Burns a Finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State sophomore Jasmyn Burns is one of 25 finalists for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award, the organization announced on Wednesday. She is one of seven players from the Big Ten Conference on the list.

The Top 25 Finalists will be narrowed down to 10 athletes on May 14, followed by the Top 3 Finalists set to be released on May 19. The 2025 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year will be revealed prior to the Women’s College World Series, which is scheduled to take place May 29-June 6 in Oklahoma City.

Burns, a native of Menifee, Calif., is batting a team-best .476 this season and ranks fourth nationally with 22 home runs. Her 69 RBI are sixth-most in the country. Burns has already set Ohio State’s single-season record for both home runs and RBI. Her current batting average is second-highest in single-season program history.

Burns is part of an Ohio State offense that currently ranks first nationally in home runs (130), runs scored (456), runs scored per game (8.76), slugging percentage (.723) and walks (251). She has a team-high 22 multi-hit games and 17 multi-RBI games. Earlier this season, she had a 15-game hitting streak, which is the second-longest in program history. She’s also one of just four true sophomores on the finalists list.

The 21st-ranked Buckeyes (41-10-1, 14-5 Big Ten) head to Urbana, Ill. this weekend to conclude the regular season with a three-game series at Illinois. First pitch of the series opener against the Illini is set for 6 p.m. ET on Friday.