Big 12 Conference Softball Player of the Year

College softball award

Big 12 Conference Player of the Year

Awarded for| the most outstanding college softball player in the Big 12 Conference
Country| United States
History
First award| 1996
Most recent| Devyn Netz, Arizona

The Big 12 Conference Softball Player of the Year is a college softball award given to the Big 12 Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1996 season, with both pitchers and position players eligible. After the 2002 season, the Big 12 Conference Softball Pitcher of the Year award was created to honor the most outstanding pitcher.

## Key

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*  | Awarded a College National Player of the Year award:
the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year

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## Winners

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Season  | Player  | School  | Reference

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1996  | Jill Most
Kendall Richards | Oklahoma
Texas A&M | [1]
1997  | Barb Wright | Missouri
1998  | Ali Viola | Nebraska
1999  | Lynette Velazquez | Oklahoma
2000  | Lisa Carey | Oklahoma
2001  | Kelli Braitsch | Oklahoma
2002  | Selena Collins | Texas A&M
2003  | Lauren Bay | Oklahoma State
2004  | Peaches James | Nebraska
2005  | Amanda Scarborough | Texas A&M
2006  | Serena Settlemier | Kansas
2007  | Norelle Dickson | Oklahoma
2008  | Megan Gibson | Texas A&M
2009  | Amber Flores | Oklahoma
2010  | Amber Flores (2)  | Oklahoma
2011  | Amy Hooks | Texas | [2]
2012  | Keilani Ricketts | Oklahoma | [3]
2013  | Shelby Pendley | Oklahoma | [4]
2014  | Taylor Thom | Texas | [5]
2015  | Shelby Pendley | Oklahoma | [6]
2016  | Vanessa Shippy
Erin Miller | Oklahoma State
Oklahoma | [7]
2017  | Shay Knighten | Oklahoma | [8]
2018  | Vanessa Shippy (2)  | Oklahoma State | [9]
2019  | Sydney Romero | Oklahoma | [10]
2021  | Jocelyn Alo | Oklahoma | [11]
2022  | Jocelyn Alo (2)  | Oklahoma | [12]
2023  | Jayda Coleman | Oklahoma | [13]
2024  | Reese Atwood | Texas | [14]
2025  | Devyn Netz | Arizona | [15]

## Winners by school

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School  | Winners  | Years

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Oklahoma | 16  | 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Texas A&M | 4  | 1996, 2002, 2005, 2008
Oklahoma State | 3  | 2003, 2016, 2018
Texas | 3  | 2011, 2014, 2024
Nebraska | 2  | 1998, 2004
Arizona | 1  | 2025
Kansas | 1  | 2006
Missouri | 1  | 1997
Arizona State | 0  | —
Baylor | 0  | —
BYU | 0  | —
Houston | 0  | —
Iowa State | 0  | —
Texas Tech | 0  | —
UCF | 0  | —

## References

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1. ^ "Big 12 Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
2. ^ "Big 12 Softball Postseason Accolades Announced". big12sports.com. May 17, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
3. ^ "Missouri and Oklahoma Lead Big 12 Softball Postseason Awards". big12sports.com. May 15, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
4. ^ "Oklahoma Leads Big 12 Softball Postseason Awards". big12sports.com. May 14, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
5. ^ "Big 12 Softball Postseason Accolades Announced". big12sports.com. May 13, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
6. ^ "Big 12 Announces All-Conference Softball Honors". big12sports.com. May 13, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
7. ^ "2016 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 17, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
8. ^ "2017 Softball All-Big 12 Awards Unveiled". big12sports.com. May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
9. ^ "2018 Softball All-Big 12 Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 9, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
10. ^ "2019 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Unveiled". big12sports.com. May 8, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
11. ^ "2021 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Unveiled". big12sports.com. May 12, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
12. ^ "2022 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
13. ^ "2023 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
14. ^ "2024 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Revealed". big12sports.com. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
15. ^ "2025 Big 12 Softball Yearly Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 7, 2025. Retrieved May 7, 2025.

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Big 12 Conference Softball Player of the Year

* 1996: Most & Richards
* 1997: Wright
* 1998: Viola
* 1999: Velazquez
* 2000: Carey
* 2001: Braitsch
* 2002: Collins
* 2003: Bay
* 2004: James
* 2005: Scarborough
* 2006: Settlemier
* 2007: Dickson
* 2008: Gibson
* 2009: Flores
* 2010: Flores
* 2011: Hooks
* 2012: Ricketts
* 2013: Pendley
* 2014: Thom
* 2015: Pendley
* 2016: Pendley & Miller
* 2017: Knighten
* 2018: Shippy
* 2019: Romero
* 2020: Not awarded
* 2021: Alo
* 2022: Alo
* 2023: Coleman
* 2024: Atwood
* 2025: Netz

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Big 12 Conference softball

Current teams|

* Arizona Wildcats
* Arizona State Sun Devils
* Baylor Bears
* BYU Cougars
* Houston Cougars
* Iowa State Cyclones
* Kansas Jayhawks
* Oklahoma State Cowgirls
* Texas Tech Red Raiders
* UCF Knights
* Utah Utes

Championships & awards|

* Tournament
* Coach of the Year
* Player of the Year
* Pitcher of the Year
* Defensive Player of the Year
* Freshman of the Year

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