Reviewing the Recruiting Classes: Pac-12 Conference

The 2024 recruiting classes for the Pac-12 Conference were ranked among the best in the nation as UCLA, Oregon and Washington all secured top-20 classes.

UCLA is ranked ninth in the Extra Inning Softball recruiting class rankings, Washington is ranked 13th and Oregon is ranked 16th. Stanford (No. 26) and Arizona (No. 31) are ranked just outside of the top 25.

Included in the recruiting haul for the Pac-12 is Addisen Fisher is who the top-ranked player in the nation in the Extra Elite 100 rankings. Fisher will be joining UCLA in the fall of 2024.

Amazingly, none of the recruited players will likely ever play a Pac-12 softball game. This marks the final year of the Pac-12 in its current configuration as UCLA, Oregon and Washington depart for the Big Ten, Utah, Arizona and Arizona State join the Big 12 and Cal and Stanford move to the ACC.

Extra Inning Softball provides a look at the recruiting classes for each of the programs in the Pac-12 Conference.

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Arizona Wildcats

Arizona softball head coach Caitlin Lowe has announced the signing of five of the nation’s top recruits.

Arizona’s signing class includes three infielders, one pitcher, and one catcher. Emma Kavanagh, a catcher/utility player from Barrington, Ill., Jenna Sniffen, an infielder from Kapolei, Hawai’i, Kate Vance, an infielder from Chandler, Ariz., Anyssa Wild, an infielder from Tucson, Ariz., and Sarah Wright, a right-handed pitcher from Kent, Wash. have signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Wildcats.

“We’re thrilled to welcome this 2024 class to the Wildcat Family,” Lowe said. “It’s a very well-rounded class with pitching, infield, and catching. They bring a lot of pop at the plate and are solid defensive additions. We are very excited to watch them grow in our program.”

The Wildcats class is ranked 31st by Extra Inning Softball and Kavanaugh is ranked fifth and Vance is ranked 11th in the Extra Elite 100.

Arizona release

Arizona State Sun Devils

Arizona State softball head coach Megan Bartlett announced that Cambree Creager, Takyla Davis, Tiare Ho-Ching, Lillian Holtje, Ashleigh Mejia, and Julianne Tipton all committed to the program during National Signing Day.

The six will make their way to Tempe in the fall of 2024 from five different states nationwide.

Mejia is ranked 29th in the Extra Elite 100 rankings.

Arizona State release

California Golden Bears

Four future Golden Bears signed their national letter of intent and are set to join the California softball program next fall.

Head coach Chelsea Spencer will welcome her fourth recruiting class since taking over the program in May of 2020, with all four student-athletes staying home in California to play collegiate softball.

“We are so excited to announce the signing of the newest members of the Cal Family,” Spencer said. “The 2024 class is full of highly competitive student-athletes who bring an edge that fits the tough, blue-collar mold that is Cal softball. Welcome to Bear Territory.”

Kayli Counts (Garden Grove, California/Pacifica HS), Kiki Mashhoud (Northridge, California/Notre Dame HS), Mia Phillips (San Jose, California/Hollister HS), and Mo Temple (Riverbank, California/Central Catholic HS) make up the 2024 signing class.

Temple is ranked 47th in the Extra Elite 100 rankings.

Cal release

Oregon Ducks

Oregon head coach Melyssa Lombardi has signed the nation’s No. 16 recruiting class, according to Extra Inning Softball, with the signing of seven student-athletes to the class of 2024.

“I like the versatility in this class,” said Lombardi. “We have speed, power, strength and athleticism. It’s a very well-rounded class and I think our fans are really going to like the competitiveness of these incoming freshmen.

“This class has won at the highest levels in club ball and will have the ability to come in and contribute right away,” said Lombardi.

It is the second straight year the Ducks have landed a top-20 class. Oregon inked the No. 13 class last fall. Among those signing were three top-20 players – No. 6 Kaylynn Jones, an infielder from Lantana, Texas, No. 15 Rylee McCoy, an infielder from Agoura Hills, Calif., and No. 16 Elyse Kresho, an outfielder from Jasper, Ga. Also signing a National Letter of Intent with the Ducks were catcher Emma Cox (Thornton, Colo.), catcher/utility player Presley Lawton (Medford, Ore.), infielder Stefini Ma’ake (San Diego, Calif.) and pitcher Rowan Thompson (Salem, Ore.).

Oregon release

Oregon State Beavers

The Oregon State softball team has welcomed four new student-athletes on National Signing Day, as announced by head coach Laura Berg.

The Beavers class includes Harmony Andrade, Paige Bambarger, Hannah Moreno and Isabella Valdez.

Oregon State release

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