Kentucky Prep Softball Preseason Rankings Compiled by Jim McAlister Includes: Top 25 Teams in the State Top Teams and Players by Region (Selections are from voting by members of the Kentucky Softball Coaches Association) Preseason State Top 25 Teams 1. McCracken Co. 2. Woodford Co. 3. Scott Co. 4. Male 5. Madisonville 6. Anderson Co. 7. Warren East 8. East Jessamine 9. North Laurel 10. Ballard 11. Daviess Co. 12. Bullitt East 13. Meade Co. 14. East Carter 15. South Warren 16. Assumption 17. Owensboro Cath 18. Highlands 19. Green Co. 20. South Laurel 21. Christian Co. 22. Butler 23. Lafayette 24. Ashland 25. Central Hardin
Preseason Top Teams By Region (Regions 1-8 West) Region 1 1. McCracken Co. 2. Graves 3. Murray 4. Marshall 5. Calloway 6. Paducah Tilghman 7. Hickman Co, Region 2 1. Madisonville North Hopkins 2. Christian Co. 3. Union Co. 4. Lyon Co. 5. Webster Co. 6. Henderson Co. Region 3 1. Daviess Co. 2. Meade Co. 3. Owensboro Cath 4. Apollo 5. Hancock Co. 6. Grayson Co. Region 4 1. Warren East 2. South Warren 3. Allen Co, 4. Barren Co. 5. Russell Co. 6. Franklin Simpson 7. Greenwood 8. Glasgow Region 5 1. Central Hardin 2. Taylor Co. 3. Green Co. 4. Bethlem 5. Elizabethtown 6. Marion Co. 7. Campbellsville 8. Hart Co. Region 6 1. Bullitt East 2. Mercy 3. Butler 4. Fern Creek 5. Holy Cross 6. PRP Region 7 1. Male 2. Ballard 3. DuPont Manual 4. Assumption 5. Eastern Region 8 1. Anderson Co. 2. Oldham Co, 3. Collins 4. Shelby Co. 5. Henry Co. 6. Simon Kenton 7. Carroll Co. 8. Spencer Co.
Preseason Top Teams By Region (Regions 9-16 - East) Region 9 No votes received Region 10 1. Harrison Co. 2. Bishop Brossart 3. Clark Co. 4. Montgomery Co. 5. Campbell Co. 6. Bourbon Co. Region 11 1. Woodford Co. 2. Scott Co. 3. Madison Central 4. Western Hills 5. Lafayette 6. Dunbar 7. Henry Clay 8. Franklin Co. Region 12 1. East Jessamine 2. Rockcastle Co. 3. Boyle Co. 4. Garrard Co. 5. Mercer 6. Somerset 7. Southwestern 8. Wayne Region 13 1. North Laurel 2. South Laurel 3. Clay Co. 4. Corbin 5. Knox Central 6. Harlan 7. Middlesboro 8. Jackson Co. 9. Lynn Camp 10. Pineville 11. Whitley Co. Region 14 1. Estill Co. 2. Jenkins 3. Perry Co Central 4. Powell Co. 5. Leslie Co. 6. Letcher 7. Wolfe E Region 15 1. Magoffin Co. 2. Johnson Central 3. Lawrence Co. 4. Pikeville 5. Paintsville 6. Belfry Region 16 1. East Carter 2. Ashland 3. Russell 4. Boyd Co. 5. Raceland 6. Fleming Co. 7. Greenup 8. Rowan 9. Lewis 10. West Carter
2016 Preseason Top Players By Region (Regions 1-5) Region 1 1. Audrey Dodd McCracken Co. 2. Abby Fiessinger Marshall 3. Jenny Chapman McCracken Co. 4. Dana Adkins Graves 5. Bailey Vick McCracken Co. 6. Hannah Ridolfi McCracken Co. 7. McKenzie Payne Graves 8. Payton Smothers Marshall 9. Lindsey Whitlock Graves Region 2 1. Peyton Mallory Madisonville -North Hopkins 2. Kaylee Tow Madisonville North Hopkins 3. Morgan McElroy Madisonville-North Hopkins 4. Jaci Babbs Union Co. 5. Emily Blane Christian Co. 6. Randi Conway Union Co. 7. Karlie Keeney Webster Co. 8. Adarian Gray Madisonville North Hopkins Region 3 1. Lauren Johnson Daviess Co. 2. Rachel Ayer Meade Co. 3. Madeline Bowlds Daviess Co. 4. Kaylee Ranburger Daviess Co. 5. Lexie Mullen Daviess Co. 6. Alexa Foster Owensboro Cath 7. Robbi Morris McLean Co. 8. Mackenzie Short Owensboro Cath 9. Rileigh Bobo- McLean Co. 10. Abigail Whelan Meade Co. 11. Ashlee Orr Hancock Co. Region 4 1. Kendall Smith Warren East 2. Shelby Nunn South Warren 3. Katie Gardner Warren East 4. Ryley Whitney Allen Co. 5. Kalee Skaggs Allen Co. 6. Alexis Dean Greenwood 7. Nicki Gibbs Warren East 8. Jessie Beller Franklin Simpson 9. Alexis Isable South Warren 10. Sonya Merritt Barren Co. 11. Madison Davis Franklin Simpson 12. Mackenzi Rexroat Russell Co. 13. Savanna Wood Allen Co. Region 5 1. Mariah Bryant Central Hardin 2. Jordan Thomas Bethlehem 3. Paige Dabney Campbellsville 4. Taylor Thomas Elizabethtown 5. Brooklyn Bryant Central Hardin 6. Aubree Muse Central Hardin 7. Hannah Judd Green Co. 8. Kylie Benningfield Marion Co. 9. Grason Gasser Bethlehem 10. Ivy Hedgespeth Green Co.
2016 Preseason Top Players By Region (Regions 6-11) Region 6 1. Jennifer Leonhardt Fern Creek 2. Hailey Whitmer Butler 3. Kasey Kinsey Mercy 4. Taylor Roby Bullitt East 5. Shelby Maros Bullitt East 6. Annabelle Ramirez Butler 7. Shelby Atzinger Holy Cross 8. Lexie Ray Mercy 9. Taylor Lee Presentation 10. Lindsay Renneisen Bullitt East 11. Alexandria Just Holy Cross 12. Maggie Ziegler Butler 13. Kayla McCauley Butler 14. Arianna Garris PRP Region 7 1. Oliva Suski Male 2. Madison Williams Manual 3. Sabrina Fussenegger Assumption 4. Danielle Walls - Male 5. Abigail Harper Manual 6. Akilah Mouzon Ballard 7. Shelby Kelley Ballard 8. Alexis Smith - Ballard 9. Kristen Smith Manual Region 8 1. Bailey Curry Anderson Co. 2. Payton Hamm Oldham Co. 3. Mia Aldridge Anderson Co. 4. Erin Parker Oldham Co. 5. Kaci Currens - Anderson Co. 6. Kristen Smith Oldham Co. 7. Carson Murray Collins 8. Elisabeth Huckleberry Spencer Co. 9. Taylor Sheller Oldham Co. 10. Paige Oldham Collins 11. Madison Raybourn Henry Co. 12. Janelle Hynes Collins Region 9 No Ballots Received Region 10 1. Amanda Lloyd Bishop Brossart 2. Megan Terrell George Rogers Clark 3. Macy Martin Harrison Co. 4. Lauren Caudill -George Rogers Clark 5. Jami Davis Harrison Co. 6. Courtney Newsom Harrison Co. 7. Haley Willoughby Montgomery Co. 8. Bailey Northcutt Harrison Co. Region 11 1. Caitlin Ferguson Woodford Co. 2. Sydney Vaugh Madison Central 3. Sydney Wiard Franklin Co. 4. Bethany Todd Woodford Co. 5. Caitlin Karo Woodford Co. 6. Lindsay Anderson -Woodford Co. 7. Emily Frakes Madison Central 8. Ariel Dailey Woodford Co. 9. Jordan Ison Scott Co. 10. CeCe Wittry Scott Co. 11. Taylor Ricketts Scott Co. 12. Lakenzie Ritchie Western Hills 13. Kecia Stephens Lafayette
2016 Preseason Top Players By Region (Regions 12-16) Region 12 1. Allison Schubert East Jessamine 2. Malin Miracle East Jessamine 3. Hannah James East Jessamine 4. Bryrlee Bigelow Somerset 5. Mahala Saylor Rockcastle Co. 6. Summer Cook Boyle Co. 7. Elizabeth Padgett Garrard Co. 8. Juliann Kirby Rockcastle Co. 9. Elle Montgomery Garrard Co. 10. Kristin Holcomb Rockcastle Co. 11. Shantelle Woodall Southwestern 12. Madison Bryant Boyle Co. 13. Hailey Harper Rockcastle Co. 14. Madison Robbins Boyle Co. 15. Taylor Bell Wayne Co. 16. Madison Cook Southwestern Region 13 1. Mikayla Vires North Laurel 2. Kailin Yantz North Laurel 3. Sienna Lawson South Laurel 4. Mackenzie Powenski South Laurel 5. Leslie Dixon South Laurel 6. Rebecca Riley North Laurel 7. McKenzie Mills North Laurel 8. Halia Stidham Corbin 9. Hallie Gambrel Knox Central 10. Haley Shelby South Laurel 11. Brianda Owens Clay Co. 12. Sarah Swafford Knox Central 13. Katlin Williams Corbin Region 14 1. McKeely Muncie Estill Co. 2. Zoe Deaton Estill Co. 3. Mahala Walker Perry Co. Central 4. Lauren Fugate Perry Co. Central 5. Taylor Wiseman Estill Co. 6. Lexi Haddix Perry Co. Central 7. Whitney Creech Jenkins Region 15 1. Hannah Skaggs Magoffin Co. 2. Lauren Delong Johnson Central 3. Jassmine Howard Magoffin Co. 4. Micailyn Pierce Johnson Central 5. Erica Conn Pikeville 6. Ciana Bowen Lawrence Co. 7. Jayla Spurlock Johnson Central 8. Laylee Burchell Magoffin Co. 9. Camryn Slone Pikeville 10. Savanna Nunemaker Pikeville Region 16 1. Montana Fouts East Carter 2. Destiny Goins Boyd Co. 3. Eden Mayo East Carter 4. Sara Hieneman Russell 5. Megan Claypool Fleming Co. 6. Hayley Kilburn Ashland 7. Morgan Curley Raceland 8. Megan Murphy Ashland 9. Cassie Fultz Russell 10. Katie Baldock Ashland 11. Haven Layne Russell 12. Houston Reeves Boyd Co. 13. Tori Ishmael Fleming Co. 14. Hunter Reeves Boyd Co. 15. Sydney Campbell Ashland