2023 Northeast Mississippi Softball Players to Watch. Previous players of the week: Dripping Springs' Taylor Anderson. While he hasn't had the most productive summer at the bat, Clark remains the clear-cut top prep player in the country, one who has all five tools at his disposal. About: The FGCU signee transferred from the Academy of the Holy Names with her parents moving to the area to be close to her playing in college. The Louisville commit hit .457 last season with 12 home runs and 46 RBIs. And check out the final Fab 10 rankings of the top boys and girls teams in the OKC metro area. About: The Clemson signee and reigning Southwest Florida Softball Player of the Year should be fun to watch on her final high school run. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: maxpreps | arena: highschool | pageType: stories | Eden Echevarria, sr., Antioch (Illinois) Echevarria boasts speed and power in her 5-foot-3 frame, hitting over 20 home runs in two high school seasons batting at the top of Antioch's order. Isa Torres photo by Andrew McCullough High school softball is set to herald the dawn of spring as the winter sports season draws to a close. Park Vista (Fla.): 29-1 -. We started with catchers, then first basemen, followed by third basemen,shortstopsandsecond basemen, and now up to bat are the top outfielders. Bartram Trail. By Steve Montoya Follow Steve Montoya on Twitter Feb 10, 2022, 12:30pm 2023 Florida softball commit Ava Brown is a beast in the circle 71,287 views 1:27 Isaiah Hanson (25 points), Sawyer Markham (23) and Alex Gyarmaty (23) combined to score 71 points as Mayo hit the century mark in a 100-70 victory over Albert Lea. About: The catcher has been dealing with a slight knee issue so the Red Knights will be a little careful with her to start the season, but she's added muscle in maturity after a freshman campaign where she started behind the plate and hit .434 with six home runs with 31 RBI. Top 10 Record baseball players to see in 2023. About: The outfielder returns as one of the key cogs in Immokalee's lineup and a senior leader. *Rankings for 2023 Grad and younger are available to Crosschecker Rankings & Scouting Reports and Scout subscribers.*. 1 player and also publish lists with the recruits ranked #s 101-200 and 201-300. What time of the day are rankings released and how long until they are complied on the website? Victoria Bryant, Freedom Christian The sophomore led the Patriots with a .407 batting average . *, 2023 RISE Softball. About: Not only did she start Day 1 behind the plate, she hit .338 with 28 RBI. A 21-win team a year ago, the Bears have the inside . The 2023 FHSAA baseball season begins Monday. 5 TEAMS TO WATCH. Player Rankings-How It Works; 2023-Top 50; 2024-Top 50; 2025-Top 50; 2026-Top 50; Leaderboard. More: El Paso HS signees Americas' Stephen Sepulveda has made his commitment, plus a look at El Paso pledges, Felix F. Chavez can be reached at fchavez@elpasotimes.com; @Fchavezeptimes on Twitter, Americas' Stephen Sepulveda has made his commitment, plus a look at El Paso pledges, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. More than half of our content is free to the public while exclusive content, including rankings, are premium and behind our paywall. ------------------ What other coverage am I missing by not subscribing? Where it finished last season: Lost in the first round of NCS Division I playoffs. One of the youngest players in the 2023 class, Peete is 6-foot-3, 185 pounds with a short lefty swing and promising power potential once he fills out, with that tool trending up. The position rankings are released as the final piece of each class rankings so they will follow approximately three weeks after the start of each Extra Elite 100 rankings kick-off (see schedule above). Find out who is included now! Last season she hit .571 with 39 runs scored and 39 stolen bases and had a 1.000 fielding percentage. Copyright 2023 Baseball America Enterprises. We should expect more of the same from the Samford signee this spring as she already has a home run and 3 RBI in each of the Tritons' first two games. Here are 10 players to watch in the UIL girls basketball state tournament. Sports Editor. 1 in preseason rankings. The 2023 high school softball season starts this week and here is a look at 20 players to watch and handful of storylines. Earlier this month we featured 20 top pitchers and 20 top hitters expected to be among the best in the nation in high school softball in 2023. Copyright 2023 Baseball America Enterprises. We ask coaches and scouts who submit recommendations to include any or all of the following: Click on the Rankings tab found on our home page. Fill out this form to submit your transfer updates. Pacifica (Garden Grove) 20-4 The top two players in this year's junior class join seven more who get in the squat for their high school softball and or club travel teams. Pickering stuffed the stat sheet as a junior, batting .608 with 59 hits, 52 runs scored, 49 RBIs, 28 extra-base hits, 14 home runs and 11 stolen bases. Max Clark, OF, Franklin HS (Ind.) Next, we publish lists with the prospects ranked #s 101-200, 201-300, etc. A girls high school basketball team in Vermont has forfeited a tournament rather than play a team that had a transgender player, according to multiple reports. Brooke Gray, sr., Ballard (Kentucky) Gray finished 32-0 in the circle last spring and struck out 380 in 186.1 innings pitched, leading undefeated Ballard to its first state championship in program . Prep; College; Pro; . Returning all-BANG players: 1B Corri Hicks. He also has worked on the sports copy desk. In formulating rankings for the sophomore through senior classes, Softball America places an emphasis on real-time developmental growth in conducting player-profile analysis. Ranking The Top 2023 High School Softball Recruits The best 100 high school softball players from the class of 2023, plus their positions, schools, college commitments and club teams. Behind the pitching of Zoe Yzaguirre and the power hitting and speed of Kylie Shaw, ECS downed St. Pete Canterbury in the Class 2A regional final. Eastwood in Class 6A has a veteran team returning and is the preseason favorite to win District 1-6A. Upload a headshot of the player you are nominating along with other action photos. Honoring That Special Coach: We Present Our Favorite Coach Tributes from Club Players Nationwide! 2023 ESPN Outfielders. At times, this byline is used when a news story includes numerous authors or when the story is formed by aggregating previously reported news from various sources. Earlier this month we featured 20 top pitchers and 20 top hitters expected to be among the best in the nation in high school softball in 2023. The junior is rated by 247Sports as a Top-10 shooting guard in the nation and is the No. She followed that up by hitting .491 with 14 doubles and 10 stolen bases as a sophomore, and the fleet-footed outfielder has already committed to play college softball for Auburn. The three-sport star (basketball, soccer) will be playing college softball next season for Maryland. About: Last season she hit .407 with 26 runs scored and 13 steals and has started hot this year with four hits in the Bull Sharks' first two games, including a double and triple, with three steals. Highlights of ECS softball winning its first regional title and Final Four berth. The sit-out date for 2023-24 when football players who transferred but did not move become eligible is Sept. 25 for the Southern Section and Sept. 22 for City Section. Fill out this form to be on Extra Inning Softball notifications list and be the first to get important updates and news specifically for coaches. In order to access this exclusive content you must have a Softball America Account. Where it finished last season: NCS Division I quarterfinalist. Darren Sabedra is a Bay Area News Group sports reporter and the high school sports editor for The Mercury News and East Bay Times, overseeing prep coverage throughout the Bay Area. We evaluate players as a staff in-person at events and solicit input from college scouts and club coaches. Prospect potential, projected upside, overall and position-specific athleticism, as well as other quantifiable metrics, are key components of evaluation. Facing Northern Highlands, No. About: Rosado struck out 136 in 90 innings with a 2.40 ERA last season and will again need to lead the Panthers in the circle. Here are the best 100 players in the class of 2023. She hit .616 with nine home runs, 42 RBI, and 40 runs last season and also went 8-3 on the mound with a 1.98 ERA and 91 strikeouts in 99 innings. Returning all-BANG players: INFSophia Jin, P Paige McLeod. Team of the week: Georgetown. The two-time team offensive MVP has helped lead Donovan Catholic to two state championships. She also was solid defensively behind the plate. Eden Echevarria, sr., Antioch (Illinois) Echevarria boasts speed and power in her 5-foot-3 frame, hitting over 20 home runs in two high school seasons batting at the top of Antioch's order. It takes a special player to earn first-team All-State honors as a freshman in talent-rich Southern California, and Minor fits the bill. The junior fireballer is one of the leading Class of 2023 recruits in the nation already committed to Arizona. Please enable javascript and refresh the page to continue reading local news. Where it finished last season: NCS Division I champ and NorCal Division I quarterfinalist. Softball preseason rankings: Southwest Florida's top teams heading into the 2023 season, Meet the 2022 Naples Daily News All-Area Softball Team, Meet the 2022 News-Press All-Area Softball Team, Hurricane Ian had some SWFL high school baseball, softball seasons starting on shaky ground, 30 Southwest Florida players to watch on the diamond this season, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. About: Immokalee's top pitcher returns after registering a 1.55 ERA with 54 strikeouts in 54 innings last season. Which team can follow in the footsteps of America's run to the state tournament? Returning all-BANG players: P/INF Braxton Brown, INF Emma French, OF Kyra Mason. McLellan is a world-class athlete who's competed inbasketball, soccer, volleyball, gymnastics and cross-country before shifting her focus to softball. Watch as Bishop Verot holds off Lemon Bay to win the District 3A-12 softball title. She'll try to add to her offensive production after hitting .477 with 29 runs and 25 RBI with two home runs. Nobody would have blamed the Chatham boys ice hockey team for feeling down on itself. Don't be alarmed to see a slick-fielding first or second baseman listed here as an outfielder, for example. Warsop earned honors as SBLive All-North Texas MVP as a junior, hitting .583 with 81 hits, 66 runs, 23 RBIs, 11 extra-base hits and a .985 fielding percentage in 39 games patrolling the outfield.