LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Anderson University softball senior Kayson Boatner is among one of the Top Twenty-five student-athletes from across the country that were revealed as part of the 2022 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher of the Year awards list.
The Player of the Year award was created in 2015 to honor the outstanding athletic achievements among softball student-athletes throughout NCAA Division II. In 2019, the Association expanded the award to include a Player and Pitcher of the Year. The list is compiled and the award is voted on by the elected members of the NFCA Division II All-American Committee with one head coach representing each of the eight NCAA regions. To be eligible, a student-athlete's head coach must be a member.
The list features a graduate student, 10 seniors, nine juniors, four sophomores, and one freshman representing 25 programs from 15 different conferences.
The California Collegiate Athletics Association, Gulf South Conference and the Lone Star Conference each had three honorees. The Great Lakes Valley Conference, Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and the South Atlantic Conference earned two plaudits apiece.
2022 Schutt Sports / NFCA Division II Player & Pitcher of the Year Top 25
Paige Austin, Biola
Kayson Boatner, Anderson
Kaite Burawski, Bridgeport
Katie Crogan, Upper Iowa
Paige Donnelly, Cal State San Marcos
Sierra Easterwood, Montevallo
Kylie Emanuele, Mount Olive
Jaycee Ginter, Washburn
Lydia Goble, Grand Valley State
Emily Harris, Carson-Newman
Teala Howard, West Florida
Hannah Hudson, West Virginia Wesleyan
Brooke Larsen, Chico State
Hannah Marsteller, Shippensburg
Andrea Morales, Rogers State
Matisen Onofrei, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Ashley Perez, UT Tyler
Samantha Richards, Valdosta State
Tymber Riley, Arkansas Tech
Paxton Scheurer, Angelo State
Kenzee Smith, UIndy
Olivia Stansbury, McKendree
Kaitlyn Stufft, Georgian Court
Brylynn Vallejos, San Francisco State
Mackenzie Ward, Minnesota State
