Big 12 Conference Softball Player of the Year
# Big 12 Conference Softball Player of the Year

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

| Season | Player | School |
| - | - | - |
| 1996 | Jill Most Kendall Richards | Oklahoma Texas A&M |
| 1997 | Barb Wright | Missouri |
| 1998 | Ali Viola | Nebraska |
| 1999 | Lynette Velazquez | Oklahoma |
| 2000 | Lisa Carey | Oklahoma |
| 2001 | Kelli Braitsch | Oklahoma |
| 2002 | Selena Collins | Texas A&M |
| 2003 | Lauren Bay | Oklahoma State |
| 2004 | Peaches James | Nebraska |
| 2005 | Amanda Scarborough | Texas A&M |
| 2006 | Serena Settlemier | Kansas |
| 2007 | Norelle Dickson | Oklahoma |
| 2008 | Megan Gibson | Texas A&M |
| 2009 | Amber Flores | Oklahoma |
| 2010 | Amber Flores (2) | Oklahoma |
| 2011 | Amy Hooks | Texas |
| 2012 | Keilani Ricketts | Oklahoma |
| 2013 | Shelby Pendley | Oklahoma |
| 2014 | Taylor Thom | Texas |
| 2015 | Shelby Pendley | Oklahoma |
| 2016 | Vanessa Shippy Erin Miller | Oklahoma State Oklahoma |
| 2017 | Shay Knighten | Oklahoma |
| 2018 | Vanessa Shippy (2) | Oklahoma State |
| 2019 | Sydney Romero | Oklahoma |
| 2021 | Jocelyn Alo | Oklahoma |
| 2022 | Jocelyn Alo (2) | Oklahoma |
| 2023 | Jayda Coleman | Oklahoma |

## 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 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 1998, 2004 |
| Texas | 2 | 2011, 2014 |
| Kansas | 1 | 2006 |
| Missouri | 1 | 1997 |
| Baylor | 0 | — |
| Iowa State | 0 | — |
| Texas Tech | 0 | — |
