DeBoer Earns More Preseason Accolades
January 22, 2026 | Softball
SEATTLE – The preseason recognition continues to pile on for Alexis DeBoer, who was just named to USA Softball's Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List, the organization announced Wednesday.
This week, DeBoer was also named to D1 Softball's Preseason All-American Second Team.
The sophomore continues to rack up the accolades ahead of the 2026 season, as she has already been named to Softball America's Preseason All-American Second Team and the No. 33 overall player by SA.
D1 Softball also ranked her at 39th overall in the preseason individual rankings and 5th at the first base position.
DeBoer enters her sophomore campaign after a stellar first year in the purple and gold.
In 2025, she was tabbed Big Ten Freshman of the Year, an NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 10 Finalist, D1 Softball and Softball America Freshman All-American and an NFCA All-Mountain Region Second Team selection.
For more information on the UW softball team, follow @UWSoftball on X and Instagram.
This week, DeBoer was also named to D1 Softball's Preseason All-American Second Team.
The sophomore continues to rack up the accolades ahead of the 2026 season, as she has already been named to Softball America's Preseason All-American Second Team and the No. 33 overall player by SA.
D1 Softball also ranked her at 39th overall in the preseason individual rankings and 5th at the first base position.
The preseason recognition continues.@alexisdeboer22 is on the @USASoftball Softball Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List ????? pic.twitter.com/AzBgQuGGdN
— Washington Softball (@UWSoftball) January 22, 2026
DeBoer enters her sophomore campaign after a stellar first year in the purple and gold.
In 2025, she was tabbed Big Ten Freshman of the Year, an NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 10 Finalist, D1 Softball and Softball America Freshman All-American and an NFCA All-Mountain Region Second Team selection.
For more information on the UW softball team, follow @UWSoftball on X and Instagram.
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