A number of the finest gamers in faculty softball from this previous season shall be enjoying subsequent 12 months in a brand new place and with a unique uniform.
East Carolina’s Emma Jackson, who slapped 21 house 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 School 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 might assist their new groups win an entire lot of video games and make deep runs into the postseason.
These are one of the best gamers within the switch portal from the softball groups that performed within the World Sequence this 12 months:
Kaitlyn Terry — Pitcher/Utility, UCLA
The Pac-12 Freshman of the 12 months in 2024, Terry had one other sturdy marketing campaign for UCLA as a sophomore as she turned 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 a vital 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 precise-hander from Bend, Oregon, had a standout season for the Bruins as arguably their second-best pitcher, piling up a 16-2 document, 100 strikeouts and a 2.59 ERA in 113 innings of labor. Fisher was named a First Staff Freshman All-American by D1 Softball and was a finalist for NFCA Freshman of the 12 months. 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 high 15 recruit within the 2024 class, like when she hit a walk-off house 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 Pink 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 Pink Raiders’ Sport 2 World Sequence win over Texas. She’s a sophomore who hits left-handed and had a .398 batting common this 12 months.