Three players who led their teams to section championships reap the Player of the Year honors on the MaxPreps Softball All-State Teams.
Lauren Sweet of Santiago (Corona) is the overall State Player of the Year while Rodriguez (Fairfield) shortstop Cheyenne Cordes is the Medium Schools Player of the Year and Anderson pitcher Cheridan Hawkins is the Small Schools Player of the Year.
Sweet earned
All-American honors from MaxPreps earlier this summer after hitting a grand slam in the final inning to lift Santiago over Canyon (Anaheim) in the Southern Section Division I championship game. She belted 15 home runs on the season to rank as one of the state leaders in that category.
Cordes was also selected as a MaxPreps All-American after leading Rodriguez to a Sac-Joaquin Section Division III championship. The California commit ranked among the state leaders in runs scored (62) and RBIs (66).
Hawkins led the Anderson Cubs to a Northern Section Division IV championship and led the state in strikeouts with 510, a total that ranked second in the nation according to statistics compiled by MaxPreps.
Travis Roebuck of El Diamante (Visalia) gets the nod for State Coach of the Year after leading the Miners to the Central Section Division I championship. El Diamante won the West Yosemite League championship and was seeded third for the playoffs behind No. 1 Stockdale and No. 2 Buchanan. While Central (Fresno) upset Buchanan in the second round, El Diamante topped Central 1-0 in 10 innings and then edged Stockdale 1-0 for the championship.
The MaxPreps California All-State Teams consist of a 60-member overall list that includes a 30-member first team and a 30-member second team. There is also a 30-member medium schools team and a 30-member small schools team.
California All-State First Team
Pitcher - Justine Vela, Stockdale (Bakersfield), Senior
Bakersfield Californian Player of the Year.
Stats - Record of 23-4 with 337 strikeouts and 0.11 ERA in 187 innings pitched. Batted .456 with 26 RBIs and 11 doubles.
Pitcher - Cheridan Hawkins, Anderson, Junior
Northern Section Player of the Year... Led team to Northern Section Division IV championship.
Stats - Record of 31-4 with 510 strikeouts and a 0.79 ERA in 221 innings pitched. Had 19 shutouts and six no-hitters. Batted .471 with 38 runs, 21 RBIs, 10 doubles, six triples and one home run.
Cheridan Hawkins leads the National Highlight ReelPitcher - Cheyanne Tarango, Canyon (Anaheim), Senior
Orange County Register All-County Team.
Stats - Record of 23-8 with 214 strikeouts and 2.44 ERA in 198 innings pitched.
Pitcher - Allison Walljasper, Sierra (Manteca), Freshman
Stockton Record Player of the Year... Modesto Bee Pitcher of the Year.
Stats - Record of 26-2 with 252 strikeouts and 0.40 ERA in 162 innings pitched.
Pitcher - Vanessa Alvarez, Archbishop Mitty (San Jose), Junior
San Jose Mercury News Player of the Year... Led team to Central Section Division II championship.
Stats - Struck out 162 batters and had a 0.80 ERA in 132 innings pitched.
Pitcher - Sierra Hyland, El Diamante (Visalia), Sophomore
Fresno Bee Player of the Year... Visalia Times-Delta Player of the Year.
Stats - Record of 25-4 with 1.10 ERA and 172 strikeouts in 184.2 innings pitched. Batted .384 with 12 doubles, 28 runs, 33 RBIs and six home runs.
Pitcher - Shelby Wisdom, Elk Grove, Senior
Sacramento Bee All-Metro Team.
Stats - Record of 17-4 with 216 strikeouts and 0.81 ERA in 138 innings pitched. Batted .462 with 25 runs, 21 RBIs, six doubles, 11 triples and a home run.
Pitcher - Tera Blanco, Marina (Huntington Beach), Freshman
Orange County Register All-County Team.
Stats - Posted a 0.08 ERA with 185 strikeouts. Also batted .425.
Pitcher - Ally Carda, Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove), Senior
Sacramento Bee All-Metro Team.
Stats - Record of 13-6 with 177 strikeouts and 1.14 ERA in 117 innings pitched. Batted .500 with 27 runs, 15 RBIs, six doubles, three triples and seven home runs.
Pitcher - Emily Lockman, Norco, Junior
Southern Section All-Division I Team... Riverside Press Enterprise All-Area Team.
Stats - Record of 21-7 with 1.08 ERA and 154 strikeouts. Also batted .406 with nine doubles, 31 RBIs and three home runs.
Lauren Sweet, Santiago
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CIF Southern Section Division I Player of the Year... Riverside Press-Enterprise Player of the Year... Led Santiago to CIF Southern Section Division I title... Committed to Michigan.
Stats - Batted .496 with 50 RBIs, nine doubles, 44 runs scored and 15 home runs.
Catcher - Amber Freeman, Mater Dei (Santa Ana), Senior
Orange County Register All-County Team.
Stats - Batted .548 with 51 RBIs, 27 runs, 10 doubles, two triples and 11 home runs.
Amber Freeman feature storyCatcher - Brittany Moeai, Carson, Senior
Wave Newspapers Player of the Year... Torrance Daily Breeze All-Area First Team... Los Angeles City Section All-City Team.
Stats - Batted .580 with 37 runs, 65 RBIs, 11 doubles, seven triples and 12 home runs.
First Base - Bethany Kemp, Valencia, Senior
Southern Section All-Division I Team... Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team.
Stats - Batted .470 with 28 runs, six home runs and 21 RBIs.
First Base - Marissa Escalante, Rodriguez (Fairfield), Junior
All-Solano County Athletic League.
Stats - Batted .515 with 36 runs, 58 RBIs, 11 doubles, two triples and nine home runs.
Infield - Haley Steele, Poway, Senior
San Diego Section MVP.
Stats - Batted .487 with 36 runs, 35 RBIs, four triples, 11 doubles and six home runs.
Infield - Danielle Henderson, Sheldon (Sacramento), Senior
Sacramento Bee All-Metro Player of the Year... Led Sheldon to Sac-Joaquin Section Division I championship... Committed to California.
Stats - Batted .563 with 53 RBIs, 11 doubles, five triples and 13 home runs.
Infield - Darian Tautalafua, Carson, Junior
Torrance Daily Breeze All-Area MVP... Los Angeles City Section All-City Team... Led Carson to Los Angeles City Section championship.
Stats - Batted .554 with 47 RBIs, 51 runs, 12 doubles and 15 home runs.
Infield - Cheyenne Cordes, Rodriguez, Senior
Led Rodriguez to Sac-Joaquin Section Division III championship... Solano County Athletic Conference MVP... Gatorade State Player of the Year... Commited to California.
Stats - Batted .652 with 12 home runs, 18 doubles, 64 runs, 66 RBIs and 32 stolen bases.
Infield - Lauren Chamberlain, El Toro (Lake Forest), Senior
Two-time Orange County Register County Player of the Year... CIF Southern Section All-Division II Team... Committed to Oklahoma.
Stats - Batted .591 with 35 runs, 23 RBIs, seven doubles, 12 home runs and 52 walks.
Infield - Jessica Vest, San Benito (Hollister), Senior
Tri-County League MVP.
Stats - Batted .381 with 33 runs, 29 RBIs, six doubles, four triples and eight home runs.
Infield - Breana Kostreba, Aptos, Senior
Santa Cruz County Player of the Year.
Stats - Batted .569 with 43 runs, 50 RBIs, eight doubles and 15 home runs.
Outfield - Kayla Jordan, Bonita Vista (Chula Vista), Senior
All-San Diego Section Team... Mesa League MVP... Committed to San Diego State University.
Stats - Batted .509 with 60 runs, 49 RBIs, seven doubles, nine triples and nine home runs.
Outfield - Gabrielle Maurice, Johansen (Modesto), Sophomore
Modesto Bee Player of the Year.
Stats - Batted .506 with 41 runs, 24 RBIs, five doubles, six triples and eight home runs.
Outfield - Dani Gilmore, El Camino Real (Woodland Hills), Senior
Los Angeles City Section Player of the Year... West Valley League Player of the Year... Led El Camino Real to Los Angeles City Section championship game... Committed to Oregon State.
Stats - Batted .574 with 46 runs, 58 RBIs, 10 home runs, 13 stolen bases. Has 46 career home runs, 182 runs, 202 hits and 206 RBIs.
Outfield - Elizabeth Caporuscio, Rim of the World (Lake Arrowhead), Senior
California Southern Section All-Division VI Team.
Stats - Batted .625 with 40 runs, 56 RBIs, 16 doubles, seven triples and 10 home runs. As a pitcher went 15-5 with 109 strikeouts in 116 innings pitched.
All-Purpose - Amy Letourneau, Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita), Senior
Orange County Register All-County Team...
Stats - Batted .505 with 12 home runs and 36 RBIs. Pitched and had a record of 17-6 with 207 strikeouts and 1.12 ERA.
All-Purpose - Melissa Taukeiaho, Etiwanda, Junior
CIF Section All-Division I Team... Inland Valley Daily Bulletin All-Area MVP.
Stats - Batted .621 with 41 runs, 50 RBIs, seven doubles, six triples and 12 home runs.
All-Purpose - Tyler Walker, Valley Christian (San Jose), Senior
San Jose Mercury News All-Area Team... West Catholic Athletic League MVP.
Stats - Batted .495 with 35 runs, 24 RBIs, 55 hits and seven home runs.
All-Purpose - Courtney Gano, Bonita (La Verne), Senior
Southern Section All-Division 2 Team... San Gabriel Valley Tribune All-Area MVP... Inland Valley Bulletin All-Valley Team.
Stats - Batted .630 with 37 runs, 28 RBIs, 12 doubles, five triples and four home runs.
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