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SBLive's All-L.A. City Section Softball Team: ECR's Cynthia Carrillo & Brooke DeSmet are MVPs

Open Division finalists El Camino Real and Kennedy had five selections each.

Lance Smith, SBLive Sports

SBLive's All-L.A. City Section Softball Team: ECR's Cynthia Carrillo & Brooke DeSmet are MVPs
SBLive's All-L.A. City Section Softball Team: ECR's Cynthia Carrillo & Brooke DeSmet are MVPs /

Here is SBLive's All-CIFLACS softball team for the 2022 season. Section champion El Camino Real led the way with two MVPs and five total selections.

Player of the Year: C Cynthia Carrillo – El Camino Real – SR.

Voted Player of the Year by the City Section, Carrillo was one of the top catchers in the entire state to help lead Elco to a dominant Open Division title run. 

The CSU East Bay commit hit .516 with five home runs, 22 total extra-base hits, and 32 RBIs. Carrillo hit safely in every game against LACS competition, and in all but five games total. She drew 20 walks for a 1.538 OPS, scored 20 runs, and also was a defensive standout behind the plate. Carrillo absolutely dominated in four playoff games, reaching base in 13-16 opportunities (6-9 with seven walks) and totaling six RBIs and nine runs scored.

Pitcher of the Year: P Brooke DeSmet – El Camino Real – SR.

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Despite facing the toughest schedule in the CIFLACS, DeSmet was arguably the best pitcher in the section all season long, and certainly a beacon of consistency. Appearing in 30 of 31 games, she went 22-6 with a 2.82 ERA in 164 innings. Strictly against City Section competition, the Cal Lutheran commit went 11-0 with a 1.40 ERA in just over 60 innings as her team went 12-1 against in-section foes. DeSmet also chipped in 23 RBIs at the plate, which was fifth on the team.

P Addison Moorman – Granada Hills Charter – FR.

Moorman was one of the top freshmen hurlers in not only the section but all of SoCal for one of the City's top teams. She went 11-6 with a 1.68 and 146 strikeouts in 100 innings, and threw a no-hitter with 15 K's against Taft.

P/DP Mia Sanchez – Eagle Rock – SO.

Sanchez was by some measures the most dominant two-way player in the section to lift the Eagles to an Open Division playoff birth. In addition to batting .459 with 22 RBIs, she went 15-5 with a 1.45 ERA in 115.2 innings in the circle. Her 234 K's led the section by leaps and bounds.

P/DP Maya Ramirez – Kennedy – JR.

Ramirez was a two-way lynchpin for the Open Division semifinalist. She went 9-2 with a 2.43 ERA and 112 strikeouts in 77.2 innings, and hit .370 with 13 runs both scored and driven in.

P/DP Kailey Duran – Chavez – SO.

A two-way star on the Division 1 champion, Duran batted over .500 with power and was almost always in control in the circle. She went 11-2 with an ERA below 2.00 and particularly pitched her best in the playoffs.

P Kaitlyn Barba – Birmingham – FR.

Facing one of the toughest schedules in the City, Barba went 16-7 with a 2.32 ERA.

P/DP Veronica Esparza – South Gate – FR.

Esparza quickly cemented herself as one of the top 2025s in the LACS both pitching and hitting the Rams to the Division 1 semifinals. At the dish she hit .507 with six homers, 14 doubles, a section-leading 49 RBIs, and a 1.611 OPS. Esparza also stole 12 bags in 13 tries, scored 38 runs, and went 8-4 with a 1.49 ERA and 109 K's in 84.1 innings.

C Brianna Rodela – San Pedro – FR.

From the start of league play (March 30) onward, Rodela was one of the best position players in the section as just a freshman. She batted .414 and finished the season on a 13-game hitting streak. Rodela also a standout defensive player with seven runners caught stealing, and was named the San Pedro Pilot Player of the Year for her efforts.

INF Xiomei Geluz – Banning – JR.

Geluz was as good as it gets in the batter's box with five homers, 33 RBIs, a batting average over .600, and a massive 1.844 OPS. She also stole 15 bases on her way to scoring 38 runs.

INF Hannah Di Genova – El Camino Real – SR.

Another Royal who was very much in the MVP discussion, Di Genova led ECR with 10 homers, 41 RBIs, and 44 runs scored. She finished with a 1.531 OPS and is committed to Nevada.

INF Alondra Dominguez – Kennedy – SR.

One of the most dominant hitters in the section for the Open Division finalist, Dominguez batted .657 with six home runs, 39 RBIs, 31 runs scored, and a huge 1.888 OPS.

INF Trinity Jones Estrada – Kennedy – SR.

The NIU commit helped lead the Cougars to the Open Division finals batting .591 with 19 RBIs, 28 runs scored, and a 1.539 OPS. Estrada also can play a bevy of positions on defense, and only committed one error all season in 141 chances.

INF Frankie Luster – Granada Hills Charter – JR.

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Luster batted .450 with three home runs, 16 total extra-base hits, and 26 RBIs. She also scored a team-high 30 runs.

OF Jocelyn Jimenez – Granada Hills Charter – FR.

Facing one of the hardest schedules in the section, Jimenez hit .519 with five long balls, 21 RBIs, and a 1.404 OPS. She swiped 14 bases en-route to scoring 33 runs.

OF Kate Garcia – Kennedy – SR.

The Minnesota Crookston signee led the Open Division finalist with nine home runs and 34 runs scored. Garcia also finished with a .422 BA, 29 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases.

OF Kali Sue – Banning – FR.

Sue hit .515 with two home runs, 16 total extra-base hits, and 14 RBIs. She finished with a 1.450 OPS and also stole 14 bags on her way to scoring 26 runs.

OF Mikalah Nitta – POLA – JR.

The only Division 2 player to make our all-section team, Nitta dominated with five homers, a .613 batting average, and an OPS near 2.100.

UTIL Jayleen Piedra – Kennedy – SR.

Piedra blasted eight homers, drove in 30 runs, and hit .452 for the Open Division runner-up.

UTIL Vai Paniani – Carson – SR.

Paniani batted .471 with five long balls and a 1.279 OPS for the Open Division semifinalist. She also was a strong defensive catcher who could play pretty much any other position in the field.

UTIL Coco Cohen – El Camino Real – SR.

Cohen was second on the No. 1 team in the section with six home runs and 37 RBIs. She went 7-9 with five RBIs in three section playoff games.

UTIL Camryn Fritz – El Camino Real – SR.

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Fritz was yet another member of ECR's outstanding senior core, hitting .458 with 35 RBIs and 16 extra-base hits. The Vanguard commit also scored 30 runs, provided a steady glove in the infield, and contributed in the circle.

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Lance Smith, SBLive Sports
LANCE SMITH, SBLIVE SPORTS

Lance Smith is a veteran high school sports reporter who worked previously with SBLive Sports covering basketball, football, and softball in California's Southern Section and LA City Section and has returned as contributor to High School On SI in 2025. He also covers Nevada and National Girls Basketball. A graduate of The USC Marshall School of Business, Smith dabbles in linear algebra and football and basketball computer rankings.

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