The Women’s College World Series (WCWS) started in 1982 with UCLA taking home the the first ever National Championship in softball. In 1995, the Most Outstanding Player (MOP) award was created. The award is given to the best individual WCWS player each year.
Oklahoma has six players who have received the award, the most out of any school, with UCLA and Arizona having five apiece. The majority of the award winners are seniors, but there have been a few freshman to be honored with the award.
In 2005, the first freshman received the award and it was Michigan’s Samantha Findlay. Then in 2011, the last time a freshman won the award, Dallas Escobedo from Arizona State was co-MOP. Most recently, however, the seniors from Oklahoma have taken the award with Jocelyn Alo winning in 2022 and Giselle Juarez in 2021.
| Year | Athlete | Team | Class | Position |
| 2022 | Jocelyn Alo | Oklahoma | R-Senior | DP |
| 2021 | Giselle Juarez | Oklahoma | R-Senior | Pitcher |
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | – | – | – |
| 2019 | Rachel Garcia | UCLA | Senior | Pitcher |
| 2018 | Jessie Warren | Florida State | Senior | Third base |
| 2017 | Shay Knighten | Oklahoma | Sophomore | First base |
| 2016 | Paige Parker | Oklahoma | Sophomore | Pitcher |
| 2015 | Lauren Haeger | Florida | Senior | Pitcher |
| 2014 | Hannah Rogers | Florida | Senior | Pitcher |
| 2013 | Keilani Ricketts | Oklahoma | Senior | Pitcher |
| 2012 | Jackie Traina | Alabama | Sophomore | Pitcher |
| 2011 | Dallas Escobedo (co-MOP) | Arizona St. | Freshman | Pitcher |
| 2011 | Michelle Moultrie (co-MOP) | Florida | Junior | Centerfield |
| 2010 | Megan Langenfeld | UCLA | Senior | Pitcher |
| 2009 | Danielle Lawrie | Washington | Junior | Pitcher |
| 2008 | Katie Burkhart | Arizona State | Senior | Pitcher |
| 2007 | Tayrne Mowatt | Arizona | Junior | Pitcher |
| 2006 | Alicia Hollowell | Arizona | Senior | Pitcher |
| 2005 | Samantha Findlay | Michigan | Freshman | First base |
| 2004 | Kristin Schmidt | LSU | Senior | Pitcher |
| 2003 | Keira Goerl | UCLA | Senior | Pitcher |
| 2002 | Jocelyn Forest | California | Senior | Pitcher |
| 2001 | Jennie Finch | Arizona | Senior | Pitcher |
| 2000 | Jennifer Stewart | Oklahoma | Sophomore | Pitcher |
| 1999 | Julie Adams | UCLA | Junior | Third base |
| 1998 | Amanda Scott | Fresno State | Sophomore | Pitcher |
| 1997 | Nancy Evans | Arizona | Junior | Pitcher |
| 1996 | Jenny Dalton | Arizona | Senior | Second base |
| 1995 | Tanya Harding | UCLA | Junior | Pitcher |
The road to the WCWS starts May 19 with Regionals taking place across 16 campus sites. Each site will have a four-team, double-elimination tournament with the 16 winning teams advancing to super regionals. Super regionals are May 25-28 on eight campus sites. The two teams at each site will play in a best-of-three tournament format.
The winners from each super regional then advance to the Women’s College World Series (WCWS). The WCWS takes place on Jun. 1 at OGE Energy Field at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Oklahoma is looking to defend their 2022 national title.