NFCA Catcher of the Year

Last updated
NFCA Catcher of the Year
Awarded forBest catcher in college softball
CountryUnited States
Presented byDiamond Sports
History
First award1997
Most recent Jocelyn Erickson, Florida

The NFCA Catcher of the Year is an award given by Diamond Sports to the best college softball catcher from an NFCA member institution. A committee of elected head coaches selects the winner of the award. [1]

Winners

YearPlayerSchoolRef
1997 Leah Braatz Arizona [2]
1998 Leah Braatz (2) Arizona
1999 Stacey Nuveman UCLA
2000 Keri McCallum Mississippi State
2001 Stacey Nuveman (2) UCLA
2002 Stacey Nuveman (3) UCLA
2003 Kristen Rivera Washington
2004 Kristen Rivera (2) Washington [3]
2005 Kristen Rivera (3) Washington [4]
2006 Haley Woods California [5]
2007 Killian Roessner LSU [6]
2008 Chelsea Bramlett Mississippi State [1]
2009 Chelsea Bramlett (2) Mississippi State
2010 Chelsea Bramlett (3) Mississippi State
2011 Kaylyn Castillo Arizona State [7]
2012 Jessica Shults Oklahoma [8]
2013 Amber Freeman Arizona State [1]
2014 Taylor Edwards Nebraska [9]
2015 Lexie Elkins Louisiana [10]
2016 Lexie Elkins (2) Louisiana [11]
2017 Kendyl Lindaman Minnesota [12]
2018 Gwen Svekis Oregon [13]
2019 Dejah Mulipola Arizona [14]
2020Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic [15]
2021 Dejah Mulipola (2) Arizona [16]
2022 Mia Davidson Mississippi State [17]
2023 Terra McGowan Oregon [18]
2024 Jocelyn Erickson Florida [19]

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References

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