2012 Tino Martinez Award Timeline

Watch List Announced
Feb 6th, 2012

Semifinalists Announced
May 9th, 2012

Finalists Announced
May 21st, 2012

Winner Announced
June 3rd, 2012

The winner of the Tino Martinez Award is chosen by a panel of DII baseball media and coaches from across the nation. Their votes narrowed down a list of semifinalists to eight finalists. A final ranking of the remaining student-athletes is then tallied to determine the winner. Fans and supporters are also given the opportunity to participate in the selection process as an online vote is also taken. Those results are combined with the panel to select the winner.

Chase Larsson of the Cameron Aggies was the recipient of the 2011 Tino Martinez DII Player of the Year Award. Larsson finished the season for the Aggies leading DII in home runs (29), RBI (84), slugging percentage (1.000) and total bases (190). He also finished the regular season batting .432, good for 11th overall in the nation. Larsson also incredibly established a new NCAA Division II record when he mashed a homerun in nine consecutive games during one stretch. Mount Olive's Carter Capps, the 2011 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's National Pitcher of the Year, finished in a close second.

Erskine's Bryan Fogle of won the first edition of the award in 2010 after batting .430 and leading DII with 28 home runs, 103 RBI (the second most in NCAA history) and 203 total bases. The Flying Fleet star was drafted by Tampa Bay following the season. Runner-up Hayden Simpson of Southern Arkansas was a first round draft choice of the Chicago Cubs.