List of Senior CLASS Award softball winners

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Senior CLASS Award for softball
Awarded forthe outstanding senior NCAA Division I Student-Athlete of the Year in softball
CountryUnited States
First awarded2007
Currently held by Rachel Garcia, UCLA
Website http://www.seniorclassaward.com/softball/

The Senior CLASS Award is presented each year to the outstanding senior NCAA Division I Student-Athlete of the Year in softball. The award was established in 2007 and went to Caitlin Lowe of the Arizona Wildcats.

Contents

YearWinnerSchoolRef.
2007 Caitlin Lowe Arizona [1]
2008 Angela Tincher Virginia Tech [2]
2009 Stacey Nelson Florida [3]
2010 Charlotte Morgan Alabama [4]
2011 Chelsea Kelly Radford [5]
2012 Valerie Arioto California [6]
2013 Kayla Braud Alabama [7]
2014 Madison Shipman Tennessee [8]
2015 Lacey Waldrop Florida State [9]
2016 Haylie McCleney Alabama [10]
2017 Alex Powers Florida State [11]
2018 Meghan Gregg Tennessee [12]
2019 Katie Reed Kentucky [13]
2020Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Rachel Garcia UCLA [14]

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The 2008 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2008. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2008 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 2008 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on June 2, 2008.

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