Who won the College World Series Most Outstanding Player? Dylan Dreiling takes 2024 honors

Edward Sutelan

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Rocky Top reached the mountain top.

For the first time in program history, Tennessee won the College World Series, taking the final two games of the series against No. 3 Texas A&M to claim the title. The series victory was finalized on Monday with Tennessee winning 6-5.

All year, the No. 1 Volunteers have bludgeoned teams with a lineup that had no weaknesses. Christian Moore, Blake Burke, Billy Amick, and Kavares Tears are all expected to be early draft picks. And that's just the tip of the iceberg for the stellar Tennessee lineup.

Which player wound up winning the Most Outstanding Player honor in 2024? Here's what you need to know.

Who won the 2024 CWS Most Outstanding Player?

Dylan Dreiling was named the 2024 College World Series Most Outstanding Player.

It was a true tour de force for Dreiling. He became the first player in College World Series history to hit home runs in all three games (the three-game series has existed only since 2003). Improbably, each home run was hit in the seventh inning.

Throughout the entire trip to Omaha, Dreiling had an absurd .542/.586/.958 slash line with three home runs, 11 RBIs, and six runs scored. According to ESPN's Mike Monaco, Dreiling became only the second player in Charles Schwab Field history (since 2011) to bat at least .500 in more than 20 at-bats, joining only Oregon State's Adley Rutschman in 2018.

Full list of winners of CWS Most Outstanding Player

YearPlayerPositionTeam
2024Dylan DreilingOFTennessee
2023Paul SkenesPLSU
2022Dylan DeLucaPOle Miss
2021Will BednarPMississippi State
2020N/A (Tournament canceled)--
2019Kumar RockerPVanderbilt
2018Adley RutschmanCOregon State
2017Alex FaedoPFlorida
2016Andrew BeckwithPCoastal Carolina
2015Josh SborzPVirginia
2014Dansby SwansonSSVanderbilt
2013Adam PlutkoPUCLA
2012Rob RefsnyderOFArizona
2011Scott Wingo2BSouth Carolina
2010Jackie Bradley Jr.OFSouth Carolina
2009Jared MitchellOFLSU
2008Tommy Mendonca3BFresno State
2007Jorge ReyesPOregon State
2006Jonah NickersonPOregon State
2005David Maroul3BTexas
2004Jason WindsorPCal State Fullerton
2003John HudginsPStanford
2002Huston StreetP/IFTexas
2001Charlton JimersonOFMiami
2000Trey HodgesPLSU
1999Marshall McDougall2BFlorida State
1998Wes Rachels2BSouthern California
1997Brandon LarsonSSLSU
1996Pat BurrellOFMiami
1995Mark KotsayOF/PCal State Fullerton
1994Chip GlassOFOklahoma
1993Todd Walker2BLSU
1992Phil Nevin3BCal State Fullerton
1991Gary HymelCLSU
1990Mike RebhanPGeorgia
1989Greg BrummettPWichita State
1988Lee PlemelPStanford
1987Paul CareyOFStanford
1986Mike SenneOFArizona
1985Greg EllenaDHMiami
1984John Fishel1B/OFCal State Fullerton
1983Calvin SchiraldiPTexas
1982Dan SmithPMiami
1981Stan HolmesOFArizona State
1980Terry FranconaOFArizona
1979Tony HudsonPCal State Fullerton
1978Rod BoxbergerPSouthern California
1977Bob Horner3BArizona State
1976Steve PowersP/DHArizona
1975Mickey Reichenbach1BTexas
1974George MilkePSouthern California
1973Dave WinfieldP/OFMinnesota
1972Russ McQueenPSouthern California
1971Jerry Tabb1BTulsa
1970Gene AmmannPFlorida State
1969John DolinsekOFArizona State
1968Bill Seinsoth1BSouthern California
1967Ron DaviniCArizona State
1966Steve ArlinPOhio State
1965Sal Bando3BArizona State
1964Joe FerrisPMaine
1963Bud HollowellCSouthern California
1962Bob GaribaldiPSanta Clara
1961Littleton FowlerPOklahoma State
1960John Erickson2BMinnesota
1959Jim Dobson3BOklahoma
1958Bill ThornPSouthern California
1957Cal EmeryP/1BPenn State
1956Jerry ThomasPMinnesota
1955Tom BorlandPOklahoma A&M
1954Tom YewcicCMichigan State
1953J.L. SmithPTexas
1952James O'NeillPHoly Cross
1951Sidney HatfieldP/1BTennessee
1950Ray Van CleefOFRutgers
1949Tom Hamilton1BTexas

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Edward Sutelan joined The Sporting News in 2021 after covering high school sports for PennLive. Edward graduated from The Ohio State University in 2019, where he gained experience covering the baseball, football and basketball teams. Edward also spent time working for The Columbus Dispatch and Cape Cod Times.