NFCA National Freshman of the Year
Sports award
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The NFCA National Freshman of the Year is an award given by Schutt Sports to the best college softball freshman of the year. The award has been given annually since 2014. The award is voted on by the members of the NFCA's NCAA Division I All-American Committee.[1]
Awarded forBest freshman player in college softball
CountryUnited States
Presented bySchutt Sports
First award2014
| Awarded for | Best freshman player in college softball |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Schutt Sports |
| History | |
| First award | 2014 |
| Most recent | Kendall Wells, Oklahoma |
Key
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Co-Players of the Year |
Winners
| Year | Player | Position | School | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Annie Aldrete† | C | Tennessee | [2] |
| 2014 | Kasey Cooper† | 3B | Auburn | |
| 2015 | Paige Parker | P | Oklahoma | [3] |
| 2016 | Amanda Lorenz | OF | Florida | [4] |
| 2017 | Rachel Garcia | P | UCLA | [5] |
| 2018 | Jocelyn Alo | OF | Oklahoma | [6] |
| 2019 | Danielle Williams | P | Northwestern | [7] |
| 2020 | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [8] | ||
| 2021 | Tiare Jennings | IF | Oklahoma | [9] |
| 2022 | Jordy Bahl | P | Oklahoma | [10] |
| 2023 | NiJaree Canady | P | Stanford | [11] |
| 2024 | Jaysoni Beachum | IF | Florida State | [12] |
| 2025 | Taylor Shumaker | OF | Florida | [13] |
| 2026 | Kendall Wells | C | Oklahoma | [14] |