Softball America Freshman of the Year
Awarded forBest freshman player in college softball
CountryUnited States
Presented byWilson Sporting Goods
History
First award2019
Most recentNiJaree Canady, Stanford

The Softball America Freshman of the Year is an award given by Wilson Sporting Goods to the best college softball freshman player of the year. The award has been given annually since 2019. From 2019 to 2020 the award was split into two honors, the player and pitchers of the year.[1]

Winners

Freshman of the Year

Year Player Position School Ref
2019 Danielle Williams P Northwestern [2]
2020 Maya Brady U UCLA [3]
2021 Tiare Jennings IF Oklahoma [4]
2022 Jordy Bahl P Oklahoma [5]
2023 NiJaree Canady P Stanford [6]

Freshman Pitcher of the Year

Year Player School Ref
2019 Shealyn O'Leary Texas [7]
2020 Rylee Trlicek Florida [8]

References

  1. ^ "Softball America Awards Recap Presented By Wilson". softballamerica.com. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "2019 Freshman Player of the Year". softballamerica.com. May 29, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020 NCAA Freshman Player of the Year: Maya Brady". softballamerica.com. April 15, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 NCAA Freshman Of The Year: Tiare Jennings". softballamerica.com. June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "2022 NCAA Freshman Of The Year: Jordy Bahl". softballamerica.com. June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  6. ^ "2023 NCAA Freshman Of The Year: NiJaree Canady". softballamerica.com. June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "2019 Freshman Pitcher of the Year: Shealyn O'Leary". softballamerica.com. May 29, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "2020 NCAA Freshman Pitcher of the Year: Rylee Trlicek". softballamerica.com. April 16, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2021.


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