Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player

Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player
Awarded for Best player in the Women's College World Series
Country United States
First awarded 1995

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]

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
1995 Harding, TanyaTanya Harding Pitcher UCLA
1996 Dalton, JennyJenny Dalton Second baseman Arizona
1997 Evans, NancyNancy Evans Pitcher Arizona
1998 Scott, AmandaAmanda Scott Fresno State
1999 Adams, JulieJulie Adams UCLA
2000 Stewart, JenniferJennifer Stewart Oklahoma
2001 Finch, JennieJennie Finch Pitcher / First baseman Arizona
2002 Forest, JocelynJocelyn Forest California
2003 Goerl, KeiraKeira Goerl UCLA
2004 Schmidt, KristinKristin Schmidt LSU
2005 Findlay, SamanthaSamantha Findlay First baseman Michigan
2006 Hollowell, AliciaAlicia Hollowell Pitcher Arizona
2007 Mowatt, TaryneTaryne Mowatt Pitcher Arizona
2008 Burkhart, KatieKatie Burkhart Pitcher Arizona State
2009 Lawrie, DanielleDanielle Lawrie Pitcher Washington
2010 Langenfeld, MeganMegan Langenfeld Pitcher / First baseman UCLA
2011 Escobedo, DallasDallas Escobedo Arizona State
Moultrie, MichelleMichelle Moultrie Florida
2012 Traina, JackieJackie Traina Alabama
2013 Ricketts, KeilaniKeilani Ricketts Pitcher Oklahoma
2014 Rogers, HannahHannah Rogers Pitcher Florida

References

  1. ↑ 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results. NCAA. p. 2. Retrieved February 4, 2015.