2023 Conference Awards Master List
PostseasonWant to know who won Player of the Year in the SEC? What about the Pitcher of the Year in the Sun Belt? D1Softball has you covered with our master list for every conference award right here:
| Conference | Player of the Year | Pitcher of the Year | Freshman of the Year | Coach of the Year | Defensive/Newcomer of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| America East | Morgan Petty, Albany | Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC | Brianna Roberts, Binghamton | Chris Kuhlmeyer, UMBC | N/A |
| American | Sydney McKinney, Wichita State | Sarah Willis, UCF | Alex Aguilar, Wichita State | Kristi Bredbenner and Wichita State staff | Kathy Garcia-Soto, USF & Sami Hood, Wichita State (Defensive) |
| ACC | Valerie Cagle, Clemson | Kathryn Sandercock, Florida State | Sarah Gordon, Louisville | Lonni Alameda, Florida State | Carli Kloss, Notre Dame (Defensive) |
| A-10 | Emma Schutter, Dayton | Aly Rayle, George Mason | Izzy Kemp, Dayton | Christy Connoyer, Saint Louis | N/A |
| ASUN | Caroline Hudson, Liberty | Jordan Johnson, Central Arkansas | Jaliyah Holmes, Jacksonville State | Jenny Parsons, Central Arkansas | Madi Young, Central Arkansas (Defensive) |
| Big 12 | Jayda Coleman, Oklahoma | Jordy Bahl, Oklahoma | Kailey Wyckoff, Texas Tech | Glenn Moore, Baylor & Patty Gasso, Oklahoma | Grace Lyons, Oklahoma (Defensive) |
| Big East | Tess Cites, Villanova | Kelsey Carr, Seton Hall | Grace Jenkins, UConn | Angie Churchill and Seton Hall staff | Abby Wingo, Seton Hall (Defensive) |
| Big Sky | Emily Johansen, Portland State | Marissa Bertuccio, Sacramento State | Ava Brown, Idaho State | Andrew Rich, Idaho State | Jordan Schuring, Idaho State (Newcomer) |
| Big South | Jaden Pone, Longwood | Isabella Smith, Campbell | Madilyn Gillespie, Campbell | Megan Brown, Longwood | N/A |
| Big Ten | Taryn Kern, Indiana | Autumn Pease, Minnesota | Taryn Kern, Indiana | Kate Drohan, Northwestern | N/A |
| Big West | Anna Dethlefson, UC Davis | Sutherlin, Cal State Fullerton | Makayla Medellin, Long Beach State & Lauryn Carranco, CSUN | Kim Sowder, Long Beach State | Alexa Neil, Cal State Fullerton (Defensive) |
| CAA | Janel Gamache, UNCW | Emily Winburn, Delaware | Caroline Conner, Charleston | Jen Steele, Delaware | Kiara Mills, Delaware |
| Conference USA | Sierra Frazier, UAB | Gabby Sacco, Florida Atlantic | Allie Floyd, LA Tech | A.J. Daugherty, UAB | Sam Gress, Charlotte (Newcomer) |
| Horizon League | Tiffany Giese, Green Bay | Sydney Campbell, Oakland | Paige Hanson, Green Bay | Kathryn Gleason, Northern Kentucky & Lauren Karn, Oakland | Maddie Lacer, Northern Kentucky (Defensive) |
| Ivy League | Serena Starks, Princeton | Alexis Laudenslager, Princeton | Riley Flynn, Harvard | Lisa Van Ackeren, Princeton | N/A |
| MAC | Jenna Golembiewski, Miami | Brianna Pratt, Miami | Kiley Conner, Northern Illinois (Player) Skipp Miller, Ohio (Pitcher) | Jenna Hall, Ohio | N/A |
| MAAC | Maddie Pleasants, Marist | Megan Giese, Canisius | Haley Ahr, Marist | Kim Griffin, Canisius | Maggie Kane, Mount St. Mary’s and Dakota Pitts, Saint Peter’s |
| MEAC | Victoria Fletcher, Morgan State | Anaya Hunte, Morgan State | Makiya Graves, North Carolina Central | Cat Tarvin, North Carolina Central | N/A |
| MVC | Mya Dodge, Northern Iowa | Samantha Heyer, Northern Iowa | Alexis Pupillo, Northern Iowa | Ryan Jacobs and UNI staff | Abi Ledbetter, Belmont (Defensive) |
| Mountain West | Kelsey Hall, Sr., OF, Boise State | Allie Light, Jr., P, San Diego State | Jaden Colunga, Fr., OF, Utah State | Justin Shults, Boise State | Alesia Denby, Sr., INF, Fresno State (Defensive) |
| Northeast | Elle Hubbard, Merrimack | Kaylee Whittaker, Central Connecticut | Sam Kowalski, Sacred Heart | Breanna Gleason and Central Connecticut staff | Victoria LoPinto, Sacred Heart |
| OVC | Allie Goodin, Southern Indiana & Aubrie Shore, Southeast Missouri | Olivia Price, Eastern Illinois | Kendall Grover, Eastern Illinois | Mark Redburn, Southeast Missouri | N/A |
| Pac-12 | Maya Brady, UCLA | Megan Faraimo, UCLA | Jordan Woolery, UCLA | Kelly Inouye-Perez, UCLA | Allie Skaggs, Arizona (Defensive) |
| Patriot League | Kayla Roncin, Boston | Allison Boaz, Boston | Kasey Ricard, Boston | Ashley Waters, Boston | Caitlin Coker, Boston (Defensive) |
| SEC | Skylar Wallace, Florida | Maddie Penta, Auburn | Karlyn Pickens, Tennessee | Karen Weekley, Tennessee | N/A |
| SoCon | Riley Ludlam, Furman | McKenzie Newcomb, Samford | Kiley Perry, Furman | Janelle Breneman, UNCG | N/A |
| Southland | Bailey Krolczyk, Southeastern | Primrose Aholelei, A&M-Corpus Christi | AB Garcia, HCU | Justin Lewis, Nicholls | Primrose Aholelei, A&M-Corpus Christi (Newcomer) |
| SWAC | Kindall Deramus, Alabama State | Bailey Greenlee, Alabama State | Cadashia Collins, Grambling State | Vernon Bland, Prairie View A&M | Aerin Talley, Prairie View A&M (Newcomer) |
| Summit League | Aleesia Sainz, South Dakota | Tori Kniesche, South Dakota State | Avery Wukawitz, St. Thomas | Kristina McSweeney, South Dakota State | Cassie Castaneda, North Dakota (Defensive) |
| Sun Belt | Karly Heath, Louisiana | Olivia Lackie, South Alamaba | Mihyia Davis, Louisiana | Becky Clark, South Alabama | Sydney Bickel, Marshall (Newcomer) |
| WAC | Shea Clements, Utah Tech | Katie Dolinski, Utah Tech | Tanya Windle, Utah Tech | Randy Simkins, Utah Tech | Kinsey Koeltzow, GCU (Defensive) |
| WCC | Huntyr Ava, BYU | Jenna Perez, LMU | Hailey Morrow, BYU | Tairia Flowers, LMU | Ailana Agbayani, BYU (Defensive) |