Ten finalists have been selected for the inaugural USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award, it was announced by the Amateur Softball Association. The 10 finalists were selected from a group of 25 finalists announced in April.

Below is an alphabetical listing of the 10 finalists:

 Name               Position        Class         School
 Jaime Clark        Shortstop       Junior        Washington 
Jennie Finch       Pitcher         Senior        Arizona 
Keira Goerl        Pitcher         Sophomore     UCLA 
Nikki Myers        Pitcher         Senior        Florida Atlantic 
Stacey Nuveman     Catcher         Senior        UCLA 
Cat Osterman       Pitcher         Freshman      Texas 
Britni Sneed       Pitcher         Senior        LSU 
Jamie Southern     Pitcher         Freshman      Fresno State 
Natasha Watley     Shortstop       Junior        UCLA 
Phelan Wright      Third Base      Sophomore     Arizona State 

The list will be narrowed down to three on May 31 and the Player of the Year will be announced June 7.