Awarded for | Best player in college softball |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | Schutt Sports |
History | |
First award | 2016 |
Most recent | Jocelyn Erickson, Florida |
Awarded for | Best pitcher in college softball |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | Schutt Sports |
History | |
First award | 2019 |
Most recent | NiJaree Canady, Stanford |
The NFCA National Player of the Year is an award given by Schutt Sports to the best college softball player of the year. The award has been given annually since 2016. In 2019, the award was split into two honors, the player and pitchers of the year. The award is voted on by the members of the NFCA's NCAA Division I All-American Committee.
Winners
Player of the Year (2016–present)
Year | Player | Position | School | Ref |
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2016 | Sierra Romero | 2B | Michigan | |
2017 | Megan Good | P | James Madison | |
2018 | Rachel Garcia | P | UCLA | |
2019 | Abbey Cheek | 3B | Kentucky | |
2020 | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
2021 | Rachel Garcia | P | UCLA | |
2022 | Jocelyn Alo | U | Oklahoma | |
2023 | Skylar Wallace | U | Florida | |
2024 | Jocelyn Erickson | C | Florida |
Pitcher of the Year (2019–present)
Year | Player | School | Ref |
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2019 | Rachel Garcia | UCLA | |
2020 | Not awarded | ||
2021 | Montana Fouts | Alabama | |
2022 | Georgina Corrick | South Florida | |
2023 | Ashley Rogers | Tennessee | |
2024 | NiJaree Canady | Stanford |
References
- "Schutt Sports / NFCA Player & Pitcher of the Year". nfca.org. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- "Michigan's Romero named inaugural Schutt Sports / NFCA Division I National Player of the Year". nfca.org. June 9, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- "2017 Schutt Sports/NFCA Player of the Year Megan Good to Miss 2018 Softball Season". nfca.org. January 25, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- "UCLA's Garcia tabbed 2018 Schutt Sports / NFCA Division I National Player of the Year". nfca.org. June 7, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- "Kentucky's Cheek garners 2019 Schutt Sports / NFCA Division I National Player of the Year honors". nfca.org. June 6, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- ^ "NFCA awards update". nfca.org. March 23, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- ^ "UCLA's Garcia, Alabama's Fouts garner Schutt Sports / NFCA DI postseason honors". nfca.org. June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ^ "OU's Alo, USF's Corrick capture major DI end-of-year awards". nfca.org. June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Florida's Wallace, Tennessee's Rogers capture major DI end-of-year awards". nfca.org. June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Florida's Erickson, Stanford's Canady collect major end-of-year DI awards". nfca.org. June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- "UCLA's Garcia named 2019 Schutt Sports / NFCA DI National Pitcher of the Year". nfca.org. June 6, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
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