#AwardSZN🏆: Softball America's 2019 Awards, Presented By Wilson

Email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. [Softball America Celebrates The Top 2019 Talents]( As the summer winds to a close, Softball America and Wilson Brands are honoring the top players across several levels of softball. From breakout stars to collegiate champions and even the next wave of rising youth talent, our award winners are at the top of their respective crafts. And we're not done, either. Keep your eyes peeled for additional winners coming soon from the NPF ranks. [Read more...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Rachel Garcia Wins Player Of The Year Honors]( Want a true two-way threat? Look no further than UCLA's Rachel Garcia. The redshirt junior finished with a 29-1 record and a 1.14 ERA in 202 innings. And when not pitching? She batted .343 with 11 home runs and 57 RBI. [Read more...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [W]( Trending On Softball America... [NCAA Pitcher Of The Year:]( Oklahoma's Giselle "G" Juarez emerged as the ace of the Sooners' staff and led them back to the National Championship Series. [Read more...]( [NCAA Freshman Player Of The Year:]( Northwestern's talented freshman Danielle Williams emerged as a dominating force in the Big Ten in 2019. [Read more...]( [NCAA Freshman Pitcher Of The Year:]( Hook 'em! Texas freshman Shea O'Leary led the nation in earned run average with a 0.65 mark. [Read more...]( [NCAA Defensive Player Of The Year:]( Softball's human highlight reel Sis Bates picks up even more hardware. [Read more...]( [NCAA Transfer Of The Year:]( Samantha Show hit 20 dingers, became Oklahoma State's ace and bat flipped her way to a banner year. [Read more...]( [NCAA Most Improved:]( Jordan Dail emerged as Oregon's unquestioned ace in 2019. [Read more...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [High School Travel Ball Players of the Year]( Paige Smith, Jordyn Bahl and Keagan Rothrock were named Softball America's first-ever Travel Players of the Year on August 15. Smith and Rothrock finished their summers as PGF National Champions while Bahl solidified herself as one of the most-wanted recruits in the country. [Read more...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Softball America's Parting Thoughts Here's what is on our minds... Softball America is coming up on the end of our award season which is presented by Wilson. We posted our collegiate awards back in early June and are currently throwing it back as the new school year begins this month for most of the student-athletes. As we take a look back, it's hard not to appreciate what each of these women did for the game in 2019 and what they continue to do for the game throughout the offseason and into the 2020 season. Just a couple weeks ago, we announced our first-ever players of the year for travel ball and in the coming days, we will announce our National Pro Fastpitch awards which will include SA's Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Executive of the Year. -- Maren Angus --------------------------------------------------------------- [Follow on Twitter](#) [Friend on Facebook](#) [Forward to Friend]( Copyright © 2019, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Baseball America 50-E Concord St Suite 500 Wilmington, MA 01887 [unsubscribe from all emails]( [update subscription preferences](