LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball pitcher Alyssa Denham has been named one of the finalists for the Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year award, which will be presented prior to the start of the 2016 NCAA Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.
The Pearland (Texas) High product is part of a group of 25 select athletes in consideration for the award. This year's finalists hail from 22 different universities, while the group represents 12 Division I conferences from across the nation.
Denham is the first Ragin' Cajun to appear on the list since current senior Haley Hayden represented the program in 2014.