Extra Inning Softball’s National High School Player of the Week – March 22, 2022

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, Mar. 13, 2022 through Saturday, Mar. 19, 2022…

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Extra Inning Softball’s National High School Player of the Week

*  Sometimes it’s not just the stats, but who they’re against, when and how you get the job done that is special.

Katie Kutz, a junior pitcher/DP for Bishop O’Connell High in Arlington, Virginia, pitched her team to four wins last week but that barely scratches the surface on what the Oklahoma State verbal did in her team’s first week of the season.

Two of her four wins were no-hitters and one of her wins, in Game 3, was against the defending Virginia Div. 2 state champs and the Game 4 win was against the Virginia Div. 3 defending state champion.

And they were back-to-back on the same day.

For the week, Katie pitched 27 innings and had 63 strikeouts against just one earned run and one walk. Opponents hit just .057 against her and in her all four games she had double digit numbers of strikeouts: 10, 16, 15 and 22.

And that’s just half the story: she helped her own cause by batting .533 (8-for-15) with an OPS of 1.496 and one home run, but again… it was the timing of that shot that was key: it game in the bottom of the 7^th inning to tie a game and was into a 20-mph headwind. Then, Katie singled in the bottom of the 9^th to start the winning rally.

“She was jaw dropping,” Head Coach Suzy Willemssen said of her junior star’s performances. “In less than 24 hours she threw 22 innings with 53 K’s and the Saturday wins were back-to-back. There was no-break, but she wanted it. She’s just such a competitor!”

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Runner-Up National Players of the Week

* Gracie Turner, a senior outfielder for Sequatchie County High in Dunlap, Tennessee, helped the Lady Indians to a 5-1 start to the season in a big way.

In the six games, she went 14-17 for an .824 average and scored eight runs, had six RBI, three doubles and two walks.

Gracie has helped Sequatchie County to the Class AA state tournament the last two years the tournament has been played, her freshman and junior seasons. The team has six seniors and is seeking another trip to State before heading off to college–for Gracie, she will attend the Univ. of Tennessee.

* Sophia Marrero, a senior catcher for El Segundo (Calif.) High went 9-for-15 (.600) with four home runs, three doubles and eight RBIs and her final season has been particularly rewarding after she suffered an injury mid-way through her junior year.

Along with frustrating COVID lockdowns, the Niagara University commit had to deal with hours of physical therapy and training to get back on the field.

Sophia was also chosen and will be representing her heritage by playing for Team Cuba this summer in the TCS International Challenge.

* Senior twin sisters Sage and Summer Scarmardo of College State (Texas) High are having a friendly competition to see who can put up the better numbers and the Lady Cougars are the better for it as the Purdue Boilermaker signees—both of whom are in the 2022 Extra Elite 100—had huge weeks.

Sage is the shortstop and leadoff hitter and in two district games last week went 5-for-6 (.833) with a home run, four runs scored and two RBIs and is hitting .676 for the season with 25 hits, 27 runs scored, the home run, six triples, eight doubles, six RBIs, 15 steals and an impressive .963 fielding percentage in 54 total chances.

She is currently leading the Texas Region II District 19 in batting average, slugging percentage, runs, on-base percentage and steals.

Summer, who bats second in the Lady Cougars lineup and plays third, batted .667 last week with three doubles and four runs scored and is hitting .409 overall with 18 hits, 11 RBIs, four doubles, three triples, a home run and seven steals. She has also shined on defense with four double plays turned on the season.

*** 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

• 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)