USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year explained

USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
Description:Best player in college softball
Presenter:USA Softball
Country:United States
Year:2002–present
Holder:NiJaree Canady, Stanford

The USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year is an award given by USA Softball to the best college softball player of the year. The award has been given annually since 2002. The award is voted on by coaching representatives of 10 Division I conferences in the 10 USA Softball regions, members of the media who consistently cover Division I softball across the country, as well as past winners of the award.[1]

Winners

Year!scope="col"
PlayerPositionSchoolRef
2002CUCLA[2]
2003PTexas[3]
2004PFlorida State[4]
2005 (2)PTexas[5]
2006 (3)PTexas[6]
2007PTennessee[7]
2008PVirginia Tech[8]
2009PWashington[9]
2010 (2)PWashington[10]
2011SSStanford[11]
2012POklahoma[12]
2013 (2)POklahoma[13]
2014PFlorida State[14]
2015PFlorida[15]
20162BMichigan[16]
2017PFlorida[17]
2018PUCLA[18]
2019 (2)PUCLA[19]
2021UOklahoma[20]
2022 (2)UOklahoma[21]
2023U/PClemson[22]
2024PStanford[23]

Notes and References

  1. News: Top 10 USA Softball Collegiate Player of Year announced . nfca.org . May 8, 2019 . August 31, 2020.
  2. News: Stacey Nuveman chosen the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year . uclabruins.com . June 7, 2002 . August 31, 2020.
  3. News: Cat Osterman Named USA Softball Collegiate Player Of The Year . big12sports.com . May 21, 2003 . August 31, 2020.
  4. News: Jessica van der Linden Named USA Softball Collegiate Player Of The Year . seminoles.com . May 26, 2004 . August 31, 2020.
  5. Web site: Osterman wins second USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year honor . texassports.com . August 31, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140224142219/http://www.texassports.com/news/2005/6/1/060105aaa_41.aspx . February 24, 2014. dead.
  6. News: Osterman Named USA Softball Player of Year . nfca.org . Lance . Swan . June 3, 2006 . August 31, 2020.
  7. News: Abbott Named USA Softball Player of Year . nfca.org . Lance . Swan . May 30, 2007 . August 31, 2020.
  8. News: Angela Tincher Named 2008 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year . https://web.archive.org/web/20151225014114/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/College-Corner/Archives/2008-College-Corner/Player-of-Year-Tincher . dead . December 25, 2015 . teamusa.org . May 27, 2008 . August 31, 2020.
  9. News: Washington's Danielle Lawrie named 2009 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222122742/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/College-Corner/Archives/2009-College-Corner/Player-of-Year-Lawrie . dead . December 22, 2015 . teamusa.org . May 26, 2009 . August 31, 2020.
  10. News: Danielle Lawrie named 2010 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year . teamusa.org . June 10, 2010 . August 31, 2020.
  11. News: Stanford's Hansen Named 2011 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year . nfca.org . Johnny . Miller . June 1, 2011 . August 31, 2020.
  12. News: Oklahoma’s Ricketts Named 2012 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year . nfca.org . Joshua . Hoard . May 30, 2012 . August 31, 2020.
  13. News: Oklahoma’s Ricketts Named 2013 USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year . nfca.org . Robert . Minichini . May 29, 2013 . August 31, 2020.
  14. News: Florida State's Waldrop named 2014 collegiate player of the year . NCAA.com . May 28, 2014 . August 31, 2020.
  15. News: Florida's Haeger named USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year . nfca.org . May 27, 2015 . August 31, 2020.
  16. News: Michigan's Romero named USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year . nfca.org . June 1, 2016 . August 31, 2020.
  17. News: Florida's Barnhill named 2017 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year . nfca.org . May 30, 2017 . August 31, 2020.
  18. News: UCLA's Garcia tabbed 2018 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year . nfca.org . May 30, 2018 . August 31, 2020.
  19. News: UCLA's Garcia named 2019 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year . nfca.org . May 29, 2019 . August 31, 2020.
  20. News: Oklahoma's Jocelyn Alo Named USA Softball Player of the Year . si.com . Ryan . Chapman . June 1, 2021 . June 1, 2021.
  21. News: Oklahoma Softball: Jocelyn Alo Wins 2022 USA Softball Player of the Year Award . si.com . Ryan . Chapman . May 31, 2022 . May 31, 2022.
  22. Web site: Clemson's Valerie Cagle named USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year . . Christina . Long . May 30, 2023 . May 31, 2023.
  23. Web site: Stanford’s NiJaree Canady secures 2024 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award . usasoftball.com . May 28, 2024 . May 28, 2024.