EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon softball third baseman Jenna Lilley has been named one of three finalists for the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s freshman of the year award, the organization announced Wednesday.
The winner will be announced at the pre-tournament banquet at the Women’s College World Series on Tuesday.
Lilley, the Pac-12 freshman of the year, was also a first-team all-conference selection in her rookie season. The only Duck to start all 55 games this year, Lilley, a two-time Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player of the Week, ranks third in the Pac-12 with a .441 batting average and a .