Big Ten Conference Softball Freshman of the Year
Awarded for | the most outstanding college softball freshman in the Big Ten Conference |
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Country | United States |
History | |
First award | 1985 |
Most recent | Bridget Nemeth, Penn State |
The Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year is a college softball award given to the Big Ten Conference's most outstanding freshman. The award has been given annually since 1985.
Winners
Season | Player | School | Position | Reference |
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1985 | Tammy Connor | Indiana | OF | [1] |
1986 | Ndidi Opia | Northwestern | OF/P | |
1987 | Chinazo Opia | Northwestern | P/U | |
1988 | Brenda Bixby | Minnesota | P | |
1989 | Terri McFarland | Iowa | P | |
1990 | Patti Benedict | Michigan | OF | |
1991 | Karren Jackson | Iowa | P | |
1992 | Kelly Kovach | Michigan | P | |
1993 | Tracy Carr | Michigan | U | |
1994 | Kari Knopf | Iowa | IF | |
1995 | Sara Griffin | Michigan | U | |
1996 | Traci Conrad | Michigan | 1B | |
1997 | Melissa Gentile | Michigan | 3B | |
1998 | Brooke Siebel | Northwestern | U | |
1999 | Kelsey Kollen | Michigan | 2B | |
2000 | Jessica Bashor | Iowa | C | |
2001 | Wendy Allen | Ohio State | U | |
2002 | Nicole Motycka | Michigan | P | |
2003 | Stacy May | Iowa | P/3B | |
2004 | Eileen Canney | Northwestern | P | [2] |
2005 | Samantha Findlay | Michigan | 1B | [3] |
2006 | Tammy Williams | Northwestern | SS | [4] |
2007 | Nicole Pauly | Northwestern | 2B | [5] |
2008 | Jordan Taylor | Michigan | P | [6] |
2009 | Adrienne Monka | Northwestern | 1B | [7] |
2010 | Melanie Nichols | Ohio State | P | [8] |
2011 | Sara Moulton (softball) | Minnesota | P | [9] |
2012 | Haylie Wagner | Michigan | P | [10] |
2013 | Sierra Romero | Michigan | SS | [11] |
2014 | Sara Groenewegen | Minnesota | P | [12] |
2015 | Sabrina Rabin | Northwestern | OF | [13] |
2016 | Maddie Houlihan | Minnesota | U | [14] |
2017 | Kendyl Lindaman | Minnesota | C | [15] |
2018 | Meghan Beaubien | Michigan | P | [16] |
2019 | Danielle Williams | Northwestern | P | [17] |
2021 | Jaeda McFarland | Maryland | OF | [18] |
2022 | Ava Bredwell | Nebraska | C | [19] |
2023 | Taryn Kern | Indiana | 2B | [20] |
2024 | Bridget Nemeth | Penn State | P | [21] |
Winners by school
School | Winners | Years |
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Michigan | 13 | 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2018 |
Northwestern | 9 | 1986, 1987, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2019 |
Iowa | 5 | 1989, 1991, 1994, 2000, 2003 |
Minnesota | 5 | 1988, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
Indiana | 2 | 1985, 2023 |
Ohio State | 2 | 2001, 2010 |
Maryland | 1 | 2021 |
Nebraska | 1 | 2022 |
Penn State | 1 | 2024 |
Illinois | 0 | — |
Michigan State | 0 | — |
Purdue | 0 | — |
Rutgers | 0 | — |
Wisconsin | 0 | — |
References
- ^ "Big Ten Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). BigTen.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 12, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Michigan's Jessica Merchant Named 2004 Big Ten Player Of The Year". BigTen.org. May 12, 2004. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Northwestern's Cooper Named Big Ten Softball Player of the Year". BigTen.org. May 12, 2005. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Northwestern Sweeps 2006 Softball Postseason Awards". BigTen.org. May 11, 2006. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Northwestern's Cooper Named Big Ten's First Three-Time Player Of The Year". BigTen.org. May 10, 2007. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Big Ten co-champions Michigan and Northwestern Split Top Softball Individual Honors". BigTen.org. May 8, 2008. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Michigan and Northwestern Split Top Softball Individual Honors". BigTen.org. May 13, 2009. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Illinois, Michigan and Ohio State Share Top Softball Honors". BigTen.org. May 19, 2010. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces Softball All-Big Ten Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 18, 2011. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces Softball All-Big Ten Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 16, 2012. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Big Ten Honors Softball All-Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 8, 2013. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Big Ten Honors Softball All-Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 7, 2014. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Softball Award Winners Named". BigTen.org. May 6, 2015. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Softball All-Conference and Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 11, 2016. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 10, 2017. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces 2018 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 9, 2018. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces 2019 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 8, 2019. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces 2021 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 19, 2021. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ "Big Ten Conference Announces 2022 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 11, 2022. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "Big Ten Conference Announces 2023 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 10, 2023. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ "Big Ten Conference Announces 2024 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
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