High school softball: Arianna Alaniz of Texas tops national strikeout leaderboard with 369

By Thomas Frey May 1, 2024, 2:00pm

Palmview senior averages 2.3 strikeouts per inning.

According to statistics submitted to MaxPreps, Arianna Alaniz of Palmview (La Joya, Texas) is high school softball's national leader in strikeouts.

Alaniz has 369 strikeouts across 160.1 innings of work. The senior owns a microscopic 0.83 ERA and has hit double-digit strikeouts in 10 straight games with a season-high 24 in a February game.

Carson Fall of Bridge City (Texas) is No. 2 in the nation with 359 strikeouts. The Kentucky commit has allowed just three earned runs in 125 innings with a 20-1 record. Fall opened her season with a 20-strikeout game and has fanned at least 17 batters in 11 games. Since allowing her last earned run on March 18, Fall has struck out 132 batters.

Senior Jasmine Francik of nationally-ranked Melbourne (Fla.) is third in the nation with 358 strikeouts. The future Florida State Seminole has a 23-0 record with a 0.23 ERA.

Read on for a look at the top 50 strikeouts leaders in high school softball.



Leaderboard - Player Batters Struck Out
1369
2359
3358
4333
5329
6310
7309
8304
9295
10294
11291
12283
13283
14277
15275
16275
17274
18274
19273
20270
21266
22265
23264
24261
25260
26260
27257
28257
29256
30255
31251
32249
33248
34248
35245
36244
37243
38242
39241
40241
41238
42238
43238
44237
45236
46235
47234
48233
49232
50232