Gatorade Announces State Softball Player of the Year Winners

Incoming Clemson freshman, Lexie Hames, was named the Pennsylvania Softball Gatorade Player of the Year.
Incoming Clemson freshman, Lexie Hames, was named the Pennsylvania Softball Gatorade Player of the Year. | USA Softball

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

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Nicole Reitz graduated from Indiana University Indianapolis with a degree in sports journalism in 2022 and has been writing about softball and baseball since 2018 .Her work has been published in various publications like Softball America, the Indianapolis Star, and SoxOn35th.

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