The 2017 season is around the corner and teams around the country are gearing up for the season. Fastpitch News (FPN) is unveiling our FPN 2017 Preseason TOP 50 NCAA Softball Hitters. The ranking was derived from numerous statistics to formulate a total score. The strength of schedule was also taken into account for more grueling schedules. Note that these are based on statistics and are not based on our subjective opinions.
| Rank | First | Last | TEAM | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasey | Cooper | Auburn | Sr. |
| 2 | Tori | Vidales | Texas A&M | Jr. |
| 3 | Hannah | Flippen | Utah | Sr. |
| 4 | Rochelle | Roberts | La.-Monroe | Sr. |
| 5 | Maryssa | Becker | Louisville | Sr. |
| 6 | Tera | Blanco | Michigan | Jr. |
| 7 | Erika | Piancastelli | McNeese St. | Jr. |
| 8 | Vanessa | Shippy | Oklahoma St. | Jr. |
| 9 | Giorgiana | Zeremenko | Pittsburgh | Jr. |
| 10 | Sandra | Mendoza | UT Arlington | Jr. |
| 11 | Nikki | Udria | Oregon | Sr. |
| 12 | Marjani | Knighten | Nebraska | Sr. |
| 13 | Kelsey | Jenkins | Wisconsin | Jr. |
| 14 | Jennifer | Purcell | Nevada | Jr. |
| 15 | Amanda | Lorenz | Florida | So. |
| 16 | Ivie | Drake | Georgia St. | Jr. |
| 17 | Ali | Aguilar | Washington | Sr. |
| 18 | Aleah | Craighton | UL Lafayette | Jr. |
| 19 | Sydni | Emanuel | Georgia | Sr. |
| 20 | Madeline | Richard | UC Riverside | Sr. |
| 21 | Karley | Wester | Notre Dame | Sr. |
| 22 | Jessica | Warren | Florida St. | Jr. |
| 23 | Meghan | Gregg | Tennessee | Jr. |
| 24 | Tatiana | Cortez | Boston College | Sr. |
| 25 | Alex | Powers | Florida St. | Sr. |
| 26 | Shelby | Stracher | Townson | Jr. |
| 27 | Brooke | Wyderski | Wisconsin | Jr. |
| 28 | Kaleigh | Todd | South Ala. | Jr. |
| 29 | Haley | Hutton | Colorado St. | Sr. |
| 30 | Tyler | Ross | North Carolina St. | Sr. |
| 31 | Michaela | Transue | Hofstra | Sr. |
| 32 | Melissa | Rochford | Notre Dame | So. |
| 33 | Caleigh | Clifton | Oklahoma | So. |
| 34 | Erica | Nagel | Loyola Chicago | Sr. |
| 35 | Shaye | Harre | Southern Ill. | Sr. |
| 36 | Ashley | Thompson | BYU | Sr. |
| 37 | Nicole | DeWitt | Florida | Jr. |
| 38 | Shay | Knighten | Oklahoma | So. |
| 39 | Kelli | Schkade | North Texas | Sr. |
| 40 | Kristen | Wyckoff | South Fla. | Sr. |
| 41 | Ali | Wester | Notre Dame | So. |
| 42 | Emma | Lee | Providence | So. |
| 43 | Dylan | Christensen | DePaul | Sr. |
| 44 | Elizabeth | Snow | Albany (NY) | Sr. |
| 45 | Katiyana | Mauga | Arizona | Sr. |
| 46 | Alex | Bayne | Ohio St. | Sr. |
| 47 | Courtney | Clayton | UTEP | Jr. |
| 48 | Morgan | Klaevemann | Florida St. | Jr. |
| 49 | Kayli | Kvistad | Florida | Jr. |
| 50 | Kierra | Miles | Texas Tech | Sr. |
