WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue's Anna Moore was named to the 2026 NFCA D1 National Freshman of the Year list becoming the first freshman to earn the honor in the program's history.
Moore earns the recognition after a stellar week where she was also named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the third time this season, D1 Softball's National Freshman of the Week, and Softball America's National Freshman Star of the Week.
Moore earned Purdue's first Softball America Star of the Week honor this season, and garnered her second D1 Softball National Freshman of the Week honor.
The Indianapolis native is currently hitting .400 on the season with 52 hits, 53 RBI, and a team-leading 12 home runs. The freshman is just three RBI away from breaking Purdue's single-season mark and also three homers away from breaking the single-season home run record; In the series against Rutgers, Moore broke Purdue's freshman home run record with her 11th on the season.
Moore is the only Big Ten freshman this season to earn Freshman of the Week three times and is just one of two Freshmen to earn D1 Softball's honor twice this season (Morgan Talley, NC State).
Moore and the Boilers will take on Northwestern in a three-game series at Bittinger this weekend for the home-season finale.
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