Among those who are All-State in softball and on the second team overall are catcher Frankie Hammoude of Oakland Bishop O’Dowd and pitcher Mackenzie Kohl of Santa Ana Mater Dei. Hammoude, headed to Oregon State, batted .547 for the Dragons with eight homers. Kohl, the SoCalSidelines Orange County pitcher of the year and going to the University of Ohio, went 19-4 with a 1.32 ERA facing one of the toughest schedules in the nation. Photos: John von Seeburg / Prep2Prep.com & Patrick Takkinen / SoCalSidelines.com.
The 36th annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state teams selections for softball also includes 30 players named second team overall plus 30 more who are third team. Any player from any school regardless of class or school size can be on second team. The third team, however, is only for seniors and only for large schools.
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For this year’s all-state underclass teams (Gold Club post), CLICK HERE.
For the all-state small & medium school teams, CLICK HERE.
For Gold Club post of our all-time all-state first and second team softball archive back to 1992 (with second team back to 2004), CLICK HERE.
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If you are chosen to any of the Cal-Hi Sports all-state teams, you should consider yourself an “all-state” player. Whether it’s first team overall, second team overall, third team, underclass, medium schools or small schools, to be on any of these teams should be considered an all-state honor. It makes everyone eligible to purchase an All-State patch through our partners from BillyTees.com. We wish we could send them all out for free, but there are no sponsors to cover the cost. Each patch also comes with a certificate suitable for framing. For details on the patch, CLICK HERE.
There are 1,200 high schools in California and just about any place you go the competition in softball is unbelievable.
Whether you are counting ladies who are playing in the Women’s College World Series or whether you are looking at leaders of USA national teams, there still is nowhere in the world that can match California softball.
We try to research and collect info from everywhere we can and we give people several weeks to send in nominations. Still, it’s not a perfect system so of course it’s possible to miss on a deserving player.
With that said, congratulations to the following 2018 Cal-Hi Sports all-state softball second team members as well as third team:
Anni Raley was a three-year standout behind the plate for state-ranked Buchanan. She was All-Valley twice and is playing next at Nebraska. Photo: clovisusd.k12.ca.us / Bear-Softball.
SECOND TEAM CATCHERS
Kristen Arias (Edison, Fresno) Sr.
Sierra Frazier (Santiago, Corona) Sr.
Frankie Hammoude (Bishop O’Dowd, Oakland) Sr.
Anni Raley (Buchanan, Clovis) Sr.
SECOND TEAM PITCHERS
Mackenzie Kohl (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) Sr.
Sarah Ladd (Los Alamitos) Jr.
Vanessa Foreman (Gahr, Cerritos) Sr.
Shea O’Leary (Valencia) Sr.
Autumn Pease (Murrieta Mesa, Murrieta) Sr.
Paige Vargas (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) Sr.
SECOND TEAM INFIELD
Mikayla Allee (Norco) Sr.
Alle Bunker (Huntington Beach) Sr.
Kiara Delgado (Buena, Ventura) Sr.
Riley Ehlen (Heritage, Brentwood) Sr.
Grace Green (Oakdale) Sr.
Sydnee Huff (Yucaipa) Jr.
Julia Jimenez (Etiwanda) Jr.
Kelli Kufta (Huntington Beach) Sr.
Brooke Marquez (Hart, Newhall) Jr.
Presleigh Pilon (Murrieta Mesa, Murrieta) Soph.
Emily Puente (Clovis) Sr.
Jasmine Sievers (Capistrano Valley, Mission Viejo) Sr.
SECOND TEAM OUTFIELD
Megan Delgadillo (Poly, Riverside) Jr.
Diamond Holland (Archbishop Mitty, San Jose) Soph.
Nyomi Jones (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) Jr.
Hannah Matteson (Scripps Ranch, San Diego) Sr.
Ruby Salzman (Chatsworth) Sr.
Brianna Santos (Los Altos, Hacienda Heights) Sr.
SECOND TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
(Hitting/Pitching)
Maddie Augusto (St. Ignatius, San Francisco) Sr.
Sydney Hornbuckle (Stockdale, Bakersfield) Soph.
Mailey McLemore (Carlmont, Belmont) Sr.
This is California high school softball so even many of the third teamers on the annual all-state teams are D1 college bound players who would be elite all-state players in many other states. One of those is pitcher-hitter Cassidy Cangemi from Golden Valley of Santa Clarita. She’ll play next at Boise State. She batted .426 this season with a 17-4 record in the circle. She also had a 1.41 ERA and 223 strikeouts in 133 2/3 innings. Photo: signalscv.com.
Reminder: Third team is for seniors only, large schools only.
THIRD TEAM CATCHERS
Donna Freedman (Mater Dei, Santa Ana)
Alyssa Martinez (Chino Hills)
Jordyn Martinez (Clovis)
Makenna Weiler (Gilroy)
Owen Santzen (Charter Oak, West Covina)
THIRD TEAM PITCHERS
Allie Gardiner (Yorba Linda)
Vivian Little (Poly, Sun Valley)
Mia Marinakis (Bonita Vista, Chula Vista)
Lexi Mills (Agoura)
THIRD TEAM INFIELD
Arianna Castillo (Bullard, Fresno)
D.J. Davis (Gahr, Cerritos)
Kianah Corey (Pleasant Grove, Elk Grove)
Alyssa Graham (Grand Terrace)
Cheyenne Hornbuckle (Stockdale, Bakersfield)
Kira La Scola (Lutheran, Orange)
Danielle Lew (Los Alamitos)
Annie Moore (El Camino Real, Woodland Hills)
Lindsey Osmer (Alhambra, Martinez)
Lexi Osowski (Scripps Ranch, San Diego)
Serena Starks (Edison, Huntington Beach)
THIRD TEAM OUTFIELD
Brittney Baisden (Granite Bay)
Amani Bradley (Vista Murrieta, Murrieta)
Mackenzie Nelson (Freedom, Oakley)
Marisa Pla (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM)
Jordyn Van Hook (El Camino Real, Woodland Hills)
Tera Testa (San Marcos)
THIRD TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
(Hitting/Pitching)
Krystyna Allman (Castro Valley)
Cassidy Cangemi (Golden Valley, Santa Clarita)
Ashley Weis (Carson)
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