Florida high school softball strikeout leaders: Freshman leads state leaderboard

Florida high school softball's strikeouts leader is a freshman. Natalie Cable, who is also the top hitter for Bloomingdale (Valrico), has struck out 245 batters in 107.2 innings while recording an 11-4 record with a 0.33 ERA.

The hard-throwing left-hander has struck out at least 15 batters in 12 of her 16 starts with a high of 20 in a 4-0 win over Lennard. Cable pitched a no-hitter in that game with three walks.

Also a force at the plate, Cable is hitting a team-best .500 (31-for-62) with four doubles, seven homers and 22 RBI. She's also stolen nine bases in 10 attempts.

As of Monday, Cable is one of 11 pitchers in the state to strike out at least 200 batters. At least 50 have struck out 132.

MaxPreps compiles leaderboards from statistics supplied by high school coaches from throughout Florida and the country.