UCLA-bound
Addisen Fisher of
Bend (Ore.) leads a talented list of 20 Class of 2024 players to watch this softball season. The Lava Bears ace can do it all. She hits for power, with 26 career home runs and also has a 0.36 ERA in over 288 innings in the circle.
Throughout the season we will be tracking player accomplishments and contenders for the overall MaxPreps National Player of the Year.
Take a look below at 20 that have our attention as we head into the 2024 high school softball season.
1. Addisen Fisher, Bend (Ore.)Pitcher | UCLAThe powerful right-hander owns a 46-3 career mark in the circle with 600 strikeouts. She has thrown 19 no-hitters and seven perfect games for the Lava Bears.
2. Audrey Lowry,
Tri-West Hendricks (Lizton, Ind.)Pitcher | OklahomaThe lefty ace struck 252 batters last spring as opponents hit .165. She can also hit, finishing with a .607 average and eight home runs.
3. Gabi Comia,
Hanover Central (Cedar Lake, Ind.)Shortstop | Florida
Has all the tools you would want in a softball player. A tremendous glove, speed and can flat out hit. She finished 2023 batting .642.
4. Layla Lamar,
Panther Creek (Cary, N.C.)Third base | FloridaOne of the top bats in the country, the lefty finished with a .585 average and was walked 20 times.
5. Katelynn Oxley,
Bartow (Fla.)Pitcher | FloridaApproaching 1,000 career strikeouts after three seasons as the Yellow Jackets ace. Her best performance may have been in the state finals last year, when she mowed down 16.
Pitcher | LSU
Finished 2023 with 300 total strikeouts for the second straight season. She has 16 career no-hittters, including three perfect games last spring.
7. Ella McDowell,
Foster (Richmond, Texas)Shortstop | ArkansasFinished 2023 on a 32-game hitting streak with 59 total hits and a .678 average. She also smashed 12 bombs.
8. Sofia Mujica,
Granite Hills (El Cajon, Calif.)Catcher | UCLA
Has twice as many home runs as she does strikeouts during her prep career with the Eagles. She has 47 jacks to start 2024 and will be eying a California state record.
9. Emma Kavanagh,
Barrington (Ill.)Catcher | Arizona
One of the top arms behind the plate and huge bat in any lineup, including next fall when she joins the Wildcats.
10. Amayah Doyle,
Carterville (Ill.)Infield | Tennessee Broke a school record last season with 23 home runs. The right-handed slugger hit .587 with 54 RBI and 24 stolen bases.
11. Jordan Lynch,
Rising Sun (North East, Md.)Infield | Virginia TechNearly impossible to get out in 2023, finishing with .650 average while helping the Tigers to a state title.
12. Townsen Thomas,
Episcopal (Bellaire, Texas)Outfield | FloridaIt will be fun to see the triple threat back on the field this year after an injury. She has all the tools: great speed, power and a glove.
Pitcher | Wisconsin She's 65-0 in the circle in her career with the Rockets. She's struck out 575 batters while at the same time batting .533 with 25 career home runs.
14. Jolie Adams,
Lake Central (St. John, Ind.)Outfield | AuburnBatted .427 with 47 total hits in 2023 for the Indians, who fell in the state semifinals to eventual champion Penn.
15. Kaylie Avvisato,
Riverside (Leesburg, Va.)Infield | NorthwesternMiddle infielder hit nine bombs in 2023 and finished with a .485 average. She had a hit in all but three games as a junior.
16. Corri Hicks,
Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.)Catcher | OklahomaThe powerful hitter has smashed 21 career home runs for the Monarchs.
17. Taylor Troutman,
Henderson County (Henderson, Ky.)Outfielder | Mississippi StateA career .422 hitter with 28 total jacks. She finished 2023 with a 17-game hitting streak.
18. Brianne Weiss,
Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)Pitcher | Notre DameThe lefty ace has a career 0.96 ERA in 349 innings. She has also struck out 506 hitters in three seasons.
19. Tia Milloy,
Redmond (Wash.)Infield | OklahomaShe has all the tools in her belt and has been virtually impossible to get out at the high school level, finishing 2023 batting over .600.
20. Shelby McKenzie, Pace (Fla.)Utility | Florida StateThe power has 33 career home runs. She has been walked 52 times and holds a career .608 on base percentage.