Big Ten Conference Softball Freshman of the Year

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Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year
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Awarded forthe most outstanding college softball freshman in the Big Ten Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1985
Most recent, Maryland

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
1985 Indiana OF [1]
1986 Northwestern OF/P
1987 Northwestern P/U
1988 Minnesota P
1989 Iowa P
1990 Patti Benedict Michigan OF
1991 Iowa P
1992 Kelly Kovach Michigan P
1993 Michigan U
1994 Iowa IF
1995 Sara Griffin Michigan U
1996 Traci Conrad Michigan 1B
1997 Melissa Gentile Michigan 3B
1998 Northwestern U
1999 Kelsey Kollen Michigan 2B
2000 Jessica Bashor Iowa C
2001 Wendy Allen Ohio State U
2002 Michigan P
2003 Stacy May Iowa P/3B
2004 Northwestern P [2]
2005 Samantha Findlay Michigan 1B [3]
2006 Tammy Williams Northwestern SS [4]
2007 Northwestern 2B [5]
2008 Jordan Taylor Michigan P [6]
2009 Northwestern 1B [7]
2010 Ohio State P [8]
2011 Minnesota P [9]
2012 Haylie Wagner Michigan P [10]
2013 Sierra Romero Michigan SS [11]
2014 Sara Groenewegen Minnesota P [12]
2015 Northwestern OF [13]
2016 Minnesota U [14]
2017 Minnesota C [15]
2018 Meghan Beaubien Michigan P [16]
2019 Northwestern P [17]
2021 Maryland OF [18]

Winners by school[]

School Winners Years
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
Ohio State 2 2001, 2010
Indiana 1 1985
Maryland 1 2021
Illinois 0 —
Michigan State 0 —
Nebraska 0 —
Penn State 0 —
Purdue 0 —
Rutgers 0 —
Wisconsin 0 —

References[]

  1. ^ "Big Ten Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). BigTen.org. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Michigan's Jessica Merchant Named 2004 Big Ten Player Of The Year". BigTen.org. May 12, 2004. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Northwestern's Cooper Named Big Ten Softball Player of the Year". BigTen.org. May 12, 2005. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Northwestern Sweeps 2006 Softball Postseason Awards". BigTen.org. May 11, 2006. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Northwestern's Cooper Named Big Ten's First Three-Time Player Of The Year". BigTen.org. May 10, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "Big Ten Co-Champions Michigan and Northwestern Split Top Softball Individual Honors". BigTen.org. May 8, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "Michigan and Northwestern Split Top Softball Individual Honors". BigTen.org. May 13, 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "Illinois, Michigan and Ohio State Share Top Softball Honors". BigTen.org. May 19, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  9. ^ "Big Ten Announces Softball All-Big Ten Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 18, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "Big Ten Announces Softball All-Big Ten Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 16, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "Big Ten Honors Softball All-Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 8, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  12. ^ "Big Ten Honors Softball All-Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 7, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  13. ^ "Softball Award Winners Named". BigTen.org. May 6, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  14. ^ "Softball All-Conference and Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 11, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  15. ^ "Big Ten Announces Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 10, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  16. ^ "Big Ten Announces 2018 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 9, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  17. ^ "Big Ten Announces 2019 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 8, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  18. ^ "Big Ten Announces 2021 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
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