Samantha Cordova of Edison (Huntington Beach, Calif.), a Utah commit, earned her spot on the Junior All-American Team with a 25-2 record.
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Cooper, a junior, was a pitching and hitting machine at Dothan, earning Alabama Class 6A Player of the Year honors and All-Super State honors. She was among the national leaders in home runs with 19 and was also one of the state's best strikeout pitchers with 344 on the year.
See also: Final Xcellent 25, Overall All-American, Medium Schools AA team, Small Schools AA team
Burroughs also had 19 home runs in leading C.B. Aycock to the North Carolina Class 3A state championship. The sophomore first baseman also batted .545 on the season.
Lorenz was the only freshman on the Southern Section All-Division I team after batting .553 with seven home runs.
Only a first team of 30 players is selected for the junior, sophomore and freshman classes.
MaxPreps Junior All-Americans
P - Tori Finucane, Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Va.)
Gatorade State Player of the Year... Washington Post All-Met Team... First Team All-State... First Team WCAC... VISSA All-Tournament Team... Committed to Missouri.
Stats - 27-1 record, 0.09 ERA, 332 strikeouts, 161 IP, 22 BB, .363 batting average, 25 RBIs, 2 home runs.
P - Madi Schreyer, Woodinville (Wash.)
Gatorade State Player of the Year... KingCo 4A MVP... Seattle Times All-Area Player of the Year... Committed to Stanford.
Stats - 21-0 record, 0.28 ERA, 189 strikeouts, 123 innings pitched, 33 walks.
P - Samantha Martin, Chiles (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Tallahassee Big Bend Player of the Year... Florida Dairy Farmers Class 7A State Player of the Year.
Stats - 19-1 record, 190 strikeouts, 0.96 ERA.
P - Baylee Corbello, Sam Houston (Lake Charles, La.)
Gatorade State Player of the Year... Class 5A Player of the Year.
Stats - 23-4 record, 337 strikeouts, 179 IP, 0.86 ERA, .496 batting average, 39 RBI, 3 home runs.
P - Delanie Gourley, El Capitan (Lakeside, Calif.)
Delanie Gourley, El Capitan
Photo by Steven Silva
San Diego Section MVP... Committed to Florida.
Stats - 345 strikeouts, 18-5 record, 0.58 ERA, 156.1 innings pitched, .534 batting average, 9 doubles, 4 home runs, 24 RBI.
P - Samantha Cordova, Edison (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Orange County Register All-County MVP... Southern Section All-Division I team... Committed to Utah.
Stats - 25-5 record, 0.88 ERA, 186 strikeouts, 192 innings, 14 shutouts.
P - Kelsee Selman, Hudson (Lufkin, Texas)
Texas Girls Softball Coaches Association All-State Team... State Tournament MVP... Committed to LSU.
Stats - 36-3 record, 0.62 ERA, 246.2 innings pitched, 446 strikeouts, 41 walks, .361 batting average, 12 doubles, 38 RBI.
P - Sierra Hyland, El Diamante (Visalia, Calif.)
Fresno Bee Player of the Year... All-Visalia Times Delta Team... West Yosemite League Player of the Year.
Stats - 30-2 record, 312 strikeouts, 14 shutouts, 1.02 ERA, 200 innings pitched, .468 batting average, 36 RBI, 34 runs, 14 doubles, 3 triples, 8 home runs.
P - Casey Stangel, Lake City (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho)
Gatorade State Player of the Year... Committed to Missouri.
Stats - 22-2 record, 0.37 ERA, 218 strikeouts in 132.1 innings pitched, .558 batting average, 11 home runs, 59 RBI.
P - Holly McKinnon, North Marion (Citra, Fla.)
Florida Dairy Farmers Class 5A Player of the Year... Ocala Herald-Banner Player of the Year... Committed to South Alabama.
Stats - 23-2 record, 0.43 ERA, 299 strikeouts, .474 batting average, 9 doubles, 32 RBI, 7 home runs.
C - Riley Fira, Ennis (Texas)
Dallas Morning News All-Area Team... Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State Team... Committed to UT-Arlington.
Stats - .482 batting average, 50 runs, 70 RBI, 15 home runs.
C - Kaylea Snaer, Rowland (Rowland Heights, Calif.)
Southern Section All-Division II Team... San Gabriel Valley Tribune All-Area Team.
Stats - .536 batting average, 36 RBI, 16 home runs.
C - Sahvanna Jaquish, Redlands East Valley (Redlands, Calif.)
Southern Section All-Division I Team... Citrus Belt League MVP... Riverside Press Enterprise All-Area Team... Committed to LSU.
Stats - .565 batting average, 36 runs, 24 RBIs, 10 doubles, 7 triples, 3 home runs.
1B - Elizabeth Birle, Winter Springs (Fla.)
Orlando Sentinel All-Central Florida Team.
Stats - .451 batting average, 41 RBI, 13 home runs.
1B - Jillian Galich, Lincoln-Way North (Frankfort, Ill.)
Chicago Tribune All-State Team... Illinois Coaches Association Class 4A All-State Team.
Stats - .562 batting average, 15 doubles, 7 home runs, 50 RBI.
IF - Victoria Gonzalez, Pembroke Pines Charter (Fla.)
Miami Herald All-Broward County Team... Sun Sentinel All-Broward County Team.
Stats - .444, 38 RBI, 12 home runs.
IF - Brooke McCarroll, Forney (Texas)
Dallas Morning News Offensive Player of the Year.... Committed to UT-San Antonio.
Stats - .392 batting average, 39 runs, 52 RBI, 16 home runs.
IF - Breanna Homer, La Grange (Texas)
Texas Softball Coaches Association All-State Team... District 23-3A Player of the Year.
Stats - .463 batting average, 32 runs, 36 RBI, 7 doubles, 12 home runs.
IF - Kylie Shull, Basha (Chandler, Ariz.)
Arizona Republic All-State Team.
Stats - .421 batting average, 14 doubles, 9 home runs, 47 RBI.
IF - Gabrielle Maurice, Johansen (Modesto, Calif.)
Modesto Bee All-District Player of the Year.
Stats - .614 batting average, 36 runs, 27 RBI, 10 doubles, 4 triples, 9 home runs.
IF - Abby Ramirez, Trinity (River Forest, Ill.)
Chicago Tribune All-State Team... Illinois Coaches Association Class 4A All-State Team.
Stats - .555 batting average, 13 doubles, 7 triples, 7 home runs, 39 RBI, 62 runs, 41 stolen bases.
OF - Maeve McGuire, Benet Academy (Lisle, Ill.)
Chicago Sun Times All-Area MVP... Chicago Tribune All-State Team... Committed to Georgia.
Stats - .528 batting average, 65 hits, 59 runs, 24 doubles, 16 home runs, 48 RBI.
OF - Jade Vecvanags, Orange Lutheran (Calif.)
Orange County Register All-County Team... Southern Section All-Division I team... Committed to Illinois.
Stats - .407 batting average, 10 home runs, 5 doubles, 2 triples, 25 runs, 26 RBI. 16-1 record, 0.86 ERA, 155 strikeouts, 114 innings.
OF - Kelsey Waters, Keystone Heights (Fla.)
Gainesville All-Area Team.
Stats - .533, 4 doubles, 10 triples, 5 home runs, 28 RBI.
OF - Ashley Cole, Woodgrove (Purcellville, Va.)
Washington Post All-Met Team.
Stats - .512 batting average, 38 RBI, 36 runs, 43 stolen bases.
OF - Tacoia Williams, Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.)
Sun-Sentinel Palm County All-Area Team.
Stats - .487 batting average, 31 RBI, 36 runs, 9 home runs.
OF - Sydney Broderick, Stone Bridge (Ashburn, Va.)
Washington Post All-Met Team.
Stats - .571 batting average.
UT - Jillian Ferraro, Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Va.)
Washington Post All-Met Team.
Stats - .542 batting average, 55 RBI, 8 home runs.
UT - Kasey Cooper, Dothan (Ala.)
Alabama All-Super State Team... Alabama Class 6A State Player of the Year... Committed to Auburn.
Stats - .599, 19 home runs, 58 RBI, 72 runs, 32 doubles, 34 stolen bases, 28-11 record, 0.99 ERA, 344 strikeouts, 233.1 innings pitched, 16 shutouts, 5 no-hitters.
UT - Kenedy Urbany, O'Connor (Helotes, Texas)
San Antonio News Express Player of the Year... Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State Team... Committed to Stephen F. Austin.
Stats - 30-3, 0.90 ERA, 259 strikeouts, 210 innings pitched, .477 batting average, 4 triples, 4 home runs, 15 doubles, 60 RBI.
