Gatorade Announces State Softball Player of the Year Winners

Gatorade released its top softball players around the country on Monday, and the list is packed with insane talent and some of college’s best recruits.

The Gatorade State Player of the Year award was established in 1985 to recognize the nation’s most elite high school student-athletes for their athletic excellence, academic achievement, and exemplary character.

Player	State	Grade	Position	College
Victoria Moten	Alabama	Senior	RHP	Alabama
Sela Rodriguez	Alaska	Junior	RHP/3B	N/A
Lilly Goose Goodwin	Arizona	Junior	P	Northwestern
Lillie-Faye McWhorter	Arkansas	Senior	RHP	Arkansas
Ayla Tuua	California	Junior	P/OF	LSU
Meredith Barnhart	Colorado	Senior	SS	Tennessee
Camryn Fisher	Connecticut	Senior	RHP	Appalachian State
Ava Calciano	Delaware	Senior	SS	UConn
Yasmin Burrell	District of Columbia	Senior	SS	Coppin State
Hannah DeMarcus	Florida	Sophomore	P	N/A
Jada Savage	Georgia	Junior	RHP	Ole Miss
Sienna Yamashita	Hawaii	Junior	SS	Arizona State
Delaney Wright	Idaho	Senior	LHP	Utah Tech
Bella Dimitrijevic	Illinois	Senior	P	Florida State
Brynley Erb	Indiana	Junior	SS	Kentucky
Mariah Myers	Iowa	Senior	3B	Iowa
Sophie Stockam	Kansas	Senior	RHP/3B	UNLV
McLaine Hudson	Kentucky	Junior	SS	Kentucky
Kynzee Anderson	Louisiana	Junior	P	Georgia
Addison DeRoche	Maine	Sophomore	RHP/1B	N/A
Taylor Smith	Maryland	Senior	P	Virginia
Alyx Rossi	Massachusetts	Senior	P	Boston College
Kaitlyn Pallozzi	Michigan	Senior	RHP/1B	Alabama
Mya Tautges	Minnesota	Senior	RHP/SS	University of St. Thomas
Hannah Jo Sullivan	Mississippi	Junior	C	Mississippi State
Abby Carr	Missouri	Senior	RHP	Missouri
Faith Howard	Montana	Senior	RHP/1B	Montana State
Alexis Jensen	Nebraska	Senior	LHP	Nebraska
Taylor Johns	Nevada	Junior	SS	Georgia
Elisabeth Kearney	New Hampshire	Junior	RHP	Stonehill
Gabriella Shadek	New Jersey	Senior	C	Duke
Malie Moogie Satete	New Mexico	Freshman	P/C	N/A
Kaili Witherall	New York	Senior	P	Texas State
Anna Hinde	North Carolina	Senior	C/SS	Florida State
Jocelyn Berg	North Dakota	Sophomore	RHP	N/A
Hayley Griggs	Ohio	Senior	SS	Florida State
Allyssa Parker	Oklahoma	Senior	RHP/SS	Oklahoma
Myleigh Cooper	Oregon	Senior	P	Cal Poly SLO
Lexie Hames	Pennsylvania	Senior	RHP/1B	Clemson
Phoenyx Silva	Rhode Island	Senior	3B	Iowa
Aspen Boulware	South Carolina	Sophomore	SS	N/A
Madelyn Mescher	South Dakota	Sophomore	RHP/1B	N/A
Avary Stockwell	Tennessee	Senior	3B/C	Tennessee
Hannah Wells	Texas	Senior	RHP	Texas
Rita Tavita	Utah	Senior	P/1B	BYU
Anastase Bourgeois	Vermont	Senior	RHP/OF	West Virginia State
Kaylee Hodges	Virginia	Sophomore	P/1B	N/A
Maddie Milhorn	Washington	Senior	P	Oregon
Audrea Watts	West Virginia	Senior	RHP	N/A
Karly Meredith	Wisconsin	Senior	RHP/UT	Virginia
Rylee Stephenson	Wyoming	Senior	RHP	Wyoming

Congrats to our incoming freshman, Lexie Hames (@lexiehames2025), for being named the Pennsylvania Softball Gatorade Player of the Year! pic.twitter.com/o2vG6lwUVI
— Clemson Softball 🥎 (@clemsonsoftball) June 9, 2025

So honored to be named South Carolina's
Gatorade Player of the Year. All glory to God! @jmboulware99 @MikeBoulware28 @2026Birmingham @war_eagle_sball pic.twitter.com/umOcuunQKE
— Aspen Boulware (@AspenBoulware) June 9, 2025

Makin’ a splash in the 402. 🌊⚡️@99jensenalexis has been named the 2025 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year!

🗒️ https://t.co/Qvqffi30BF | #GBR pic.twitter.com/IJMeIJLWEd
— Nebraska Softball (@HuskerSoftball) June 10, 2025

Congrats to our Gatorade Player of the Year award winners Kaitlyn Pallozzi (Michigan) and Vic Moten (Alabama)‼️👏

📰Read More: https://t.co/1emEWg1HYd #RollTide pic.twitter.com/k8syavt5gY
— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) June 9, 2025

The 🔝 player in the Show Me State.

Congratulations to Abby Carr on being named the Missouri @Gatorade Player of the Year!!

📰 https://t.co/B82Zu6dANt #OwnIt #MIZ 🐯🥎 pic.twitter.com/ZFevGaLMO1
— Mizzou Softball (@MizzouSoftball) June 9, 2025

Gatorade Announces State Softball Player of the Year Winners

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