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

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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

Year Player Position Team
2024 Dylan Dreiling OF Tennessee
2023 Paul Skenes P LSU
2022 Dylan DeLuca P Ole Miss
2021 Will Bednar P Mississippi State
2020 N/A (Tournament canceled) - -
2019 Kumar Rocker P Vanderbilt
2018 Adley Rutschman C Oregon State
2017 Alex Faedo P Florida
2016 Andrew Beckwith P Coastal Carolina
2015 Josh Sborz P Virginia
2014 Dansby Swanson SS Vanderbilt
2013 Adam Plutko P UCLA
2012 Rob Refsnyder OF Arizona
2011 Scott Wingo 2B South Carolina
2010 Jackie Bradley Jr. OF South Carolina
2009 Jared Mitchell OF LSU
2008 Tommy Mendonca 3B Fresno State
2007 Jorge Reyes P Oregon State
2006 Jonah Nickerson P Oregon State
2005 David Maroul 3B Texas
2004 Jason Windsor P Cal State Fullerton
2003 John Hudgins P Stanford
2002 Huston Street P/IF Texas
2001 Charlton Jimerson OF Miami
2000 Trey Hodges P LSU
1999 Marshall McDougall 2B Florida State
1998 Wes Rachels 2B Southern California
1997 Brandon Larson SS LSU
1996 Pat Burrell OF Miami
1995 Mark Kotsay OF/P Cal State Fullerton
1994 Chip Glass OF Oklahoma
1993 Todd Walker 2B LSU
1992 Phil Nevin 3B Cal State Fullerton
1991 Gary Hymel C LSU
1990 Mike Rebhan P Georgia
1989 Greg Brummett P Wichita State
1988 Lee Plemel P Stanford
1987 Paul Carey OF Stanford
1986 Mike Senne OF Arizona
1985 Greg Ellena DH Miami
1984 John Fishel 1B/OF Cal State Fullerton
1983 Calvin Schiraldi P Texas
1982 Dan Smith P Miami
1981 Stan Holmes OF Arizona State
1980 Terry Francona OF Arizona
1979 Tony Hudson P Cal State Fullerton
1978 Rod Boxberger P Southern California
1977 Bob Horner 3B Arizona State
1976 Steve Powers P/DH Arizona
1975 Mickey Reichenbach 1B Texas
1974 George Milke P Southern California
1973 Dave Winfield P/OF Minnesota
1972 Russ McQueen P Southern California
1971 Jerry Tabb 1B Tulsa
1970 Gene Ammann P Florida State
1969 John Dolinsek OF Arizona State
1968 Bill Seinsoth 1B Southern California
1967 Ron Davini C Arizona State
1966 Steve Arlin P Ohio State
1965 Sal Bando 3B Arizona State
1964 Joe Ferris P Maine
1963 Bud Hollowell C Southern California
1962 Bob Garibaldi P Santa Clara
1961 Littleton Fowler P Oklahoma State
1960 John Erickson 2B Minnesota
1959 Jim Dobson 3B Oklahoma
1958 Bill Thorn P Southern California
1957 Cal Emery P/1B Penn State
1956 Jerry Thomas P Minnesota
1955 Tom Borland P Oklahoma A&M
1954 Tom Yewcic C Michigan State
1953 J.L. Smith P Texas
1952 James O'Neill P Holy Cross
1951 Sidney Hatfield P/1B Tennessee
1950 Ray Van Cleef OF Rutgers
1949 Tom Hamilton 1B Texas
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Edward Sutelan is a content producer at The Sporting News.
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