Category Archives: softball
All-State Softball: First Team
Ms. Softball State POY Randi Roelling from Central Catholic of Modesto plus two each from NorCal No. 1 team Hollister and SoCal No. 1 Pacifica of Garden Grove lead the way on this elite first team that wraps up the 40th edition of the Cal-Hi Sports all-state softball teams. All first team players are featured […]
All-State Softball: 2nd & 3rd Teams
In addition to first team overall, the 40th edition of the Cal-Hi Sports All-State teams for softball also has 30 more players here who have been selected second team. Any player from any school regardless of class or school size can be on first or second team. The third team, however, is only for seniors...
All-State Softball: Underclass
We have now reached 40 years of doing the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Softball Teams and we begin the 2023 honors with the best of the best among juniors, sophomores and freshmen. There are a few freshmen from the 2023 season that gained a spot, but it’s harder for the younger players to get up there...
Baseball/Softball Coach Milestones 2023
State record coaching lists for baseball and softball have now all been updated through the 2023 season and here’s a look at the most significant milestone wins that were celebrated. For baseball, it’s more about several coaches who are right on the cusp of some huge wins with the coach moving up the most on […]
FINAL All-State Softball Noms (SoCal)
Here is the second, updated list of nominees on our board as we get ready to select the annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Softball Teams. These are from the massive CIF Southern Section as well as San Diego and L.A. City after receiving input from the first list. We have been honoring the state’s best softball...
Ms. Softball 2023: Randi Roelling
It was a much more difficult final decision than in many of the Ms. Softball State Player of the Year honors that have been done over the last 40 years, but in the end pitcher-hitter Randi Roelling checked the most boxes that are looked for and the Modesto Central Catholic standout has now been named […]
More Softball Players of the Year
If these honors were decided after the regular season (like the NFL, NBA & MLB), then every single one of the winners would be different. They are not in high school, however, since the playoffs are so important. We have additional honorees for juniors, sophs and frosh plus large schools and small schools. A large […]
State Coach of Year: Jim Bennet
Winning the CIF SoCal D1 championship just two weeks after winning his 400th career game is all that’s needed for Poway’s Jim Bennet to earn State Coach of the Year honors for the 2023 season. Despite many successful seasons from 2003 to 2019, Bennet had to guide the program to major success after the COVID […]
