Awarded for | Best freshman player in college softball |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | Wilson Sporting Goods |
History | |
First award | 2019 |
Most recent | NiJaree 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]
Year | Player | Position | School | Ref |
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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] |
Year | Player | School | Ref |
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2019 | Shealyn O'Leary | Texas | [7] |
2020 | Rylee Trlicek | Florida | [8] |
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