USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year

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.^[1]

USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year

Awarded for	Best player in college softball
Country	United States
Presented by	USA Softball
History
First award	2002-present

Winners

Winners

Year	Player	Position	School	Ref
2002	Stacey Nuveman-Deniz	C	UCLA	^[2]
2003	Cat Osterman	P	Texas	^[3]
2004	Jessica van der Linden	P	Florida State	^[4]
2005	Cat Osterman (2)	P	Texas	^[5]
2006	Cat Osterman (3)	P	Texas	^[6]
2007	Monica Abbott	P	Tennessee	^[7]
2008	Angela Tincher	P	Virginia Tech	^[8]
2009	Danielle Lawrie	P	Washington	^[9]
2010	Danielle Lawrie (2)	P	Washington	^[10]
2011	Ashley Hansen	SS	Stanford	^[11]
2012	Keilani Ricketts	P	Oklahoma	^[12]
2013	Keilani Ricketts (2)	P	Oklahoma	^[13]
2014	Lacey Waldrop	P	Florida State	^[14]
2015	Lauren Haeger	P	Florida	^[15]
2016	Sierra Romero	2B	Michigan	^[16]
2017	Kelly Barnhill	P	Florida	^[17]
2018	Rachel Garcia	P	UCLA	^[18]
2019	Rachel Garcia (2)	P	UCLA	^[19]
2021	Jocelyn Alo	U	Oklahoma	^[20]
2022	Jocelyn Alo (2)	U	Oklahoma	^[21]
2023	Valerie Cagle	U/P	Clemson	^[22]

References

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13. Minichini, Robert (May 29, 2013). "Oklahoma's Ricketts Named 2013 USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year". nfca.org. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
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21. Chapman, Ryan (May 31, 2022). "Oklahoma Softball: Jocelyn Alo Wins 2022 USA Softball Player of the Year Award". si.com. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
22. Long, Christina (May 30, 2023). "Clemson's Valerie Cagle named USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year". The Greenville News. Retrieved May 31, 2023.