NFCA National Player of the Year

The NFCA National Player of the Year is an award given by Schutt Sports to the best college softball player of the year. The award has been given annually since 2016. In 2019, the award was split into two honors, the player and pitchers of the year. The award is voted on by the members of the NFCA's NCAA Division I All-American Committee.^[1]

NFCA National Player of the Year

Awarded for	Best player in college softball
Country	United States
Presented by	Schutt Sports
History
First award	2016
Most recent	Jordy Bahl, Nebraska

NFCA National Pitcher of the Year

Awarded for	Best pitcher in college softball
Country	United States
Presented by	Schutt Sports
History
First award	2019
Most recent	NiJaree Canady, Stanford

Winners

Player of the Year (2016–present)

Year	Player	Position	School	Ref
2016	Sierra Romero	2B	Michigan	[2]
2017	Megan Good	P	James Madison	[3]
2018	Rachel Garcia	P	UCLA	[4]
2019	Abbey Cheek	3B	Kentucky	[5]
2020	Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic			[6]
2021	Rachel Garcia	P	UCLA	[7]
2022	Jocelyn Alo	U	Oklahoma	[8]
2023	Skylar Wallace	U	Florida	[9]
2024	Jocelyn Erickson	C	Florida	[10]
2025	Jordy Bahl	U	Nebraska	[11]

Pitcher of the Year (2019–present)

Year	Player	School	Ref
2019	Rachel Garcia	UCLA	[12]
2020	Not awarded		[6]
2021	Montana Fouts	Alabama	[7]
2022	Georgina Corrick	South Florida	[8]
2023	Ashley Rogers	Tennessee	[9]
2024	NiJaree Canady	Stanford	[10]
2025	NiJaree Canady	Texas Tech	[11]