A number of the finest gamers in faculty softball from this previous season will likely be taking part in subsequent yr in a brand new place and with a unique uniform.
East Carolina’s Emma Jackson, who slapped 21 residence runs over the fence this season, landed at Missouri. All-American catcher Jasmyn Burns, beforehand of Ohio State, has already joined Texas Tech. The nationwide chief in strikeouts, Belmont’s Maya Johnson, and the nationwide chief in hits, Boise State’s Sophia Knight, have entered the switch portal too. Knight has already signed with Tennessee.
Now that the Girls’s Faculty World Sequence is over after Texas beat Texas Tech in an exhilarating three-game sequence, many key gamers from the eight groups that made the journey to Oklahoma Metropolis have determined to search for greener pastures. As evidenced by their performances this previous season, these are gamers that would assist their new groups win a complete lot of video games and make deep runs into the postseason.
These are the most effective gamers within the switch portal from the softball groups that performed within the World Sequence this yr:
Kaitlyn Terry — Pitcher/Utility, UCLA
The Pac-12 Freshman of the Yr in 2024, Terry had one other sturdy marketing campaign for UCLA as a sophomore as she grew to become the primary Bruins’ pitcher since Rachel Garcia to open her profession with back-to-back 20-win seasons. Along with posting a 2.64 ERA with 172 strikeouts, Terry had a good season on the plate too with 35 hits and 30 runs scored. Terry, a lefthander, was eleventh nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio with a 5.06 mark.
Mia Williams — Second Base, Florida
The daughter of former Florida basketball participant and NBA champion Jason Williams, the sophomore infielder was an important a part of the Gators’ success this season and earned All-SEC and All-American honors. Williams posted a 1.144 OPS, 61 hits, 52 runs, 19 homers and 44 RBI.
Addisen Fisher — Pitcher, UCLA
The fitting-hander from Bend, Oregon, had a standout season for the Bruins as arguably their second-best pitcher, piling up a 16-2 file, 100 strikeouts and a 2.59 ERA in 113 innings of labor. Fisher was named a First Workforce Freshman All-American by D1 Softball and was a finalist for NFCA Freshman of the Yr. She was ranked because the No. 1 recruit in 2024 by Softball America.
Corri Hicks — Catcher, Oklahoma
Hicks didn’t play all that a lot as a freshman this previous season for the Sooners, however confirmed flashes of the potential that made her a prime 15 recruit within the 2024 class, like when she hit a walk-off residence run in opposition to Boston College within the regional stage of the NCAA Event. In 23 at-bats this season, Hicks had six hits, three of which have been dingers. She posted an OPS of 1.045.
Raegan Jennings — Infielder, Texas Tech
Jennings led the Crimson Raiders’ bench with 35 hits and 20 runs scored in 88 plate appearances. Texas Tech head coach Gerry Glasco referred to as her an “All-American-type pinch hitter” after she got here up with a giant single and scored a run within the Crimson Raiders’ Recreation 2 World Sequence win over Texas. She’s a sophomore who hits left-handed and had a .398 batting common this yr.
