Category Archives: softball
SJS Hall of Fame Inducts Nine
The CIF Sac-Joaquin Section inducted nine individuals on Sunday night at the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel in Sacramento to maintain a tradition of doing a ceremony every other year that began in 2010. Athletes going in were former NFL receiver Austin Collie, former Ms. Basketball State Player of the Year Jacki Gemelos and former Ms. Softball […]
More State Girls Athletes of Year
To go with overall honoree Sadie Engelhardt, since she was a junior during 2023-24, we have others selected as the best among girls athletes for seniors, sophomores, freshmen and those from divisions (D1, D2, D3, D4 and D5) for the school year. We thought three were clearly at the top and picked these in a […]
All-State Softball Frosh Watch List
As promised, here’s a look at a list of top freshman softball players from the 2024 season from around the state that likely will be making all-state teams down the road. This isn’t an all-state team since the same format as the others can’t be duplicated, but it’s as close as we can get. These...
All-State Softball 2024: First Team
State Team of the Year Pacifica of Garden Grove lands three on this elite first team that concludes the 41st year of the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Softball Teams. Ms. Softball Player of the Year Kate Munnerlyn of Mountain View St. Francis listed as a pitcher, but a few like her were placed in multi-purpose for […]
Softball: All-State Underclass 2024
The release of the 41st annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Softball Teams is now underway. We begin with a new way of doing the all-state underclass teams and that’s doing the juniors and sophomores separately (just like football and basketball). We have a first and second team all-state for juniors and first team for sophomores. A...
FINAL All-State Softball Noms (SoCal)
Selections for the 41st annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state softball teams are beginning in a few days, but first here is a second, updated list of nominees on our board from the CIF L.A. City, San Diego and Southern Sections. Thanks to those who sent in more players from the first list. Additional names also came...
Ms. Softball 2024: Kate Munnerlyn
It’s never easy and it wasn’t again and while she already has the major honor from Gatorade, it ended up that the state’s most long-running softball player of the year honor has gone to Kate Munnerlyn from St. Francis of Mountain View. She’s the second honoree from St. Francis in three years following Jessica Oakland […]
More Softball Players of the Year
One of these honorees finished 25-0 as a pitcher while another led the state in runs scored with 59. The five players written up here are considered best of the best among juniors, sophomores, freshmen, medium schools players and small schools players. For more on Ms. Softball State Player of the Year Kate Munnerlyn, CLICK […]
