Pac-12 Conference Softball Pitcher of the Year

Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding college softball pitcher in the Pac-12 Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1999
Most recentNiJaree Canady, Stanford

The Pac-12 Conference Softball Pitcher of the Year is a college softball award given to the Pac-12 Conference's most outstanding pitcher. The award was given annually from 1999 until the conference's 2024 collapse that left it with only two full members, with Oregon State the only one that sponsored softball. Pac-12 softball will resume play in the 2027 season, with Oregon State joined by six new softball-sponsoring full members.[a] The conference was known as the Pacific-10 before becoming the Pac-12 in 2011.

Key

* Awarded one of the following College National Player of the Year awards:

USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
NFCA National Player of the Year

Winners

Season Player School Reference
1999 Courtney Dale UCLA [1]
2000 Jennifer Spediacci Washington
2001 Jennie Finch Arizona
2002 Jennie Finch (2) Arizona
2003 Keira Goerl UCLA
2004 Alicia Hollowell Arizona
2005 Brianne McGowan Oregon State
2006 Kristina Thorson California
2007 Katie Burkhart Arizona State
2008 Katie Burkhart (2) Arizona State
2009 Danielle Lawrie Washington
2010 Danielle Lawrie (2) Washington
2011 Jolene Henderson California
2012 Jolene Henderson (2) California
2013 Jessica Moore Oregon [2]
2014 Cheridan Hawkins Oregon [3]
2015 Cheridan Hawkins (2) Oregon [4]
2016 Cheridan Hawkins (3) Oregon [5]
2017 Danielle O'Toole Arizona [6]
2018 Megan Kleist Oregon [7]
2019 Rachel Garcia UCLA [8]
2021 Gabbie Plain Washington [9]
2022 Megan Faraimo UCLA [10]
2023 Megan Faraimo (2) UCLA [11]
2024 NiJaree Canady Stanford [12]
2024 NiJaree Canady Stanford [13]
2025 Award not presented during Pac-12 hiatus
2026
2027 Award resumes in 2027

Winners by school

Notes on membership dates:

  • Years listed reflect softball seasons, which take place in the calendar year after a school officially joins.
  • For legacy Pac-12 members — those that were members before the conference's collapse — the first year reflects the later of (1) the first softball season after joining, or (2) the 1999 season when the award was first presented.
School (dates) Winners Years
Oregon (1999–2024) 5 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
UCLA (1999–2024) 1999, 2003, 2019, 2022, 2023
Arizona (1999–2024) 4 2001, 2002, 2004, 2017
Washington (1999–2024) 2000, 2009, 2010, 2021
California (1999–2024) 3 2006, 2011, 2012
Arizona State (1999–2024) 2 2007, 2008
Oregon State (1999–present) 1 2005
Stanford (1999–2024) 2024
Boise State (2027–present) 0 —
Colorado State (2027–present) 0 —
Fresno State (2027–present) 0 —
San Diego State (2027–present) 0 —
Texas State (2027–present) 0 —
Utah (2012–2024) 0 —
Utah State (2027–present) 0 —

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The other legacy member, Washington State, and 2026 arrival Gonzaga do not sponsor softball.

References

  1. ↑ "2020 Pac-12 Softball Media Guide". pac-12.com. p. 49. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Pac-12 announces softball all-Conference honors". pac-12.com. May 15, 2013. Archived from the original on August 17, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Pac-12 announces softball all-Conference honors". pac-12.com. May 14, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Pac-12 announces 2015 softball all-Conference honors". pac-12.com. May 13, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Pac-12 announces 2016 softball all-Conference honors". pac-12.com. May 19, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Pac-12 announces 2017 Softball All-Conference honors". pac-12.com. May 15, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Pac-12 announces 2018 softball All-Conference honors". pac-12.com. May 12, 2018. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Pac-12 announces 2019 softball All-Conference honors". pac-12.com. May 8, 2019. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Pac-12 announces 2021 softball All-Conference honors". pac-12.com. May 16, 2021. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Pac-12 announces 2022 softball All-Conference honors". pac-12.com. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Pac-12 announces 2023 softball all-conference honors". pac-12.com. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Pac-12 announces 2024 softball all-conference honors". pac-12.com. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Pac-12 announces 2024 softball all-conference honors". pac-12.com. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.