Big 12 Conference Softball Defensive Player of the Year

Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding college softball defensive player in the Big 12 Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award2004
Most recentKinzie Hansen, Oklahoma

The Big 12 Conference Softball Defensive Player of the Year is a college softball award given to the Big 12 Conference's most outstanding defensive player. The award has been given annually from 2004 to 2012, and 2016 to present.

Winners

Season Player School Reference
2004 Heather Scaglione Oklahoma [1]
2005 Heather Scaglione (2) Oklahoma
2006 Megan Willis Texas
2007 Megan Willis (2) Texas
2008 Savannah Long Oklahoma
2009 Natalie Villarreal Texas A&M
2010 Lindsey Vandever Oklahoma
2011 Natalie Villarreal
Megan Christopher 		Texas A&M
Missouri 		[2]
2012 Corrin Genovese Missouri [3]
2016 Kelsey Arnold Oklahoma [4]
2017 Jessie Scroggins Baylor [5]
2018 Kelsey Arnold (2) Oklahoma [6]
2019 Caleigh Clifton Oklahoma [7]
2021 Grace Lyons Oklahoma [8]
2022 Grace Lyons (2) Oklahoma [9]
2023 Grace Lyons (3) Oklahoma [10]
2024 Kinzie Hansen Oklahoma [11]

Winners by school

School Winners Years
Oklahoma 11 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Missouri 2 2011, 2012
Texas 2 2006, 2007
Texas A&M 2 2009, 2011
Baylor 1 2017
Arizona 0 —
Arizona State 0 —
BYU 0 —
Houston 0 —
Iowa State 0 —
Kansas 0 —
Oklahoma State 0 —
Texas Tech 0 —
UCF 0 —
Utah 0 —

References

  1. ^ "Big 12 Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Big 12 Softball Postseason Accolades Announced". big12sports.com. May 17, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Missouri and Oklahoma Lead Big 12 Softball Postseason Awards". big12sports.com. May 15, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "2016 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 17, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "2017 Softball All-Big 12 Awards Unveiled". big12sports.com. May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "2018 Softball All-Big 12 Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 9, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "2019 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Unveiled". big12sports.com. May 8, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Unveiled". big12sports.com. May 12, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "2022 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  10. ^ "2023 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "2024 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Revealed". big12sports.com. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.