Big 12 Conference Softball Player of the Year

Big 12 Conference Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding college softball player in the Big 12 Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1996
Most recentReese Atwood, Texas

The Big 12 Conference Softball Player of the Year is a college softball award given to the Big 12 Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1996 season, with both pitchers and position players eligible. After the 2002 season, the Big 12 Conference Softball Pitcher of the Year award was created to honor the most outstanding pitcher.

Key

* Awarded a College National Player of the Year award:
the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year

Winners

Season Player School Reference
1996 Jill Most
Kendall Richards 		Oklahoma
Texas A&M 		[1]
1997 Barb Wright Missouri
1998 Ali Viola Nebraska
1999 Lynette Velazquez Oklahoma
2000 Lisa Carey Oklahoma
2001 Kelli Braitsch Oklahoma
2002 Selena Collins Texas A&M
2003 Lauren Bay Oklahoma State
2004 Peaches James Nebraska
2005 Amanda Scarborough Texas A&M
2006 Serena Settlemier Kansas
2007 Norelle Dickson Oklahoma
2008 Megan Gibson Texas A&M
2009 Amber Flores Oklahoma
2010 Amber Flores (2) Oklahoma
2011 Amy Hooks Texas [2]
2012 Keilani Ricketts Oklahoma [3]
2013 Shelby Pendley Oklahoma [4]
2014 Taylor Thom Texas [5]
2015 Shelby Pendley Oklahoma [6]
2016 Vanessa Shippy
Erin Miller 		Oklahoma State
Oklahoma 		[7]
2017 Shay Knighten Oklahoma [8]
2018 Vanessa Shippy (2) Oklahoma State [9]
2019 Sydney Romero Oklahoma [10]
2021 Jocelyn Alo Oklahoma [11]
2022 Jocelyn Alo (2) Oklahoma [12]
2023 Jayda Coleman Oklahoma [13]
2024 Reese Atwood Texas [14]

Winners by school

School Winners Years
Oklahoma 16 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Texas A&M 4 1996, 2002, 2005, 2008
Oklahoma State 3 2003, 2016, 2018
Texas 3 2011, 2014, 2024
Nebraska 2 1998, 2004
Kansas 1 2006
Missouri 1 1997
Arizona 0 —
Arizona State 0 —
Baylor 0 —
BYU 0 —
Houston 0 —
Iowa State 0 —
Texas Tech 0 —
UCF 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. ^ "Oklahoma Leads Big 12 Softball Postseason Awards". big12sports.com. May 14, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Big 12 Softball Postseason Accolades Announced". big12sports.com. May 13, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Big 12 Announces All-Conference Softball Honors". big12sports.com. May 13, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "2016 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 17, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "2017 Softball All-Big 12 Awards Unveiled". big12sports.com. May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "2018 Softball All-Big 12 Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 9, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "2019 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Unveiled". big12sports.com. May 8, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "2021 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Unveiled". big12sports.com. May 12, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  12. ^ "2022 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  13. ^ "2023 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  14. ^ "2024 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Revealed". big12sports.com. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.