Starting in 2010 the IHSBCA coaches voted on the Player of the Year and that has continued to this day.  High school coaches that are members of the Indiana Baseball Coaches Association (IHSBCA) get 1 vote and the senior player that receives the most votes becomes that year’s Indiana Player of the Year

Here is the history of the top senior baseball player in the state of Indiana

Year

Player

School
2024 TBD TDB
2023 Max Clark Franklin Community
2022 Andrew Dutkanych Brebeuf Jesuit
2021 Carter Mathison Homestead
2020 No Player of the Year NO HS SEASON
2019 Michael Doolin Andrean
2018 Nick Schnell Roncali
2017 Chandler Ferguson Lafayette Jefferson
2016 T.J. Collett Terre Haute North
2015 Ashe Russell Indianapolis Cathedral
2014 Logan Sowers McCutcheon
2013 Trey Ball New Castle
2012 Will Coursen-Carr Ft. Wayne South
2011 AJ (Andy) Reed Terre Haute South
2010 Justin O’Connor Cowan
2009 Kyle Kramp Westfield

In 2009 two awards were presented.  The first IHSBCA Player of the Year and the last Hoosier Diamond Mr. Baseball

HOOSIER DIAMOND MR. BASEBALL

The first Mr. Baseball award was given starting in 1992 and remained sponsored by Hoosier Diamond until its last year of 2009

Year

Player

School
2009 Tucker Barnhart Brownsburg
2008 Alex Meyer Greensburg
2007 Jarrod Parker Norwell
2006 Josh Phegley Terre Haute North
2005 Lance Lynn Brownsburg
2004 Tim LeMasters Perry Meridian
2003 Clayton Richard McCutcheon
2002 Adam Lind Anderson Highland
2001 Wes Whisler Noblesville
2000 Jim Brauer Carmel
1999 Bryan Bullington Madison Consolidated
1998 J.D. Closser Alexandria
1997 Matt Mauk Jasper
1996 A.J. Zapp Center Grove
1995 Brad Weber DeKalb
1994 Allen Stunkel Gibson Southern
1993 Scott Rolen Jasper
1992 Chip Petit Crown Point
No awards prior to 1992