USA Softball Announces Player of the Year Finalists
EUGENE, Ore. - Both Cheridan Hawkins and OF Janie Takeda were named finalists for the USA Softball player of the year award, the organization announced on April 8.
Hawkins and Takeda join 24 others on the midseason list, which cut down the preseason top-50 list. Oregon is one of seven teams to have two players on the list, joining Arizona, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Oklahoma and UCLA.
The list will be cut down again, to a final 10, on May 6 with the final three be announced on May 20. The winner will be announced on May 26 prior to the start of the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla.
The voting committee is made up of coaches from around the nation, past winners and softball media.
