Sierra Romero was named the 2016 USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year tonight.
The announcement was made during a banquet for the teams that will play in the Women’s College World Series starting Thursday.
No.2-seed Michigan (51-5) opens against No.10-seed LSU (50-16) at 9:30 on Thursday.
A star second-baseman for the Wolverines, Romero is batting .465 with 72 hits, 19 home runs, 78 RBIs and 74 runs scored in 56 games this season. She became the first player to reach the 300-300-300 plateau in career hits, RBIs and runs scored. This was the third consecutive year Romero was one of the final three for the award.