NFCA Kaiti Williams Memorial Leadoff Classic Tournament Leaderboard

The NFCA Kaiti Williams Memorial Leadoff Classic is one of high school softball's premier events of the fall season.
The NFCA Kaiti Williams Memorial Leadoff Classic is one of high school softball's premier events of the fall season. | NFCA

The 2025 NFCA Kaiti Williams Memorial Leadoff Classic presented by Softball On SI and GameChanger is underway, and several standouts are climbing the leaderboards. These stats will continue to be updated throughout the weekend.

Batting Average

1. Saoirse Park- Elkhorn South Varsity Storm (.800)

2. Taytum Macholan- Blair Varsity Bears (.750)

3. Delanie Ward- Blue Springs South Varsity Jaguars (.750)

4. Jaeanna Sandoval- Riverdale Ridge Varsity Ravens (.727)

5. Pepper Presley- Byng Varsity Lady Pirates (.714)

Runs Batted In

1. Ava Bush- Rock Bridge Varsity Bruins (12)

2. Mallory Closman- Millard North Varsity Mustangs (9)

3. Taylor Siefken- Lincoln Southwest Varsity Silverhawks (9)

4. Macey Jarose- Millard North Varsity Mustangs (9)

5. Tenley Kampbell- Millard North Varsity Mustangs (8)

Hits

1. Mallory Closman- Millard North Varsity Mustangs (10)

2. Brooklyn Phephles- Bellevue West Varsity (9)

3. Grace Veik- Bellevue West Varsity (8)

4. Elke Martin- Westview Varsity Wolverines (8)

5. Toria Rother- Papillion-LaVista Varsity Monarchs (8)

Doubles

1. Lily Johnson- Millard North Varsity Mustangs (5)

2. Brooklyn Phephles- Bellevue West Varsity (4)

3. Kacie Hinrichs- Elkhorn South Varsity Storm (3)

4. Ellie Gilpin- Millard South Varsity Patriots (3)

5. Harper Sherry- Helias Varsity Crusaders (3)

Triples

1. Mallory Closman- Millard North Varsity Mustangs (3)

2. Laynie Brown- Blair Varsity Bears (3)

3. Jordan Huber- Pius X Varsity Thunderbolts (2)

4. Jayli Howell- Helias Varsity Crusaders (2)

5. Grace Veik- Bellevue West Varsity  (1)

Home Runs

1. Ava Bush- Rock Bridge Varsity Bruins (4) 

2. Brooklyn Scheef- Pius X Varsity Thunderbolts (3)

3. Hayden Bushn- Rock Bridge Varsity Bruins (3)

4. Mallory Closman- Millard North Varsity Mustangs (2)

5. Taylor Siefken- Lincoln Southwest Varsity Silverhawks (2)

Earned Run Average

1. Addison Burdorf- Millard West Varsity Wildcats (0.00) 

2. Taelyn Rupiper- Gretna Dragons (0.00)

3. Remington Clifford- Byng Varsity Lady Pirates (0.00)

4. Embrie Bednar- Norris Varsity Titans (0.00)

5. Alisha McMurtry- Bellevue East Varsity Chieftains (0.67)

Wins

1. Alexis Neufind- Mercy Varsity Monarchs (2)

2. Addison Burdorf- Millard West Varsity Wildcats (2)

3. Kaylee Huffman- Papillion-LaVista Varsity Monarchs (2)

4. Jules Severson- Millard North Varsity Mustangs (2)

5. Reese Bryant- Legend Varsity Titans (2) 

Strikeouts

1. Alisha McMurtry- Bellevue East Varsity Chieftains (46) 

2. Alea Wegner- Westview Varsity Wolverines (22)

3. Taelyn Rupiper- Gretna Dragons (22)

4. Addison Burdorf- Millard West Varsity Wildcats (18)

5. Embrie Bednar- Norris Varsity Titans (18) 

Highlights

Rock Bridge senior centerfielder Ava Bush talks with Softball On SI's Maren Angus-Coombs after going 3-for-4 with three RBIs in the Bruins’ 8-7 comeback win over Blair on Sept. 5. Bush helped lead the charge as Rock Bridge scored seven unanswered runs after trailing 4-0 early.


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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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