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The 2024 faculty softball season is however a number of weeks away, and as we prepare for dwell video games and prime performances, it’s additionally time to disclose the annual D100 record of the highest gamers within the nation. Our objective with this record was to determine the very best and most respected faculty softball gamers within the sport in the present day.
Valerie Cagle earned Nationwide Participant of the Yr honors final 12 months for her efforts on either side of the ball, each within the pitching circle and on the plate. Cagle is our top-ranked participant getting into 2024, as she ought to proceed that prowess along with her arm and her bat.
Oklahoma, the three-time defending nationwide champions, has essentially the most gamers on the record of any program, with seven Sooners within the prime 100 together with six within the prime 26. Georgia and Florida State every positioned 5 gamers on the record, whereas six faculties positioned 4 gamers every on the record.
The SEC leads all conferences with 29 gamers on the record, adopted by the Large 12 with 18 and the ACC and Pac-12, who every positioned 15 gamers within the rankings. The Large Ten checks in with 5 ranked gamers, led by No. 2 Jordy Bahl in her first season as a Nebraska Cornhusker.
Amongst non-Energy 5 conferences, the Solar Belt leads the way in which with three ranked gamers, headlined by No. 25 Jessica Mullins of Texas State. The American, Missouri Valley, Summit League, WAC, Patriot League, MAC, CAA, Atlantic 10 and the West Coast Convention are additionally represented by a minimum of one participant within the rankings.
Gamers who missed a majority of the 2023 season and incoming freshmen weren’t thought-about for the record.
| Rank | Participant | Crew | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valerie Cagle | Clemson | P/UT |
| 2 | Jordy Bahl | Nebraska | P |
| 3 | Jayda Coleman | Oklahoma | OF |
| 4 | NiJaree Canady | Stanford | P |
| 5 | Skylar Wallace | Florida | SS |
| 6 | Kiki Milloy | Tennessee | OF |
| 7 | Maya Brady | UCLA | SS |
| 8 | Tiare Jennings | Oklahoma | 2B |
| 9 | Maddie Penta | Auburn | P |
| 10 | Erin Coffel | Kentucky | SS |
| 11 | Kinzie Hansen | Oklahoma | C |
| 12 | Taryn Kern | Stanford | IF |
| 13 | Alana Vawter | South Carolina | P |
| 14 | Jayda Kearney | Georgia | OF |
| 15 | Alyssa Brito | Oklahoma | IF |
| 16 | Megan Grant | UCLA | UT |
| 17 | Kelly Maxwell | Oklahoma | P |
| 18 | Allie Skaggs | Arizona | 2B |
| 19 | Sara Mosley | Georgia | 3B |
| 20 | Karli Spaid | Miami (Ohio) | IF |
| 21 | Ruby Meylan | Washington | P |
| 22 | Taylor Pleasants | LSU | SS |
| 23 | Mariah Lopez | Utah | P |
| 24 | Sydney Berzon | LSU | P |
| 25 | Jessica Mullins | Texas State | P |
| 26 | Nicole Might | Oklahoma | P |
| 27 | Kendra Falby | Florida | OF |
| 28 | Jahni Kerr | Florida State | OF |
| 29 | Karina Gaskins | Notre Dame | 1B |
| 30 | McKenna Gibson | Tennessee | 1B |
