The Ken Dugan Award*


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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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