Kayla Bonstrom of Canyon del Oro is the 2012 MaxPreps Medium Schools Player of the Year. The overall honor went to Keystone (Ohio) star Kenzie Conrad, but Bonstrom can keep the Medium Schools title to herself.
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Identified as schools in enrollment divisions with with between 1,000 and 2,000 students, medium-sized schools accounted for 17 of the 60 players on the MaxPreps All-American Softball Team including MVP Kenzie Conrad of Keystone.
Additionally, 15 players from medium-sized schools were recognized as the overall state player of the year, regardless of division.
Thus this year's MaxPreps Medium Schools All-American Softball Team is loaded with talent, starting with medium schools MVP Kayla Bonstrom of Canyon del Oro. Since Conrad already received the MaxPreps overall National Player of the Year honor, we have decided to additionally honor Bonstrom as her outstanding achievements warrant recognition.
Robert Radford of Northern is the MaxPreps MediumSchools Coach of the Year.
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Headed to Stanford next year, Bonstrom was the Gatorade State Player of the Year and was also the Arizona Republic State Player of the Year.
Robert Radford of Northern (Owings, MD), earns the MaxPreps Medium Schools Coach of the Year honor after leading the Patriots to a 25-0 record and the Maryland Class 3A state championship. The Patriots have won five straight Maryland 3A state titles and have the nation's longest win streak at 53 straight games.
Northern also finished No. 4 in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Rankings and have two players on the medium schools All-American team.
The 60-member All-American team includes players who were also selected to the MaxPreps All-American team. Some players may play for schools with enrollments over 2,000 or under 1,000, but generally the enrollment division they belong to is mostly populated with schools between those two parameters.
MaxPreps Medium Schools All-American Softball Team
First TeamP - Kenzie Conrad, Keystone (La Grange, Ohio), Senior
Gatorade State Player of the Year... Ohio Division II All-State Team... Lorain County Miss Softball... All-Northeast District... National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region Team... All-Patriot Athletic Conference... Cleveland Plain Dealer Player of the Year (2011)... Committed to Akron.
Stats - 25-0 record, 0.74 ERA, 178 K, 142 IP, .485 batting average, 11 home runs, 44 RBIs.
P - Kelsi Pardue, Allen County (Scottsville, Ky.), Senior
Two-time Kentucky Coaches Association State Player of the Year... Region 4 Player of the Year... 2011 Gatorade State Player of the Year... Committed to Western Kentucky.
Stats - 30-5 record, 0.67 ERA, 405 strikeouts, .412 batting average, 1,290 career strikeouts, 112 career wins.
P - Vanessa Alvarez, Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.), Senior
San Jose Mercury News All-Area Team... West Catholic Athletic League Pitcher of the Year... Committed to Cal.
Stats - 25-1 record, 197 strikeouts, 170.2 innings pitched, 14 shutouts, .450 batting average, 27 runs, 14 RBI, 8 doubles.
Delanie Gourley, El Capitan
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San Diego Section MVP... Committed to Florida.
Stats - 345 strikeouts, 18-5 record, 0.58 ERA, 156.1 innings pitched, .534 batting average, 9 doubles, 4 home runs, 24 RBI
P - Erin Gabriel, Poland Seminary (Ohio), Senior
Ohio Division II All-State Team... Two-time Gatorade State Player of the Year... Committed to Tennessee.
Stats - 16-2 record, 0.53 ERA, 232 strikeouts, 124.2 innings pitched, .461 batting average, 28 RBI, 35 runs.
P - Kelsee Selman, Hudson (Lufkin, Texas), Junior
Texas Girls Softball Coaches Association All-State Team... State Tournament MVP... Committed to LSU.
Stats - 36-3 record, 0.62 ERA, 246.2 innings pitched, 446 strikeouts, 41 walks, .361 batting average, 12 doubles, 38 RBI
P - Tiara Davis, Henderson (Texas), Junior
Texas Girls Softball Coaches Association All-State Team... District 16-3A MVP... Committed to Texas.
Stats - 19-7 record (regular season), 207 strikeouts, 176.2 innings pitched, .484 batting average, 19 doubles, 19 RBI, 12 stolen bases.
P - Christina Gabriele, Gulliver Prep (Miami), Senior
Miami Herald All-Dade County Team... Florida Dairy Farmers 4A Player of the Year... Committed to George Mason.
Stats - 23-2 record, 171 strikeouts, 0.84 ERA
P - Aimee Chapdelaine, American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), Senior
Miami Herald All-Broward County Team... Sun Sentinel All-Broward County MVP... Committed to Virginia.
Stats - 21-4 record, 0.38 ERA, 201 strikeouts
P - Kelsey Dominik, Kingsway (Woolwich Township, N.J.), Senior
Gatorade State Player of the Year... NJ.Com State Player of the Year... South Jersey Player of the Year... Committed to Temple
Stats - 25-4 record, 284 strikeouts, 38 walks, 206 innings pitched, 0.65 ERA, 11 home runs, 13 doubles, 48 RBI, .457 batting average.
Catherine Horner, La Canada
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Southern Section Division V Player of the Year... Pasadena Star News All-Area Team... Committed to Tulsa.
Stats - .418 batting average, 30 runs, 29 RBI, 15 doubles, 4 home runs.
C - Emily Naegele, Oak Forest (Ill.), Senior
Chicago Tribune All-State Second Team... Illinois Coaches Association Division II All-State Team... Committed to Radford.
Stats - .607 batting average, 68 hits, 12 home runs, 50 RBI, 55 runs, 31 stolen bases.
C - Ashley Baker, Big Spring (Newville, Pa.), Senior
Patriot News Big 11 Team...
Stats - .471 batting average, 37 RBI, 11 home runs.
1B - Meredith Burroughs, C.B. Aycock (Pikeville, N.C.), Sophomore
District 2-3A Player of the Year... North Carolina Coaches Association All-State Team.
Stats - .545 batting average, 19 home runs, 48 RBI, 6 doubles, 48 runs.
1B - Nisa Ontiveros, Ridgeview (Bakersfield, Calif.), Senior
Bakersfield Californian Player of the Year... South Yosemite Player of the Year... Committed to Cal.
Stats - .500 batting average, 55 RBI, 6 doubles, 15 home runs, 24-2 record, 249 strikeouts, 11 walks, 0.34 ERA, 163 IP.
IF - Erin Pond, Keystone (La Grange, Ohio), Senior
Ohio Coaches Association Division II All-State Team... Lorain County Coaches Association Player of the Year... All-Northeast District Team... National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region Team... Committed to Akron.
Stats - .510 batting average, 45 runs, 11 doubles, 5 triples, 9 home runs, 47 RBI.
IF - Shelby Carter, Celina (Texas), Senior
Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State Team... TGCA 3A-2A-1A State Player of the Year... Dallas Morning News All-Area Team... Committed to Midwestern State.
Stats - .470 batting average, 16 doubles, 4 triples, 6 home runs, 45 RBI.
IF - Lindsey Schmeiser, Northern (Owings, Md.), Senior
Washington Post All-Met Player of the Year... Committed to Maryland.
Stats - .641 batting average, 4 home runs, 34 RBI, 49 runs.
IF - Erin Satterfield, Ironwood Ridge (Tucson, Ariz.), Senior
Arizona Republic All-State Team... Tucson Daily Star All-Area Team... Committed to North Carolina.
Stats - .429 batting average, 12 home runs.
Nisa Ontiveros, Ridgeview
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Southern Section Division III Player of the Year... Inland Valley Bulletin All-Valley Team... Committed to Arizona State.
Stats - .423 batting average, 37 RBI, 12 doubles, 7 home runs.
IF - Maleena Esparza, La Habra (Calif.), Senior,
Orange County Register All-County Team... Whittier Daily News All-Area Player of the Year... Southern Section All-Division III Team.
Stats - .545 batting average, 35 RBI, 44 runs, 12 home runs.
OF - Haylie McCleney, Jordan (Morris, Ala.), Senior
Alabama Sportswriters Association Player of the Year ... Gatorade State Player of the Year... ASWA Class 5A Hitter of the Year... ASWA Class 5A Player of the Year... Signed with Alabama.
Stats - .692 batting average, 65 stolen bases, 90 hits, 64 runs, 9 home runs, only one strikeout.
OF - Kayla Bonstrom, Canyon del Oro (Tucson, Ariz.), Senior
Arizona Republic State Player of the Year... Gatorade State Player of the Year... Tucson Daily Star All-Area Player of the Year... Committed to Stanford.
Stats - .603, 16 home runs, 18 doubles, 7 triples, 63 RBI, 71 runs.
OF - Kylie Johnson, Kankakee (Ill.), Senior
Chicago Tribune Illinois State Player of the Year... Illinois Coaches Class 3A All-State Team... Chicago Sun Times All-Area Team... Committed to Illinois.
Stats - .735 batting average, 111 hits, 5 home runs, 36 RBI, 79 runs, 79 stolen bases.
OF - Allison Foster, Christian Academy (Louisville, Ky.), Senior
Gatorade State Player of the Year ... Coaches Association All-State Division 2 Team... Committed to Bellarmine.
Stats - .500 batting average, 10 home runs, 39 runs, 31 RBI, 46 career triples, 24-6 record, 0.80 ERA, 302 strikeouts, 176 innings pitched.
OF - Shellie Landry, St. Thomas More (Lafayette, La.), Senior
Class 4A State Player of the Year ... All-Acadiana Player of the Year... Committed to University of Louisiana
Stats - .586 batting average, 11 home runs, 22 doubles, 56 RBI.
OF - Jazmyn Jackson, Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.), Sophomore
San Jose Mercury News All-Area Team... West Catholic Athletic League MVP... Committed to Cal.
Stats - .551 batting average, 37 runs, 31 RBI, 11 doubles, 5 triples, 3 home runs.
UT - Briana Combs, Ladywood (Livonia, Mich.), Senior
Gatorade State Player of the Year... Michigan Coaches Association Division II All-State Team... Committed to Cleveland State.
Stats - 148-19 career record, 1,340 career strikeouts, 50 walks, 0.28 career ERA in 1,050 innings pitched.
UT - Casey Stangel, Lake City (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho), Junior
Gatorade State Player of the Year... Committed to Missouri.
Stats - 22-2 record, 0.37 ERA, 218 strikeouts in 132.1 innings pitched, .558 batting average, 11 home runs, 59 RBI.
UT - Sydnee Eck, Andale/Garden Plain (Andale, Kan.), Senior
Wichita Eagle All-Metro Team... Kansas Coaches Association Class 4A All-State Team.
Stats - 0.41 ERA, 203 strikeouts, eight shuouts, .474, 38 RBI, 14 home runs.
Second Team
P - Kourtney Bevers, Liberty Hill (Texas), Senior
All-Central Texas Player of the Year... Texas Girsl Coaches Association All-State Team... District 25-3A Player of the Year... Committed to Mary Hardin-Baylor.
Stats - 12-3 record, .418 batting average.
P - Lauren Heinrich, Cooper (Lubbock, Texas), Senior
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Player of the Year... Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State Team... Committed to West Texas A&M.
Stats - 21-5 record, 204 strikeouts, .537 batting average, 6 home runs, 60 RBI.
P - Ashley Rey, University (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Senior
Sun Sentinel All-Broward County Team... Miami Herald All-Broward County Team... Committed to Lamar.
Stats - 24-4 record, 0.52 ERA, 235 strikeouts.
P - Jasmine Antunez, Garden Grove (Calif.), Senior
Southern Section Division IV Player of the Year... Orange County Register All-County Second Team... Garden Grove League MVP... Committed to Cal State Fullerton.
P - Holly McKinnon, North Marion (Citra, Fla.), Junior
Florida Dairy Farmers Class 5A Player of the Year... Ocala Herald-Banner Player of the Year... Committed to South Alabama.
Stats - 23-2 record, 0.43 ERA, 299 strikeouts, .474 batting average, 9 doubles, 32 RBI, 7 home runs.
P - Nicole Steinbach, Andrean (Merrillville, Ind.), Senior
Indiana Girls Coaches Association All-State Team... Post Tribune Player of the Year... Committed to Ball State.
Stats - 25-2 record, 193 innings pitched, 304 strikeouts, 0.47 ERA, .309 batting average, 23 RBI, 5 doubles, 4 home runs.
P - Jess Cummings, Northern (Owings, Md.), Sophomore
Gatorade State Player of the Year... Washington Post All-Met Team.
Stats - 20-0 record, 0.38 ERA, 260 strikeouts, 128 innings.
P - Lauren Cox, La Canada (Calif.), Senior
Pasadena Star News Player of the Year... Southern Section All-Division V Team... Committed to San Diego.
Stats - 23-3 record, 321 strikeouts, 0.62 ERA, 191.1 innings pitched, 18 shutouts.
P - Taylor Nowlin, Sunrise Mountain (Peoria, Ariz.), Junior
Arizona Republic All-Arizona Team... Arizona Division II All-State Team... West Valley Player of the Year.
P - Carley Hoover, Daniel (Central, S.C.), Junior
Gatorade State Player of the Year... High School Sports Report AAA Pitcher of the Year... Committed to Stanford.
Stats - 16-4 record, 138.2 innings pitched, 0.50 ERA, 296 strikeouts, .475 batting average, seven home runs, 34 runs, 59 walks.
C - Alexis Gonzalez, Bishop Amat (La Puente, Calif.), Junior
San Gabriel Valley Tribune All-Area Team... Southern Section All-Division III Team... Del Rey League MVP.
Stats - .495 batting average, 38 RBI, 11 doubles, 11 home runs.
C - Alyssa Reina, Bear River (Grass Valley, Calif.), Senior
Sacramento Bee All-Metro Team... Committed to North Dakota State.
Stats - .589 batting average, 39 runs, 34 RBI, 12 doubles, 4 triples, 7 home runs.
C - Shelby Bishop, Newton County (Decatur, Miss.), Senior
Jackson Clarion Ledger Mississippi All-State Team.
Stats - .425 batting average, 40 runs.
1B - Danielle Chitkowski, Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn, Ill.), Senior
Chicago Tribune All-State Team... Illinois Coaches Association Division II All-State Team... Committed to Syracuse.
Stats - .466 batting average, 7 home runs, 50 RBI, 18-2 record, 124 strikeouts.
1B - Briana Pontecorvo, Hanford West (Calif.), Senior
West Yosemite League Pitcher of the Year... Fresno Bee All-Area Team... Committed to San Jose State.
Stats - .448 batting average, 9 home runs, 51 RBI, 9 doubles, 20-7 record, 130 strikeouts.
IF - Danielle Vega, Aquinas (San Bernardino, Calif.), Senior
Southern Section All-Division IV Team... San Bernardino All-Sun Team... Committed to UNC Greensboro.
Stats - .632 batting average, 61 RBI, 48 runs, 5 home runs.
IF - Chandler Middlebrook, Auburndale (Fla.), Sophomore
Lakeland Ledger All-Area Team.
Stats - .417 batting average, 42 RBI, 40 runs, 8 doubles, 6 home runs.
IF - Brandi Harkness, St. Lucy's (Glendora, Calif.), Senior
Southern Section All-Division III Team... Inland Valley Bulletin All-Valley Team... Committed to St. Joseph's.
Stats - .441 batting average, 10 home runs, 45 RBI, 27 runs.
IF - Taylor Purdy, Barstow (Calif.), Senior
Southern Section All-Division IV Team... Desert Dispatch Player of the Year... Committed to San Jose State.
Stats - .514 batting average, 47 RBI, 14 doubles, 6 triples, 14 home runs.
IF - Jordan Bizzell, Hartsville (S.C.), Senior
High School Sports Reports AAA Player of the Year... Committed to South Carolina.
Stats - .471 batting average, 22 RBI.
IF - Breanna Homer, La Grange (Texas), Junior
Texas Softball Coaches Association All-State Team... District 23-3A Player of the Year.
Stats - .463 batting average, 32 runs, 36 RBI, 7 doubles, 12 home runs.
OF - Dominique Grossman, Gulliver Prep (Miami), Senior
Miami Herald All-Dade County Team... Committed to Georgia Southern.
Stats - .341 batting average, 20 RBI, 6 home runs.
OF - Kelsey Waters, Keystone Heights (Fla.), Junior
Gainesville All-Area Team.
Stats - .533, 4 doubles, 10 triples, 5 home runs, 28 RBI.
OF - Hannah Cookson, Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta, Calif.), Sophomore
Southern Section All-Division III Team.
Stats - .731 batting average, 53 RBI, 5 doubles, 5 triples, 16 home runs.
OF - Reed Karsten, Marengo (Ill.), Senior
Chicago Tribune All-State Second Team... Illinois Coaches Association Division II All-State Team... Committed to Winona State.
Stats - .557 batting average, 22 RBI, 78 hits, 51 runs.
OF - Evie Lorimer, Spring Lake (Mich.), Senior
Michigan Softball Coaches Association Position Player of the Year... Division II All-State Team...
Stats - .573 batting average, 92 stolen bases.
OF - Ashley Cole, Woodgrove (Purcellville, Va.), Junior
Washington Post All-Met Team.
Stats - .512 batting average, 38 RBI, 36 runs, 43 stolen bases.
UT - Krystel Gabbard, Kaiser (Fontana, Calif.), Senior
San Bernardino All-Sun Player of the Year... Southern Section All-Division IV Team...
Stats - .389 batting average, 30 RBI, 7 doubles, 5 home runs, 18-5 record, 147 strikeouts, 160 innings pitched, 2.10 ERA.
UT - MacKenzie Boehler, Swan Valley (Saginaw, Mich.), Senior
Michigan Coaches Association Division II All-State Team... Committed to Wayne State.
Stats - 22-1 record, 284 strikeouts, 0.33 ERA, .391 batting average, 6 home runs, 39 RBI, 6 doubles.
UT - Abby Klopp, Baldwin-Woodville (Baldwin, Wis.), Sophomore
Wisconsin Coaches Association Division II Player of the Year.
Stats - .588 batting average, 42 runs, 39 RBI, 14 doubles, 4 home runs, 27-1 record, 281 strikeouts, 18 shutouts, 0.74 ERA, 179.1 innings pitched.
