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Fisher Named to NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 25 List
April 25, 2025 | Softball
LOUISVILLE, Ky. โ Right-handed pitcher Addisen Fisher on the No. 7-ranked UCLA softball team was named to the 2025 NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top 25 list, it was announced by the organization Friday.
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On May 8, the list will be trimmed to the top 10 and the three finalists will be released on May 22. The winner will be revealed on May 27, prior to the start of the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.
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Fisher is the 10th Bruins' student-athlete to be recognized on the Top 25 in the award's 12-year history (since 2014). UCLA ranks second among NCAA DI programs in terms of all-time representation, trailing only Oklahoma with 11 selections to the Top 25.
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Fisher, a native of Bend, Ore., has started her collegiate career with a perfect 14-0 record in addition to posting a 2.39 earned run average over 88.0 innings. Fisher is the only freshman in the nation and one of four NCAA DI pitchers to own a flawless record (min. 10 wins). She is the first UCLA freshman to win 14 or more games before drawing their first loss since Holly Azevedo in 2018 who finished that year with a 15-0 mark.
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Fisher is coming off the most impressive weekend of her young career, recording a complete-game shutout victory at then-No. 5 Oregon in front of a sold-out crowd of 2,517 fans at Jane Sanders Stadium on April 19. The Bend High School product was masterful in her return to her home state with three strikeouts and allowing only three hits and one walk. Fisher threw 60 of her 86 pitches for strikes for a 72.3 percent strike rate, marking her best in a start in a season.
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2025 NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top 25
AnnaLea Adams, Auburn
Ilove'a Brittingham, BYU
Morgan Brown, ULM
Makenzie Butt, Boise State
Jada Cooper, Grand Canyon
Alexis DeBoer, Washington
Tori Edwards, LSU
Addisen Fisher, UCLA
Bella Foran, FAU
Jazzy Francik, Florida State
Kelly Fricker, Lehigh
Miali Guachino, Ole Miss
Ella Harrison, Rutgers
Jayden Heavener, LSU
Maddie Johnson, Georgia Southern
Sophia Kardatzke, USC Upstate
Jordan Lynch, Virginia Tech
Rylee McCoy, Oregon
Ella McDowell, Arkansas
Nelly McEnroe-Marinas, Oklahoma
Lauren Putz, Michigan
Dakota Redmon, Radford
Taylor Shumaker, Florida
Audrey Vandagriff, Alabama
Isabella Vega, UCF
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NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Winners
2024 โ Jaysoni Beachum, Florida State; 2023 โ NiJaree Canady, Stanford; 2022 โ Jordy Bahl, Oklahoma; 2021 โ Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma; 2019 โ Danielle Williams, Northwestern; 2018 โ Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma; 2017 โ Rachel Garcia, UCLA; 2016 โ Amanda Lorenz, Florida; 2015 โ Paige Parker, Oklahoma; 2014 โ Annie Aldrete, Tennessee & Kasey Cooper, Auburn
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Bruins & The NFCA National Freshman of the Year Award
2014 โ Delaney Spaulding (Top 10)
2017 โ Rachel Garcia (Winner)
2018 โ Aaliyah Jordan (Top 10)
2018 โ Briana Perez (Top 25)
2019 โ Megan Faraimo (Top 10)
2019 โ Kelli Godin (Top 10)
2022 โ Savannah Pola (Top 25)
2023 โ Megan Grant (Top 10)
2023 โ Jordan Woolery (Top 10)
2025 โ Addisen Fisher (Top 25)
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On May 8, the list will be trimmed to the top 10 and the three finalists will be released on May 22. The winner will be revealed on May 27, prior to the start of the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.
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Fisher is the 10th Bruins' student-athlete to be recognized on the Top 25 in the award's 12-year history (since 2014). UCLA ranks second among NCAA DI programs in terms of all-time representation, trailing only Oklahoma with 11 selections to the Top 25.
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Fisher, a native of Bend, Ore., has started her collegiate career with a perfect 14-0 record in addition to posting a 2.39 earned run average over 88.0 innings. Fisher is the only freshman in the nation and one of four NCAA DI pitchers to own a flawless record (min. 10 wins). She is the first UCLA freshman to win 14 or more games before drawing their first loss since Holly Azevedo in 2018 who finished that year with a 15-0 mark.
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Fisher is coming off the most impressive weekend of her young career, recording a complete-game shutout victory at then-No. 5 Oregon in front of a sold-out crowd of 2,517 fans at Jane Sanders Stadium on April 19. The Bend High School product was masterful in her return to her home state with three strikeouts and allowing only three hits and one walk. Fisher threw 60 of her 86 pitches for strikes for a 72.3 percent strike rate, marking her best in a start in a season.
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2025 NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top 25
AnnaLea Adams, Auburn
Ilove'a Brittingham, BYU
Morgan Brown, ULM
Makenzie Butt, Boise State
Jada Cooper, Grand Canyon
Alexis DeBoer, Washington
Tori Edwards, LSU
Addisen Fisher, UCLA
Bella Foran, FAU
Jazzy Francik, Florida State
Kelly Fricker, Lehigh
Miali Guachino, Ole Miss
Ella Harrison, Rutgers
Jayden Heavener, LSU
Maddie Johnson, Georgia Southern
Sophia Kardatzke, USC Upstate
Jordan Lynch, Virginia Tech
Rylee McCoy, Oregon
Ella McDowell, Arkansas
Nelly McEnroe-Marinas, Oklahoma
Lauren Putz, Michigan
Dakota Redmon, Radford
Taylor Shumaker, Florida
Audrey Vandagriff, Alabama
Isabella Vega, UCF
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NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Winners
2024 โ Jaysoni Beachum, Florida State; 2023 โ NiJaree Canady, Stanford; 2022 โ Jordy Bahl, Oklahoma; 2021 โ Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma; 2019 โ Danielle Williams, Northwestern; 2018 โ Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma; 2017 โ Rachel Garcia, UCLA; 2016 โ Amanda Lorenz, Florida; 2015 โ Paige Parker, Oklahoma; 2014 โ Annie Aldrete, Tennessee & Kasey Cooper, Auburn
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Bruins & The NFCA National Freshman of the Year Award
2014 โ Delaney Spaulding (Top 10)
2017 โ Rachel Garcia (Winner)
2018 โ Aaliyah Jordan (Top 10)
2018 โ Briana Perez (Top 25)
2019 โ Megan Faraimo (Top 10)
2019 โ Kelli Godin (Top 10)
2022 โ Savannah Pola (Top 25)
2023 โ Megan Grant (Top 10)
2023 โ Jordan Woolery (Top 10)
2025 โ Addisen Fisher (Top 25)
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