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2023 NCAA Division I Preseason All-Americans

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By SA Staff
on January 30, 2023

Softball America's 2023 NCAA Preseason All-Americans include the most elite Division I softball players at the start of the season.

See our first, second and third team selections below. Selections are position-based.

FIRST TEAM

Position	Name	School	Year
Pitcher	Jordy Bahl	Oklahoma	So.
Pitcher	Kelly Maxwell	Oklahoma State	R-Sr.
Pitcher	Megan Faraimo	UCLA	R-Sr.
Catcher	Sharlize Palacios	UCLA	R-Jr.
First Base	Cydney Sanders	Oklahoma	So.
Second Base	Tiare Jennings	Oklahoma	Jr.
Third Base	Hannah Gammill	Arkansas	Jr.
Shortstop	Grace Lyons	Oklahoma	R-Sr.
Outfield	Jayda Coleman	Oklahoma	Jr.
Outfield	Yanni Acuña	Arizona State	Gr.
Outfield	Aaliyah Jordan	UCLA	Gr.
UTL-P	Valerie Cagle	Clemson	R-So.
DP or UTL-Non-P	Allie Skaggs	Arizona	Jr.
At-Large	Baylee Klingler	Washington	Fifth Year
At-Large	Kathryn Sandercock	Florida State	R-Sr.
At-Large	Montana Fouts	Alabama	Gr.

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SECOND TEAM

Position	Name	School	Year
Pitcher	Danielle Williams	Northwestern	Gr.
Pitcher	Chenise Delce	Arkansas	R-Sr.
Pitcher	Ashley Rogers	Tennessee	Gr.
Catcher	Kinzie Hansen	Oklahoma	Sr.
First Base	Carlie Scupin	Arizona	Jr.
Second Base	Kristina Foreman	Arkansas	Gr.
Third Base	Sara Mosley	Georgia	Sr.
Shortstop	Sydney McKinney	Wichita State	Sr.
Outfield	Addison Barnard	Wichita State	Jr.
Outfield	Maya Brady	UCLA	R-Jr.
Outfield	Kiki Milloy	Tennessee	Sr.
UTL-P	Emma Lemley	Virginia Tech	So.
DP or UTL-Non-P	Skylar Wallace	Florida	R-Jr.
At-Large	Erin Coffel	Kentucky	Jr.
At-Large	Haley Lee	Oklahoma	R-Sr.
At-Large	Kendra Falby	Florida	So.

THIRD TEAM

Position	Name	School	Year
Pitcher	Nicole May	Oklahoma	Jr.
Pitcher	Alex Storako	Oklahoma	R-Sr.
Pitcher	Alana Vawter	Stanford	Sr.
Catcher	Kayla Kowalik	Kentucky	Gr.
First Base	Karina Gaskins	Notre Dame	Jr.
Second Base	Sydney Kuma	Georgia	Sr.
Third Base	Charla Echols	Florida	Gr.
Shortstop	Taylor Pleasants	LSU	Jr.
Outfield	Janelle Meoño	UCLA	R-Jr.
Outfield	Rylie Boone	Oklahoma	Sr.
Outfield	Emma Ritter	Virginia Tech	Jr.
UTL-P	Mack Leonard	Florida State	Gr.
DP or UTL-Non-P	Jada Cody	UCF	Jr.
At-Large	Jazmine Hill	Arizona State	Sr.
At-Large	Jayda Kearney	Georgia	Jr.
At-Large	Billie Andrews	Nebraska	Jr.