One other high 10 checklist in faculty softball is right here. Let’s check out 10 of the highest dwelling run hitters and sluggers within the NCAA proper now. This isn’t all of them.
*All stats are by 4/25/24
1. Karli Spaid, Miami (Ohio)
Once more, solely 10. We begin off with this insanely scary hitting duo at Miami (Ohio): Karli Spaid and Jenna Golembiewski. This duo is solely not talked about sufficient. Spaid leads the nation with 29 dwelling runs and has 96 profession dwelling runs — she only in the near past handed Lauren Chamberlain on April 24 on the profession checklist to maneuver to second all time, and he or she did it in fewer video games which is much more spectacular. She leads the nation in slugging at 1.104.
2. Jenna Golembiewski, Miami (Ohio)
Golembiewski has 25 homers on the season and is the one different participant within the NCAA with over 1.000 slugging. Each hit for terribly excessive averages, too, with Golembiewski now at .440. Discuss a duo.
3. McKayla Timmons, Ball State
McKayla Timmons is subsequent at Ball State. She has over 20 homers to hitch the Miami (Ohio) duo and is hitting virtually .390.
4. Morgan Smith, Rutgers
I can not discuss sufficient in regards to the breakout season Rutgers’ Morgan Smith is having, hitting virtually .430 on the plate with 19 bombs. She had solely 5 final season.
T7 | The struggle remains to be in these Knights as Morgan Smith provides an RBI single#GoRU #RUSB #Team50 pic.twitter.com/8pOlH6KwCw
— Rutgers Softball (@RUSoftball) April 20, 2024
5. Michelle Chatfield, Virginia Tech
Michelle Chatfield at Virginia Tech is only a freshman, with 19 homers hitting over .300. To place that into perspective, Spaid hit 17 her freshmen season.
6. Mallorie Black, Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech’s Mallorie Black is leaving all of it on the market her senior season as one other participant whose uncooked energy has exponentially elevated all through her profession. She’s as much as 19 homers and 60 RBI this season.
7. Kate Kobayashi, Miami (Ohio)
One other Miami (Ohio) participant, Kate Kobayashi, isn’t too far behind with 18 bombs on the yr to go together with an virtually .400 common.
8. Addison Barnard, Wichita State
Addison Barnard has been one of many high sluggers over the previous few season at Wichita State. She hit 22 over the fence her freshmen season, 33 her sophomore season, then her homer complete was down final season to 14 — if you happen to even need to name that down — and now she’s as much as 17 in her senior season.
9. Jess Oakland, Minnesota
Minnesota’s Jess Oakland is one other participant having a monster season on the plate. She’s hitting over .440 with 17 homers in her sophomore season.
10. Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma
And eventually, we bought to have Oklahoma’s Tiare Jennings in right here. She’s one of many high sluggers and finest pure hitters within the nation over the previous few seasons — and is once more this yr. She smashed 27 bombs her freshman season, 29 final yr and is as much as 16 this season whereas hitting over .400.
Tiare strikes into 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡 in program historical past with hit No. 𝟐𝟗𝟑 of her profession!#ChampionshipMindset | @_tiarejennings pic.twitter.com/0YiM7zVnnY
— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) April 20, 2024
Notable mentions:
- Cori McMillan | Virginia Tech
- Caroline Wang | Oklahoma State
- Arianna Rodi | North Carolina
- Holly Blaska | Miami (Ohio)
- Madisyn Kennedy | Mississippi State
- Claire Davidson | Duke
- Alyssa Brito | Oklahoma