Softball Candidates Announced for the 2020 Senior CLASS Award
February 18, 2020
Download in PDF formatOVERLAND PARK, Kan. (February 18, 2020) – Thirty of the top NCAA® softball student-athletes who excel both on and off the field were selected as candidates today for the 2020 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate softball.
To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of candidates follows this release.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists later in the season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.
The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2020 Women’s College World Series®.
For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
Softball 2020 Candidates
Name | Position | School |
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Kelsey Aikey | Pitcher | WKU |
Aliyah Andrews | Outfielder | LSU |
Sis Bates | Shortstop | Washington |
AnaMarie Bruni | Outfielder | South Florida |
Maria Cegledy | Outfielder | Kent State |
Cassidy Clark | Infielder | San José State |
Montana DeCamp | Shortstop | North Dakota State University |
Tristen Edwards | Outfield | University of Nebraska |
Amber Fiser | Pitcher | University of Minnesota |
Morganne Flores | Catcher | Washington |
Celene Funke | Center Fielder | University of Louisville |
Adriana Gambino | Outfielder | Manhattan College |
Nikki Grupp | Third Base | ETSU |
Karli Hamilton | Center Fielder | Texas Tech University |
Jessie Harper | Shortstop | Arizona |
Ava Lawson | Center Fielder | Northern Kentucky University |
Katie Marino | Infielder | University of Notre Dame |
Nicole Mendes | Utility | University of Oklahoma |
Ali Milam | Outfielder/First Base | Marist |
Hunter Mundy | Infielder | Radford University |
Claire Oberdorf | Infielder/Catcher | Marist |
Brittany Pickett | Pitcher | North Carolina |
Stella Preston | Pitcher | Mercer |
Marnie Skinner | Pitcher | Iona College |
Mary-Hannah Smith | Second Base | Lehigh |
Julia Smith-Harrington | Pitcher/Utility | Towson |
Amber Swinarski | Outfielder | Columbia University |
Alyssa Walker | Outfielder | Chattanooga |
Kayla Wedl | Shortstop | UIC |
Keri White | Third Base | Appalachian State University |