Big Ten Conference Softball Player of the Year
# Big Ten Conference Softball Player of the Year

The Big Ten Conference Player of the Year is a college softball award given to the Big Ten Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1985 season, with both pitchers and position players eligible. After the 1992 season, the Big Ten 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 |
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## Winners

| Season | Player | School | Position |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | Lisa Ishikawa | Northwestern | P |
| 1986 | Barb Drake | Minnesota | P/C |
| 1987 | Vicki Morrow | Michigan | P/1B |
| 1988 | Michelle Bolster | Michigan | P |
| 1989 | Jenny Allard | Michigan | P/3B |
| 1990 | Terri McFarland | Iowa | P |
| 1991 | Kari Blank Karen Jackson | Minnesota Iowa | IF P |
| 1992 | Patti Benedict | Michigan | OF |
| 1993 | Patti Benedict (2) | Michigan | OF |
| 1994 | Michelle Venturella | Indiana | C |
| 1995 | Sara Griffin | Michigan | U |
| 1996 | Sara Griffin (2) | Michigan | U |
| 1997 | Debbie Bilbao | Iowa | P |
| 1998 | Traci Conrad | Michigan | 1B |
| 1999 | Traci Conrad (2) | Michigan | 1B |
| 2000 | Brooke Siebel | Northwestern | DP |
| 2001 | Melissa Taylor | Michigan | OF |
| 2002 | Wendy Allen | Ohio State | U |
| 2003 | Marissa Young | Michigan | U |
| 2004 | Jessica Merchant | Michigan | SS |
| 2005 | Garland Cooper | Northwestern | 1B |
| 2006 | Garland Cooper (2) | Northwestern | 1B |
| 2007 | Garland Cooper (3) | Northwestern | 1B |
| 2008 | Tammy Williams | Northwestern | SS |
| 2009 | Tammy Williams (2) | Northwestern | SS |
| 2010 | Nikki Nemitz Maggie Viefhaus | Michigan Michigan | U 3B |
| 2011 | Amanda Chidester | Michigan | 3B |
| 2012 | Amanda Chidester (2) | Michigan | 1B |
| 2013 | Sierra Romero | Michigan | SS |
| 2014 | Sierra Romero (2) | Michigan | SS |
| 2015 | Sara Groenewegen | Minnesota | P |
| 2016 | Sierra Romero (3) | Michigan | SS |
| 2017 | Kendyl Lindaman | Minnesota | C |
| 2018 | Kendyl Lindaman (2) | Minnesota | C |
| 2019 | Kayla Konwent | Wisconsin | 1B |
| 2021 | Lexi Blair | Michigan | OF |
| 2022 | Rachel Lewis | Northwestern | OF |
| 2023 | Taryn Kern | Indiana | 2B |

## Winners by school

| School | Winners | Years |
| - | - | - |
| Michigan | 19 | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2021 |
| Northwestern | 8 | 1985, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2022 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 1986, 2015, 2017, 2018 |
| Iowa | 3 | 1990, 1991, 1997 |
| Indiana | 2 | 1994, 2023 |
| Ohio State | 1 | 2002 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 2019 |
| Illinois | 0 | — |
| Maryland | 0 | — |
| Michigan State | 0 | — |
| Nebraska | 0 | — |
| Penn State | 0 | — |
| Purdue | 0 | — |
| Rutgers | 0 | — |
