by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame to honor the Mississippi Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year. The trophy bears the name and likeness of Dave Ferriss. The trophy is cosponsored by C Spire Wireless.

Winners

YearPlayerPositionTeamRefOther finalists
2004IF/PBrad Corley, OF,
Jarrett Hoffpauir, IF,
2005OFStephen Head, IF/P,
Craig Newton, C, Delta State
Garner Wetzel, OF, Millsaps
2006IFToddrick Johnson, OF,
Zach Penpraise, IF
2007CMississippi State BulldogsZack Cozart, SS,
Thomas Royals, P, Belhaven
2008PTyler Conn, C,
Rickey Noland, C, Delta State
2009IF/PBelhaven BlazersScott Bittle, 1B,
Brian Dozier, 2B,
2010PTodd McInnis, P,
Connor Powers, 1B,
2011OFJarrod Parks, 3B, Mississippi State
B. A. Vollmuth, SS,
2012PMississippi State BulldogsColton Mitchell, P, Delta State
Alex Yarbrough, 2B,
2013OFMississippi State BulldogsJosh Branstetter, P, Delta State
Andrew Pierce, P,
Stuart Turner, C,
Bobby Wahl, P,
2014OFOle Miss RebelsTyler Akins, P/1B, Belhaven
Chris Ellis, P, Ole Miss
Jacob Lindgren, P, Mississippi State
Ross Mitchell, P, Mississippi State
2015PWes Rea, 1B, Mississippi State
Melvin Rodriguez, IF,
Keith Shumaker, P/IF, Millsaps
Scott Weathersby, P,
2016OFMississippi State BulldogsDakota Hudson, P, Mississippi State
Reid Humphreys, IF/P, Mississippi State
Will Robertson, OF, Delta State
J. B. Woodman, OF,
20171BMississippi State BulldogsTaylor Braley, 3B/P,
Dylan Burdeaux, 1B,
Zach Shannon, 1B/P, Delta State
Matt Wallner, OF/P,
2018PJake Mangum, OF/P, Mississippi State
Ryan Olenek, IF/OF, Ole Miss
Luke Reynolds, IF,
Zach Shannon, 1B/P, Delta State
2019Jake MangumOFMississippi State BulldogsTyler Keenen, 3B, Ole Miss
Grae Kessinger, SS, Ole Miss
Etham Small, P, Mississippi State
Matt Wallner, OF, Southern Miss

Trophies won by school

Updated through 2019 results.