D1Softball Staff | NCAA.com | February 10, 2021 Here are the top 15 true freshmen heading into the 2021 college softball season All you need to know about the 2021 college softball season Share The following article first appeared on D1Softball.com. For more like it, you can use coupon code NCAA2021 to get a 20% discount for an annual subscription to D1Softball.com Our top true freshmen list is comprised of players who have proven themselves in travel ball and are poised to make an immediate impact on their respective college squads in 2021. The headliner of our list is Oklahoma 5-foot-9 utility player Jayda Coleman, who had a terrific fall. Coleman and Bailey Dowling were both members of the U-19 Women’s Softball World Cup championship team. TOP 25: Previewing the best softball teams heading into the season OU boasts the most players on the list with three, but keep an eye on Virginia Tech’s Cameron Fagan and Arizona’s Devyn Netz as well. Here’s who we expect to make an immediate impact: PLAYER COLLEGE 1. Jayda Coleman Oklahoma 2. Carlie Scupin Arizona 3. Bailey Dowling Alabama 4. Alyssa Brito Oregon 5. Avery Goelz Florida 6. Tiare Jennings Oklahoma 7. Erin Coffel Kentucky 8. Nicole May Oklahoma 9. Cameron Fagan Virginia Tech 10. Jahni Kerr Florida State 11. Devyn Netz Arizona 12. Caitlyn Neal Nebraska 13. Grace Uribe Texas A&M 14. Carlli Kloss Notre Dame 15. Shelby Lowe Auburn LATEST COLLEGE SOFTBALL NEWS 📊 POLLS: USA TODAY Top 25 | RPI | PREVIEWING 2021: Preseason All-Americans HISTORY: Teams with most championships | Longest winning streaks | Best pitchers of all time | 9 records that (we think) will never be broken | UNT's Hope Trautwein tosses one-of-a-kind perfect game | All-time home run leaders WCWS: 2021 WCWS schedule | WCWS grand slams | WCWS's longest games | Every WCWS MVP | Watch UCLA's 2019 WCWS walk-off hit EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS: Rachel Garcia | Shay Knighten | Monica Abbott | Danielle Lawrie | Megan Langenfeld Steve McCown named NCAA softball national coordinator of umpires Steve McCown, the newly named NCAA softball national coordinator of umpires, brings more than 30 years of umpiring experience to the job. READ MORE Women's College World Series adds two days The Women's College World Series will have two extra days, allowing for schedule flexibility and additional rest for the players. READ MORE Video review challenges approved for softball The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved video review for softball beginning in the 2021-22 academic year. READ MORE