Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player

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]

Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player
Awarded forBest player in the Women's College World Series
CountryUnited States
First awarded1969 (ASA), 1995 (NCAA)

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
Key
Year Links to the article about that corresponding Women's College World Series
§
 Indicates team did not win the series
Winners
Year Name Position School
1969Judy Lloyd[2]PitcherJohn F. Kennedy
1970Kay Camp[2]PitcherJohn F. Kennedy
1971Paula Miller[2]PitcherArizona State §
1978Sue Enquist[3]Center fielder[2]UCLA
1980Mary Lou Ramm[2]PitcherUtah State
1995Tanya HardingPitcherUCLA
1996Jenny DaltonSecond basemanArizona
1997Nancy EvansPitcherArizona
1998Amanda ScottPitcherFresno State
1999Julie AdamsThird BasemanUCLA
2000Jennifer StewartPitcherOklahoma
2001Jennie FinchPitcher / First basemanArizona
2002Jocelyn ForestPitcherCalifornia
2003Keira GoerlPitcherUCLA
2004Kristin SchmidtPitcherLSU
2005Samantha FindlayFirst basemanMichigan
2006Alicia HollowellPitcherArizona
2007Taryne MowattPitcherArizona
2008Katie BurkhartPitcherArizona State
2009Danielle LawriePitcherWashington
2010Megan LangenfeldPitcher / First basemanUCLA
2011Dallas EscobedoPitcherArizona State
Michelle MoultrieCenter fielderFlorida
2012Jackie TrainaPitcherAlabama
2013Keilani RickettsPitcherOklahoma
2014Hannah RogersPitcherFlorida
2015Lauren Haeger[4]PitcherFlorida
2016Paige ParkerPitcherOklahoma
2017Shay KnightenFirst basemanOklahoma
2018Jessie WarrenThird basemanFlorida State
2019Rachel GarciaPitcherUCLA
2020None due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

See also

References
  1. 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 2. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  2. Plummer, William; Floyd, Larry C. (2013). A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States: Turnkey Communications Inc. ISBN 978-0-9893007-0-4.
  3. "Softball History Website". Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  4. Graham Hays (3 June 2015). "Most Outstanding Player Lauren Haeger Leaves Lasting Legacy In WCWS Finale". espnW.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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