Southeastern Conference Softball Freshman of the Year

|Awarded one of the following College National Player of the Year awards:

NFCA National Freshman of the Year

Softball America Freshman of the Year

|2000

|{{sortname|Lacy|Prejean|nolink=yes}}

|Alabama

| rowspan="14" |{{cite web|url=http://a.espncdn.com/sec/softball/2021/Record%20Book.pdf |title=2021 Southeastern Conference Softball Media Guide |publisher=SEC Digital Network |page=57 |access-date=July 6, 2021}}

|2001

|{{sortname|Jackie|McClain|nolink=yes}}

|Alabama

|2002

|{{sortname|Sara|Dean|nolink=yes}}
{{sortname|Mandy|Schuerman|nolink=yes}}

|Auburn
Florida

|2003

|{{sortname|Stephanie|VanBrakle|nolink=yes}}

|Alabama

|2004

|{{sortname|Monica|Abbott}}

|Tennessee

|2005

|{{sortname|Courtney|Bures|nolink=yes}}

|Mississippi State

|2006

|{{sortname|Brittany|Rogers|dab=softball}}

|Alabama

|2007

|{{sortname|Chelsea|Bramlett|nolink=yes}}

|Mississippi State

|2008

|{{sortname|Kelsi|Dunne|nolink=yes}}

|Alabama

|2009

|{{sortname|Amanda|Locke}}

|Alabama

|2010

|{{sortname|Kayla|Braud|nolink=yes}}
{{sortname|Rachele|Fico|nolink=yes}}
{{sortname|Kat|Dotson|nolink=yes}}

|Alabama
LSU
Tennessee

|2011

|{{sortname|Ellen|Renfroe}}

|Tennessee

|2012

|{{sortname|Devon|Wallace|nolink=yes}}

|Arkansas

|2013

|{{sortname|Bianka|Bell|nolink=yes}}
{{sortname|Gerri Ann|Glasco|nolink=yes}}

|LSU
Georgia

|2014

|{{sortname|Tori|Finucane|nolink=yes}}

|Missouri

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.secsports.com/article/12824342/2015-sec-softball-awards |title=2014 SEC Softball Awards |website=secsports.com |date=May 10, 2014 |access-date=July 6, 2021}}

|2015

|{{sortname|Alexis|Osorio|nolink=yes}}

|Alabama

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.secsports.com/article/12824342/2015-sec-softball-awards |title=2015 SEC Softball Awards |website=secsports.com |date=May 10, 2015 |access-date=July 6, 2021}}

|2016

|style="background:#ffe6bd;|{{sortname|Amanda|Lorenz}}

|Florida

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.secsports.com/article/15498958/2016-sec-softball-awards-announced |title=2016 SEC Softball Awards announced |website=secsports.com |date=May 10, 2016 |access-date=July 6, 2021}}

|2017

|{{sortname|Caylan|Arnold|nolink=yes}}

|Tennessee

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.secsports.com/article/19342465/2017-sec-softball-awards-announced |title=2017 SEC Softball Awards announced |website=secsports.com |date=May 10, 2017 |access-date=July 6, 2021}}

|2018

|{{sortname|Mia|Davidson|nolink=yes}}

|Mississippi State

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.secsports.com/article/23441177/2018-sec-softball-awards-announced |title=2018 SEC Softball Awards announced |website=secsports.com |date=May 8, 2018 |access-date=July 6, 2021}}

|2019

|{{sortname|Montana|Fouts}}

|Alabama

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.secsports.com/article/26691765/2019-sec-softball-awards-announced |title=2019 SEC Softball Awards announced |website=secsports.com |date=May 8, 2019 |access-date=July 6, 2021}}

|2021

|{{sortname|Jenna|Laird|nolink=yes}}

|Missouri

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.secsports.com/article/31426220/2021-sec-softball-awards-announced |title=2021 SEC Softball Awards announced |website=secsports.com |date=May 11, 2021 |access-date=July 6, 2021}}

|2022

|{{sortname|Bri|Ellis|nolink=yes}}

|Auburn

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.secsports.com/article/33909541/2022-sec-softball-awards-announced |title=2022 SEC Softball Awards Announced |website=secsports.com |date=May 13, 2022 |access-date=May 13, 2022}}

|2023

|{{sortname|Karlyn|Pickens|nolink=yes}}

|Tennessee

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url= https://www.secsports.com/article/37610216/sec-announces-2023-sec-softball-awards |title=SEC announces 2023 SEC softball awards |website=secsports.com |date=May 13, 2023 |access-date=May 15, 2023}}

|2024

|{{sortname|Keagan|Rothrock}}

|Florida

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.secsports.com/news/2024/05/2024-sec-softball-awards-announced |title=2024 SEC Softball Awards announced |website=secsports.com |date=May 10, 2024 |access-date=May 10, 2024}}

| Alabama

| 9

| style="text-align:left;"| 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2019

| Tennessee

| 5

| style="text-align:left;"| 2004, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2023

| Florida

| 3

| style="text-align:left;"| 2002, 2016, 2024

| Mississippi State

| 3

| style="text-align:left;"| 2005, 2007, 2018

| Auburn

| 2

| style="text-align:left;"| 2002, 2022

| LSU

| 2

| style="text-align:left;"| 2010, 2013

| Arkansas

| 1

| style="text-align:left;"| 2012

| Georgia

| 1

| style="text-align:left;"| 2013

| Missouri

| 1

| style="text-align:left;"| 2014

| Kentucky

| 0

| —

| Oklahoma

| 0

| —

| Ole Miss

| 0

| —

| South Carolina

| 0

| —

| Texas

| 0

| —

| Texas A&M

| 0

| —