Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding college softball freshman in the Pac-12 Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1994
Most recentJordan Woolery, UCLA

The Pac-12 Conference Softball Freshman of the Year is a college softball award given to the Pac-12 Conference's most outstanding freshman player. The award has been given annually since 1994, when it was known as the Newcomer of the Year and players in their first year in the conference, including transfers, were eligible. The conference was known as the Pacific-10 before becoming the Pac-12 in 2011.

Key

* Awarded one of the following College National Player of the Year awards:

NFCA National Freshman of the Year
Softball America Freshman of the Year

Winners

Season Player School Reference
1994 Leah Braatz Arizona [1]
1995 Tanya Harding UCLA
1996 Julie Adams UCLA
1997 Stacey Nuveman UCLA
1998 Toni Mascarenas Arizona
1999 Jessica Mendoza Stanford
2000 Jenny Topping Washington
2001 Tia Bollinger Washington
2002 Lovie Jung Arizona
2003 Alicia Hollowell Arizona
2004 Caitlin Lowe Arizona
2005 Anjelica Selden UCLA
2006 Kaitlin Cochran Arizona State
2007 Jennifer Salling Oregon
2008 Krista Donnenwirth Arizona State
2009 Ashley Hansen Stanford
2010 Samantha Pappas Oregon
2011 Dallas Escobedo Arizona State
2012 Stephany LaRosa UCLA
2013 Kayla Bonstrom Stanford [2]
2014 Katiyana Mauga Arizona [3]
2015 Jenna Lilley Oregon [4]
2016 Taran Alvelo
Megan Kleist 		Washington
Oregon 		[5]
2017 Rachel Garcia UCLA [6]
2018 Aaliyah Jordan UCLA [7]
2019 Megan Faraimo UCLA [8]
2021 Janelle Meoño Arizona [9]
2022 Cydney Sanders Arizona State [10]
2023 Jordan Woolery UCLA [11]

Winners by school

School Winners Years
UCLA 9 1995, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
Arizona 7 1994, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2021
Arizona State 4 2006, 2008, 2011, 2022
Oregon 4 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016
Stanford 3 1999, 2009, 2013
Washington 3 2000, 2001, 2016
California 0 —
Oregon State 0 —
Utah 0 —

References

  1. ^ "2020 Pac-12 Softball Media Guide". pac-12.com. p. 49. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Pac-12 announces softball all-Conference honors". pac-12.com. May 15, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Pac-12 announces softball all-Conference honors". pac-12.com. May 14, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "Pac-12 announces 2015 softball all-Conference honors". pac-12.com. May 13, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "Pac-12 announces 2016 softball all-Conference honors". pac-12.com. May 19, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Pac-12 announces 2017 Softball All-Conference honors". pac-12.com. May 15, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "Pac-12 announces 2018 softball All-Conference honors". pac-12.com. May 12, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Pac-12 announces 2019 softball All-Conference honors". pac-12.com. May 8, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  9. ^ "Pac-12 announces 2021 softball All-Conference honors". pac-12.com. May 16, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  10. ^ "Pac-12 announces 2022 softball All-Conference honors". pac-12.com. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  11. ^ "Pac-12 announces 2023 softball all-conference honors". pac-12.com. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
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