2020 Top 100 Recruiting Rankings

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Here are the best 100 players in the class of 2020.

In formulating rankings for the sophomore through senior classes, Softball America places an emphasis on real-time developmental growth in conducting player-profile analysis. Prospect potential, projected upside, overall and position-specific athleticism as well as other quantifiable metrics are key components of evaluation. At the same time, current skill set, production and impact at the club and/or high school level are fundamental analytical data points. SA’s methodology includes consultation with club, scholastic, collegiate and Team USA sources nationwide.

Click here to find the Top 100 recruits in the class of 2019.

Updated on: 3/31/2020 See Full List

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Jayda Coleman
The Colony (Texas) SS
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: Texas Glory
College Commitment: Oklahoma
The consensus No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2020 did nothing to dispel that notion this summer, looking anything but out of place with the Under-19 Junior Women’s National Team. Coleman, a left-handed-throwing shortstop and Oklahoma commit, hit .432 with a .510 on-base percentage and 13 steals in 32 games for the JWNT.
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Bailey Dowling
St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, Ill.) SS
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: Georgia Impact
College Commitment: Alabama
Already the owner of the Illinois career home run record with 65 dingers in three years, Dowling continued her power stroke over the summer with the Under-19 Junior Women’s National Team. The Alabama commit cracked six home runs for the JWNT, including two multi-homer games. In 32 games, Dowling hit .338 with 27 RBI and a .649 slugging percentage.
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Maddie Penta
Bohemia Manor (Chesapeake, Md.) P
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: PA Chaos
College Commitment: Auburn
Penta was arguably the summer’s most impressive pitcher, lifting the PA Chaos to the TC/USA Nationals 18U championship, and earning all-tournament status at the PGF Premier tournament with a 1.03 ERA and 58 Ks in 39 innings. She was 21-0 with a 0.11 ERA in high school, leading her team to its third straight state title.
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Nicole May
Foothill (Pleasanton, Calif.) P/3B
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: OC Batbusters
College Commitment: Oklahoma
May followed up a perfect high school season by leading the Batbusters to a strong fifth-place finish at the 18U PGF National Championships. The Oklahoma commit was the MaxPreps National Junior of the Year after a spring season in which she finished 24-0 with a 0.32 ERA and 246 strikeouts.
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Tiare Jennings
St. Anthony (Long Beach, Calif.) SS
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: OC Batbusters
College Commitment: Oklahoma
Jennings played only two games in the spring for St. Anthony’s because of an injury, but she had a strong summer for the Batbusters, who finished fifth at the 18U PGF National Championships, and should be a major player as a senior for the Saints. The Oklahoma commit is one of three St. Anthony seniors ranked in the SA Top 100.
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Avery Goelz
Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton, Fla.) 1B/OF
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: Tampa Mustangs
College Commitment: Florida
Goelz is one of five Lakewood Ranch seniors in the SA Top 100 and all are members of a Tampa Mustangs team that finished third at the 18U PGF National Championships over the summer. The Florida commit is a three-time Florida Class 8A Offensive Player of the Year who hit .543 with a 1.141 slugging percentage as a junior.
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Alex Salter
Estero (Fla.) P
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: Georgia Impact
College Commitment: Alabama
Salter zooms into the Top 10 as she was the No. 1 starter for a Georgia Impact team that finished second in the 18U Premier Division at the PGF National Championships. As a high school junior for Estero, the Alabama commit struck out 161 batters and allowed just eight walks in 81.2 innings, finishing with an 11-1 record and a 0.43 ERA.
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Sarah Willis
Norco (Calif.) P/OF
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: Corona Angels
College Commitment: Washington
Willis was more than solid for the Corona Angels this summer, helping the team to a 17th-place finish at the 18U PGF National Championships. The Washington commit posted a 1-0 record with a 1.13 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 18.2 innings.
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Shelby Lowe
Pickens Academy (Carrollton, Ala.) P/1B
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: Birmingham Thunderbolts
College Commitment: Auburn
A year after pacing the Birmingham Thunderbolts to a PGF 16U national title, Lowe led the 18U team to a fifth-place finish, going 4-1 in the tournament with 42 strikeouts in 40.1 innings. A five-time all-state selection, the Auburn recruit was named AISA Pitcher of the Year in high school, going 19-4 with a 0.14 ERA, a 0.31 WHIP, six no-hitters and 336 strikeouts.
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Jahni Kerr
Wesleyan School (Norcross, Ga.) OF
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: Atlanta Vipers
College Commitment: Florida State
One of the fastest players in the nation, Kerr has led her high school team to two consecutive state titles and has the Wolves off to an undefeated start this fall. The dynamic center fielder also swings a powerful bat, contributing seven home runs, 10 doubles and seven triples to go with her .596 batting average as a junior.
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Jasmine Perezchica
Palm Desert (Calif.) OF/2B
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: OC Batbusters
College Commitment: Arizona
The daughter of Arizona Diamondbacks third base coach Tony Perezchica, the Arizona commit hit .550 as a junior for Palm Desert with 40 runs scored, nine home runs and 31 extra-base hits in 100 at-bats. She committed just two errors as a middle infielder.
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Sophia Carroll
Shadow Ridge (Surprise, Ariz.) INF/OF
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: Firecrackers AZ
College Commitment: Arizona
Carroll can play just about anywhere on the diamond, but she spent her summer locking down the shortstop position and the No. 3 hole in the lineup for Firecrackers AZ. The Arizona commit, who will be joined in Tucson by identical twin sister Aris, hit .660 as a high school junior with a .739 on-base percentage.
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Abby Doerr
Marist Catholic (Eugene, Ore.) C
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: Beverly Bandits
College Commitment: Alabama
Doerr had a monster PGF National Championships, batting .444 with a pair of home runs to help the Bandits to a ninth-place finish in the 18U Premier Division. As a junior for Marist, the Alabama commit hit .699 with 19 homers, 74 RBI and a 1.639 slugging percentage.
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Erin Coffel
Bremen (Ind.) SS
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: Indiana Magic Gold
College Commitment: Kentucky
Coffel was the top offensive threat for an Indiana Magic squad that placed third at the PGF 16U National Championships. The Kentucky commit was Indiana’s Gatorade Player of the Year in the spring, batting .663 with 19 HR, 52 RBI and an OPS of 2.217.
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Riley Blampied
Crisp County (Cordele, Ga.) MIF
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: Georgia Impact
College Commitment: South Carolina
The power-hitting infielder was an easy selection for the U17 national team. As a junior, Blampied blasted 17 home runs to go with a .671 batting average, 47 RBI, 45 runs scored and 16 doubles, earning Georgia first team all-state honors.
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Raegan Breedlove
Central Valley (Shasta Lake, Calif.) P/1B
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: Universal Fastpitch
College Commitment: Oregon
Breedlove was one of the top pitchers at the 18U PGF National Championships this summer, posting a 5-2 record with 46 strikeouts in 39 innings to lead Universal Fastpitch to a fifth-place finish. The Oregon commit averaged more than two strikeouts per inning as a high school junior while batting .500 with a .649 on-base percentage.
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Ryleigh White
Immaculate Heart Academy (Washington Township, N.J.) P/3B
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: Athletics Mercado
College Commitment: Texas
White was outstanding at the 18U PGF Nationals, going 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA while allowing 11 hits and striking out 19 in 18.1 innings. The recent Texas commit was also outstanding in high school, posting a 20-2 mark with a 0.62 ERA and 277 Ks in 136 IP.
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Jessie Fontes
Grace Brethren (Simi Valley, Calif.) P
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: So Cal Choppers
College Commitment: Arizona
The Arizona commit was a force on the mound and at the plate for Grace Brethren. Fontes went21-5 with a 0.36 ERA and 264 strikeouts, while also batting .530 with seven HRs and 36 RBI.
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Carlie Scupin
Tucson Magnet (Ariz.) 1B
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: Oro Valley Suncats
College Commitment: Arizona
Scupin does nothing but hit. After a high school season in which she won the Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year award by batting .683 with 17 home runs in just 63 at-bats, the Arizona commit didn’t slow down in the summer. In four games for the Oro Valley Suncats at the 18U PGF National Championships, Scupin hit .600 with two home runs and 11 RBI.
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Haley Pittman
Alabama Christian (Montgomery, Ala.) P
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: Atlanta Vipers
College Commitment: Florida
The Alabama Class 4A Pitcher and Player of the Year, Pittman has been named to four All-State teams and will enter her final varsity season with over 1,300 career strikeouts. The southpaw recorded a 36-8 record with a 1.29 ERA in 2019, striking out 448 in 238.1 innings, while also hitting .487.
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Aynslie Furbush
Winter Springs (Fla.) 1B/P
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: Jacksonville Storm
College Commitment: Ole Miss
Furbush had a strong PGF National Championships for the Storm, leading the team to a 17th-place finish. Furbush was 2-1 with a 2.72 ERA in the circle and slugged two home runs with six RBI. That came after a spring in which the Ole Miss commit led Winter Springs to a perfect season, the Florida Class 8A state title and the No. 1 slot in the final Softball America national rankings.
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Aaliyah Ortiz
Southwest (San Antonio, Texas) UT
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: Texas Bombers
College Commitment: McNeese State
Ortiz was the most dangerous hitter in the 16U Premier Division at the PGF National Championships, clubbing four home runs and knocking in 15 in seven games to lead the Texas Bombers to a runner-up finish. That followed a high school season in which the McNeese State commit hit .667 with 22 home runs and a 1.711 slugging percentage.
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Devyn Netz
Maranatha (Pasadena, Calif.) P/IF
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: So Cal Athletics
College Commitment: Arizona
Netz was the No. 1 pitcher this summer for the So Cal Athletics, who finished third in the 18U Premier Division at the PGF National Championships. As a high school junior, the Arizona commit struck out 253 batters in 140 innings and also hit .494 at the plate.
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Trinity Cannon
Forney (Texas) 3B
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: Texas Glory
College Commitment: Texas A&M
Cannon was a rock-solid third baseman last spring for Forney, which reached the Texas Class 5A state semifinals and finished the year ranked No. 19 by Softball America. The Texas A&M commit batted .575 with 18 home runs, 72 RBI and a 1.321 slugging percentage for the Jackrabbits.
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Regan Krause
Pontiac (Ill.) P/1B
Notes:
CLUB TEAM: Beverly Bandits
College Commitment: Stanford
Krause followed up a strong high school season with an even better summer, leading the Beverly Bandits to the 16U Premier Division title at the PGF National Championships. The Stanford commit was 7-0 with a 0.55 ERA for the Bandits, highlighted by a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts against OC Batbusters Lara.