Spring Spotlight: Top 2020 high school softball sluggers before COVID-19

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There's no sugarcoating it. Spring high school athletes nationwide, especially those from the Class of 2020, were dealt a raw hand with the cancellation of seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic. Spring Spotlight highlights many of the top 2020 athletes we would be currently covering.

Here were the Top 50 home run hitters of any grade as submitted to MaxPreps early in the 2020 season before the spring season ended.

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Leaderboard - Player Home Runs
1	Melanie Melendez - Jr Socorro (El Paso, TX)	12
2	Maci Bergeron - Notre Dame (Crowley, LA)	12
3	Alexis Milanowski - So Houston Academy (Dothan, AL)	11
4	Baylea Brandon - Leander (TX)	11
5	Kelsie Kelso - So Atascocita (Humble, TX)	10
6	Ashanti McDade - So Denton (TX)	9
7	Mattie Havas - Jr Houston Academy (Dothan, AL)	9
8	Raegan Shackelford - Sr Bonham (TX)	9
9	Hailey Vess - Sr Caldwell (TX)	9
10	MARLIE GILES - So Chilton County (Clanton, AL)	9
11	Ariella Saenz - Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (San Juan, TX)	9
12	Cara Duncan - So Byron Nelson (Trophy Club, TX)	9
13	Ja'Naiya Thomas - Jr Cypress Creek (Houston, TX)	9
14	Braya Hodges - 8th Opp (AL)	8
15	Annabelle Widra - Jr Spain Park (Hoover, AL)	8
16	Katie Cimusz - Jr Atascocita (Humble, TX)	8
17	Jenna Lord - Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville, AL)	8
18	Lexi Johnson - Sr Riverside Academy (Reserve, LA)	8
19	Ashley Berryman - Sr Hatton (Town Creek, AL)	8
20	Alexis Smith - Kaufman (TX)	8
21	Caitlynn Neal - Sr Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley, AZ)	8
22	Micaela Wark - Reedy (Frisco, TX)	8
23	Kyrstyn Head - Jr Walton (DeFuniak Springs, FL)	8
24	Abi Ayers - Sr Gulf (New Port Richey, FL)	8
25	Tatum Wright - So Centennial (Frisco, TX)	8
26	Joli Kirkpatrick - Jr Bonham (TX)	7
27	Allison Garcia - So Carroll (Corpus Christi, TX)	7
28	Hailey Salinas - Sr Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial (Corpus Christi, TX)	7
29	Esperanza Coe - Sr Yucaipa (CA)	7
30	ARRIANA WRIGHT - Porter (TX)	7
31	Sophia Viagran - St. Anthony (San Antonio, TX)	7
32	Savana Sanders - Sr Alta Loma (CA)	7
33	Braylin Pannill - Georgetown (TX)	7
34	Avery Miloch - Georgetown (TX)	7
35	Olivia Prinz - Georgetown (TX)	7
36	Corine Poncho - Notre Dame (Crowley, LA)	7
37	Lauren Garcia - Jr Montwood (El Paso, TX)	7
38	Cheyenne Sandoval - Sr Coachella Valley (Thermal, CA)	7
39	Kaylee Rodriguez - Sr Doral Academy (Doral, FL)	7
40	Jaymee Lefort - Jr Rosemead (CA)	7
41	Alyssa Nicklas - Sr Patriot (Riverside, CA)	7
42	Destiny Falquez - Sr Western (Davie, FL)	7
43	Isabel Quiroga - Fr Montebello (CA)	7
44	Carsyn Hemby - Sr Bonham (TX)	6
45	Lauren Tetreault - Leander (TX)	6
46	Jalee McDonald - Sr Arlington Heights (Fort Worth, TX)	6
47	Cassandra Rodriguez - Sr Southwest (San Antonio, TX)	6
48	Macy McRight - Sr Hutto (TX)	6
49	Mercedes Camacho - Sr Eastwood (El Paso, TX)	6
50	Rayleigh Thagard - Jr Dothan (AL)	6

Spring Spotlight: Top 2020 high school softball sluggers before COVID-19

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