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Jenna Laird Named to Schutt Sports/NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 30 List

In case you didn’t know.

On Thursday, it was announced that shortstop Jenna Laird, who ranks 2nd in the SEC in batting average at .433 (and leads all freshmen), was named a finalist — one of 30 — for the NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year. Since COVID knocked out last season, any player who was a freshman in 2020 or 2021 is eligible for the award.

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Schutt Sports/@NFCAorg Division I Freshman of the Year Finalist#OwnIt pic.twitter.com/tQfoldAbXr— Mizzou Softball (@MizzouSoftball) April 29, 2021

It should come as no surprise that Laird was nominated given her awesomeness— yes, that’s a very technical term.