MaxPreps 2015 All-American Softball Team

By Tom Mauldin Jul 9, 2015, 12:00am

Record-setting slugger highlights list of top players; Alaska coach named National Coach of the Year.

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See the MaxPreps All-American pitcher in action.

MaxPreps 2015 Player of the Year: Tannon Snow, Chino Hills (Calif.).

In a year when pitchers put up impressive numbers from coast to coast and border to border, a 5-7 shortstop from Southern California stole the show by putting together arguably the greatest offensive display in high school fastpitch history.

Tannon Snow, who will play collegiately at Washington, hit a California single-season record 28 home runs and drove in a state-record 89 runs. She added 13 doubles and three triples among her 62 base hits. She batted .573 and walked 16 times, with a slugging percentage of 1.513 and an unheard-of OPS of 2.129.



Snow put up those numbers in only 32 games.

For her season-long offensive explosion, Snow was named MaxPreps 2015 National Softball Player of the Year.
Tannon Snow, Chino Hills
Tannon Snow, Chino Hills
Photo by Jason Paar

Snow averaged a home run every fourth trip to the plate. Break that out over a major league baseball season and it totals 140 home runs.

There are still more impressive numbers for Snow: in 21 games, she had two or more base hits. She drove in a teammate in 27 of Chino Hills 32 games and in 22 of the games she drove home more than two.

Snow homered in 19 games and had eight multi-homer games. Twice during the season, she homered in five or more games in a row. She hit three home runs and drove in seven runs in one game.

But the most amazing statistic is that in her final seven games, she homered 11 times.

"I've had some outstanding players, many of whom excelled at the D-I level, but I've never had a Tannon Snow before," said coach Mike Southworth. "She's the total package."



It's not like Snow was a secret and burst onto the scene as a senior. After she had 61 hits, 21 doubles, 14 homers and and batted .565 in 2014, she earned Maxpreps All-American honors. She's been an impact player since her freshman year when she hit .436, drove in 34 runs and homered eight times.

Snow attributes extra work for her explosive year. And she admits she had a little extra motivation.

"I tried out for the U.S.A. Junior Team and didn't make it, so I stepped up my workouts," said Snow, who has batted third for Chino Hills since arriving as a freshman. "I guess I spent about 30 percent more time hitting. I hit before practice and after practice and hit with my dad on the weekends."

Still, Snow said she wasn't expecting the power numbers, but was quick to say she expected to have a good season.

"Hitting three homers in one game was a surprise," said Snow. "I hit home runs the first two times up and was surprised they pitched to me a third time."

In addition to new state records for homers and RBIs, Snow re-wrote the California Interscholastic Federation's Southern Section records for career hits (205), doubles in a season (21) and career (50), caree home runs (60), career RBIs (212), runs scored in a season (56) and in a career (167).



Snow has an athletic pedigree. Her father Craig played football and baseball and her family tree includes former San Francisco Giant J.T. Snow and legendary Los Angeles Ram Jack Snow.

She said the biggest highlight of her senior year was how well the team did.

"I didn't think we would be that good, but we had chemistry and everyone gelled," said Snow, the daughter of Craig and Trista.

Needless to say, hitting 28 home runs and driving in 89 runs played a major role in Chino Hills' 24 wins.

"Sometimes with big awards like this, people don't always get it right, but you certainly did this time picking Tannon as National Player of the Year," said Southworth.


MaxPreps 2015 Coach of the Year: Paul Schoenburn, East (Anchorage, Alaska)



Schoenborn led the Thunderbirds to their fourth straight large-school state title in 2015. In going unbeaten, East ran its four-year win streak to 86 games.

Sisters Taria and Daisy Page, along with fellow All-State players Gabby Meyerson (.464), Morgan Hill (.617), Alexis Joubert, Sierra Rosenzweig, Lauren Yow and Nicolette Dabbs keyed East's 2015 title.

The T-birds cruised to a 10-1 win over Lathrop at Cartee Fields to earn their third straight large-school state title.

The T-birds racked up 15 double-digit wins in 27 games. East's only close game came in the Cook Inlet Conference tournament, a 5-2 win over West. Every other margin of victory has been at least six runs.

Senior Taria Page, who in 19 regular-season softball games hit .553, drove in 28 runs and never struck out, was voted the Cook Inlet Conference's Most Valuable Player. She's headed to Division I Louisiana Tech in the fall.

Page homered five times, went for extra bases on nearly half her hits (12 of 26), scored 35 runs, racked a .677 on-base percentage and generated a 1.298 slugging percentage.



"Taria Page is the strongest and most natural player I have ever coached," Schoenborn said in a news release. "For her size, she is so agile and she makes plays at shortstop that are just amazing. You have to see her play every day to understand her abilities. She makes incredible plays look easy."

Freshman Daisy Page went 19-0 with 18 complete games, 92 strikeouts and 14 walks in 91 innings, and a 1.08 earned-run average.


MaxPreps 2015 Team of the Year: Bishop Carroll (Wichita, Kan.)

Riding an undefeated streak that dates back to 2010, the Bishop Carroll softball team is named this year's Softball National Champion by MaxPreps.

The Golden Eagles won all 25 of their games this season, including a fifth consecutive state title.

Six Carroll players batted over .550, 14 players hit over .300, and the team's top hitter Brittany Finney batted .774. Finney is a first team MaxPreps All-American and was a finalist for National Player of the Year.



At least 19 of the Golden Eagles' victories this year were run-rule wins, including the 10-0 state championship victory over Blue Valley West.

Finney is heading to Oklahoma to play for the Sooners.

In addition to Snow, here are the members of the 2015 All-American teams.

MaxPreps 2015 All-American Softball Teams
Photos by MaxPreps photographers

P - Rachel Garcia, Highland (Palmdale, Calif.), Sr.
Garcia finished with a 26-2 record and a minuscule 0.20 ERA. She recorded 418 strikeouts and just 13 walks in 175 innings. Garcia also batted .667 (68-for-102) with 20 homers, 57 RBIs, 12 doubles, two triples and 29 runs scored. Garcia is a two-time California Gatorade POY and 2015 National Gatorade POY. The four-time MaxPreps All-American will attend UCLA.

P - Taylor McQuillin, Mission Viejo (Calif.), Sr.
Arguably the most dominant pitcher in Orange County history with 103 career wins, McQuillin finished her senior season in impressive fashion. In 206 innings, McQuillin fanned 389 batters to go along with a 0.31 ERA against one of the most difficult schedules any team faced on the West Coast. In addition, she batted .352. She will attend Arizona. A three-time MaxPreps All-American, McQuillin was Gatorade National Player of the Year in 2014.

P - Samantha Show, East Bernard (Texas), Sr.
The six-foot Show led the lady Brahmarettes to the state 3A title with her bat and her pitching. Despite being walked 43 times, Show hit 22 home runs, drove in 65 runs and batted .688. In the circle, she averaged better than two strikeouts per inning (437 in 215 innings), posted a 0.59 ERA and went 33-2. She will attend Texas A&M.



P - Brooke Bolinger, Yucaipa (Calif.), Sr.
Bolinger led Yucaipa to a 31-3 record and the Southern Section Division II championship, beating undefeated and then-No. 1 Mission Viejo, 1-0. She had 306 strikeouts for the year with a 0.26 ERA and limited opponents to a .088 batting average. She will attend Nevada-Reno.

P - Tara Trainer, Lebanon (Ohio), Sr.
Trainer led her high school to the Ohio Division I championship game for the second time in three years and went 19-1 this year, the only loss coming in the title game where she pitched a one-hitter in eight innings. The Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year, she had 274 strikeouts in 131.1 innings and also hit .422 with 36 RBIs. She has signed with Indiana.

P - Emily Sorem, Tualatin (Ore.), Sr.
Sorem struck out 329 in 166 innings and was 26-0 (with 21 shutouts) as Tualatin won the 6A state title (she pitched a no-hitter in the title game). Sorem allowed only 49 hits and finished with a 0.33 ERA. She will attend Lehigh.

P - Taran Alvelo, Bloom-Carroll (Carroll, Ohio), Sr.
The Washington-bound Alvelo holds Ohio's career record for home runs, strikeouts and pitching victories and led BCHS to four state title games. As a senior, she fanned 404 batters in 186 innings and won 26 of 28 games. Opponents collected just 58 base hits off her. At bat, she hit .526 with 11 home runs and drove in 39.

P - Kendra Friedt, Southington (Conn.), Sr.
Friedt led Southington to the State Large School title, winning all 17 of her starts and striking out 235 in 112 innings while posting a 0.62 ERA. She allowed just 30 base hits. She has signed with Boston College.

P - Regan Green, Laurel (Del.), Sr.
The state's returning Gatorade Softball Player of the Year, Green posted an 18-3 record with a 0.53 ERA and 322 strikeouts against just 13 walks in 145 innings pitched this past season, leading the Bulldogs (18-3) to the state semifinals. She batted .409 with six home runs, 19 runs scored and 20 RBIs. She led Laurel to back-to-back state championships in 2013 and 2014. She has signed with Mississippi State.



P - Sydney Smith, Maple Grove (Minn.), Sr.
Smith led the Crimson to a 22-2 record and a berth in the Class AAA state tournament. The state's returning Gatorade Softball Player of the Year, Smith owned an 18-0 record with one save, a 0.18 ERA and 218 strikeouts against just 21 walks in 126 innings pitched. Smith batted .507 with four home runs, 19 runs scored and 25 RBIs through 24 games. A two-time returning Class AAA First Team All-State honoree, she worked 12 walks and added nine doubles, recording a .601 on-base percentage and a .795 slugging percentage. She has signed with LSU.

C - Abby Lockman, Norco (Calif.), Sr.
Lockman batted .457, set the program's single-season mark with 14 home runs and led the team with 38 RBIs. Lockman, who has signed with Tennessee, finished her career with a school-record 32 home runs, many of those being the tape-measure variety.

C - Jessie Isham, Sprague (Salem, Ore.), Sr.
After putting up ridiculous batting numbers in her junior year – when she hit .747 – Isham lived up to her high expectations her senior year. She hit .657 with .718 on-base and 1.137 slugging percentages after producing 15 doubles and nine home runs. And she had 32 RBIs from the leadoff spot. She has signed with Minnesota.

C - Paige Halstead, Los Osos (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Sr.
A member of the USA Junior National Team, Halsted batted .568, scored 38 times and had 36 RBIs. She has signed with UCLA.

IF - Alyssa Dicarlo, Mountain Ridge (Glendale, Ariz.), Sr.
The future Georgia Bulldog batted .652 and had on base percentage of .703 as she drove in 57 runs with 31 extra base hits (including a dozen homers) to lead Ridge to a 30-6 season and the state large school title game.

IF - Jessica Hughes, Washington Township (Sewell, N.J.), Sr.
Hughes hit .654 and had an on-base percentage of .690 and slugging percentage of 1.154. She had a state leading 68 hits, 24 doubles, 53 runs and 47 RBIs as leadoff hitter. Hughes, who had a .989 fielding average, will attend Fordham.



IF - Logyn Lilley, Palm Harbor University (Palm Harbor, Fla.), Sr.
Lilley hit a career-high .729 with 50 RBIs and 38 runs scored. Her play helped PHU keep its seven-year playoff streak alive with a district title and an appearance in the region semifinals, where the Hurricanes lost to eventual Class 8A state champion Newsome. She had 215 career hits and 180 RBIs. She will attend Tennessee.

IF - Vada Sherrill, Alexander Central (Taylorsville, N.C.), Sr.
Sherrill, who played in 130 games (126 wins), batted .588 (50 hits) and set a state record for runs scored with 62 this season. Despite leading off and walking 26 times, she drove in 35 runs as the Cougars went 29-1. She also stole 48 bases. She will play at Pfeiffer, where her dad Monte will coach after compiling a 753-60 high school record in 26 seasons, with 26 conference championships. Alexander Central had a state-record, 95-game win streak snapped in the 2015 N.C. 4A quarterfinals.

IF - Aubrey Leach, The Woodlands (Texas), Sr.
Leach, who will play at Tennessee, hit .594 this year with 60 hits in 34 games and 49 steals. She led her team to a semifinal berth, where it lost in extra innings to eventual champion Katy.

IF - Kara Gremillion, St. Amant (La.), Sr.
Gremillion hit .584 with six home runs and 36 RBIs this past season, leading the Gators (27-1) to the Class 5A state semifinals. A two-time District 5-5A MVP, Gremillion hit 12 doubles, scored 53 runs, stole 15 bases and struck out just two times in 89 at-bats. A three-time Louisiana Softball Coaches Association First Team All-State selection, she committed just four errors at shortstop in 98 chances. She will attend Louisiana-Lafayette.

IF - Alex Sobczak, Mercy (Farmington Hills, Mich.), Sr.
As a senior, Sobczak batted .440 with seven doubles, five triples and six home runs. She scored 58 runs and had 33 RBIs. She walked 39 times, nearly half of which were intentional passes (18). In her prep career, Sobczak batted .524 with 40 doubles, 14 triples and 40 home runs. She scored 210 runs, had 151 RBIs, a .645 on-base percentage, 1.063 slugging percentage and .965 fielding percentage. Voted Miss Softball Michigan, Sobczak will play at Michigan.

IF - Keeli Milligan, Vidor (Texas), Sr.
Milligan hit .714 with a .796 on-base percentage, stole 56 bases and scored 42 runs to lead Vidor to back-to-back district championships. As a junior, she hit .588 with a .620 on-base percentage, 72 stolen bases and 51 runs scored. In her four seasons at Vidor, she stole 225 of 234 bases. Milligan, who was the Texas Large School POY, has signed with Texas A&M.



IF - Lacey Sumerlin, Baker (Mobile, Ala.), Sr.
Baker led the Honeybees (50-6-1) to the Class 7A state championship this past season with a .435 batting average, including 12 home runs and 68 RBIs, along with a 22-1 record and a 1.35 ERA in the circle. A First Team All-State selection and the Coastal Alabama Player of the Year, she slugged 16 doubles, five triples, stole 30 bases and acored 71 runs. She has signed with Georgia.

IF - Ali Wester, Edison (Huntington Beach, Calif.), Sr.
The Chargers finished in third place in the always-competitive Sunset League, but Wester impressed so much as a senior, she was named the league's co-MVP. Wester batted .520 with 52 hits and 30 runs scored. She was 27-for-27 in stolen base attempts. Next softball team: Notre Dame.

IF - April Utecht, Richland (Wash.), Sr.
Utecht finished her four-year varsity career with 57 home runs, not including the walk-off grand slam she hit at a senior all-star showcase on May 31. In four varsity seasons, she batted .583 with 235 RBIs and struck out just 25 times. For her senior year, she had personal highs of batting average (.688), hits (64), runs (58), homers (18) and RBIs (70). She will attend Oregon.

OF - Alyssa Palomino, Mission Viejo (Calif.), Sr.
A member of the USA Junior National Team, The Arizona-bound Palomino capped her senior season with 16 home runs and a .532 batting average while posting a .619 on-base percentage from the leadoff spot. In four varsity seasons, Mission Viejo won 106 of 116 games as Palomino hit 58 home runs, second in California history only to 2015 National POY Tannon Snow.

OF - Kendall Beth Sides, Sumiton Christian (Ala.), So.
Sides led the nation in hits (115), runs scored (95) and stolen bases (107) when she batted .612 and drove in 48 runs. She also pitched 114 innings and posted a 20-5 record as Sumiton captured the State 2A title and won its final 17 games en route to 47 wins. Sides has committed to Alabama.

OF - Lily Mann, Harmony (Fla.), Sr.
Mann's team didn't win many games in 2015 (11-18) but she stood out in every game. She hit .660, scored 49 runs, stole 30 bases and collected 62 hits. She had two or more hits in 24 games this season. She will attend Florida.



OF - Zoe Casas, Aquinas (San Bernardino, Calif.), Sr.
The Florida State-committed senior is no stranger to accolades from MaxPreps. She was an underclass All-American as a freshman, underclass and small schools All-American as a sophomore, a small schools All-American as a junior. This makes her four-for-four. As a senior, she batted .736 with 64 hits, giving her a state record 248 base hits. In 105 games, she scored 193 runs and struck out just three times. For her four seasons at Aquinas, she batted .681.

UTIL - Brittany Finney, Bishop Carroll (Wichita, Kan.), Sr.
Finney led the Golden Eagles team to a fifth consecutive Kansas 5A state title and pitched a no-hitter in the championship game. She went 14-0 with a 0.30 ERA and batted .774. Finney also holds state records for career home runs (38), RBIs (140), hits in a game (five) and home runs in a game (three). She will attend Oklahoma.

UTIL - Maribeth Gorsuch, Lewisville (Texas), Jr.
Gorsuch was 24-5 — giving her a career record of 66-15 — and the junior finished the season with a 0.90 ERA and 343 strikeouts in 210 innings. Gorsuch led Lewisville in batting average (.463), hits (50), doubles (14), home runs (eight) and RBIs (32). She has committed to LSU.{PAGEBREAK}
Second Team
Holly Azevedo, Pioneer
Holly Azevedo, Pioneer
Photo by Cathy Gerth
P - Erin Gallo, St. Peter-Marian (Worcester, Mass.), Sr.
Gallo led Guardians to a state title and unbeaten season in earning state Player of Year honors, as well as the state's Gatorade award. She finished the season with 255 strikeouts and a 0.19 ERA. She will attend Phillips Academy in 2015-16.

P - Tamara Statman, Horizon (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Sr.
Overcoming injuries, Statman was 25-8 with a 1.54 ERA and 279 strikeouts (200 innings) as a senior. A four-time MaxPreps All-American, she is the first Arizona player to record more than 1,000 strikeouts in her career. She also batted .509 with 23 extra base hits. She will attend Arizona.

P - Miranda Elish, Crown Point (Ind.), Jr.
Elish, who has committed to Oregon, led the Bulldogs to a 29-3 season with a 15-1 record, 0.65 ERA and had 198 strikeouts in 107 innings. She allowed 39 base hits, seven fewer than she collected. Elish, who was named Indiana's Gatorade POY, also batted .479 and drove in 32 runs.

P - Mary Williams, Cape Fear (Fayetteville, N.C.), Sr.
Williams led the Colts to a 23-1 record and the fourth round of the Class 4A playoffs this past season when she posted a 21-1 record and 0.12 ERA in the circle, along with a .506 batting average, seven home runs and 52 RBIs. A MaxPreps Underclass All-American in 2014 and the Class 4A East Pitcher of the Year, she struck out 235 batters in 121.1 innings pitched while surrendering just 26 hits and issuing only 15 walks. She also collected 1 shutouts. She will attend East Carolina.



P - Ashlee Swindle, Curry (Jasper, Ala.), Jr.
Swindell led Curry to a 4A State title with a 43-5 record, 0.22 ERA and 327 strikeouts. She was named to the Alabama Super Softball All-State Team, as well as being named the state 4A Pitcher and Player of the Year.

P - Morgan White, Forest (Ocala, Fla.), Jr.
White struck out 335 batters this season and won 29 games, pitching to a 1.73 ERA and leading the Wildcats to the State 6A title. She was equally dominant at the plate, hitting .410, driving in 58 runs and hitting a dozen home runs. White was named Florida's Miss Softball.

P - Keenan Dolezal, Barrington (Ill.), Sr.
Dolezal pitched all but 12 innings this season and had 19 shutouts en route to a 31-6 record with 338 strikeouts and a 1.36 ERA. Named the Pioneer Press POY, she will attend Loyola.

P - Maddie Damon, Kasson-Mantorville (Kasson, Minn.), Sr.
The state's all-time strikeout leader (1,286), Damon led K-M to a second straight 2A state title. She pitched 19 shutouts en route to a 25-2 record, 0.16 ERA 382 strikeouts in 175 innings. She allowed just 44 base hits, only two more than she collected at the plate (.433 average and 13 home runs). She has signed with Purdue.

P - Cayla Drotar, Hartsville (S.C.), Jr.
The 5-foot-7 junior right-hander led the Red Foxes (29-3) to the Class 3A state championship series this past season. The state's returning Gatorade Softball Player of the Year, Drotar posted a 21-3 record and a 0.68 ERA in the circle, along with a .635 batting average, 14 home runs and 62 RBIs at the plate. A five-time All-State selection, she struck out 209 batters in 143.2 innings pitched, allowing just 48 hits. A 2014 MaxPreps Underclass All-American, she has committed to South Carolina.

P - Holly Azevedo, Pioneer (San Jose, Calif.), So.
Named the San Jose Mercury News POY, Azevedo, who went 28-1 with a 0.04 ERA, allowed only 55 hits and 24 walks in 177 innings while striking out 256. Her only loss was the final game of the season – the only game in which an earned run was scored against her. She has committed to UCLA.



C - Lauren Buchanan, Bishop Carroll (Wichita, Kan.), Sr.
Buchanan batted .615, drove in 47 runs and had 22 extra base hits in 25 games, but her coach said the best part of her game is her defense. The future Colorado State Ram played a major role in Bishop Carroll's unbeaten season.

C - Maddie McCracken, Olathe North (Kan.), Sr.
No stranger to MaxPreps All-American teams, McCracken closed out her illustrious career by hitting .552 and driving in 29 runs despite being walked 23 times. She will play at Notre Dame.

C - Ari Samaniego, Desert Edge (Goodyear, Ariz.), Sr.
Samaniego's numbers were down a bit from her blistering junior year (.684, 66 RBIs, 16 home runs), but she finished hitting .440, homering 15 times and driving in 60 as the Scorpions finished 29-4. Next stop: University of Northern Colorado.

IF - Taria Page, East (Anchorage, Alaska), Sr.
Page, a two-time state Gatorade winner, batted .741 with 13 home runs, 48 runs and 44 RBIs to lead East to its fourth straight state large school title. The 6-2 Paige will attend Louisiana Tech.

IF - Shay Knighten, Sunny Hills (Fullerton, Calif.), Sr.
The Oklahoma-bound shortstop batted .494, drove in 30 runs and scored 34. She racked up 12 doubles and hit seven home runs, while striking out only twice in 108 plate appearances. Behind Knighten, the Lancers shared the Freeway League title and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Division II playoffs.

IF - Nicole Stockinger, Sherwood (Sandy Spring, Md.), Sr.
She posted a .610 batting average with a state-record 14 home runs this past season, leading the Warriors (21-0) to a fourth straight Class 4A state title. A two-time Washington Post First Team All-Met selection, Stockinger knocked in 41 runs, scored 39 times and drew 19 walks, striking out just once en route to a .696 on-base percentage and a 1.508 slugging percentage. She concluded her prep softball career with a state-record 39 home runs. Stockinger, who will attend Towson, hit a walk-off home run in the state semifinal game.



IF - Hailey Lunderman, Neshoba Central (Philadelphia, Miss.), Sr.
Lunderman led the Rockets to a 31-1 record and a third consecutive Class 5A state championship this past season. The 2015 Female Athlete of the Year as named by The Clarion-Ledger, Lunderman batted .612 with five homers, 41 RBIs and 48 runs scored. She belted 19 extra-base hits, recording a .651 on-base percentage and .938 slugging percentage. She has signed with Mississippi.

IF - Abbey Cheek, Chapman (Inman, S.C.), Sr.
Chapman might not have had a stellar year (15-11), but Cheek sure did, hitting 18 home runs (including four grand slams), and batting .550 with 56 RBIs and 46 runs. Her slugging pct. was 1.437. She has signed with Kentucky.

IF - Alexis Solak, Naperville North (Ill.), Sr.
The Pitt signee tied a state record with 28 doubles and batted .592 with 71 hits this year. She had a .950 slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .652.

IF - Shea Smith, Verrado (Buckeye, Ariz.), Sr.
Smith is a two-time All-Arizona selection and a run-producing machine, with 12 home runs, 72 RBIs and a .596 batting average. She also scored 60 times and had 39 extra base hits. She is headed to Grand Canyon.

IF - Alexis Mack, Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights, Ohio), Sr.
In leading the Bees to a 27-4 record, Mack batted .682, scored 60 runs and drove in 31. She also stole 77 bases and has signed with South Carolina. In four high school seasons, Mack stole 232 bases.

IF - Allie Arneson, Aledo (Texas), Sr.
Arneson led Aledo to the 5A state title, hitting .603, and was named District 8-5A MVP and First Team All-State. She will play at Virginia.



IF - Jenny Behan, Carmel (Mundelein, Ill.), Sr.
Behan's senior season included 66 hits, 17 home runs, 14 doubles, and 63 RBIs. She also walked 21 times and scored 63 runs. Her .532 batting average set the school record for the third year in a row. She'll continue her softball career at James Madison University.

IF - Taylor Lynch, Red Oak (Texas), Sr.
The Oklahoma State signee was an all-state selection and the District 14-5A offensive player of the year. She hit .684 — marking the third consecutive season that she hit better than .625 — and she had an on-base percentage of .727. The senior never struck out in district play in her high school career.

OF - Amanda Lorenz, Moorpark (Calif.), Sr.
The Florida recruit was the Coastal Canyon League's Player of the Year, batting .525 with seven homers, 25 RBIs, 31 runs scored and seven doubles, and also earned first-team All-CIF honors for the Coastal Canyon League runner-up.

OF - Hannah Edwards, Catasauqua (Pa.), Jr.
Edwards set a new state record for stolen bases with 57 (twice she stole six in a game) and also had 57 base hits in batting .687 and scoring 40 times.

OF - Sierra Smith, Verrado (Buckeye, Ariz.), Sr.
Smith batted .628, scored 72 runs, had 35 extra base hits, drove in 44 runs and stole 23 bases. She will attend Grand Canyon University with her All-American twin sister, Shea.

OF - Megan Hensley, Ashland Blazer (Ashland, Ky.), Sr.
A two-time Gatorade State Player of the Year, Hensley posted a 25-8 record in the circle along with a 0.75 ERA this season, leading the Kittens (32-9) to the first round of the KHSAA State Tournament. Hensley had struck out 371 batters and walked 66 in 233 innings. At the plate, the 2014 MaxPreps All-American batted .429 with 18 home runs, 48 RBIs and a 1.025 slugging percentage. She will play at Louisville.



UTIL - Madilyn Nickles, Merced (Calif.), Jr.
Nickles pitched five no-hitters, including four in conference play and was 22-6 with a 1.18 ERA and 287 strikeouts in 178 innings. She is the only junior on the USA Junior National Team. She has committed to UCLA.

UTIL - Samantha Worrell, Hagerty (Oviedo, Fla.), Sr.
The senior pitcher and slugger led the Huskies to the state semifinals with a 1.05 ERA and 154 strikeouts. She was Hagerty's leading hitter with a .478 average, 41 hits, 35 RBIs and 12 home runs. She will play at South Florida next season.

UTIL - Bekah Slattery, Daniel Boone (Birdsboro, Pa.), Sr.
Named Pennsylvania Overall Player of the Year (all divisions), Slattery went 17-1 with a 0.36 ERA and struck out 330 for a career total of 923. At the plate, she compiled a .595 batting average. She has signed with Lock Haven.