Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player
| Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player | |
|---|---|
| Description | Best player in the Women's College World Series |
| Country | United States |
| First awarded | 1995 |
The Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player is an award for the best individual performance during the Women's College World Series, the college softball national championship event in the United States. The recipient of the award is announced at the completion of the Women's College World Series Championship Game. The award is similar to Major League Baseball's World Series Most Valuable Player award and college baseball's College World Series Most Outstanding Player award.[1]
Voting process
The press attending the championship series vote on the Most Outstanding Player during the game. In the fifth inning, ballots are distributed. The voting is closed by the eighth inning. The Most Outstanding Player is announced following the awarding of trophies to the runner-up and championship teams. If a third game of the championship series is necessary, the ballots taken during the second game are discarded, and a new round of balloting is conducted during the third and deciding game.
List
| Year | Links to the article about that corresponding Women's College World Series |
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Indicates team did not win the series |
| Year | Name | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Tanya Harding | Pitcher | UCLA |
| 1996 | Jenny Dalton | Second baseman | Arizona |
| 1997 | Nancy Evans | Pitcher | Arizona |
| 1998 | Amanda Scott | Fresno State | |
| 1999 | Julie Adams | UCLA | |
| 2000 | Jennifer Stewart | Oklahoma | |
| 2001 | Jennie Finch | Pitcher / First baseman | Arizona |
| 2002 | Jocelyn Forest | California | |
| 2003 | Keira Goerl | UCLA | |
| 2004 | Kristin Schmidt | LSU | |
| 2005 | Samantha Findlay | First baseman | Michigan |
| 2006 | Alicia Hollowell | Pitcher | Arizona |
| 2007 | Taryne Mowatt | Pitcher | Arizona |
| 2008 | Katie Burkhart | Pitcher | Arizona State |
| 2009 | Danielle Lawrie | Pitcher | Washington |
| 2010 | Megan Langenfeld | Pitcher / First baseman | UCLA |
| 2011 | Dallas Escobedo | Arizona State | |
| Michelle Moultrie | Florida | ||
| 2012 | Jackie Traina | Alabama | |
| 2013 | Keilani Ricketts | Pitcher | Oklahoma |
| 2014 | Hannah Rogers | Pitcher | Florida |
| 2015 | Lauren Haeger[2] | Pitcher | Florida |
References
- ^ 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 2. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ^ Graham Hays (3 June 2015). "Most Outstanding Player Lauren Haeger Leaves Lasting Legacy In WCWS Finale". espnW.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.