The Big 12 Conference Softball Defensive Player of the Year is a college softball award given to the Big 12 Conference's most outstanding defensive player. The award has been given annually from 2004 to 2012, and 2016 to present.
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Awarded for | the most outstanding college softball defensive player in the Big 12 Conference |
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Country | United States |
History | |
First award | 2004 |
Most recent | Kinzie Hansen, Oklahoma |
Winners
editSeason | Player | School | Reference |
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2004 | Heather Scaglione | Oklahoma | [1] |
2005 | Heather Scaglione (2) | Oklahoma | |
2006 | Megan Willis | Texas | |
2007 | Megan Willis (2) | Texas | |
2008 | Savannah Long | Oklahoma | |
2009 | Natalie Villarreal | Texas A&M | |
2010 | Lindsey Vandever | Oklahoma | |
2011 | Natalie Villarreal Megan Christopher |
Texas A&M Missouri |
[2] |
2012 | Corrin Genovese | Missouri | [3] |
2016 | Kelsey Arnold | Oklahoma | [4] |
2017 | Jessie Scroggins | Baylor | [5] |
2018 | Kelsey Arnold (2) | Oklahoma | [6] |
2019 | Caleigh Clifton | Oklahoma | [7] |
2021 | Grace Lyons | Oklahoma | [8] |
2022 | Grace Lyons (2) | Oklahoma | [9] |
2023 | Grace Lyons (3) | Oklahoma | [10] |
2024 | Kinzie Hansen | Oklahoma | [11] |
Winners by school
editSchool | Winners | Years |
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Oklahoma | 11 | 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Missouri | 2 | 2011, 2012 |
Texas | 2 | 2006, 2007 |
Texas A&M | 2 | 2009, 2011 |
Baylor | 1 | 2017 |
Arizona | 0 | — |
Arizona State | 0 | — |
BYU | 0 | — |
Houston | 0 | — |
Iowa State | 0 | — |
Kansas | 0 | — |
Oklahoma State | 0 | — |
Texas Tech | 0 | — |
UCF | 0 | — |
Utah | 0 | — |
References
edit- ^ "Big 12 Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "Big 12 Softball Postseason Accolades Announced". big12sports.com. May 17, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "Missouri and Oklahoma Lead Big 12 Softball Postseason Awards". big12sports.com. May 15, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "2016 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 17, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "2017 Softball All-Big 12 Awards Unveiled". big12sports.com. May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "2018 Softball All-Big 12 Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 9, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "2019 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Unveiled". big12sports.com. May 8, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "2021 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Unveiled". big12sports.com. May 12, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "2022 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "2023 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Announced". big12sports.com. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ "2024 All-Big 12 Softball Awards Revealed". big12sports.com. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.