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High school softball continues across the country and we honor those athletes who have shined on the field!
Each Tuesday for the next several months we’ll honor top performances nationwide; if you’d like to have a player considered, scroll down to see how to fill out a nomination.
Games are for Sunday, Apr. 3, 2022 through Saturday, Apr. 9, 2022…
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Extra Inning Softball’s National High School Player of the Week
* Chelsea Mack, the outstanding senior centerfielder at Brecksville (Ohio) High, continues to show why she was ranked as a Top 20 player in the 2022 Extra Elite 100.
The Kentucky-bound speedster helped her team go 4-0 last week and continues to roll up impressive numbers as she went 10-for-12 at the plate with three doubles and a home run. Additionally, she walked three times—one of them intentionally—and compiled a .867 on-base percentage while driving in seven RBIs and scoring 10 runs herself.
Chelsea added seven steals and produced a 1.333 slugging percentage.
The 2022 grad says that she has worked on getting stronger physically and that she’s also focused on improving the mental side of her game.
“I’m have a lot more confidence that I can do anything as I have gotten better with my choices in having a plan at the plate and reading the defense,” she explains. “Instead of just slapping one at-bat or bunting or hitting in another, I have been adjusting between at-bats and within my at-bat and even sometimes as the ball is being pitched. I have felt much more confident in using all my offensive tools.”
For the season, the younger sister of former Alabama All-SEC honoree Alexis Mack is hitting an amazing .821 (23-for-28) and is one of the rare cases where a sac fly actually decreased her on-base percentage which is at .818. Other impressive stats: Chelsea is 21-for-21 in steals and has only struck out once this year. She is also flawless in the field with no errors.
It’s not hard to pinpoint what has been a highlight of her team’s young season so far.
“The three-run home run I hit on Saturday helped our team with a come-from-behind win was a great moment,” Chelsea responded when asked what’s moment stands out in the season.
“It wasn’t necessarily the hit itself but more the way my entire team made me feel afterward was what truly made it stand out for me,” she added. “Our starting pitcher Anna Wise came over and gave me the biggest hug and that’s all I could ask for. I really love to play for my teammates.”
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Runner-Up National Players of the Week
* Karlyn Pickens, the 2022 pitcher/first baseman for North Buncombe High in Weaverville, North Carolina, was 2-0 for the week including a perfect game and 3-0 shutout win.
The Tennessee Vols signee had a 3-0 win her perfect game in which she had 16 K’s and no walks. Of her 78 pitches, 62 were strikes and she also went 2-for-4 in the 7-inning game with a pair of singles.
In the shutout, Karlyn had 17 K’s in the 7 innings and only allowed one base runner while giving up no walks. She helped her cause with another 2-for-4 game, one of the hits being a double.
For the season, the future SEC pitcher has struck out 173 in 70 innings with only seven walks allowed and she has a 0.20 ERA while limiting the opposing batters to just a .054 hitting mark. Offensively, Karlyn is hitting .595.
A one game, she had a sweet 9-year-old fan named Evie who asked for Karlyn’s autograph and says she wants to follow in her footsteps and play for the Lady Vols one day!
* Wynne Gore, a senior pitcher for Charlotte Christian (N.C.), has helped lead her team to a 7-1 start as the East Coast power looks to repeat as state champion.
The North Carolina State commit went 2-0 with a pair of shutouts and in 14 innings gave up just three hits while striking out 17. She allowed just three hits total in the two wins
Offensively, Wynne went 3-for-5 (.600) at the plate with a home run and double.
For the season, she has 55 K’s in 44 innings pitched with a 1.43 ERA and just seven walks allowed. She is hitting .522 with a .593 on-base percentage and has driven in 10 runs.
* Emberly Nichols, a senior pitcher/utility player for Clarksville (Tennessee) High, has helped lead her team to the #1 spot for the large school Class 4-A rankings in the Nashville area and the Austin Peay signee had two wins last week in which she pitched 12 innings and had 26 strikeouts without allowing a run.
She also went 5-for-9 (.555) at the plate. The eldest of three softball players in the family, Emberly’s younger sister Charis, a sophomore, also is a pitcher for Clarksville High and six-year-old Lovella plays t-ball for Clarksville National Girls Softball League.
For the season, Emberly has 143 K’s in 62.2 innings pitched with a 0.31 ERA and offensively has a .447 batting average with two home runs including a two-run walk-off against rival Springfield High.
* Taylor Pannell, the senior shortstop for Rock Island (Illinois) High, continues to show why she’s SEC-bound as the Tennessee signee went 8-for-12 (.667) with two home runs, a triple, a pair of doubles, six RBIs and two steals in three games last week.
This after she only had one game the week prior due to weather but went 4-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs along with two stolen bases.
*** Scroll down to read about more outstanding performances across the nation in high school softball last week!
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Nomination Process
Each week during the spring and summer high school seasons, Extra Inning Softball honors a National High School Player of the Week.
Honoree are announced every Tuesday; cutoff for submitting the nominations is each Monday at noon EST/9 am PST.
We’re looking for standouts who excelled in the circle, at the plate or in the field so be sure to nominate your favorite performance(s) by submitting the following:
- Player Name
- Grad Year (example: Class of 2022 or Senior)
- Position(s)
- High school team name with city/state
- Stats for the week (be as detailed as possible!)
- Up-to-date season stats if possible
- Recruiting information if applicable
- Any interesting background on the player
- Action and/or head shots
- If possible, contact info if we’d like more info or quotes
Email info and photos (1-4 as available) by the cutoff of Monday at noon EST/9 am PST to: [email protected].
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Extra Inning Softball National High School Players of the Week (Historically)
2022
- Apr. 5: P/IF Madison Inscoe (Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, Suffolk, Virginia)
- Mar. 29: P Rose Malen (Marin Catholic, Kentfield, Calif.)
- Mar 22: P Katie Kutz (Bishop O’Connell, Arlington, Virginia)
- Mar. 15: IF Tanya Windle (Cactus, Glendale, Arizona)
- Mar. 8: P Jayden Nishi (South, Torrance, California)
- Mar. 1: P Marissa McCann (Willow Canyon, Surprise, Arizona)
- Feb. 22: 1B Sydney Lewis (Prosper, Texas)
2021
- June 15: P Eden Bingham (Rustburg, Virginia)
- June 8: P Lauren Derkowski (York, Elmhurst, Illinois)
- June 1: SS Shayne Immke (St. Joseph-Ogden, St. Joseph, Illinois)
- May 25: OF Cassidy McLellan (Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, Florida)
- May 18: IF Abby Ota (Joel Barlow (Redding, Connecticut)
- May 11: IF Kali Heivilin (Three Rivers, Michigan)
- May 4: P Maya Johnson (St. Joseph Academy, Cleveland, Ohio)
- Apr. 27: P/UT Karlyn Pickens (North Buncombe, Weaverville, North Carolina)
- Apr. 20: P/IF Madison Inscoe (Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, Suffolk, Virginia)
- Apr. 13: P Keagan Rothrock (Roncalli, Indianapolis, Indiana)
- Apr. 6: C Jayla Castro (Rocklin, California)
- Mar. 30: SS Brooke Blankenship (River Ridge, New Port Richey, Florida)
- Mar. 23: SS Rylee Cloud (Fairview, Grant, Louisiana)
- Mar. 16: IF Jenna Madison (Curry, Jasper, Alabama)
- Mar. 9: P/IF Annabelle Widra (Spain Park, Hoover, Alabama)
- Mar. 2: C/3B Elizabeth Moffitt (Prosper, Texas)
2020
- Season cancelled in March due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Mar. 17: P Kenzi Lyall (Alleghany, Sparta, North Carolina)
- Mar. 10: C Maci Bergeron (Notre Dame, Crowley, Louisiana)
- Mar. 3: IF Jayda Coleman (The Colony, Texas)
- Feb. 26: IF/P Micaela Wark (Reedy, Frisco, Texas)
2019
- Jun. 10: P/1B Sydney Supple (North, Oshkosh, Wisconsin)
- May 27: P Aynslie Furbush (Winter Springs, Florida)
- May 20: SS Bailey Dowling (St. Joseph-Ogden, St. Joseph, Illinois)
- May 13: P Britton Rogers (Cypress Ranch, Cypress, Texas)
- May 6: C Neely Peterson (Cypress Creek Middle, Wesley Chapel, Florida)
- Apr. 29: OF/IF/P Angela Zedak (Marist, Chicago, Illinois)
- Apr. 22: SS Kali Heivilin (Three Rivers, Michigan)
- Apr. 15: 3B Trinity Cannon (Forney, Texas)
- Apr. 8: P/1B Sydney Supple (North, Oshkosh, Wisconsin)
- Apr. 1: OF Leea Hanks (Eustis, Florida)
- Mar. 25: P/IF Madison Inscoe (Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, Suffolk, Virginia)
- Mar. 18: 1B/OF Avery Goelz (Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, Florida)
- Mar. 11: OF/2B Tanya Windle (Cactus, Glendale, Arizona)
- Mar. 4: SS Hallie Wacaser (Bentonville West, Centerton, Arkansas)
- Feb. 25: P Stevie Hansen (Norco, California)
2018
- May 27: P Lexi Kilfoyl (Academy at the Lakes, Land O’ Lakes, Florida)
- May 20: P Ashley Rogers (Meigs County, Decatur, Tennessee)
- May 13 (tie): P Sydney Supple (Oshkosh North, Oshkosh, Wisconsin)
- May 13 (tie): OF Lexi Voss (Marist, Chicago, Illinois)
- May 6: P Danielle Williams (Amador Valley, Pleasanton, California)
- April 29: P Montana Fouts (East Carter, Grayson, Kentucky)
- April 22: IF Kasey Simpson (Keller, Texas)
- April 15: SS Jayda Coleman (The Colony, Texas)
- April 8: P Megan Faraimo (Cathedral Catholic, San Diego, California)
- April 1: C Macy Simmons (Hamilton, Chandler, Arizona)
- March 25: C Paige Pfent (Springstead, Spring Hill, Florida)
- March 18: SS/OF Deja Westbrook (Arcadia, California)
- March 11: P Megan Faraimo (Cathedral Catholic, San Diego, California)