KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The honors keep rolling in for Tennessee junior shortstop Meghan Gregg, as she has been named a top-10 finalist for the 2017 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award as announced by the USA Softball on Wednesday afternoon.
The award is widely considered the most prestigious honor in Division I college softball. The top-10 list is comprised of five seniors, four juniors and one sophomore and has representatives from eight different universities. Gregg is one of two SEC players to make the list, joining Florida’s Kelly Barnhill, and is the eighth player in program history to be named a top-10 finalist for the award.
The Williamson, Ga., native was just named SEC Player of the Year on Tuesday and ranks among the national leaders in a handful of offensive categories. Most notably, Gregg ranks second nationally with a career-high 71 RBIs, sixth in on-base percentage (.570), sixth in doubles (18) and ninth in batting average (.448). Gregg is currently on pace to break the Tennessee single-season RBI record of 77, which is held by Kristi Durant (2005) and Bridget Jackson (1996).
The top-three finalists will be announced on May 24 and the winner of the 2017 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award will be revealed on May 30 prior to the start of the NCAA WCWS in Oklahoma City.
The USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award is voted on by coaching representatives of 10 Division I Conferences in the 10 USA Softball Regions, members of the media who consistently cover Division I Softball across the country as well as past winners of the award.
View the complete list of top-10 finalists on USA Softball’s website by clicking HERE.
-UT Athletics
