The junior has thrown 57.1 innings this season and allowed just one earned run for the Panthers. That run was in the second game of the season. Since then, Wahlbrink has thrown 34 scoreless frames.
Wahlbrink burst on the scene as a freshman by winning 25 games with a 0.46 ERA and 213 strikeouts. Over her career she has a 0.59 ERA with 50 wins and 485 punch outs.
Freshman
Brynli Reynolds of
Clyde (Texas) is No. 2 with a 0.15 ERA. The leader for an undefeated club is coming off a March 20 perfect game where she struck out 20 batters.
No. 1
Orange Beach (Ala.) is led in the circle by sophomore
M.K. McMullan, who checks in at No. 3 on this list with a 0.23 ERA. Since allowing two earned runs in the season opener, McMullan has gone 56 straight innings without allowing an opponent to cross the plate. She is 37-1 in her career with 259 strikeouts.
More highly-prized recruits in the top 10 include Arizona signee
Lilly Hauser of No. 5
Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta, Calif.), junior Stanford commit
Abby Atkinson of
Boyd (Texas), junior Arizona State pledge
Emma Escamilla of
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (San Juan, Texas) and Middle Tennessee State signee
Sailor Presley of
Roane County (Kingston, Tenn.).
Read on for a complete look at the top 50 leaders in ERA for the 2026 softball season.
1. Courtney Wahlbrink, Coral Springs Charter (Coral Springs, Fla.)
ERA: 0.12
IP: 57.1
2. Brynli Reynolds, Clyde (Texas)
ERA: 0.15
IP: 95.2
3. M.K. McMullan, Orange Beach (Ala.)
ERA: 0.23
IP: 61
4. Sailor Presley, Roane County (Kingston, Tenn.)
ERA: 0.27
IP: 51.2
5. Paisley Macias, Avon Park (Fla.)
ERA: 0.28
IP: 50.1
6. Lilly Hauser, Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta, Calif.)
ERA: 0.28
IP: 50
7. Ansley Parr, Childress (Texas)
ERA: 0.33
IP: 85.1
8. Abby Atkinson, Boyd (Texas)
ERA: 0.35
IP: 100.2
9. Vanessa Nawracaj, Windermere Prep (Windermere, Fla.)
ERA: 0.35
IP: 60.2
10. Emma Escamilla, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (San Juan, Texas)
ERA: 0.36
IP: 78
11. Chloe Solis, Clovis East (Clovis, Calif.)
ERA: 0.38
IP: 55.1
12. Savanna Mares, Canyon del Oro (Tucson, Ariz.)
ERA: 0.39
IP: 54
13. Kynzee Anderson, Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport, La.)
ERA: 0.42
IP: 101
14. Jessica Hinnant, Smithville (Texas)
ERA: 0.44
IP: 64
15. Layla Owens, Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton, Miss.)
ERA: 0.44
IP: 63
16. Keyah Kamara, Gulf Coast (Naples, Fla.)
ERA: 0.46
IP: 61.1
17. Mary Taylour Wilbourn, Grenada (Miss.)
ERA: 0.48
IP: 87.2
18. Liliana Escobar, JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
ERA: 0.50
IP: 56.1
19. Calli Wiggins, Kirbyville (Texas)
ERA: 0.56
IP: 50
20. Hannah DeMarcus, Pace (Fla.)
ERA: 0.57
IP: 61
21. Kyleigh Mace, Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.)
ERA: 0.58
IP: 60
22. Landry Long, LaSalle (Olla, La.)
ERA: 0.58
IP: 60
23. Ashtyn Rogers, Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy (Westwego, La.)
ERA: 0.61
IP: 91.2
24. MacKenzie Melton, North Central (Kershaw, S.C.)
ERA: 0.61
IP: 69
25. Makayli Davis, Colbert County (Leighton, Ala.)
ERA: 0.64
IP: 76
26. Haylee Moynier, Union (Roosevelt, Utah)
ERA: 0.65
IP: 75
27. Madelyn Lasater, Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.)
ERA: 0.66
IP: 53
28. Kayla Price, Yuma Catholic (Yuma, Ariz.)
ERA: 0.71
IP: 59
29. Hattie Macumber, Willcox (Ariz.)
ERA: 0.72
IP: 87
30. Kaylee McDowell, Belmont (Miss.)
ERA: 0.74
IP: 57
31. Erin Keel, Castor (La.)
ERA: 0.75
IP: 56.1
32. Kadyn Sanchez, Santa Clara (Oxnard, Calif.)
ERA: 0.75
IP: 56
33. Malloy Miles, French Settlement (La.)
ERA: 0.75
IP: 55.2
34. Ashley James, Hillcrest (Riverside, Calif.)
ERA: 0.76
IP: 55.1
T35. Samantha Almaraz, Arcadia (Calif.)
ERA: 0.77
IP: 54.2
T35. Hannah Jones, Tocoi Creek (St. Augustine, Fla.)
ERA: 0.77
IP: 54.2
37. Alivia Miller, Springstead (Spring Hill, Fla.)
ERA: 0.79
IP: 53
38. Camila Diaz, Doral Academy (Doral, Fla.)
ERA: 0.80
IP: 61
39. Layla Steele, Brookwood (Ala.)
ERA: 0.81
IP: 60.2
40. Charisma Micco, Okeechobee (Fla.)
ERA: 0.81
IP: 51.2
41. Lydia Berent, Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
ERA: 0.82
IP: 51
42. Rylee Swilley, Santa Fe (Alachua, Fla.)
ERA: 0.84
IP: 67
43. Aubrey Grall, Master's Academy (Vero Beach, Fla.)
ERA: 0.86
IP: 81
44. Keira Mangtamag, Maud (Texas)
ERA: 0.86
IP: 57
45. Payton Prior, Rocklin (Calif.)
ERA: 0.87
IP: 72.1
46. Leanna Bourdage, Gainesville (Fla.)
ERA: 0.90
IP: 54.1
47. Reagan Christopherson, Magnolia (Texas)
ERA: 0.92
IP: 83.1
48. Faith Mayfield, O'Connor (Helotes, Texas)
ERA: 0.94
IP: 82.1
49. Sydney Root, Xavier College Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.)
ERA: 0.94
IP: 52.1
50. Rian Hickman, Mission Vista (Oceanside, Calif.)
ERA: 0.94
IP: 52
