Big Ten Conference Softball Pitcher of the Year

Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Year

Awarded for	the most outstanding softball pitcher in the Big Ten Conference
Country	United States
History
First award	1992
Most recent	Jordy Bahl, Nebraska

The Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Year is a college softball award given to the Big Ten Conference's most outstanding pitcher. The award has been given annually since 1992.

Winners

Season	Player	School	Reference
1992	Kelly Kovach	Michigan	[1]
1993	Kelly Forbis	Michigan
1994	Karen Jackson	Iowa
1995	Kelly Kovach	Michigan
1996	Gina Ugo	Indiana
1997	Kelly Holmes	Michigan
1998	Sara Griffin	Michigan
1999	Marie Barda	Michigan
2000	Kristi Hanks	Iowa
2001	Kristi Hanks (2)	Iowa
2002	Marissa Young	Michigan
2003	Lisa Birocci	Iowa
2004	Nicole Motycka	Michigan	[2]
2005	Jennie Ritter	Michigan	[3]
2006	Eileen Canney	Northwestern	[4]
2007	Eileen Canney (2)	Northwestern	[5]
2008	Lauren Delaney	Northwestern	[6]
2009	Nikki Nemitz	Michigan	[7]
2010	Jordan Taylor	Michigan	[8]
2011	Morgan Melloh	Indiana	[9]
2012	Haylie Wagner	Michigan	[10]
2013	Tatum Edwards	Nebraska	[11]
2014	Sara Groenewegen	Minnesota	[12]
2015	Megan Betsa	Michigan	[13]
2016	Megan Betsa (2)	Michigan	[14]
2017	Sara Groenewegen (2)	Minnesota	[15]
2018	Meghan Beaubien	Michigan	[16]
2019	Amber Fiser	Minnesota	[17]
2021	Alex Storako	Michigan	[18]
2022	Danielle Williams	Northwestern	[19]
2023	Autumn Pease	Minnesota	[20]
2024	Ashley Miller	Northwestern	[21]
2025	Jordy Bahl	Nebraska	[22]

Winners by school

School	Winners	Years
Michigan	18	1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021
Northwestern	9	1985, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2022, 2024
Minnesota	5	1986, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023
Iowa	3	1990, 1991, 1997
Nebraska	2	2013, 2025
Indiana	1	1994
Ohio State	1	2002
Wisconsin	1	2019
Illinois	0	—
Maryland	0	—
Michigan State	0	—
Penn State	0	—
Purdue	0	—
Rutgers	0	—

References

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21. "Big Ten Conference Announces 2024 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
22. "Big Ten Announces 2025 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 9, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2025.