NFCA National Freshman of the Year

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NFCA National Freshman of the Year
Awarded forBest freshman player in college softball
CountryUnited States
Presented by Schutt Sports
History
First award2014
Most recent Jordy Bahl, Oklahoma

The NFCA National Freshman of the Year is an award given by Schutt Sports to the best college softball freshman of the year. The award has been given annually since 2014. The award is voted on by the members of the NFCA's NCAA Division I All-American Committee. [1]

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Key

Co-Players of the Year

Winners

YearPlayerPositionSchoolRef
2014 Annie Aldrete C Tennessee [2]
2014 Kasey Cooper 3B Auburn
2015 Paige Parker P Oklahoma [3]
2016 Amanda Lorenz OF Florida [4]
2017 Rachel Garcia P UCLA [5]
2018 Jocelyn Alo OF Oklahoma [6]
2019 Danielle Williams P Northwestern [7]
2020Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic [8]
2021 Tiare Jennings IF Oklahoma [9]
2022 Jordy Bahl P Oklahoma [10]

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