Softball America Freshman of the Year

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Softball America Freshman of the Year
Awarded forBest freshman player in college softball
CountryUnited States
Presented by Wilson Sporting Goods
History
First award2019
Most recent Jaysoni Beachum, Florida State

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]

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Winners

Freshman of the Year

YearPlayerPositionSchoolRef
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]
2024 Jaysoni Beachum IF Florida State [7]

Freshman Pitcher of the Year

YearPlayerSchoolRef
2019 Shealyn O'Leary Texas [8]
2020 Rylee Trlicek Florida [9]

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References

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  4. "2021 NCAA Freshman Of The Year: Tiare Jennings". softballamerica.com. June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
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