Junior Kodie Townsend of Sonora (left) had a 23-6 pitching record with 207 strikeouts in 178 innings. At right, sophomore Amelia Martinez led Watsonville to a league title and played for head coach Pete Legorreta, who also is her grandfather. Photos: Dominic Massimino / Union Democrat & Juan Reyes / The Pajaronian.
Once the players of the year are out for baseball and softball in a few days, we’ll begin picking the 41st annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state softball teams. Here is a second, updated list of nominees on our board from the CIF Central Coast, Central, North Coast, SF/Oakland, Northern & Sac-Joaquin Sections. Thanks to those who sent in more players from the first list. Additional names also came in. New photos also added from first list.
COMING SOON: UPDATED SOCAL ALL-STATE SOFTBALL NOMINATIONS LIST.
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What We’re Looking For: It’s still not too late to send in a nomination once the “publish” button is pushed on one of our all-state posts. You can send a nomination with each athlete’s position, year in school, significant statistics. Make sure to list the school, too. Comparing a player not on the board yet to one who already is listed also can be very important toward eventual selection. Limit each nomination to one page please. Send to: markjtennis@gmail.com or call, text (209) 608-1317 (that is the cell for editor Mark Tennis).
Format: All-state teams will be selected separately for sophomores, juniors, medium schools and small schools. A final top 30 overall team also will be done with each of those 30 players featured with a writeup. Second team and third team for large schools and seniors only also will be done. There is a separate category for what we call multi-purpose, which is where we often highlight those softball players who are top pitchers and top hitters.
Congratulations to all of the following all-state nominees currently on our board for the various 2024 all-state softball teams:
