High school softball: Great Lakes region home run leaders

A look at the top home run hitters in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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By Eric Frantz

May 12, 2021, 10:15am

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Here's a look at the current high school softball home run leaders in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

National and Statewide Softball Statistical Leaders

ILLINOIS HOME RUN LEADERS

Leaderboard - Player Home Runs
1	Audrey Magnus - Jr Whitney Young (Chicago, IL)	9
2	Lexi Szostak - Jr Lake Park (Roselle, IL)	9
3	Taylor Pannell - Jr Rock Island (IL)	9
4	Briana Bower - Sr Huntley (IL)	8
5	Alison Kern - Sr Normal Community (Normal, IL)	8
6	Lauren Derkowski - Sr York (Elmhurst, IL)	8
7	Eva Richardson - Sr Casey-Westfield (Casey, IL)	7
8	Madelyn Fricano - Jr Lake Park (Roselle, IL)	7
9	Kailyn Kruep - So Mater Dei (Breese, IL)	7
10	Maya Martinez - So Whitney Young (Chicago, IL)	6
11	Brianna Perez - Sr Whitney Young (Chicago, IL)	6
12	Carly Alvers - Sr Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox, IL)	6
13	Dehne Schoen - So Taft (Chicago, IL)	6
14	Cara Cruthers - Jr South Elgin (IL)	6
15	Hannah Meeks - Jr Neuqua Valley (Naperville, IL)	6
16	Kaitlyn Woods - Sr Sherrard (IL)	6
17	Liv Romer - So Wauconda (IL)	6
18	Jenna Drish - Sr Orion (IL)	6
19	Kendra Lewis - Fr Rockridge (Taylor Ridge, IL)	6
20	Payton Brown - So Rockridge (Taylor Ridge, IL)	6

INDIANA HOME RUN LEADERS

Leaderboard - Player Home Runs
1	Karissa Hamilton - Jr Shelbyville (IN)	19
2	Sarah Stone - Sr Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford, IN)	15
3	Ella Gearhart - Jr Winamac (IN)	14
4	Hailey Cripe - Jr Pioneer (Royal Center, IN)	14
5	Alex Barnaby - Sr West Vigo (West Terre Haute, IN)	13
6	Delanie Gale - Jr South Central (Union Mills, IN)	13
7	Brenna Blume - Jr Gibson Southern (Fort Branch, IN)	13
8	Cassidy Keene - So Eastern (Greentown, IN)	12
9	Hope Smith - Sr Eastern (Greentown, IN)	11
10	Lindsay Henson - Sr East Central (St. Leon, IN)	11
11	Maddi Rutan - So Columbus North (Columbus, IN)	11
12	Heather Johnson - Sr McCutcheon (Lafayette, IN)	11
13	Keirstin Roose - Sr Lakeland (LaGrange, IN)	11
14	Hailey Gotshall - Sr Pioneer (Royal Center, IN)	10
15	Isabel Scales - Fr Caston (Fulton, IN)	10
16	Hannah Camarena - Sr Hobart (IN)	10
17	Katie Mathies - Sr Shelbyville (IN)	10
18	Bella Gerlach - Jr Corydon Central (Corydon, IN)	10
19	Abby Robakowski - So New Prairie (New Carlisle, IN)	10
20	Sammie Bolding - Fr Eastern Hancock (Charlottesville, IN)	10

MICHIGAN HOME RUN LEADERS

Leaderboard - Player Home Runs
1	Chloe Hug - Jr Davison (MI)	11
2	Lillian Vallimont - Jr Trenton (MI)	10
3	Ella Wagner - So Garber (Essexville, MI)	7
4	Laci Harris - Jr Unionville-Sebewaing (Sebewaing, MI)	7
5	Avrey Wolverton - Sr Howell (MI)	7
6	Brynn Polega - Sr Unionville-Sebewaing (Sebewaing, MI)	6
7	Emma Miller - Jr Garber (Essexville, MI)	5
8	Emma Shimizu - Jr Carlson (Gibraltar, MI)	5
9	Samantha Leid - So Almont (MI)	5
10	Leah Simetz - Fr St. Francis (Traverse City, MI)	5
11	Jaqueline Brun - Jr Roseville (MI)	5
12	Emma Trombly - Sr Port Huron (MI)	5
13	Jackie Brinkman - Jr Garber (Essexville, MI)	4
14	Delaney Gillett - So Howell (MI)	4
15	Camryn Craig - Fr St. Francis (Traverse City, MI)	4
16	Sarah Hall - Jr Almont (MI)	4
17	Caitlyn Byers - So Davison (MI)	4
18	Gracie Rickman - So Trenton (MI)	4
19	Morgan James - Sr Port Huron (MI)	4
20	Jenna Kuzara - Fr Plymouth (Canton, MI)	4

MINNESOTA HOME RUN LEADERS

Leaderboard - Player Home Runs
1	Katy Campbell - Sr Andover (MN)	5
2	Kenidi McCabe - Sr Mabel-Canton (Mabel, MN)	3
3	Morgan Deuschle - Sr Andover (MN)	2
4	Morgan Kostecka - Fr Andover (MN)	2
5	Mallory Ignazewski - Jr Glenville-Emmons (Glenville, MN)	1
6	Lola Meyer - Fr Princeton (MN)	1
7	Maddie Jurgensen - Sr Andover (MN)	1
8	Olivia Krafty - So Andover (MN)	1
9	Sam Armstrong - Jr Glenville-Emmons (Glenville, MN)	1
10	Tina Tran - Sr Andover (MN)	1
11	Anna Schave - Sr Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids, MN)	1
12	Grace Erickson - Sr Glenville-Emmons (Glenville, MN)	0
13	Gracie Dahlum - Jr Glenville-Emmons (Glenville, MN)	0
14	Kylie Korman - Sr Glenville-Emmons (Glenville, MN)	0
15	Lacy Peterson - Sr Glenville-Emmons (Glenville, MN)	0
16	Abbie Theusch - Sr Glenville-Emmons (Glenville, MN)	0
17	Liz Wasmoen - Sr Glenville-Emmons (Glenville, MN)	0
18	Ashley Gustafson - Sr Andover (MN)	0
19	Morgan Kloss - Fr Princeton (MN)	0
20	Shelby Ulm - So Princeton (MN)	0

NEW YORK HOME RUN LEADERS

Leaderboard - Player Home Runs
1	Devin Fitzpatrick - Sr Saugerties (NY)	5
2	Amber Banas - Jr Saugerties (NY)	5
3	Abby Unson - Jr Gates Chili (Rochester, NY)	4
4	Amelia Arena - Sr Webster Schroeder (Webster, NY)	3
5	Kayleigh Heckel - So Port Chester (NY)	3
6	Abby Ras - 8th Irondequoit (Rochester, NY)	2
7	Maddy Dodig - So Saugerties (NY)	2
8	Abby Lee - Sr Roosevelt (Hyde Park, NY)	2
9	Krislyn Clement - Jr Webster Schroeder (Webster, NY)	2
10	Reese Winkelman - Fr Spackenkill (Poughkeepsie, NY)	2
11	Lauren Rodriguez - Sr Hamilton (NY)	2
12	Meredith Stamm - Sr Nardin Academy (Buffalo, NY)	2
13	Lauren Zecca - Sr Mahopac (NY)	2
14	Emma Basher - Sr Hamilton (NY)	2
15	Tyler Bergman - Sr Lake George (NY)	2
16	Shannon Starratt - So Lake George (NY)	2
17	Sarah Congelosi - Sr Valley Central (Montgomery, NY)	2
18	Mariah Spencer - Fr Baldwin (NY)	2
19	Emma Brennan - Jr Minisink Valley (Slate Hill, NY)	1
20	Marlayna Cartagena - So Irondequoit (Rochester, NY)	1

OHIO HOME RUN LEADERS

Leaderboard - Player Home Runs
1	Hannah Bendle - So John Glenn (New Concord, OH)	17
2	Sydney Marshall - Fr John Glenn (New Concord, OH)	16
3	Emma Burke - Sr Lancaster (OH)	15
4	Macy Chamberlin - Fr Evergreen (Metamora, OH)	13
5	Peyton Young - Sr Western Brown (Mt. Orab, OH)	13
6	Hannah Hunt - Jr Watkins Memorial (Pataskala, OH)	12
7	Kodi Brenner - Sr Hilltop (West Unity, OH)	12
8	KK Mathis - Jr Lakota West (West Chester, OH)	12
9	Maci Head - Sr Crestwood (Mantua, OH)	12
10	Briahna Bush - Sr Cincinnati Christian (Fairfield, OH)	12
11	Sidney Griffith - Sr Lakeside (Ashtabula, OH)	11
12	Rylyn Dyer - Jr Georgetown (OH)	11
13	Madison Jellison - Jr Watkins Memorial (Pataskala, OH)	10
14	Madison Wendel - Fr Coldwater (OH)	10
15	Annabelle Farmer - Jr Lancaster (OH)	10
16	Claire Steinke - Fr Coldwater (OH)	9
17	Cortney Dobbs - Fr Watkins Memorial (Pataskala, OH)	9
18	Nicolina Pezzone - Jr Struthers (OH)	9
19	Katie McDonald - So Poland Seminary (Poland, OH)	9
20	Kate Rollins - Fr Portsmouth West (West Portsmouth, OH)	9

PENNSYLVANIA HOME RUN LEADERS

Leaderboard - Player Home Runs
1	Maranda Runco - So Mid Valley (Throop, PA)	12
2	Ava Franz - Sr Chichester (Boothwyn, PA)	12
3	Deirdre Flaherty - So Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh, PA)	10
4	MEGAN GREEN - Sr Palmerton (PA)	9
5	Genevieve Ebaugh - Jr Kennett (Kennett Square, PA)	8
6	Brie Wilmot - So North Penn (Lansdale, PA)	8
7	Morgan Farthing - Jr Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli, PA)	7
8	Chloe McManus - Sr Fairview (PA)	7
9	Ellie Meier - Fr Ephrata (PA)	7
10	Jenna Gorecki - Sr Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh, PA)	7
11	Cierra Bender - So Shippensburg (PA)	6
12	Kerrah Clymer - Sr Wellsboro (PA)	6
13	Molly Mitman - Sr Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli, PA)	6
14	Julia Mrochko - Sr Hazleton (PA)	6
15	Taylor Posner - Sr Downingtown West (Downingtown, PA)	6
16	Paige Marabell - So Tunkhannock (PA)	6
17	Nicole Lioumis - Jr Downingtown West (Downingtown, PA)	6
18	Gianna Gombeda - Sr Hazleton (PA)	6
19	Jordyn Melnick - Sr Henderson (West Chester, PA)	6
20	Sydney Selker - Fr Freeport (PA)	6

WISCONSIN HOME RUN LEADERS

Leaderboard - Player Home Runs
1	Olivia Hebert - Sr Middleton (WI)	9
2	Melissa Dietz - Jr Reedsburg (WI)	6
3	Sydnee Duhr - Sr Wisconsin Heights (Mazomanie, WI)	3
4	Bristol Foytik - Jr Brillion (WI)	3
5	Carissa Hammel - Jr Valders (WI)	3
6	Lindsay Steien - So Blair-Taylor (Blair, WI)	2
7	Chloe Wagner - Jr Blair-Taylor (Blair, WI)	2
8	Jenna Redders - Jr Middleton (WI)	2
9	Callie Wagner - So Blair-Taylor (Blair, WI)	2
10	Alexis Watson - Jr Bay Port (Green Bay, WI)	2
11	Kerena Wood - Sr Bay Port (Green Bay, WI)	2
12	Brooklyn Rau - Jr Bay Port (Green Bay, WI)	2
13	Lauren Lange - Sr Lake Country Lutheran (Hartland, WI)	1
14	Abby Zumbrunnen - Sr Middleton (WI)	1
15	Kourtney Mercer - Sr Wisconsin Heights (Mazomanie, WI)	1
16	Kenzie Graff - Jr Two Rivers (WI)	1
17	Mady Wolfgram - Jr Bay Port (Green Bay, WI)	1
18	Ruby Olson - So Reedsburg (WI)	1
19	Kathryn Schmierer - Sr Racine Lutheran (Racine, WI)	1
20	Maddie Strampe - So Baraboo (WI)	1

High school softball: Great Lakes region home run leaders

A look at the top home run hitters in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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