Arizona softball has landed junior Brittany Lastrapes and freshman Kenzie Fowler on the 2010 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award 25 finalists list.
The pitcher Fowler has posted a .086 ERA and a 20-2 record. Lastrapes, Arizona’s starting left fielder, has 50 hits and a team-leading .450 batting average on the season. She is a two-time all American.
A list of 10 finalists will be announced on May 12 before three finalists will be announced May 26. The award will be announced in Oklahoma City, Okla., at the opening of the NCAA 2010 Women’s College World Series.
Fowler and Lastrapes are among the seven freshman and seven juniors represented on the list, respectively. There are seven different NCAA Division I Conferences and 20 schools represented on the list.
Eight of the 25 finalists are from the Pacific 10 Conference. Last year’s winner Danielle Lawrie is also on the list.