Baseball America’s Freshman of the Year award is built to identify the freshman who best combines immediate college impact with long-term baseball upside. Production matters. So do prospect status, ...

NORMAN — Oklahoma Softball freshman catcher Kendall Wells was named National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Freshman of the Year as announced at the 2026 Women's College World Series banquet ...

Theo Baker is graduating from Stanford this spring with something most seniors don’t have: a book deal, a George Polk Award that he received for his investigative reporting as a student journalist, ...

The 2026 DII softball season is a bit more than halfway through. There have been plenty of home runs, hit streaks and hot starts to note, but there have also been some impressive freshmen through the ...

GREENVILLE — The moment wasn't too big for Illinois basketball's freshmen. In the first Men's NCAA Tournament game for the No. 3-seeded Fighting Illini's rookie class, it was freshmen David Mirkovic ...

Even with the transfer portal playing such a significant role in college sports, there's no denying the importance of talented freshmen in college basketball. Seemingly every season there are dozens ...

NORMAN – Oklahoma guard Aaliyah Chavez was named the nation's Freshman of the Year by ESPN, it was announced Wednesday. An All-SEC Second Team and SEC All-Freshman selection, Chavez leads the ...

Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg has been selected as Big Ten Player of the Year by the conference’s coaches and media members. The Big Ten announced its postseason honors Tuesday. The coaches and media ...

It's no secret that this year's freshmen class in college basketball has exceeded expectations. Every night, it seems like someone is setting some sort of record or career high. Last month, it was ...

BYU's AJ Dybantsa and Kansas' Darryn Peterson are two of college basketball's biggest stars, but the freshman class' depth goes well beyond them. Ed Zurga / Getty Images College basketball was ...

The Freshman of the Year race is defined less by résumé and more by immediate impact, projection and how quickly a player asserts himself at the college level. The players listed below represent early ...

Following the Preseason Top 100 Player Rankings, Softball America revealed its 2026 Freshman Watch List on Monday morning, and the future superstars of the game highlight the list. Based on ...