2019 Top Prospects No. 1-15
We are closing out our Top Prospects for the Class of 2019 and this list is bursting with incredible talent. We cannot wait to see these young women take the field next season with their future schools!
We are breaking down our top 15 prospects and their accomplishments. Who is number one? You can find the full list for the Class of 2019 here!
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No. 15 Macy Simmons / C
Athletics Mercado/Smith
Arizona State
Macy Simmons just wrapped her final high school campaign in impressive fashion. She attends Hamilton High School, a large school playing against tough competition in Arizona. She hit for a .441 average and a .551 OPS while notching 28 RBIs, seven doubles, and ten home runs. Simmons is also a member of the 2019 Junior National Team and will head to Arizona this coming fall. There is a ton of upside and potential to this tall, very athletic, and highly intelligent catcher, keep a close on on Simmons for the next four years of her career and beyond as she should make an instant impact in 2020.
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No. 14 Callie Turner / P
East Cobb Bullets – Schnute
Tennessee
Vols fans may be feeling some stress with the announcement that senior pitcher, Caylan Arnold, is moving on from the program next season but they should feel even more optimistic with the addition of Callie Turner to the roster. Turner is a member of the 2019 Junior National Team and has compiled a extremely success travel ball and high school career. This past season for Land O’ Lakes High School she struck out 190 batters in 114.2 innings of work; she also hit a cool .459. Over her high school career she won 51 games and recorded an ERA of 0.81.
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No. 13 Rylee Trlicek / P
OC Batbusters – Stith
Florida
The 2019 Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Texas, Trlicek is another athlete with a glistening resume heading into the start of her collegiate career. This past high school season Trlicek lead her team to a 36-1 record personally going 22-1 with a 0.85 ERA. She struck out 243 batters issuing just 17 walks over 131 innings of work. Trlicek also hit .584 with 23 doubles, 53 RBIs, and seven home runs while drawing 48 walks. She is also a member of the 2019 Junior National Team and competes with the dominate OC Batbusters – Stith program. Gator fans have a ton to be excited for with the arrival of Rylee Trlicek.
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No. 12 Kinzie Hansen / C
OC Batbusters – Stith
Oklahoma
This powerhouse catcher who will head to Oklahoma this fall has been tough to handle her entire career both in the club ball and high school ranks. She was just named the 2019 Ms. Softball from a highly competitive pool of candidates. In a segment pulled from CaliHiSports.com, ” In another of the closest selections ever, the Norco High catcher edges out two others to collect the state’s longest-running individual softball honor. She is the fourth from Norco to be Ms. Softball this decade and is only the second catcher now on the all-time list. In the end, despite the accomplishments of the five other finalists, it was just too hard for Hansen to be dislodged from the top after she was state freshman, state sophomore and state junior of the year.” You can read the rest of the article, here!
Hansen wrapped up her storied high school career hitting .467 this season with five homers and 36 RBIs. She logged 172 career hits which is good enough for third in school history and places her in the state record book.
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No. 11 Jadelyn Allchin / OF
OC Batbusters – Stith
Washington
Yet another member of a powerhouse 2019 Junior Women’s National Team, Allchin will join No. 1 FPN Top Prospect, Kelley Lynch, at Washington next fall. Watch out Pac-12! This past high school season (Huntington Beach High School) she hit a solid .426 with 11 RBI, eight doubles, and two home runs. Allchin has an incredible mix of speed, power, and a cannon arm and should fit in nicely to the Washington Husky system.
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No. 10 Joley Mitchell / C
Jersey Intensity
Notre Dame
The 2019 Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Arkansas, Mitchell has compiled an incredible career and final high school season this spring. She led her Ramblers squad to a 35-1 record and the Class 3A state championship this past spring. Mitchell batted .717 with 55 RBI and a state single-season record 85 runs scored. She notched 38 extra-base hits, including 13 home runs, stole 34 bases, drew 33 walks and compiled a .786 on-base percentage in addition to a 1.386 slugging percentage. Mitchell finished her prep softball career with a .622 batting average, 58 home runs, 281 runs scored and 197 RBI.
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No. 9 Kiki Milloy / OF, P
Beverly Bandits
Tennessee
Representing the Pacific Northwest, Milloy will head to the SEC this fall will fellow Top Prospect Callie Turner (No. 14). From the Seattle Times, “during the regular season, Milloy had 14 home runs, including two grand slams. She hit .444 with 35 RBI, spending the early portion of the season as the leadoff hitter. In 16 games as a pitcher, she has 2.05 ERA with 185 strikeouts. With Milloy, the Mustangs won state in 2017, were fourth in 2018 and tied for third last month.”
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No. 8 Taylor Pleasants / INF, OF
Scrap Yard Internationals
LSU
Pleasants is an offensive powerhouse and a smooth defender who just concluded an amazing prep career. This past season over 40 games she hit .600 with 50 RBIs, 63 runs scored, 16 doubles, six triples, and eight home runs. For her high school career she finishes with a .536 batting average, 184 hits, 164 RBIs, 44 doubles, and 17 home runs in 130 games played. She is also a member of the 2019 Junior National Team and will sport the Purple and Gold this fall in Baton Rouge. Tiger fans should be excited about the talent and big bat Pleasants brings.
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No. 7 Lexi Kilfoyl / P, 1B
East Cobb Bullets – Schnute
Alabama
Another stud from the state of Florida, Lexi Kilfoyl finished another incredible high school season that lead to her being named the 2019 Gatorade Player of the Year in Florida. From the Gatorade release, “[the] senior right-handed pitcher and first baseman led the Wildcats to a 19-7 record and the Class 2A state championship this past season. A shoulder injury kept Kilfoyl out of the circle for a month during the season, but she still posted a 14-1 record with a 0.48 ERA, striking out 134 batters in 73 innings pitched while allowing just 15 hits. At the plate, Kilfoyl batted .563 with 12 home runs and 37 RBI, compiling a .653 on-base percentage and a 1.188 slugging percentage.” A member of the 2019 Junior National Team, Kilfoyl joins an unbelievably talented group of athletes who will receive incredible training this summer. Kilfoyl will head to Tuscaloosa this fall to join the Tide and if she transitions well you can only imagine the power Alabama will have in the circle between her and Montana Fouts. Watch out!
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No. 6 Sydney Supple / P, 1B
Beverly Bandits
Northwestern
The Queen in the North, Supple is poised to take NCAA Softball by storm next season at Northwestern! Supple’s prep career has been illustrious and she was named the 2019 Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Wisconsin and as written in their official release, “The state’s two-time returning Gatorade Player of the Year … Supple owned a 24-0 record with a 0.74 ERA through 26 games. She’d fanned 236 batters and allowed just 56 hits and 11 walks in 132 innings pitched. At the plate, Supple southpaw posted a .519 batting average with 12 home runs, 48 runs scored, 45 RBI and a 1.148 slugging percentage.” Since the announcement of this award Supple and her squad claimed the 2019 State title.
Wildcat fans have a lot to be excited for after a 2018 season for the record books. Supple will join Danielle Williams, 2018 National Freshman of the Year, to create what could be one of the best one-two punches in the country for the next few seasons.
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No. 5 Ciara Briggs / OF
So Cal Athletics
LSU
The highly recruited and praised future LSU Tiger, Briggs will be exciting to watch over the next four years of her collegiate career. She was named the Orange County Player of the Year for her efforts this past high school season. “The Lancers’ leadoff batter challenged all comers this spring,” said the OC Register in their release. “She hit .545 with 19 extra-base hits and scored 41 runs, helping Orange Lutheran (23-7-1) earn a share of the Trinity League title. She also didn’t miss one game and played through separations to both shoulders.”
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No. 4 Alyssa Garcia / C, INF
Firecrackers – Rico
UCLA
UCLA has had a lot of success with student-athletes having the last name “Garcia”! Over 35 games she hit .519 with 32 RBIs, 14 doubles, and five home runs in 108 at-bats. The stellar season campagin capped off a career where Garcia played 112 game for Mater Dei Catholic High School in California. During her career she hit .456 with a .520 on-base percentage, notched 157 hits, recorded 92 RBIs, and scored 66 runs herself.
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No. 3 Julia Cottrill / C
Georgia Impact – Lewis
Florida
The Gators are definately reloading with their incoming freshman class and Cottrill will be a large part of their success in the coming seasons. Wrapped up her prep career at Stillwater High School (OK.) hitting .560 with an incredible .711 on-base percentage. She also picked up 22 RBIs, eight doubles, two triples, and ten home runs.
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No. 2 Maya Brady / SS, OF
OC Batbusters – Stith
UCLA
Oaks Christian High School (CA) super star, Maya Brady, went out with a bang hitting .558 with 32 RBIs and 12 home runs in her senior season. She is a powerhouse at the plate and in the field and should fit in nicely to the UCLA Bruin bubble when she arrives on campus this fall. Oh! She is also the niece of Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady. ““I think Maya (Brady) is already the most athletic person of the family,” Brady send in an interview with the Boston Globe. “She’s just a great athlete, so competitive. And she’s been on such winning teams and she’s such a great teammate. It’s so impressive.”
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No. 1 Kelley Lynch / P
Georgia Impact – Lewis
Washington
Widely and universally considered the number one recruit in the entire country, we cannot wait to see Kelley Lynch in the circle next season for the Washington Huskies. And she is arriving at the perfect time with the graduation of Washington legend, Taran Alvelo.
Lynch was not only named the 2019 Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Georgia but their National Player as well. From their release, “The 5-foot-9 senior right-handed pitcher and shortstop led the Indians to a 32-2 record and their second consecutive Class 7A state championship this past season. The state’s returning Gatorade Softball Player of the Year, Lynch compiled a 17-0 record with a 0.27 ERA, along with a .436 batting average, three home runs and 25 RBI. She surrendered just 18 hits and 13 walks in 105.1 innings pitched, while fanning 236 batters.” Also included in the Gatorade release is a quote from Carrie Gilmore, head coach at Newnan High School, “Kelley Lynch is the best high school pitcher I’ve seen in 15 years of coaching. When she was on the mound, they were practically unbeatable. I hated playing against her because I knew it would be so tough to score, but she was truly fun to watch, because that level of talent is so rare.”
She is also a member of the 2019 Junior National team. Sky is the limit for Lynch and we are excited to watch her career for many years to come.
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