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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Twenty-five student-athletes from across the country were revealed as part of the 2022 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher of the Year awards list. 

The Player of the Year award was created in 2015 to honor the outstanding athletic achievements among softball student-athletes throughout NCAA Division II. In 2019, the Association expanded the award to include a Player and Pitcher of the Year. The list is compiled and the award is voted on by the elected members of the NFCA Division II All-American Committee with one head coach representing each of the eight NCAA regions. To be eligible, a student-athlete’s head coach must be a member.

The list features a graduate student, 10 seniors, nine juniors, four sophomores, and one freshman representing 25 programs from 15 different conferences. 

The California Collegiate Athletics Association, Gulf South Conference and the Lone Star Conference each had three honorees. The Great Lakes Valley Conference, Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and the South Atlantic Conference earned two plaudits apiece.

The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference, Conference Carolinas, East Coast Conference, Great American Conference, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Mountain East Conference, PacWest Conference, and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference were represented by one honoree.

The winner of each award will be announced on June 2, following the conclusion of the 2022 season.

Past winners of the award are West Texas A&M’s Shanna McBroom (Player / 2021), Saint Anselm’s Morgan Perry (Pitcher / 2021),  LIU Post’s Julia Seader (Player / 2019), Grand Valley State’s Allison Lipovsky (Pitcher / 2019), North Georgia’s Kylee Smith (2018), Minnesota State’s Coley Ries (2017), Wayne State University’s Lindsay Butler (2016) and North Georgia’s Courtney Poole (2015). The award was not presented in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2022 Schutt Sports / NFCA Division II Player & Pitcher of the Year Top 25

Paige Austin
Paige Austin
Pitcher
Biola
Kayson Boatner
Kayson Boatner
First Base
Anderson
Kaite Burawski
Kaite Burawski
Pitcher
Bridgeport
Katie Crogan
Katie Crogan
First Base
Upper Iowa
Paige Donnelly
Paige Donnelly
First Base
Cal State San Marcos
Sierra Easterwood
Sierra Easterwood
Third Base
Montevallo
Kylie Emanuele
Kylie Emanuele
Third Base
Mount Olive
Jaycee Ginter
Jaycee Ginter
Utility/Pitcher
Washburn
Lydia GOble
Lydia Goble
Shortstop
Grand Valley State
Emily Harris
Emily Harris
Second Base
Carson-Newman
Teala Howard
Teala Howard
Third Base
West Florida
Hannah Hudson
Hannah Hudson
Pitcher
West Virginia Wesleyan
Brooke Larsen
Brooke Larsen
Pitcher
Chico State
Hannah Marsteller
Hannah Marsteller
First Base
Shippensburg
Andrea Morales
Andrea Morales
Pitcher
Rogers State
Matisen Onofrei
Matisen Onofrei
Utility
Texas A&M-Kingsville
Ashley Perez
Ashley Perez
Catcher
UT Tyler
Samantha Richards
Samantha Richards
Pitcher
Valdosta State
Tymber Riley
Tymber Riley
Second Base
Arkansas Tech
Paxton Scheurer
Paxton Scheurer
Third Base
Angelo State
Kenzee Smith
Kenzee Smith
Pitcher
UIndy
Olivia Stansbury
Olivia Stansbury
Outfield
McKendree
Kaitlyn Stufft
Kaitlyn Stufft
First Base
Georgian Court
Brylynn Vallejos
Brylynn Vallejos
Outfield
San Francisco State
Mackenzie Ward
Mackenzie Ward
Pitcher
Minnesota State

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