• Complete Freshman of the Year Top 25 Release
Eastern Illinois pitcher McKenzie Oslanzi, who leads the OVC in wins (19) and ERA (1.67), was named to the 2024 TUCCI/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top 25 list
This year's finalists hail from 21 different universities and represent 14 NCAA Division I conferences from across the nation.
On May 9, the list will be trimmed to the top 10 and the three finalists will be released on May 23, and as previously mentioned, the winner will be revealed on May 28.
The list of 25 was selected by the NFCA. The top 10, top three and winner are voted on by the NFCA Division I All-America Committee. To be eligible, student-athletes must be nominated by their member head coach and in their first year of NCAA Division I collegiate competition as a true freshman or redshirt freshman. Nominated student-athletes remain in consideration for Top-10 selection.
The TUCCI/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year award was created in 2014 to honor outstanding athletic achievement among Division I freshmen softball student-athletes. In 2024, the NFCA will award Freshman of the Year plaudits to a student-athlete from NCAA DI, NCAA DII, NCAA DIII and NAIA. For more information about all NFCA Awards, visit nfca.org.
2024 TUCCI/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top 25
Lorraine Alo, Portland State
Jaysoni Beachum, Florida State
Sam Buckley, Saint Mary's
Michelle Chatfield, Virginia Tech
Rosie Davis, Oklahoma State
Jesse Farrell, UNLV
Karli Godwin, Oklahoma State
Maddia Groff, Southern Illinois
Jensin Hall, Dartmouth
Kayden Henry, Texas
Teagan Kavan, Texas
Sophia Knight, Boise State
Kennedy Miller, Arkansas
Bridget Nemeth, Penn State
McKenzie Oslanzi, Eastern Illinois
Ella Parker, Oklahoma
Kasidi Pickering, Oklahoma
Keagan Rothrock, Florida
Maddi Rutan, Eastern Kentucky
Regan Shockey, Arizona
Brooklyn Shroyer, Fairleigh Dickinson
Desirae Spearman, New Mexico State
Sophie Sun, Harvard
Isa Torres, Florida State
Sonia Zhang, Princeton