title: Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player
text: # Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player
  
  The Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player is an award for the best individual performance during the Women's College World Series, the college softball national championship event in the United States. The recipient of the award is announced at the completion of the Women's College World Series Championship Game. The award is similar to Major League Baseball's World Series Most Valuable Player award and college baseball's College World Series Most Outstanding Player award.
  
  ## Voting process
  
  The press attending the championship series vote on the Most Outstanding Player during the game. In the fifth inning, ballots are distributed. The voting is closed by the eighth inning. The Most Outstanding Player is announced following the awarding of trophies to the runner-up and championship teams. If a third game of the championship series is necessary, the ballots taken during the second game are discarded, and a new round of balloting is conducted during the third and deciding game.
  
  ## List
  
  Key :
  
  | Year | Links to the article about that corresponding Women's College World Series |
  | - | - |
  | § | Indicates team did not win the series |
  
  Winners :
  
  | Year | Name | Position | School |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1969 | Judy Lloyd | Pitcher | John F. Kennedy |
  | 1970 | Kay Camp | Pitcher | John F. Kennedy |
  | 1971 | Paula Miller | Pitcher | Arizona State $^§$ |
  | 1978 | Sue Enquist | Center fielder | UCLA |
  | 1980 | Mary Lou Ramm | Pitcher | Utah State |
  | 1995 | Tanya Harding | Pitcher | UCLA |
  | 1996 | Jenny Dalton | Second baseman | Arizona |
  | 1997 | Nancy Evans | Pitcher | Arizona |
  | 1998 | Amanda Scott | Pitcher | Fresno State |
  | 1999 | Julie Adams | Third Baseman | UCLA |
  | 2000 | Jennifer Stewart | Pitcher | Oklahoma |
  | 2001 | Jennie Finch | Pitcher / First baseman | Arizona |
  | 2002 | Jocelyn Forest | Pitcher | California |
  | 2003 | Keira Goerl | Pitcher | UCLA |
  | 2004 | Kristin Schmidt | Pitcher | LSU |
  | 2005 | Samantha Findlay | First baseman | Michigan |
  | 2006 | Alicia Hollowell | Pitcher | Arizona |
  | 2007 | Taryne Mowatt | Pitcher | Arizona |
  | 2008 | Katie Burkhart | Pitcher | Arizona State |
  | 2009 | Danielle Lawrie | Pitcher | Washington |
  | 2010 | Megan Langenfeld | Pitcher / First baseman | UCLA |
  | 2011 | Dallas Escobedo | Pitcher | Arizona State |
  | 2011 | Michelle Moultrie | Center fielder | Florida |
  | 2012 | Jackie Traina | Pitcher | Alabama |
  | 2013 | Keilani Ricketts | Pitcher | Oklahoma |
  | 2014 | Hannah Rogers | Pitcher | Florida |
  | 2015 | Lauren Haeger | Pitcher | Florida |
  | 2016 | Paige Parker | Pitcher | Oklahoma |
  | 2017 | Shay Knighten | First baseman | Oklahoma |
  | 2018 | Jessie Warren | Third baseman | Florida State |
  | 2019 | Rachel Garcia | Pitcher | UCLA |
  | 2020 | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
  | 2021 | Giselle Juarez | Pitcher | Oklahoma |
  | 2022 | Jocelyn Alo | Utility | Oklahoma |
  | 2023 | Jordy Bahl | Pitcher | Oklahoma |
  