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Isa Torres is being recognized on the sport's biggest stage. USA Softball announced Monday that the Florida State shortstop Isa Torres is one of three finalists for the 2026 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award, widely regarded as the highest individual honor in NCAA Division I softball.
Torres joins Nebraska senior Jordy Frahm and UCLA senior Megan Grant as the three finalists for the award. The announcement places Torres in elite company as she looks to become just the second Seminole to win the award, following former FSU standout Jessica Van der Linden, who won the award in 2004.
The case for Torres is as complete as any individual season in the ACC this year. The junior shortstop ranks among the top 5 nationally in batting average (3rd — .530), hits (3rd — 98), total bases (3rd — 181), doubles (5th — 21), on-base percentage (5th — .591), and runs per game (5th — 1.44). She also ranks in the top 10 nationally in runs scored (7th — 78), triples (8th — 7), doubles per game (9th — .39), and slugging percentage (10th — .978).
Her dominance was not limited to the plate. Torres earned 2026 ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors after posting a .989 fielding percentage at shortstop, adding to her ACC Player of the Year recognition as a player who leads the conference in batting average, hits, doubles, and triples. The double conference honor is a testament to the complete, two-way nature of what has been one of the most remarkable individual seasons in program history.
The competition is formidable. Grant leads the nation in home runs (40), home runs per game (.69), on-base percentage (.647), and slugging percentage (1.342) after breaking the NCAA single-season home run record during the Big Ten Tournament, surpassing the previous mark of 37 set by Lauren Espinoza of Arizona in 1995. Frahm, earning Big Ten Pitcher of the Year honors for the second consecutive season, ranks first nationally in saves (12) and fourth in earned run average (1.15) while accumulating 225 strikeouts — a finalist for the second straight year.
The 2026 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year will be announced on May 26 at the athlete banquet prior to the NCAA Women's College World Series, set to take place at the Softball Capital of the World from May 28 through June 5.
For a program that produced the 2004 winner in Van der Linden, Tallahassee knows exactly what it looks like when a Seminole is the best player in the country, and in 2026, Torres is making her case.
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Torres joins Nebraska senior Jordy Frahm and UCLA senior Megan Grant as the three finalists for the award. The announcement places Torres in elite company as she looks to become just the second Seminole to win the award, following former FSU standout Jessica Van der Linden, who won the award in 2004.
The case for Torres is as complete as any individual season in the ACC this year. The junior shortstop ranks among the top 5 nationally in batting average (3rd — .530), hits (3rd — 98), total bases (3rd — 181), doubles (5th — 21), on-base percentage (5th — .591), and runs per game (5th — 1.44). She also ranks in the top 10 nationally in runs scored (7th — 78), triples (8th — 7), doubles per game (9th — .39), and slugging percentage (10th — .978).
Her dominance was not limited to the plate. Torres earned 2026 ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors after posting a .989 fielding percentage at shortstop, adding to her ACC Player of the Year recognition as a player who leads the conference in batting average, hits, doubles, and triples. The double conference honor is a testament to the complete, two-way nature of what has been one of the most remarkable individual seasons in program history.
The competition is formidable. Grant leads the nation in home runs (40), home runs per game (.69), on-base percentage (.647), and slugging percentage (1.342) after breaking the NCAA single-season home run record during the Big Ten Tournament, surpassing the previous mark of 37 set by Lauren Espinoza of Arizona in 1995. Frahm, earning Big Ten Pitcher of the Year honors for the second consecutive season, ranks first nationally in saves (12) and fourth in earned run average (1.15) while accumulating 225 strikeouts — a finalist for the second straight year.
The 2026 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year will be announced on May 26 at the athlete banquet prior to the NCAA Women's College World Series, set to take place at the Softball Capital of the World from May 28 through June 5.
For a program that produced the 2004 winner in Van der Linden, Tallahassee knows exactly what it looks like when a Seminole is the best player in the country, and in 2026, Torres is making her case.
Follow us @FSUWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida State news, notes, and opinions.
This article originally appeared on FSU Wire: FSU's Isa Torres named USA Softball Player of the Year finalist
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