Southeastern Conference Softball Freshman of the Year

Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year

Awarded for	the most outstanding college softball freshman player in the Southeastern Conference
Country	United States
History
First award	2000-present
Most recent	Tori Edwards, LSU

The Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year is a college softball award given to the Southeastern Conference's most outstanding freshman player. The award has been given annually since 2000.

Key

*	Awarded one of the following College National Player of the Year awards: NFCA National Freshman of the Year Softball America Freshman of the Year

Winners

Season	Player	School	Reference
2000	Lacy Prejean	Alabama	[1]
2001	Jackie McClain	Alabama
2002	Sara Dean Mandy Schuerman	Auburn Florida
2003	Stephanie VanBrakle	Alabama
2004	Monica Abbott	Tennessee
2005	Courtney Bures	Mississippi State
2006	Brittany Rogers	Alabama
2007	Chelsea Bramlett	Mississippi State
2008	Kelsi Dunne	Alabama
2009	Amanda Locke	Alabama
2010	Kayla Braud Rachele Fico Kat Dotson	Alabama LSU Tennessee
2011	Ellen Renfroe	Tennessee
2012	Devon Wallace	Arkansas
2013	Bianka Bell Gerri Ann Glasco	LSU Georgia
2014	Tori Finucane	Missouri	[2]
2015	Alexis Osorio	Alabama	[3]
2016	Amanda Lorenz	Florida	[4]
2017	Caylan Arnold	Tennessee	[5]
2018	Mia Davidson	Mississippi State	[6]
2019	Montana Fouts	Alabama	[7]
2021	Jenna Laird	Missouri	[8]
2022	Bri Ellis	Auburn	[9]
2023	Karlyn Pickens	Tennessee	[10]
2024	Keagan Rothrock	Florida	[11]
2025	Tori Edwards	LSU	[12]

Winners by school

School	Winners	Seasons
Alabama	9	2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2019
Tennessee	5	2004, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2023
Florida	3	2002, 2016, 2024
LSU	3	2010, 2013, 2025
Mississippi State	3	2005, 2007, 2018
Auburn	2	2002, 2022
Arkansas	1	2012
Georgia	1	2013
Missouri	1	2014
Kentucky	0	—
Oklahoma	0	—
Ole Miss	0	—
South Carolina	0	—
Texas	0	—
Texas A&M	0	—

References

1. "2021 Southeastern Conference Softball Media Guide" (PDF). SEC Digital Network. p. 57. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
2. "2014 SEC Softball Awards". secsports.com. May 10, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
3. "2015 SEC Softball Awards". secsports.com. May 10, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
4. "2016 SEC Softball Awards announced". secsports.com. May 10, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
5. "2017 SEC Softball Awards announced". secsports.com. May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
6. "2018 SEC Softball Awards announced". secsports.com. May 8, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
7. "2019 SEC Softball Awards announced". secsports.com. May 8, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
8. "2021 SEC Softball Awards announced". secsports.com. May 11, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
9. "2022 SEC Softball Awards Announced". secsports.com. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
10. "SEC announces 2023 SEC softball awards". secsports.com. May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
11. "2024 SEC Softball Awards announced". secsports.com. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
12. "2025 SEC Softball Awards announced". secsports.com. May 9, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2025.