The Big 12 Conference Softball Player of the Year is a college softball award given to the Big 12 Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1996 season, with both pitchers and position players eligible. After the 2002 season, the Big 12 Conference Softball Pitcher of the Year award was created to honor the most outstanding pitcher.
Key *Awarded a College National Player of the Year award: the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
Winners SeasonPlayerSchoolReference1996OklahomaTexas A&M1997 Missouri1998 Nebraska1999 Oklahoma2000 Oklahoma2001 Oklahoma2002Texas A&M2003 Oklahoma State2004Nebraska2005 Texas A&M2006 Kansas2007 Oklahoma2008 Texas A&M2009 Oklahoma2010 (2)Oklahoma2011 Texas 2012 Oklahoma 2013 Oklahoma 2014Texas 2015 Oklahoma 2016 Oklahoma StateOklahoma 2017Oklahoma 2018 (2) Oklahoma State 2019Oklahoma 2021 Oklahoma2022 (2)Oklahoma 2023Oklahoma 2024Texas2025Arizona2026Arizona
Winners by school School Winners Years Oklahoma 16 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 Texas A&M 4 1996, 2002, 2005, 2008 Oklahoma State 3 2003, 2016, 2018 Texas 3 2011, 2014, 2024 Arizona 2 2025, 2026 Nebraska 2 1998, 2004 Kansas 1 2006 Missouri 1 1997 Arizona State 0 — Baylor 0 — BYU 0 — Houston 0 — Iowa State 0 — Texas Tech 0 — UCF 0 —
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