NCBWA 2021 Season News

Bulldogs claim school's first team national title

Arkansas' Kevin Kopps was named the 2021 Stopper of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), the organization announced Thursday, becoming the first Razorback to capture the award since the award's inception in 2005.

There is a saying with 2021 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball in the late innings: "Call the Kopps." Yes, that is 2021 Dick Howser Trophy presented by The Game Headwear recipient Kevin Kopps, the Arkansas relief ace just completed arguably the most impressive season performance by a reliever in college baseball history. Kopps becomes the first primarily relief hurler in the history of the award.

After leading the Volunteers to the NCAA College World Series, Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello has been named the 2021 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Mike Martin National Coach of the Year.

Paced by the five finalists for the 2021 Dick Howser Trophy presented by The Game Headwear, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association 23rd Division I All-America baseball squads (first, second and third teams) features a true Who’s Who of the best in college baseball this spring.

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA polls with the NCBWA/D3baseball.com Division III Poll. Salisbury (34-4) won its first national title and captured all 25 first-place votes in the season's final poll.

Vanderbilt teammates highlights quintet of lauded players

Ten standouts already with 2021 all-conference and several All-America mentions make up the finalists for the 16th NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award.

42 standouts up for college baseball's top honor; SEC boasts 14 honored players

Five teams garner first-place votes

As the calendar gets ready to turn to May for the 2021 collegiate baseball season, 65 of the sport's top relief pitchers have been named to the Midseason Watch List for the 16th annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, members of the association announced Wednesday.

Forty-five players have been named to the initial Watch List for the 16th Annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, given to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I Baseball, the association announced Friday.