Big Ten Conference Softball Freshman of the Year

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

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 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 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]
2025 Alexis DeBoer Washington 1B [22]
2026 Alexis Jensen Nebraska P / UTL [23]

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
Indiana 2 1985, 2023
Nebraska 2 2022, 2026
Ohio State 2 2001, 2010
Maryland 1 2021
Penn State 1 2024
Washington 1 2025
Illinois 0 —
Michigan State 0 —
Oregon 0 —
Purdue 0 —
Rutgers 0 —
UCLA 0 —
Wisconsin 0 —

References

  1. ↑ "Big Ten Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). BigTen.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 12, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Northwestern Sweeps 2006 Softball Postseason Awards". BigTen.org. May 11, 2006. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "Softball Award Winners Named". BigTen.org. May 6, 2015. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Softball All-Conference and Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 11, 2016. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Big Ten Announces Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 10, 2017. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Big Ten Announces 2018 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 9, 2018. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Big Ten Announces 2019 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 8, 2019. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Big Ten Announces 2021 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 19, 2021. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  19. ↑ "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.
  20. ↑ "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.
  21. ↑ "Big Ten Conference Announces 2024 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Big Ten Announces 2025 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 9, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Big Ten Reveals 2026 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 8, 2026. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
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