Brady Vernon | d1softball.com | July 13, 2023

D1Softball's top 100 college softball players from 2023

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Who were the best players of the 2023 college softball season? Based on offensive stats, defensive impact, value to their team, advanced metrics and a splash of postseason success, D1Softball compiled the best 100 players of this past season.

We’ve also included the wWAA for each player on the list. The Wins Above Average model compares each hitter/pitcher in their conferences and also takes into account their quality of competition utilizing an RPI-adjusted wOBA (weighted on base average) that is converted into runs above average (wRAA). The model then converts that total (wRAA) to wins with 1 win being worth 11.9 runs in DI Softball. In conclusion, the wWAA model shows the amount of runs/wins a player is worth to a team.

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For in-depth breakdowns of this list, 10 players at a time, visit D1Softball.com: 10-1 | 20-11 | 30-21 | 40-31 | 50-41 | 60-51 | 70-61 | 80-71 | 90-81 | 100-91

*The schools listed are for the 2023 season. Some players have since transferred or are in the portal.

Rank	Player	School	Position	wWAA
1	Valerie Cagle	Clemson	UTL/P	10.3
2	Kiki Milloy	Tennessee	OF	5.2
3	Jayda Coleman	Oklahoma	OF	4.1
4	Skylar Wallace	Florida	SS	5
5	Maya Brady	UCLA	SS	3.9
6	Tiare Jennings	Oklahoma	2B	3.4
7	Sydney McKinney	Wichita State	SS	3.4
8	Jordy Bahl	Oklahoma	P	4.3
9	Kathryn Sandercock	Florida State	P	6
10	NiJaree Canady	Stanford	P	4.9
11	Montana Fouts	Alabama	P	8.1
12	Ashley Rogers	Tennessee	P	5
13	Rachel Becker	Oklahoma State	2B	3.4
14	Maddie Penta	Auburn	P	7.3
15	Megan Faraimo	UCLA	P	5.5
16	Taryn Kern	Indiana	2B	4.3
17	Erin Coffel	Kentucky	SS	4.2
18	Alyssa Brito	Oklahoma	3B	3.2
19	Alex Honnold	Missouri	OF	3.5
20	Autumn Pease	Minnesota	P	5.8
21	Baylee Klingler	Washington	UTL	2.8
22	Alex Storako	Oklahoma	P	3.4
23	Taylor Roby	Louisville	UTL/P	4.6
24	Alana Vawter	Stanford	P	4.4
25	Haley Lee	Oklahoma	UTL	3
26	Nicole May	Oklahoma	P	3.4
27	Jayda Kearney	Georgia	OF	2.9
28	Kayla Beaver	Central Arkansas	P	6.2
29	McKenna Gibson	Tennessee	1B	2.9
30	Kelly Maxwell	Oklahoma State	P	3.9
31	Korbe Otis	Louisville	OF	3.1
32	Allie Skaggs	Arizona	2B	2.3
33	Chenise Delce	Arkansas	P	4.9
34	Zaida Puni	Tennessee	3B	2.5
35	Lexi Kilfoyl	Oklahoma State	P	4.1
36	Mariah Lopez	Utah	P	3.9
37	Autumn Owen	Marshall	C	3
38	Rylin Hedgecock	Arkansas	UTL	2.8
39	Ellessa Bonstrom	Utah	1B	2.3
40	Kinzie Hansen	Oklahoma	C	2
41	Addison Barnard	Wichita State	OF	2.7
42	Ashley Trierweiler	Santa Clara	OF	2.5
43	Yanni Acuña	Arizona State	OF	2.9
44	Grace Lyons	Oklahoma	SS	1.5
45	Donnie Gobourne	South Carolina	P	3.2
46	Kiley Naomi	Oklahoma State	SS	2.8
47	Kayla Kowalik	Kentucky	C	2.3
48	Ashley Prange	Alabama	3B	2.4
49	Karli Spaid	Miami	3B	2.3
50	Karlie Keeney	Liberty	P	5.6
51	Ana Gold	Duke	3B	2.4
52	Dariana Orme	Baylor	P	3.5
53	Alexis Pupillo	Northern Iowa	C	2.7
54	Jenna Perez	Loyola Marymount	P	4.4
55	Kristin Fifield	Grand Canyon	OF	2.3
56	Ruby Meylan	Washington	P	4.3
57	Taylor Minnick	Indiana	OF	2.7
58	Makena Smith	California	3B	2.5
59	Melina Wilkison	Ohio State	OF	2.5
60	Myka Sutherlin	Cal State Fullerton	P	5.5
61	Jessica Mullins	Texas State	P	5.2
62	Olivia Lackie	South Alabama	P	4.9
63	Allee Bunker	Oregon	2B	2
64	Sydney Nester	Marshall	P	5.9
65	Charla Echols	Florida	3B	2.4
66	McKenzie Clark	Clemson	OF	2.3
67	Sarah Willis	UCF	UTL/P	4.4
68	Cassidy Curd	Duke	P	3.5
69	Karly Heath	Louisiana	UTL/P	3.6
70	Sara Mosley	Georgia	3B	2.4
71	Tori Kniesche	South Dakota State	P	4.6
72	Karina Gaskins	Notre Dame	1B	2.3
73	Bailey Parshall	Penn State	P	4.8
74	Sam Gress	Charlotte	P	4
75	Mya Dodge	Northern Iowa	OF	2.3
76	D’Auna Jennings	Duke	OF	1.8
77	Jordan Woolery	UCLA	1B	2.2
78	Jordan Johnson	Central Arkansas	P	3.9
79	Megan Grant	UCLA	UTL	2.3
80	Kamryn Meyer	Omaha	P	5.3
81	Billie Andrews	Nebraska	SS	2.4
82	Mac Barbara	San Diego State	1B	2.1
83	Emma Ritter	Virginia Tech	OF	2.5
84	Makenna Reid	Florida State	P	2.9
85	Shaylon Govan	Baylor	1B	2.3
86	Shelby Walters	Georgia	P	4.4
87	Kailey Wyckoff	Texas Tech	UTL	2
88	Sydney Kuma	Georgia	2B	2.2
89	Danielle Williams	Northwestern	P	3.6
90	Kalei Harding	Florida State	UTL	2
91	Mac Morgan	Texas	P	3.4
92	Mihyia Davis	Louisiana	OF	1.5
93	Sydney Berzon	LSU	P	3.9
94	Aminah Vega	Duke	2B	2.1
95	Whitney Tate	McNeese	P	3.4
96	Nia Carter	Iowa	OF	2.2
97	Allie Light	San Diego State	P	2.9
98	Turiya Coleman	Houston	3B	2
99	Lauren Derkowski	Michigan	P	2.9
100	Stephanie Schoonover	Kentucky	P	3.9

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