California leads the MaxPreps Preseason All-American Softball Team with 13 players, while Texas has five and Alabama four.
In all, 21 states are represented on the 50-player team. Virginia, Illinois and Louisiana each had three players named.
One team, Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Va.), had two players named Preseason All-American: pitcher Tori Finucane (first team) and catcher Jillian Ferraro (second team).
The team features 34 seniors,15 juniors and one sophomore — catcher Maddie McCracken of North (Olathe, Kan.). She has committed to Notre Dame.
MaxPreps 2013 Preseason All-American Softball Team

Johanna Grauer, Amador Valley
Photo by Ike Dodson
First TeamP - Johanna Grauer, Amador Valley (Pleasanton, Calif.), JuniorGrauer
was a MaxPreps All-American and Contra Costa Times All-East Bay Player
of the Year in 2012 and has committed to Arizona State.
Stats: 26-1 record, 15 shutouts, 0.33 ERA, 328 strikeouts, 171 IP, .356 batting average.
P - Casey Stangel, Lake City (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho), SeniorThe MaxPreps All-American is a two-time Idaho Gatorade State Player of the Year. She has signed with Missouri.
Stats: 22-2 record, 0.37 ERA, 218 strikeouts in 132.1 innings pitched, .558 batting average, 11 home runs, 59 RBIs and 1.250 slugging pct.
P - Kelsee Selman, Hudson (Lufkin, Texas), SeniorNamed a MaxPreps All-American and to the Texas Girls Softball Coaches Association All-State Team and State Tournament MVP, Selman has committed to LSU.
Stats: 36-3 record, 0.62 ERA, 246.2 innings pitched, 446 strikeouts, 41 walks, .361 batting average, 12 doubles, 38 RBIs.
P - Tori Finucane, Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Va.), SeniorThe MaxPreps All-American, Gatorade State Player of the Year and Washington Post All-Met Team member has committed to Missouri.
Stats: 27-1 record, 0.09 ERA, 332 strikeouts, 161 IP, 22 BB, .363 batting average and 25 RBIs.
P - Madi Schreyer, Woodinville (Wash.), SeniorThe MaxPreps All-American and Gatorade State Player of the Year was also the Seattle Times All-Area Player of the Year. She has committed to Stanford.
Stats: 21-0 record, 0.28 ERA, 189 strikeouts, 123 innings pitched, 33 walks.
P - Samantha Martin, Chiles (Tallahassee, Fla.), SeniorMartin was MaxPreps All-American, Tallahassee Big Bend Player of the Year and Florida Dairy Farmers Class 7A State Player of the Year. She will play at College of Charleston.
Stats: 19-1 record, 190 strikeouts, 0.96 ERA.
P - Shannon Smith, Milford (Mass.), SeniorThe Gatorade State Player of Year, Smith is Kentucky bound.
Stats: 359 batters in 169 innings with a 0.08 ERA. In all, she had nine no-hitters, five perfect games and seven one-hit games. Batted .460, seven homers, .905 slugging pct.

Heather Bowen, Centennial
Photo by Vince Pugliese
C - Riley Fira, Ennis (Texas), SeniorFira was a MaxPreps All-American, on the Dallas Morning News All-Area Team and a Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State Team pick. She has committed to UT-Arlington.
Stats: .482 batting average, 50 runs, 70 RBIs, and 15 home runs.
C - Sahvanna Jaquish, Redlands East Valley (Calif.), SeniorA Maxpreps All-American, Southern Section All-Division I selection and Citrus Belt League MVP, Jaquish has committed to LSU.
Stats: .565 batting average, 36 runs, 24 RBIs, 10 doubles, seven triples, three home runs.
C - Maddie McCracken, North (Olathe, Kan.), SophomoreA Kansas Coaches Association Class 6A All-State Team selection and NFCA Academic All-American, McCracken has committed to Notre Dame.
INF - Heather Bowen, Centennial (Las Vegas), Junior Gatorade State Player of the Year and Class 4A All-State Team as a sophomore.
Stats: .480 batting average, 54 RBIs, 18 doubles, 60 runs, 16 home runs.
INF - Kylie Howard, John Marshall (Glen Dale, W. Va.), SeniorGatorade State Player of the Year. Howard led team to 35-4 and state title AAA class.
Stats: .475 BA, 52 runs, five homers, 15 doubles, eight triples, 55 RBIs. She is a three-time first team all-state player.
INF - Meredith Burroughs, C.B. Aycock (Pikeville, N.C.), Junior As a sophomore, she was was the District 2-3A Player of the Year and a member of the North Carolina Coaches Association All-State Team.
Stats: .545 batting average, 19 home runs, 48 RBIs, six doubles, 48 runs.
INF - Kasey Cooper, Dothan (Ala.), SeniorCooper was first team Alabama All-Super State Team and Alabama Class 6A State Player of the Year. She has signed with Auburn.
Stats: .599 average, 19 home runs, 58 RBIs, 72 runs, 32 doubles, 34 stolen bases, 28-11 record, 0.99 ERA, 344 strikeouts, 233.1 innings pitched, 16 shutouts, five no-hitters.
INF - Taurie Pogue, Mountain View (Meridian, Idaho), Junior As a sophomore, the All-State Pogue led the Mavericks to a third-place finish at state. She has committed to Cal.
Stats: .551 batting average, 18 doubles, 12 home runs, 39 RBIs.

Maeve McGuire, Benet Academy
Photo by Colin Sean King
INF - Marisa Runyon, Carolina Forest (Myrtle Beach, S.C.), SeniorRunyon was named The Toast of the Coast Softball Player of the Year by The Sun News. She has signed with Alabama.
Stats: .556 batting average, 40 RBIs, 30 runs and .975 slugging pct.
INF - Gabrielle Maurice, Johansen (Modesto, Calif.), SeniorNamed Modesto Bee Player of Year, Maurice has signed with UCLA.
Stats: 18 stolen bases, 27 RBIs, 10 doubles, four triples, nine home runs, batted .614 and scored 36 runs.
OF - Maeve McGuire, Benet Academy (Lisle, Ill.), Senior McGuire was the Chicago Sun Times All-Area MVP and has committed to Georgia.
Stats: .528 batting average, 65 hits, 59 runs, 24 doubles, 16 HR, 48 RBIs.
OF - Jazmyn Jackson, Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.), Junior As a sophomore, Jackson was San Jose Mercury News All-Area First Team and West Catholic Athletic League MVP. She has committed to Cal.
Stats: .551 batting average, 37 runs, 31 RBIs, 11 doubles, five triples, three home runs.
OF - Nicole Pendley, Rio Rancho (N.M.), Junior As a sophomore, Pendley was first team New Mexico Class 5A All-State Team. She has committed to Arizona.
Stats: .568 batting average, eight doubles, 11 triples, nine home runs, 34 RBIs, 42 stolen bases.
OF - Hannah Cookson, Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta, Calif.), JuniorThe Southern Section All-Division III Team member has committed to Long Beach State.
Stats: .731 batting average, 53 RBIs, five doubles, five triples, 16 home runs.
UTIL - Baylee Corbello, Sam Houston (Lake Charles, La.), SeniorThe state's Gatorade Player of the Year and Class 5A Player of the Year, Corbello has committed to UL Lafayette.
Stats: 23-4 record, 337 strikeouts, 179 IP, 0.86 ERA, .496 batting average, 39 RBIs, three home runs.

Kenedy Urbany, O'Connor
Photo by Lester Rosebrock
UTIL - Carly Hoover, Daniel (Central, S.C.), SeniorHoover was the Gatorade State Player of the Year and AAA Pitcher of the Year. She was also a MaxPreps Volleyball All-American and has committed to Stanford for softball.
Stats: 16-4 record, 138.2 innings pitched, 0.50 ERA, 296 strikeouts, .475 batting average, seven home runs, 34 runs, 59 walks.
UTIL - Allison Stewart, Olathe East (Kan.), JuniorKansas Coaches Association Class 6A All-State Team and state Gatorade Player of the Year. Stewart has committed to the University of Arkansas.
Stats: 13-0 record, 0.20 ERA, 118 strikeouts, 69.1 innings pitched, .532 batting average, 52 RBIs, five home runs.
UTIL - Kenedy Urbany, O'Connor (Helotes, Texas), SeniorSan Antonio News Express Player of the Year and a Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State selection, Urbany has committed to Stephen F. Austin.
Stats: 30-3, 0.90 ERA, 259 strikeouts, 210 innings pitched, .477 batting average, four triples, four home runs, 15 doubles, 60 RBIs.
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