Best high school softball player in each state

Each player was chosen based on last year’s statistical data provided to MaxPreps, local, state or national honors with input of player rankings by FloSoftball or Extra Innings.
Alabama — Shelby Lowe, P, Sr., Pickens Academy (Carrollton)Lowe has been pitching at the varsity level since sixth grade, and averaged 15 strikeouts her junior year.
College: Auburn

Alaska — Sabrina Jolin, P, Jr., South (Anchorage)
Named the 2019 Gatorade State Player of the Year. As a sophomore she had 0.65 ERA and hit over .600 with 10 home runs.
College: Undecided

Arizona — Carlie Scupin, 1B, Sr., Tucson High Magnet School (Tucson)
Has a career .610 batting average with 117 RBI and 41 home runs. The 2019 Gatorade State Player of the Year had a .783 OBP last spring.
College: Arizona

Arkansas — Hallie Wacaser, OF, Sr., Bentonville West (Centerton)
Wacaser has smashed 36 home runs during her three years of high school with a .511 average and 130 RBI.
College: Florida State

California — Nicole May, P, Sr., Foothill (Pleasanton)
Returns after leading the Falcons to a 28-0 record last season. She went 24-0 with 14 shutouts, an 0.32 ERA and 246 strikeouts in 151 innings last year. The MaxPreps All-American also batted .463.
College: Oklahoma

Colorado
Season in the fall.

Connecticut — Madison Procyk, P, Sr., Masuk (Monroe)
Procyk returns for her senior season and looks to lead the Panthers to their third straight title after being named to the CHSCA All-State team.
College: Amherst

Delaware — Taylor Vitola, SS, Sr., Appoquinimink (West Middletown)
The Gatorade State Player of the Year from 2019 returns after hitting .603 with 24 stolen bases.
College: UNC Wilmington

Florida — Avery Goelz, IF, Sr., Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton)
Had 16 games with two or more hits and hit in 29 of 31 games. The three-time MaxPreps All-American hit .543 last season.
College: Florida

Georgia
Season in the fall

Hawaii — Ailana Agbayani, MIF, So., 'Iolani (Honolulu)
Ailiana's oldest sister, Aleia, was the 2019 Gatorade State Player of the Year and now plays for Cal. Former major leaguer Benny Agbayani's youngest daughter has the talent to be special the next three seasons and beyond.
College: Undecided

Idaho — Oakleigh Kearby, P, Sr., Mountain View (Meridian)
Went 19-2 last spring striking out 161 while also hitting .492 with three home runs.
College: Colorado State University-Pueblo

Illinois — Bailey Dowling, IF, Sr., St. Joseph-Ogden
Enters season as the state career home run leader with 65. In 2019, she batted .674 and blasted 22 home runs. The three-time MaxPreps All-American had a .760 OBP.
College: Alabama
Hit over .400 all three years at the varsity level. She clubbed 11 home runs her freshman year and has now doubled that total. Opposing teams have worked around her as she has 54 career walks.
College: Washington

Iowa — Maren Judisch, P, Sr., Des Moines Christian (Des Moines)
The first Iowa player Baylor has ever recruited. Extra Innings Softball has her ranked as one of the top 100 players in the Class of 2020.
College: Baylor

Kansas — Tatum Clopton, P, Jr., Lawrence Free State (Lawrence)
The returning Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year award winner and MaxPreps All-American led the Firebirds to a 23-2 record and second-straight 6A state championship.
College: Oklahoma State

Kentucky — Riley Hull, C, Jr., Pulaski County (Somerset)
Followed up a very good freshman year with an even better sophomore year, hitting .620 with 42 RBI.
College: Mississippi State

Louisiana — Olivia Lackie, P, Sr., Holden
Has led the Rockets to three-straight Class B titles. As a junior she went 21-2 with a 0.55 ERA. She can also swing a bat and hit .452.
College: South Alabama
Maine — Bella Dickinson, P, Sr., Scarborough
The senior hurler is 60-0 with three state titles in her high school career.
College: Southern New Hampshire University

Maryland — Madison Penta, P, Sr., Bohemia Manor (Chesapeake City)
One of the top pitchers, if not the top, in the Class of 2020. She tossed a no hitter and tied a state championship record with 19 strikeouts in her final outing as a junior.
College: Auburn

Massachusetts — Giana Lacedra, P, So., Lowell
Named the Massachusetts 2019 Gatorade Player of the Year award winner as a freshman. The now-sophomore went 20-2 overall with a 1.00 ERA.
College: Undecided
Went 26-2 last spring, struck out 351 and was named Michigan State Player of the Year after winning a second-straight state title.
College: Wisconsin

Minnesota — Brynn Hostettler, P, Jr., Northfield
Enters her junior year as a star pitcher after striking out 267 and finishing with a 0.81 ERA last season.
College: Minnesota

Mississippi — Paige Kilgore, P, Jr., Houston
A varsity pitcher since she was a seventh-grader. Kilgore has 67 career wins with 485 punch outs with two more seasons remaining.
College: Undecided

Missouri
Season in the fall

Montana — Anna Toon, P, Sr., Great Falls
Named the 2019 Gatorade Player of the Year winner, she helped the Bison win their second consecutive Class AA state championship. Fanned 114 batters in 100 innings last spring.
College: Undecided

Nevada — Kailee Luschar, 2B, Sr., Carson (Carson City)
Luschar has hit above .460 in all three seasons for the Senators. As a junior she hit .579 with four home runs and 35 stolen bases.
College: Arizona State

New Hampshire — Sam Wilberg, P, Sr., Exeter
Named the D-I Pitcher of the Year in 2019, she enters the spring with 390 career strikeouts and capped last spring with the school's first state title.
College: Undecided

New Jersey — Karina Gaskins, IF, Sr., Donovan Catholic (Toms River)
NJ.Com's Player of the Year and Gatorade award winner batted .642 and hit 19 home runs last spring.
College: Notre Dame

New Mexico — Rylee Crandall, P, So., Artesia
Selected as a MaxPreps Underclass All-American in 2019, she went 22-1 with a 0.61 ERA. She also batted .411 with 13 homers.
College: Undecided

New York — Summer Clark, P, Jr., Williamsville East (East Amherst)
The Class A player of the year led the Flames to a 27-0 season and was named a 2019 MaxPreps All-American.
College: Missouri

North Carolina — Jala Wright, P, Sr., Providence Day (Charlotte)
A utility player for the Chargers, she struck out 145 batters and also hit .542 at the plate.
College: Michigan State

North Dakota — Logan Gronberg, P, So., Bismarck
The 2019 Gatorade State Player of the Year did it all, going 26-3 in the circle and also hitting 15 home runs.
College: Undecided

Ohio — Allison Smith, P, Sr., Champion (Warren)
Won 16 games as a pitcher and hit 18 home runs at the plate as she looks to win a fourth-straight state title.
College: Ohio State

Oklahoma
Season in the fall

Oregon — Alyssa Daniell, 1B, Sr., Clackamas
Hit over .650 as a sophomore and was named the Class 6A softball player of the year. She came back her junior year with another solid season batting .500.