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Vote: Who should be High School On SI's South Carolina Softball Player of the Week (4/21/2025)?

Here are the candidates for High School On SI's South Carolina Softball Player of the Week as nominated by coaches, fans and readers

Mike Duprez

High School On SI

The 2025 high school softball season is heading toward the end of the regular season with numerous elite performances being turned in across the state.

Here are 10 candidates for softball Player of the Week in South Carolina.

Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time.

Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes who receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.

Mary Ellen Hickey, Hartsville

Hickey was the driving force in the Red Foxes’ 12-9 win over Darlington by going 4-for-5 with two home runs and seven RBIs.

Raegan Tibbits, St. James

Tibbits threw a near-perfect no-hitter in the Sharks’ 11-0 win over Socastee with 19 strikeouts and one walk.

Julie Raines, High Point Academy

Raines hurled a nine-inning complete game in a 6-5 win over Liberty. She allowed eight hits, two earned runs and struck out 10. Raines was also 1-for-4 with an RBI.

Maddie Wiant, James F. Byrnes

Wiant pitched a five-hitter with seven strikeouts and no walks as the Rebels beat Gaffney 5-1.

Jaidyn Harris, Catawba Ridge

Harris went 3-for-4 with a home run, double and three RBIs in the Copperheads’ 10-0 win against Indian Land.

Carli Smith, Belton-Honea Path

Smith blasted a two-run homer and pitched 3 2/3 innings of relief with no earned runs allowed in a 4-3 win over Woodmont.

Prestan Schurlknight, Orangeburg Prep

Schurlknight was 4-for-5 with two home runs and seven RBIs in a 21-16 loss to Laurence Manning Academy. In a 13-0 win over Dorchester Academy, Schurlknight was 4-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Layla Clayton, York

Clayton pitched a seven-hitter with 14 strikeouts and no walks in an 8-1 win against Clover.

Renee Watson, Berkeley

Watson ruled the circle by firing a one-hitter with 15 strikeouts and no walks in the Stags’ 7-0 win over Ashley Ridge.

Miller Martin, Saluda

The eighth-grade phenom threw six innings of no-hit softball with 14 strikeouts in the Tigers’ 8-0 win over Andrew Jackson. Martin also had an RBI triple.

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MIKE DUPREZ

Mike Duprez became a freelance sports journalist for Scorebooklive.com several months after retiring from the newspaper business. A native of Oakland, California, Duprez moved around as a child due to his father’s service in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981. Duprez, who lives in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had 30 years of experience in newspapers as well as other endeavors before retiring at the end of 2021. He covers stories in both North Carolina and South Carolina for Scorebooklive.com.

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