USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year

USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
Awarded forBest player in college softball
CountryUnited States
Presented byUSA Softball
History
First award2002-present

The USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year is an award given by USA Softball to the best college softball player of the year. The award has been given annually since 2002. The award is voted on by coaching representatives of 10 Division I conferences in the 10 USA Softball regions, members of the media who consistently cover Division I softball across the country, as well as past winners of the award.

Winners

Winners
Year Player Position School Ref
2002 Stacey Nuveman-Deniz C UCLA
2003 Cat Osterman P Texas
2004 Jessica van der Linden P Florida State
2005 Cat Osterman (2) P Texas
2006 Cat Osterman (3) P Texas
2007 Monica Abbott P Tennessee
2008 Angela Tincher P Virginia Tech
2009 Danielle Lawrie P Washington
2010 Danielle Lawrie (2) P Washington
2011 Ashley Hansen SS Stanford
2012 Keilani Ricketts P Oklahoma
2013 Keilani Ricketts (2) P Oklahoma
2014 Lacey Waldrop P Florida State
2015 Lauren Haeger P Florida
2016 Sierra Romero 2B Michigan
2017 Kelly Barnhill P Florida
2018 Rachel Garcia P UCLA
2019 Rachel Garcia (2) P UCLA
2021 Jocelyn Alo U Oklahoma
2022 Jocelyn Alo (2) U Oklahoma
2023 Valerie Cagle U/P Clemson