Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte Herald-Tribune’s All-Area Softball Team – Sarasota Herald-Tribune
These 24 high school softball players from Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties landed a spot on the team
These are the 24 nominees for the Herald-Tribune’s 2021-22 Softball Player of the Year for the Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte County High School Sports Awards to be held in Sarasota on May 24 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. The winner will be announced at the show which is produced with support from Lakewood Ranch.
More than 200 high school athletes from across the Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte area will be honored. The show will also name players of the year for more than 20 sports and include several major awards, including overall Players of the Year, Team of the Year, Coach of the Year and a Courage Award. Former MLB player Fred McGriff will join the show as a guest speaker.
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H-T ALL-AREA SOFTBALL TEAM
ALEX CALL, Parrish Community High, sophomore
The Bulls’ shortstop batted .426 with seven doubles, three home runs, 21 runs and 12 runs batted in.
ELLA COINER, Lakewood Ranch High, senior
The Mustangs’ utility player batted .443 with four doubles, one home run, 16 runs batted in and 15 runs scored and went 5-0 with 27 strikeouts in 33 innings as a pitcher.
MICKEY COSLOR, Port Charlotte High, junior
She had a .482 batting average with four triples, 23 runs scored, 30 stolen bases, a .580 on-base percentage and .643 slugging percentage.
MICHELLE DIPUMA, Riverview High, senior
The Rams’ shortstop batted .423 with a .477 on-base percentage with four doubles, one triple, five home runs, 12 runs batted in, 22 runs scored, 14 stolen bases.
ELLA DODGE, Lakewood Ranch High, sophomore
The Mustangs’ No. 1 pitcher went 18-2 with a 1.11 earned run average and 163 strikeouts in 106.1 innings.
MADDI DUNCAN, Cardinal Mooney Catholic School, sophomore
The Cougars’ third baseman batted .574 with 21 runs scored, 17 runs batted in, an on-base percentage of .623 and a fielding percentage of .912.
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LEXI FITZGERALD, Charlotte High, sophomore
The Tarpons’ third baseman batted .486 with seven doubles, one triple, two home runs and 21 runs batted in.
TAYLOR HALBACK, Venice High, senior
The Venice catcher batted .365 with six doubles, two home runs, 16 runs batted in and 13 runs scored with a 1.000 fielding percentage. Only allowed five stolen bases all season.
MICAELA HARTMAN, Venice High, senior
The Venice outfielder batted .470 with eight doubles, two home runs, 15 runs batted in and 21 runs scored with a 1.000 fielding percentage.
GRACE HOGIE, Lakewood Ranch High, senior
The Mustangs’ catcher batted .406 with seven doubles, one triple, five home runs, 31 runs batted in, 22 runs scored and five stolen bases. She had a 1.000 fielding percentage and caught 33.3% of would-be base stealers.
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JASMINE JONES, Charlotte High, junior
The Tarpons’ shortstop batted .388 with eight doubles, one home run, 21 runs scored, 16 runs batted in and seven stolen bases.
JOCELYN LEAL, Manatee High, senior
The Hurricanes’ first baseman/outfielder batted .439 with four doubles, five triples, one home run, 20 runs batted in and 26 runs scored. She went 8-for-8 in stolen bases and had a .989 fielding percentage. She is a Haverford College commit.
SYDNEY MCCRAY, Lakewood Ranch High, senior
The Mustangs’ outfielder batted .432 with two doubles, three triples, one home run, 15 runs batted in, 33 runs scored and went 11-for-11 in stolen bases. She had a fielding percentage of 1.000.
CASSIDY MCLELLAN, Lakewood Ranch High, junior
The Mustangs’ outfielder batted .602 with 10 doubles, four triples, three home runs, 35 runs batted in, 47 runs scored and went 23-for-23 in stolen bases.
JADA PHILLIPS, Braden River High, sophomore
The Pirates’ shortstop batted .383 with a 1.264 OPS with nine doubles, two triples, four home runs, 19 runs batted in, 21 runs scored and 14 stolen bases.
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JAYME PRANDINE, Manatee High, senior
The Hurricanes’ center fielder/shortstop/pitcher had five wins and two saves with 40 strikeouts and a .535 batting average with nine doubles, six triples, one home run, 38 runs batted in, 19 runs scored and eight stolen bases and a .941 fielding percentage. She is a Valdosta College commit.
LAYNE PREECE, Venice High, sophomore
She went 12-1 with 88 strikeouts in 68 innings in the circle.
RAIONNA SMITH, Venice High, freshman
She batted .449 with three doubles, two home runs, 14 runs batted in and 16 runs scored.
ELLA TORRES, Parrish Community High, junior
The Bulls’ pitcher/third baseman/utility player batted .389 with three doubles, one home run, eight runs batted in and five runs scored and went 7-0 with a 0.92 earned run average and 69 strikeouts in 45.2 innings in the circle.
JEWELIE VANDERKOUS, North Port High, junior
The Bobcats’ pitcher went 9-4 with a 1.93 earned run average and 163 strikeouts in 126.2 innings. At the plate, she batted .428 with five doubles, two triples, three home runs, five stolen bases, a .468 on-base percentage and .750 OPS.
ISABELLA VEGA, Parrish Community High, junior
The Bulls’ pitcher went 11-2 with a 0.57 earned run average and 153 strikeouts in 85.1 innings and hit .290 with three doubles, a triple and three runs scored.
FAITH WHARTON, Charlotte High, junior
The Tarpons’ catcher batted .419 with six doubles, two triples, three home runs and 24 runs batted in.
GRACE WOODRING, Parrish Community High, junior
The Bulls’ third baseman batted .393 with four doubles, two triples, three home runs, 16 runs scored and 22 runs batted in.
WHITNEY WALDO, Palmetto High, junior
The Tigers’ catcher/third baseman batted .379 with one double, three home runs, nine runs scored, 17 runs batted in and four stolen bases.
— regular season statistics
H-T All-Area softball coach of the year
T.J. GOELZ, Lakewood Ranch High
He guided the Mustangs to the regional final for the fifth straight season. Lakewood Ranch was nationally ranked and ended the season as the top team in the state according to MaxPreps and the FHSAA softball rankings.
The selection process
At the conclusion of each high school season, the Herald-Tribune sends the area athletic directors a nomination form for coaches to select and rank players for our All-Area teams. A combination of Herald-Tribune research and the coaches’ player rankings lead to the teams being selected. An athlete of the year for each sport will be announced at the Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte Area High School Sports Awards show.
