High school softball: Macie Bryant, M.K. McMullan headline Underclass All-Americans

Bryant is the National Junior of the Year after leading Barbers Hill to a state championship and No. 3 national ranking. She went 32-1 with 342 strikeouts and a 0.46 ERA. The LSU commit also threw five no-hitters, including a perfect game in the title game.

McMullan is the National Sophomore of the Year after leading the Makos to their sixth consecutive state crown by winning 30 games and striking out 212 batters. At the plate, she slugged 14 home runs with a .460 batting average.

Eiland caught for a state championship squad while batting .417 with 16 extra-base hits and 41 RBI. Her first career hit was a home run off MaxPreps National Player of the Year and Georiga signee Kynzee Anderson.

P – Macie Bryant, Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu, Texas)
LSU commit threw a perfect game in the state championship and handed No. 2 Lake Creek its only loss of the season.

P – Hannah DeMarcus, Pace (Fla.)
Led Pace to a No. 13 national ranking and state title by striking out 315 batters in 155.2 innings. The Auburn pledge picked up 20 wins in the circle with a 0.90 ERA.

P – Courtney Norwood, South Warren (Bowling Green, Ky.)
The Kentucky commit went 25-0 with a 1.06 ERA and 206 strikeouts for the state champs.

P – Soleil Tate, Marist (Chicago, Ill.)
Wisconsin commit won 27 games and hit 14 home runs for the No. 20 team in the country.

P – Coral Williams, Norco (Calif.)
UCLA pledge went 15-2 with a 1.20 ERA and 138 strikeouts for the No. 12 team in the nation. Williams helped the Cougars win 22 games in a row between March 7 and May 20.

P – Kaylee Hodges, Matoaca (Chesterfield, Va.)
Led the Warriors to a state championship with a perfect 16-0 record. Committed to Tennessee, she had a 0.36 ERA with 320 strikeouts and hit nine home runs.

IF – Bella Bourque, Taunton (Mass.)
Bourque had three base knocks in both the state semifinal and final while finishing the season with a .586 batting average. The Virginia commit drove in 40 runs with 22 extra-base hits.

IF – J.J. Davis, Kenton Ridge (Springfield, Ohio)
Hit 15 home runs and drove in 53 runs for a 32-0 state title team. The junior is headed to Ohio State and had 18 multi-hit games.

IF – Morgan Maxwell, West Forsyth (Clemmons, N.C.)
Led the 25-win Titans in batting average, doubles, RBI, home runs, wins, strikeouts and ERA. The lefty is headed to Georgia and has 47 wins and 519 punchouts in her three-year tenure as a starting pitcher.

IF – Loren Sivils, Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport, La.)
Helped the Cavaliers win a national championship by batting .462 with 15 home runs and 60 RBI.

IF – Evie Willemssen, Katy (Texas)
Katy finished the season ranked No. 8 in the country with a state title as Willemssen hit 26 home runs. Headed to Auburn, the junior drove in 80 runs and completed the season with a .574 batting average.

IF – Finlee Williams, Melissa (Texas)
Williams hit .602 with 71 RBI for the Cardinals while slugging 22 home runs. The Oklahoma commit ended the season with a 25-game hitting streak that dates back to February.

OF – Haylen Ayers, University School of Jackson (Jackson, Tenn.)
Also a five-star basketball player, Ayers batted .671 with 10 home runs and 37 RBI

OF – Peyton Phillip, Midway (Waco, Texas)
The Panthers won 35 games as Phillip hit 12 home runs with a .452 batting average. Dominant in the circle and committed to Baylor, she went 27-4 with a 1.41 ERA and 230 strikeouts.

OF – Taylor Poland, Orange Beach (Ala.)
Texas Tech pledge emerged as a star for the Makos with a career-high 24 extra-base knocks.

OF – Maddie Such, Lake Central (St. John, Ind.)
Struck out 47 batters in four June playoff games while recording seven hits with six RBI for the state champions. Batted .474 on season with seven bombs. In the circle the Kentucky commit went 17-1 with a 0.95 ERA and 167 strikeouts.

C – Hutton Adrian, Melissa
Caught for a team that won 33 games while dominating offensively. The Arkansas pledge hit .528 with 70 RBI and 18 home runs.

C – Lorelei Gamble, Dripping Springs (Texas)
Crushed 23 homers and drove in 63 runs for a 32-win team. The backstop is headed to Texas and hit .574 with a .726 on-base percentage.

Sophomores

P – Ivee Rastatter, Kenton Ridge
Pitched and won all 32 games for the No. 7 team in the nation with a 1.53 ERA and 285 strikeouts. Also dominated with the bat by hitting .485 with 15 home runs and 19 doubles.

P – M.K. McMullan, Orange Beach
Won 30 games with a 0.44 ERA and 212 strikeouts for the state champions. McMullan also hit .443 with 13 home runs and 65 RBI.

P – Bitsy Palicka, Hamilton (Sussex, Wis.)
Palicka was a workhorse all season with a 0.60 ERA in 157 innings. Won a nine-inning, extra-innings semifinal contest and then threw a complete game in the championship to win the crown. Also batted .490 with 43 RBI and seven home runs.

P – Sophia Schlader, Northwest (Waukee, Iowa)
Schlader's season is in progress. She has a 0.66 ERA with 239 strikeouts for the Wolves. She has won all 23 of her decisions with four no-hitters while batting .494 with 16 home runs.

P – Mackenzie Sease, Gray Collegiate Academy (West Columbia, S.C.)
Was an ace on an undefeated state championship unit with an 11-0 record and 130 strikeouts. She also hit .527 with five home runs.

P – Kaelyn Deckerd, Oak Ridge (Mo.)
Led the Blue Jays to a state title with a perfect 23-0 record, 326 strikeouts and a 0.16 ERA. Added 19 home runs, 42 stolen bases and a .652 batting average offensively.

IF – Baylor Bockhaus, Calvary Baptist Academy
The shortstop is one of the most dominating hitters in the country with a .486 batting average and 21 home runs for the national champs. Bockhaus sits at 61 career home runs, just 36 away from the national record held by Calvary Baptist alum Ramsey Walker.

IF – Krimson Calhoun, Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.)
Batted .635 with nine doubles and seven triples for a 46-win team.

IF – Georgia Gilliam, Gray Collegiate Academy
Hit .427 with 17 RBI on an undefeated state championship squad that finished the season ranked No. 6 in the nation.

IF – Michaela Landers, Waxahachie (Texas)
Slugged 25 home runs and hit .639 for a 39-3 team.

IF – Kate McCartney, Ponderosa (Shingle Springs, Calif.)
Broke a school record by hitting 20 home runs on a nationally-ranked team that lost one game.

IF – Jayde Palmer, Orange Beach
Tallied 21 extra-base hits, 55 RBI and a .533 batting average for the No. 4 team in the country.

OF – Laci Holt, Ganado (Texas)
Holt hit .561 and drove in 24 runs while stealing 46 bases for a state champion.

OF – Keegan Pruitt, South Warren
Didn't show her youth on an extremely experienced team by hitting .415 with six home runs.

OF – Landyn Smith, High Point Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.)
Created runs on a state championship team by batting .423 and stealing 25 bases.

OF – Bradyn Young, Melissa
Became a permanent name in the Melissa lineup card by hitting .444 with 15 extra-base knocks.

C – Malie Satete, West Las Vegas (Las Vegas, N.M.)
Satete hit .638 with 17 doubles and 15 home runs for the state champs. She can play anywhere on the diamond and has 62 career home runs with two years left to play. In the circle, Satete won 22 games and struck out 304 batters.

C – Emma Johnson, Del Oro (Loomis, Calif.)
Anchored a dominant pitching unit behind the plate and contributed offensively with 13 bombs.

Freshmen

P – Maci Barnes, Waxahachie
Won 24 games in the circle with a 1.97 ERA and 234 strikeouts.

P – Mila Hamley, Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown, Ohio)
Went 22-1 with a 0.84 ERA and 206 strikeouts for the Falcons, whose only loss was in the state semifinals.

P - Keyah Kamara, Gulf Coast (Naples, Fla.)
Picked up 17 wins with a 0.91 ERA and 295 strikeouts as a freshman. Added six home runs offensively along with a .400 batting average.

P – Lauren Klomp, Ponderosa
Won 18 games for the nationally-ranked Bruins and struck out 243 hitters across 128.2 innings pitched.

P – Hattie Macumber, Willcox (Ariz.)
Won 25 games and struck out 318 batters while keeping an ERA under 1.00. Added a .604 batting average and 11 home runs offensively. 

P – Ella Nelms, Robbinsville (N.C.)
Stepped in and went 22-0 with a 0.29 ERA and 228 strikeouts. The state champ added a .509 batting average and 19 RBI.

P – Brynli Reynolds, Clyde (Texas)
Was a star from her first game and finished 2026 with a 0.69 ERA and 333 strikeouts. Also batted .537 and drove in 33 runs.

IF — Kanani Mauga, Churchill County (Fallon, Nev.)
Batted .581 with 19 HR and 73 RBI.

IF – Nevaeh Nuufolau, Destiny Christian Academy (Sacramento, Calif.)
Played a key role on a national top 10 team by hitting .407 with three home runs and 14 RBI.

IF – Taylor Passard, Colony (Palmer, Alaska)
Passard paced Alaska with 17 home runs as the Knights were one win away from the state championship. She started her career with 19 hits in her first nine games, including four home runs over that span. On the season she batted .667 with 74 RBI and had a base knock in all but one game this season.

IF – Lila Peters, Spring Hill (Longview, Texas)
Exploded with a .635 batting average and 20 home runs. Also contributed in the circle by winning 13 games and striking out 103 batters.

IF – Brooke Rose, D.H. Conley (Greenville, N.C.)
Helped the Vikings finish the season ranked No. 21 in the country by hitting .373 with 21 RBI and 20 stolen bases.

OF – Trinidey Fuss, Ponderosa
Hit .558 in her first year on varsity and added 21 extra-base hits with 40 RBI for the No. 24 team in the country.

OF – Kendall Glass, Kenton Ridge
The three-sport varsity athlete capped off her freshman year by hitting 10 dingers while driving in 38 runs.

OF – Izabella Mailo, Hunter (West Valley City, Utah)
A force at the plate, Mailo slugged 25 home runs and drove in 56 runs while hitting .604.

OF – Brynn Robinson, Calvary Baptist Academy
Helped the Cavaliers win a national title by hitting .470 with 30 RBI.

C – Ellie Duran, Calvary Baptist Academy
Hit .407 with 22 RBI while starting at backstop for the No. 1 team in the nation as an eighth grader.

C – Aubrey Eiland, Bentonville (Ark.)
Had a .996 fielding percentage while catching for multiple Division 1 pitchers.