Southeastern Conference Softball Player of the Year

The Southeastern Conference Player of the Year is a softball award given to the Southeastern Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1997 season, with both pitchers and position players eligible. After the 2002 season, the Southeastern Conference Softball Pitcher of the Year award was created to honor the most outstanding pitcher.^[1]

Southeastern Conference Player of the Year

Awarded for	the most outstanding softball player in the Southeastern Conference
Country	United States
History
First award	1997
Most recent	Bri Ellis, Arkansas

Only two players in history have won the award twice: Iyhia McMichael of Mississippi State (2003, 2004), and Charlotte Morgan of Alabama (2009, 2010).

Winners

Season	Player	School	Position	Reference
1997	Trinity Johnson	South Carolina	Pitcher	[1]
1998	Chelsea Sakizzie	Florida	Pitcher
1999	Kim Pietro	South Carolina	Outfielder
2000	Ashlee Ducote	LSU	Third baseman
2001	Britini Sneed	LSU	Pitcher
2002	Trena Peel	LSU	Outfielder
2003	Iyhia McMichael	Mississippi State	Outfielder
2004	Iyhia McMichael (2)	Mississippi State	Outfielder
2005	Kim Wendland	Georgia	First baseman
2006	Kristen Butler	Florida	Catcher
2007	India Chiles	Tennessee	Designated Hitter
2008	Tonya Callahan	Tennessee	First baseman
2009	Charlotte Morgan	Alabama	Pitcher/Utility
2010	Charlotte Morgan (2)	Alabama	Pitcher/Utility
2011	Kelsey Bruder	Florida	Outfielder
2012	Michelle Moultrie	Florida	Outfielder
2013	Lauren Gibson	Tennessee	Second baseman
2014	Madison Shipman	Tennessee	Shortstop	[2]
2015	Kelsey Stewart	Florida	Third baseman	[3]
2016	Kasey Cooper	Auburn	Third baseman	[4]
2017	Meghan Gregg	Tennessee	Shortstop	[5]
2018	Amanda Lorenz	Florida	Outfielder	[6]
2019	Abbey Cheek	Kentucky	Third baseman	[7]
2021	Bailey Hemphill	Alabama	Catcher	[8]
2022	KB Sides	Arkansas	Outfielder	[9]
2023	Skylar Wallace	Florida	Shortstop	[10]
2024	Jocelyn Erickson	Florida	Catcher	[11]
2025	Bri Ellis	Arkansas	First baseman	[12]

Winners by School

School	Winners	Seasons
Florida	8	1998, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2023, 2024
Tennessee	5	2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2017
Alabama	3	2009, 2010, 2021
LSU	3	2000, 2001, 2002
Arkansas	2	2022, 2025
Mississippi State	2	2003, 2004
South Carolina	2	1997, 1999
Auburn	1	2016
Georgia	1	2005
Kentucky	1	2019
Missouri	0	—
Oklahoma	0	—
Ole Miss	0	—
Texas	0	—
Texas A&M	0	—