Big 12 Conference Softball Defensive Player of the Year

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Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year
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Awarded forthe most outstanding college softball defensive player in the Big 12 Conference
Country United States
History
First award2004
Most recentPresleigh Pilon, Baylor

The Big 12 Conference Softball Defensive Player of the Year is a college softball award given to the Big 12 Conference's most outstanding defensive player. The award has been given annually from 2004 to 2012, and 2016 to present.

Contents

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolReference
2004Heather Scaglione Oklahoma [1]
2005Heather Scaglione (2) Oklahoma
2006Megan Willis Texas
2007Megan Willis (2) Texas
2008Savannah Long Oklahoma
2009Natalie Villarreal Texas A&M
2010Lindsey Vandever Oklahoma
2011Natalie Villarreal
Megan Christopher
Texas A&M
Missouri
[2]
2012Corrin Genovese Missouri [3]
2016Kelsey Arnold Oklahoma [4]
2017Jessie Scroggins Baylor [5]
2018Kelsey Arnold (2) Oklahoma [6]
2019Caleigh Clifton Oklahoma [7]
2021 Grace Lyons Oklahoma [8]
2022 Grace Lyons (2) Oklahoma [9]
2023 Grace Lyons (3) Oklahoma [10]
2024 Kinzie Hansen Oklahoma [11]
2025Presleigh Pilon Baylor [12]

Winners by school

SchoolWinnersYears
Oklahoma 112004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Baylor 22017, 2025
Missouri 22011, 2012
Texas 22006, 2007
Texas A&M 22009, 2011
Arizona 0
Arizona State 0
BYU 0
Houston 0
Iowa State 0
Kansas 0
Oklahoma State 0
Texas Tech 0
UCF 0
Utah 0

References

  1. "Big 12 Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  2. "Big 12 Softball Postseason Accolades Announced". big12sports.com. May 17, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  3. "Missouri and Oklahoma Lead Big 12 Softball Postseason Awards". big12sports.com. May 15, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  4. "2016 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 17, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  5. "2017 Softball All-Big 12 Awards Unveiled". big12sports.com. May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  6. "2018 Softball All-Big 12 Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 9, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  7. "2019 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Unveiled". big12sports.com. May 8, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  8. "2021 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Unveiled". big12sports.com. May 12, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  9. "2022 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  10. "2023 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  11. "2024 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Revealed". big12sports.com. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  12. "2025 Big 12 Softball Yearly Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 7, 2025. Retrieved May 7, 2025.