High school softball: Great Lakes region strikeout leaders

A look at the leaders in strikeouts in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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By Eric Frantz

Jun 21, 2023, 1:45pm

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Which high school softball players were tops in strikeouts in the Great Lakes region in the spring of 2023? The list of leaders is below...

Illinois Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Batters Struck Out
1	Audrey Gilman - Calhoun (Hardin, IL)	381
2	Madi Reeves - Sr Yorkville (IL)	346
3	Sage Mardjetko - Lemont (IL)	339
4	Kaylen Grammer - Carbondale (IL)	326
5	Addie Seitz - Biggsville West Central (Biggsville, IL)	319
6	Katie Petran - Sr Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe, IL)	316
7	Abby Sabalaskey - Jr Westville (IL)	299
8	McKinley Lowe - Jr Pleasant Hill (IL)	295
9	Lisabella Dimitrijevic - So Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox, IL)	293
10	Grace Lemke - So Altamont (IL)	287
11	Samantha Roulanaitis - Jr Freeburg (IL)	279
12	McKayla Anderson - Jr Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville, IL)	267
13	Chloe Dassing - Sr Massac County (Metropolis, IL)	264
14	Erin Metz - Wheaton North (Wheaton, IL)	259
15	Natalie Spaitis - Sr Conant (Hoffman Estates, IL)	258
16	Hayley Pasquino - Jr Zeigler-Royalton (Zeigler, IL)	257
17	Reese Ray - Sr Goreville (IL)	251
18	Ava Lorenzatti - Beecher (IL)	250
19	Sienna Stingley - Jr Sterling (IL)	244
20	Mia Volpert - So Springfield (IL)	242
21	Lauren Lenihan - Bunker Hill (IL)	235
22	Ava Hahn - Galena (IL)	234
23	Shae Simons - Jr Woodland (Streator, IL)	233
24	Mya Brown - Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] (Woodhull, IL)	233
25	Emma Gipson - Gillespie (IL)	231

Indiana Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Batters Struck Out
1	Keagan Rothrock - Sr Roncalli (Indianapolis, IN)	334
2	Lexi Miller - Jr Delphi Community (Delphi, IN)	310
3	Erin Hoehn - Sr North Posey (Poseyville, IN)	305
4	Ava Geyer - So New Prairie (New Carlisle, IN)	300
5	Maggie Krause - Fr Northview (Brazil, IN)	275
6	Macy Coan - Sr Eastern (Greentown, IN)	255
7	Audrey Lowry - Jr Tri-West Hendricks (Lizton, IN)	252
8	Berkley Zache - So South Bend St. Joseph (South Bend, IN)	251
9	Abbey Bond - Jr Andrean (Merrillville, IN)	246
10	Grace Swedarsky - Fr Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, IN)	242
11	Maddi Rutan - Sr Columbus North (Columbus, IN)	239
12	Kate Ridgway - Sullivan (IN)	225
13	MacKenzie Bieker - Jr Edinburgh (IN)	225
14	Delaney Jones - Fr Indian Creek (Trafalgar, IN)	218
15	Alayna Tesnar - Jr Heritage Christian (Indianapolis, IN)	217
16	Ali Hassler - Fr Greencastle (IN)	213
17	Kierstin Vargas - Westville (IN)	209
18	Tyra Marcum - Goshen (IN)	203
19	Morgan Cooksey - Sr Seeger (West Lebanon, IN)	201
20	Tatum Rickert - Sr Cowan (Muncie, IN)	200
21	Lauren Duncan - Sr North Miami (Denver, IN)	198
22	Elliot Nance - Jr West Washington (Campbellsburg, IN)	195
23	Cheyenne Eads - Jr Shelbyville (IN)	193
24	Annie Waggoner - Sr Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford, IN)	192
25	Grace Lance - So Trinity Lutheran (Seymour, IN)	188

Michigan Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Batters Struck Out
1	Ally Coffey - So Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw, MI)	337
2	Madie Jamrog - Sr Hamilton (MI)	303
3	Arika Hines - Jr Hill-McCloy (Montrose, MI)	300
4	Kylie Swierkos - Hartland (MI)	263
5	Sarah Basket - Sr Garber (Essexville, MI)	256
6	Clara Groen - Fr Plymouth Christian Academy (Canton, MI)	236
7	Sydney Long - Sr Grand Blanc (MI)	230
8	Lauren Schabes - Mendon (MI)	212
9	Reganne Bennett - Novi (MI)	192
10	Megan Nuechterlein - Dakota (Macomb, MI)	188
11	Morgan Sizemore - Sr Allen Park (MI)	186
12	Delaney Conley - Sr Gladwin (MI)	178
13	Grace Usher - Jr Woodhaven (Brownstown, MI)	177
14	Milagro Perez - Swan Valley (Saginaw, MI)	167
15	Lucy Bivens - Northwest (Jackson, MI)	167
16	Emma Bliss - Grant (MI)	165
17	Madison Balon - North Muskegon (MI)	163
18	Brianna Manning - Jr Cabrini (Allen Park, MI)	160
19	ANDI SUGRUE - Sr Sterling Heights Stevenson (Sterling Heights, MI)	159
20	Cassidy Bruner (2023) - Sr Schoolcraft (MI)	157
21	Delaney Gillett - Sr Howell (MI)	147
22	Georgia Meyer - Sr Marion (MI)	146
23	Alison Deaner - Sr Memphis (MI)	139
24	Payton Manninen - Jr Ishpeming (MI)	139
25	Rowan Allen - Mendon (MI)	135

Minnesota Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Batters Struck Out
1	Tylar Wenthold - Fr Mabel-Canton (Mabel, MN)	137
2	DreCiona Adams - Fridley (MN)	124
3	Kaelyn Polzin - Jr Andover (MN)	117
4	Madeline Nutter - Jr Lakeville South (Lakeville, MN)	100
5	Kegen Coulson - Jr Dover-Eyota (Eyota, MN)	98
6	Keura Roloff - Fr Apple Valley (MN)	88
7	Eva Heinecke - DeLaSalle (Minneapolis, MN)	75
8	Kendal Pillar - Fr Rush City (MN)	69
9	Grace Folkema - Sr Rush City (MN)	59
10	Claire Maus - Kimball (MN)	56
11	Mallory Brandecker - Jr South St. Paul (MN)	42
12	Avery Hornberger - Jr Glenville-Emmons (Glenville, MN)	36
13	Kirsten Heber - Fr Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake, MN)	36
14	Jaiden Riess - Sr Dover-Eyota (Eyota, MN)	35
15	Audrey Madson - So South St. Paul (MN)	33
16	Paityn Adickes - So Rush City (MN)	32
17	Callie E - Sr Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake, MN)	29
18	Sydney Klar - Stewartville (MN)	28
19	Ella Luoto - St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville, MN)	27
20	Corina Coppersmith - Jr Chaska (MN)	27
21	Annalise Foley - Irondale (New Brighton, MN)	27
22	Claire Holmgren - Litchfield (MN)	26
23	Ally Knudson - Triton (Dodge Center, MN)	23
24	Emmie Sylvia-Cochran - Blaine (MN)	22
25	Rachel Heskett - Sr Glenville-Emmons (Glenville, MN)	21

New York Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Batters Struck Out
1	Alli Ferrara - Jr Delaware Academy (Delhi, NY)	219
2	Haleigh Dellow - Sr Westfield (NY)	213
3	Amber Kolpakas - Jr Galway (NY)	205
4	Gabriella Triano - Jr Harrison (NY)	194
5	Kari Graziano - So Ichabod Crane (Valatie, NY)	184
6	Kaitlyn Macumber - Sr Deposit-Hancock (Deposit, NY)	175
7	Kaylee Hutchison - Sr Silver Creek (NY)	173
8	Serena Gillen - So White Plains (NY)	166
9	Mya Marelli - Riverhead (NY)	165
10	Ava Farina - So Orchard Park (NY)	161
11	Maddie Gould - Whitehall (NY)	157
12	Emma Hunt - Fr Wallkill (NY)	145
13	Katie Rhodes - Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (Burnt Hills, NY)	145
14	Danielle Donahue - So Island Trees (Levittown, NY)	144
15	Gianna Longo - Nyack (Upper Nyack, NY)	144
16	Emma Edwards - So Olean (NY)	143
17	Erin Nuwer - Jr Nardin Academy (Buffalo, NY)	131
18	Megan Gruber - So Forestville Central (Forestville, NY)	125
19	Olivia Herrington - Sr Chautauqua Lake (Mayville, NY)	123
20	Hannah Lutz - Sr Ellenville (NY)	123
21	Tori Young - Sr South Glens Falls (NY)	123
22	Sabrina Cosgrove - Eastchester (NY)	115
23	Sofia Rodriguez - Fox Lane (Bedford, NY)	115
24	Madeline Trisket - Chenango Valley (Binghamton, NY)	115
25	Addison Kota - Fr Gowanda (NY)	114

Ohio Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Batters Struck Out
1	Sydney McDermott - Sr Portsmouth West (West Portsmouth, OH)	335
2	Kaylin Shields - Jr Genoa Area (Genoa, OH)	297
3	Isabelle Beidelschies - Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom, OH)	296
4	Thea Staten - Bryan (OH)	295
5	J Bloomfield - Gibsonburg (OH)	289
6	Sydnie Watts - So Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown, OH)	281
7	Malena Toth - Jr Canfield (OH)	275
8	Madison Wendel - Jr Coldwater (OH)	267
9	Amelia Spidell - Jr Strasburg-Franklin (Strasburg, OH)	263
10	Brooke Mannon - Sr West Jefferson (OH)	258
11	Gabrielle Gradishar - So Champion (Warren, OH)	249
12	Alyvia Roth - Sr Elgin (Marion, OH)	244
13	Macy Walters - Sr Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown, OH)	227
14	Camryn Spruell - Hillsboro (OH)	220
15	Abbie Deeds - So Dawson-Bryant (Coal Grove, OH)	212
16	Madelyn Hopper - So Montpelier (OH)	210
17	Marissa Pine - Jr Graham Local (St. Paris, OH)	201
18	Addison Stem - Fairfield Christian Academy (Lancaster, OH)	199
19	Autumn Behlke - North Ridgeville (OH)	199
20	Carsyn Cassady - Jr Watkins Memorial (Pataskala, OH)	198
21	Kaylee Salyer - Jr Fairland (Proctorville, OH)	194
22	Alayna Ross - Jr New Bremen (OH)	190
23	Chloe Scott - So East Clinton (Sabina, OH)	188
24	Katie McDonald - Sr Poland Seminary (Poland, OH)	185
25	Rachel Baker - So Manchester (Akron, OH)	185

Pennsylvania Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Batters Struck Out
1	Julia Shearer - Sr North Penn (Lansdale, PA)	355
2	Rachael Schumann - Downingtown East (Exton, PA)	293
3	Lexie Hames - Seneca Valley (Harmony, PA)	269
4	Bailey Barnyak - Fr Carmichaels (PA)	206
5	Kyla Garrison - Fr Upper Dublin (Fort Washington, PA)	200
6	Brianna Slack - Bristol (PA)	200
7	Aubrey Gahman - Dock Mennonite (Lansdale, PA)	185
8	Addison Carter - Downingtown West (Downingtown, PA)	179
9	Shelby Telegdy - Jr Elizabeth Forward (Elizabeth, PA)	176
10	Maddy Borowski - Sr Central Bucks South (Warrington, PA)	167
11	Sofia Celaschi - Jr Charleroi (PA)	162
12	Kaitlyn Molitoris - Montour (McKees Rocks, PA)	159
13	Izabella Donaldson - Jr Meyersdale (PA)	156
14	Mia Preuhs - So Union Area (New Castle, PA)	151
15	Payton Gilbert - So West Greene (Waynesburg, PA)	146
16	Grace Stein - Fr Jeannette (PA)	141
17	Addyson Frye - So Neshannock (New Castle, PA)	137
18	Averi Dockery - Pennridge (Perkasie, PA)	135
19	Abbey Wagner - Quakertown (PA)	127
20	Evelyn Johnson - Sr Calvary Christian Academy (Philadelphia, PA)	126
21	Alivia Romero - Octorara Area (Atglen, PA)	123
22	Ella Hurter - Boyertown (PA)	122
23	Olivia Zimmerman - Jr Indiana (PA)	120
24	Mya Parish - Hopewell (Aliquippa, PA)	118
25	Riley Miller - Hempfield Area (Greensburg, PA)	115

Wisconsin Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Batters Struck Out
1	Andrea Jaskowiak - Sr Vel Phillips Memorial (Madison, WI)	282
2	Sydney Vitangcol - So Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, WI)	272
3	Katie Geydoshek - So Green Bay Preble (Green Bay, WI)	247
4	Martha Miller - Sr Medford (WI)	241
5	Bryn Connors - St. Croix Falls (WI)	232
6	Mckenna Young - Brodhead (WI)	227
7	Ashley Theisen - So Clinton (WI)	206
8	Karlee Meredith - So Kaukauna (WI)	205
9	Lindsey Thoennes - Sr Racine Lutheran (Racine, WI)	179
10	Madison Johnson - Jr Tomah (WI)	165
11	Brynne Bieri - McFarland (WI)	165
12	Jaelyn Bloor - Hillsboro (WI)	162
13	Ava Risum - Brodhead (WI)	160
14	Sarah Schroeder - Cashton (WI)	155
15	Hannah Kazemba - Jr Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (Eau Claire, WI)	153
16	Carmen Follette - Kettle Moraine (Wales, WI)	142
17	Megan Button - So Middleton (WI)	140
18	Sam Wincse - Augusta (WI)	139
19	Ryleigh Rose - Turner (Beloit, WI)	138
20	Shayna Kirkey - Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (Galesville, WI)	138
21	Courtney DenRuyter - Coleman (WI)	132
22	Ruby Bartholomew - Eleva-Strum (Strum, WI)	122
23	Liz Neils - Fr Kiel (WI)	121
24	Enya Heller - Cambria-Friesland (Cambria, WI)	121
25	Kamryn Kunz - Rice Lake (WI)	109

High school softball: Great Lakes region strikeout leaders

A look at the leaders in strikeouts in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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