Vote: Who is the Florida high school softball Class 7A Coach of the Year?

We nominate 10 candidates from each classification who they think will be the Florida high school softball coach of the year. We start with Class 1A and will work our way through the highest classification in the state, which is 7A

Wellington softball head coach Mark Boretti discusses the positives the team was able to take away from Tuesday's hard-fought win ahead of their regional finals appearance (May 16, 2023). / Alex and Chet Peterman / Special to The Post / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Florida high school softball season has officially concluded, and now we turn our attention to the coach of the year nominees. High School on SI will nominate 10 coaches who they think will be the coach of the year in their respective classifications.

Voting will end on Sunday, June 29th, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Here are the nominees for the Class 7A softball coach of the year.

Editor’s note: Our corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. This poll is specifically for fans to vote on the players that have been nominated and in no way discredits any other player that may not be mentioned in our poll.

Here are the nominees:

Steve Ahern, Jupiter

Ahern led the Lady Warriors to the regional final before having its season come to an end against eventual Class 7A champion Wellington back on May 15.

Mark Boretti, Wellington

Boretti led the Wellington High School softball program to its first-ever state championship in program history last month, defeating Hagerty 6-5 in eight innings back on May 24.

John Bradshaw, Western (Davie)

Bradshaw and the 2024 state champion Western came up a run short in its bid for a second straight trip to the state title game, dropping a 4-3 semifinal to Hagerty on May 23

Autum Hernandez, Sumner

Hernandez just finished her fifth season as the head softball coach at Sumner High School. She led the Stingrays to their deepest playoff run in their young history, reaching the regional finals before their season came to an end against Sarasota on May 15.

Kyle Davis, West Broward

Davis led the Lady Bobcats to the regional final before their season came to an end against Western (Davie) back on May 15.

Neil Luciano, Creekside

The 7th-year head coach led the Lady Knights to an 18-10 record this season and reached the regional semifinals.

Heather Mushrush, Sarasota

Mushrush led the Sailors to their first-ever state semifinal appearance this season and finished the 2025 season with a 21-8 record.

Al Peterson, East Ridge

Peterson just finished his 10th season coaching at East Ridge High School, where he led the Lady Knights to a 22-6 record and reached the regional semifinals.

Jacob Stanley, Lake Brantley

The fourth-year head coach led the Lady Patriots to their third 20-win season in the last four years. The Patriots reached the regional final before having their season come to an end against Class 7A runner-up Hagerty in extra innings back on May 15.

Tom Kreahling, Hagerty

The third-year head coach led the Lady Huskies to the Class 7A Championship Game this season.

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