-20- Ken Dugan Lipscomb University Outfielder 1954-7 Single season: batting average record - .456 (1956) slugging percentage record- .823 (1956) 3-time Lipscomb MVP Lipscomb University Baseball Coach 1960-1997 1137 career wins 2 national championships (1977, 1979) Lipscomb University Athletic Director 1968-1997 Pan American Games Coach World Games Coach Author of four award-winning baseball books Member of 5 coaching halls of fame

"There is no substitute for a flaming desire to be champion. Some are not willing to pay the price to be a champion, and this attitude is the difference between being good or great, fair or outstanding" -Coach Ken Dugan (1935-2000)

Previous winners Larry Nesbitt 2001 Jeremy George 2002 Chris Parker 2003 Seth Kuwik 2004 Derek Caraway 2005 Tadd Brewer 2006 Ben Williams 2007 Ben Williams 2008 Rex Brothers 2009

"Awarded to the Lipscomb baseball player who
most displays a love, passion and respect
for the game of baseball,
who best demonstrates
the burning desire and the work ethic
to continuously improve as a player
and become a true champion,
who displays good character
  in victory and in defeat, and
  has a deep respect for God
his family and his teammates."

*The award is named in honor of hall-of-fame Lipscomb baseball coach Ken Dugan.
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