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26 Finalists Named For The 2019 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year

26 Finalists Named For The 2019 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year

The 26 finalists have been named for the 2019 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year.

Apr 24, 2019 by Chez Sievers
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OKLAHOMA CITY — USA Softball, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, announced today a list of 26 Finalists for the 2019 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. The USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award, which is considered the most prestigious honor in Division I women’s collegiate softball, recognizes the outstanding athletic achievement by Division I female players across the country.

FIRSTLASTYRPOSTEAM
Kelly BarnhillSrP Florida
SisBatesJrSSWashington
AbbeyCheekSr3BKentucky
GeorginaCorrickSoPSouth Florida
MiaDavidsonSoCMississippi State
AlyssaDiCarloSrSSGeorgia
SummerEllysonJrPLouisiana
AmberFiserJrPMinnesota
MontanaFoutsFrPAlabama
RachelGarciaRS JrPUCLA
KelliGodinFrOFUCLA
MeganGoodRS SrPJames Madison
JessieHarperJrSSArizona
BaileyHemphillJrUTAlabama
Giselle JuarezJrPOklahoma
MeghanKingRS SrPFlorida State
KaylaKonwentJr1BWisconsin
AmandaLorenzSr1B/OFFlorida
TaylorMcQuillinSrPArizona
DejahMulipolaJrCArizona
NicoleNewmanSrPDrake
GabbiePlainSoPWashington
SydneyRomeroSr3BOklahoma
AmandaSanchezSr3BLSU
SydneySherrillSoUTFlorida State
DanielleWilliamsFrPNorthwestern


Previous recipients of the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award are Stacey Nuveman (UCLA, 2002), Cat Osterman (Texas, 2003, 2005 and 2006), Jessica Van der Linden (Florida State, 2004), Monica Abbott (Tennessee, 2007), Angela Tincher (Virginia Tech, 2008), Danielle Lawrie (Washington, 2009 and 2010), Ashley Hansen (Stanford, 2011), Keilani Ricketts (Oklahoma, 2012 and 2013), Lacey Waldrop (Florida State, 2014), Lauren Haeger (Florida, 2015), Sierra Romero (Michigan, 2016), Kelly Barnhill (Florida, 2017) and Rachel Garcia (UCLA, 2018).

The Finalists include 10 seniors, nine juniors and four sophomores and three freshmen representing 18 NCAA Division I universities and nine athletic conferences. Among the universities, Arizona has three student-athletes among the list of Finalists, followed by Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Oklahoma, UCLA and Washington with two student-athletes. Drake, Georgia, James Madison, Kentucky, Louisiana, LSU, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Northwestern, USF and Wisconsin also are represented by one student-athlete.

The list of 26 Finalists will be narrowed to the 10 Finalists on May 8 before the Top 3 Finalists will be announced on May 22. The 2019 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year will be revealed May 28.

In addition to bestowing the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award, USA Softball is now in its 17th season of presenting the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll and the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week, which are announced Tuesdays during the regular season.

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