Each Tuesday for the next several months Line Drive Softball is honoring top high school performances nationwide with a National Player of the Week and others who are named Runner-Up Players of the Week.

If you’d like to have a player considered, scroll down to see how to send in a nomination.

Games are for Sunday, April 6, 2025, through Saturday, April 12, 2025…

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Line Drive Softball’s National High School Player of the Week (April 15, 2025)

*** So what’s better than a perfect game if you’re a pitcher?

How about two perfect games—both throw in in the same week?

That’s what outstanding junior pitcher Madi Doty did last week for Grandview (Texas) High as she tossed a pair of perfect games, each with seven K’s.

But that wasn’t all: in the one game of the three she didn’t pitch for the week, Madi went 5-for-6 at the plate with two home runs and seven RBIs!

It’s been that kind of season for the Texas Longhorn verbal, who committed last September (Meet Class of 2026 No. 1 Player & Recent Texas Commit Madi Doty (Sept. 23, 2024).

That same month, the Texan was tabbed as the No. 1 Player in the 2026 Line Drive HOT 100 and in January of this year, Madi was announced as a member of the USA Softball Junior National Team.

This season, her stats have been equally impressive across the board with a 12-1 record on the mound and 133 strikeouts in 18.1 innings pitched. Her ERA for the Grandview High Zebras has been 0.51 and her batting average against just .100.

In addition to last week’s pair of perfect games, Madi has also tossed two no-hitters this Spring.

With the stick, Madi has also dominated by smacking six home runs , driving in 37 runs with a .449 batting average.

“It was definitely a good week last week,” the athlete modestly told Line Drive’s Brentt Eads yesterday.

“I’ve been working really hard and focusing on fine-tuning all my pitches. At lessons with Meagan Denny White, we have been doing more spin work and working on spinning tight.”

My change-up has also been working well this year and I have been able to throw it more this season.”

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Runner-Up Line Drive Softball National Players of the Week

*** Norah Jacques, a talented sophomore for Langley (Va.) High, is a lefty pitcher and first baseman who also dominated in the circle last week.

She pitched two 7-inning complete games in district play for her team, winning both with 37 K’s and zero earned runs.

Between the two games, she pitched 14 innings and allowed just four hits with one run, no earned runs and, at the plate, hit .571, had an OPS of 1.843, with 1 single, 2 doubles, 1 triple, and 3 walks.

During last week’s action Norah crossed the 100-strikeout threshold for the year and the 350-strikeout threshold for her high school career. This season, she has 127 K’s in 52 innings pitched with a 0.538 ERA and a 0.09 ERA.

Norah’s fantastic week also got her some pub as the Washington Post featured her in an article… click HERE to read it.

*** Wesley Thornton, a freshman middle infielder who plays mostly second base for the Lady Cavaliers of Crockett County in Alama, Tenn., played three games last week and batted .600 with two singles, three doubles and a home run to drive in eight runs.

The 2028 grad was also perfect in the field (12 put outs and no errors) and stole five bases.

For the season, Wesley has played in 19 games with a .492 batting average and a 0.516 on-base percentage. She has hit five home runs and nine doubles among her 29 hits and has a 1.448 OPS.

A multi-sport athlete. she also played varsity volleyball and varsity basketball as a freshman for the Lady Cavs and helped her volleyball make it to State as a hitter, and basketball make it to regionals as a point guard.

*** Moira Wonders is another freshman of note who is a two-way threat for her Berkshire High team in Burton, Ohio.

Last week she pitched 12 innings and had 20 strikeouts with a 0.583 ERA, a .750 WHIP and a 0.128 batting average against highlighted by a complete game no-hitter.

At the plate, she hit .517 with a .625 on-base percentage and drove in three runs.

Despite being just a frosh, she has already lettered in volleyball, basketball and, now, softball.

*** Thanks for our coach friends on the Indiana Magic Gold – Bennett/Goddard team who shared impressive info about three of their players who had outstanding weeks:

• P Grace Swedarsky (2026) Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.)
  • For the week, the Virginia State commit went 3-0 and had 47 strikeouts in 19 innings with no runs allowed and just five hits given up and three walks. Grace had a 0.00 ERA and a 0.83 batting average against with two of the games against a pair of Top 10 Class 4A teams in the Hoosier State.
• OF/MIF Lexi Iwema (2026) Lake Central High (St. John, Ind.)
  • In five games, the Indiana Univ. commit hit a sizzling .875 as she went 14-for-16 and drove in 11 runs. Lexi’s OBP was .895 and her slugging percentage a stellar 1.625 and her OPS a 2.520. Lexi is an accomplished multi-sport athlete, playing varsity volleyball and basketball, along with softball & receiving honors such as “Rookie of the Year” in her alternative sports besides softball. 
• P/1B Jenna Mannon (2026) West Jefferson (Ohio) High
  • In three games, Jenna went 9-for-12 (.750) and smacked four home runs with 12 RBIs. She added three steals and her slugging percentage was 1.833 with a powerful 2.603. In the circle, Jenna pitched three games with 28 K’s in 13.2 innings and allowed just one run for a 0.512 ERA and a .087 batting average against. Jenna comes from a very athletic family – both parents were top track & field athletes in college, her older sister pitches for Arizona and was Gatorade Player of the Year in Ohio and her younger brother is nationally ranked in shot and discus. 

*** Molly Davi, a 2027 pitcher for the Hilo (Hawaii) High Vikings was our Line Drive Softball National High School Player of the Week in Week 2 (Feb.) of this year and she hasn’t missed a beat since then.

Last week, Molly went 3-0 in three games pitched and had 43 K’s in 19 innings while not allowing an earned run.

On the season, she has led Hilo to an undefeated recorded of 7-0 with 109 strikeouts over 46 innings issuing only one walk with an ERA of 0.00.

In season tournament and district play, Molly has tallied 168 strikeouts so far this season which is a new single season record for most strikeouts for the state of Hawaii.

Just halfway through the season (depending on how far the team gets into states), Molly is challenging national records for strikeouts per inning.

The talented sophomore gives credit to her teammates, posting on her social media: “Our team has thrived with a powerful offense and steady defense. The vibe is uplifting, and I love playing with this group!”

*** Maddy Munoz, an outstanding freshman at Midland Christian (Texas) School, threw two complete district games only allowing one run and no earned runs.

In Game 1, the pitcher pitched a no-hitter and had a perfect game going until she allowed a full count walk in the 7^th inning.

The Texan pitched 13 innings—the second one was a run rule in six innings—and in the two wins struck out 22 of the 45 batters faced with just four hits given up, a walk and a BAA of just 0.93.

On offense, Maddy helped her cause by hitting .571.

In eight district games, she has only allowed one earned run to go 8-0 with a 0.16 ERA and a BAA of .132. In district, Maddy has thrown one perfect game (a run rule in 4 innings) and one no hitter (7 innings). 

*** Emili Knestrict, a catcher with Hobath (Ind.) High – nicknamed “the Brickies” – went 8-for-13 for a .615 batting average and had three home runs along with two doubles, an OPS of 2.104 and drove in six runs.

She also had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with five caught steals from behind the plate. 

*** Kaylee Hodges, a sophomore pitcher/first baseman at Matoaca High in Chesterfield, Va., continues to roll in softball after playing in the Little League Softball World Series representing the Southeast in 2021 and 2022 with 2^nd and 3^rd place finishes.

Last week, she pitched seven innings with 19 strikeouts while giving up no hits or runs and just one walk. She also went 4-for-4 at the plate with a pair of RBIs.

For the season, she has pitched 30 innings with no earned runs given up and 61 K’s against only two walks while limiting opposing hitters to just a 0.95 average.

Offensively, she’s been lights out with a .538 batting average and a .700 on-base percentage.

*** Kaidance Till, the talented senior middle infielder and Ole Miss signee from Metamora Township in Germantown Hills, Ill., went a tremendous 13-for-17 last week for a .765 batting average in five games and also had a .818 on-base percentage and a 2.289 OPS.

Among her hits were three home runs, four doubles and she also drove in seven runs.

For the season, in 13 games played, the three-time All-State honoree in Illinois is 20-for-31 (.645) with a .771 on-base percentage, a 2.126 OPS and a 1.355 slugging percentage with four homers, 13 RBIs and 16 walks.

*** Corrine Robinson, a freshman catcher and first baseman at Gainesville (Va.) High, batted .428 last week and had a .500 on-base percentage.

A promising young player to watch in the East, she was a 2024 Select30 Invitee and is known for her power: she had six home runs with a .593 batting average and 1.444 slugging percentage to open up the month of April and even stole eight bases.

Corrine is a dual athlete who also runs track for her school and recently set a school record in the 4×100 with her teammates.

*** Kaitlyn Pallozzi, a senior pitcher at Mercy High in Farmington Hills (Mich.), was all but untouchable last week as the Alabama-bound standout only gave up four hits in 29 innings with no runs allowed to give her a 3-0 record and a save.

Two of her games were no-hitters and in one she struck out 20. In total Kaitlyn had 68 K’s and her average K’s per inning last week was an impressive 2.34.

Another big milestone: Kaitlyn surpassed the career 1,000 K’s and is projected to reach the 1,250 strikeout mark before she’s done at the prep level.

Big Congratulations to 2025 Kaitlyn Pallozzi (Alabama Crimson Tide) (#1 Ranked Pitcher in 2025 National Class) for reaching 1000 career strikeouts … on pace for over 1250 career K’s

KP achieved strikeout 1000 in her (3) No Hitter of the season STRIKING OUT 20 of the 21 outs… pic.twitter.com/86b16LCrUP

— Firecrackers - Wallace (@FirecrackersWa1) April 15, 2025

*** Carissa Wenner, a junior pitcher/outfielder from Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown, Pa.) High, is a talented two-way threat who was only able to get in one game last week because of rain in Central PA, but it was an impressive one as she struck out 13 in a 7-inning win against her team’s undefeated 6A conference rival (her team is 5A).

Carissa gave up just two hits and a run while knocking in two runs to help her team get the key win, made more impressive when you understand Lower Dauphin was 2-7 versus their opponent over the last five years and given up an average of seven runs per game.

For the season, she has pitched 23 innings over five games and has 27 K’s while hitting .450 so far with a 1.142 OPS.

*** Camryn “Cam” Fisher, a senior pitcher at Ellington (Conn.) High who has signed with Appalachian State, continues to impress on the field.

Last week, Cam threw a complete game no-hitter with 21K’s missing a perfect game with one runner reaching base on an error and in her other start pitched a perfect game with 18 strikeouts. 

In her 2-0 display last week, she gave up no hits or runs in 14 innings while having 39 K’s versus 0 walks and a 0.00 ERA. She helped her own cause offensively by going 3-for-6 with a triple and five RBIs.

For the season, Cam is now 3-0 with just one hit and one walk given up in 19 innings while striking out 51 opposing hitters and a 0.00 ERA along with a 0.24 BAA.

This also gives her an amazing stat-line few can match in a prep career: four perfect games and nine no-hitters as a high schooler!

Cam, who was ranked #35 overall for Class of 2025 and the #19 Pitcher by Line Drive Softball, the has been a three-year starter for Newtown Rock Gold – Garvey on the club ball side for Coach Dan Garvey, is a PGF All American Game Regional Finalist, a three-time 1st Team Connecticut All-State Pitcher, and a 1st Team High School All-American.

*** Hope Gaudio, a sophomore infielder from Mansfield, Texas, had a tremendous five-game stretch at the end of March/beginning of April that doesn’t fall into last weeks’ time window, but is well worth noting, nonetheless.

The highly recruited 2027 grad had games where she went 3-for-3, 3-for-3, 2-for-4, 4-for-5 and 3-for-3 for a sizzling .833 batting average, a 0.850 on-base percentage, a 2.111 slugging percentage and a 2.961 OPS.

As part of her video game-like streak, Hope had six home runs, 19 RBIs and didn’t strike out at all.

She plays travel ball with Texas Glory and started at second base all last year for a Glory 16U team.

*** Avery Erlichman, a sophomore first baseman at Bridgewater Raynham Regional High School in Bridgewater, Mass., is a young lefty from the East Coast to keep an eye on.

The first baseman went 3-for-4 with five RBIs last week and has a 1.149 OPS with a fielding percentage of .973.

Here’s a short clip of one of her big hits from last week:

*** Alyssa Perona, a junior shortstop at Kiski Area High in Leechburg, Pa., was an offensive juggernaut last week as she went 8-for-9 (.833 batting average) with three home runs, a triple, four singles, nine RBUs and no strikeouts.

Alyssa, who plays club ball for PA Revolution, is impressive on and off the sports fields; she also wrestles for Kiski Area and is carrying a 3.7 GPA in all Honors classes. What makes those accomplishments even more impressive is that she holds down two jobs, one being a certified lifeguard.

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2025 Line Drive Softball National High School Player of the Week

• Apr. 8: Ava Phillips (Fullerton, Calif.)
• Apr. 1:  Mia Hemenway (Tallahassee, Fla.)
• Mar. 25: Norah Jacques (McLean, Va.)
• Mar. 18: Gracyn Needle (West Palm Beach, Fla)
• Mar. 11: Anna Hinde (Charlotte, N.C.)
• Mar. 4: Hannah Jo Sullivan (Brandon, Miss.)
• Feb. 25: Molly Davi (Hilo, Hawaii)
• Feb. 18: Lulu Adrian & Finlee Williams (Melissa, Texas)

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Nomination Process

Each week during the spring and summer high school seasons, Line Drive Softball is honoring a National High School Player of the Week.

Honorees are announced every Tuesday and the cutoff for submitting the nominations is each Monday at noon EST/9 am PST.

We’re looking for standouts who excelled in the circle, at the plate or in the field so be sure to nominate your favorite performance(s) by submitting the following:

• Player Name
• Grad Year (example: Class of 2025 or Senior)
• Position(s)
• High school team name with city/state
• Stats for the week (be as detailed as possible!)
• Up-to-date season stats if possible
• Recruiting information (if applicable)
• Any interesting background on the player
• Action and/or head shots
• If possible, contact info if we’d like more info or quotes

Email info and photos (1-4 as available) by the cutoff of Monday at noon EST/9 am PST to: Brentt.Eads@LineDriveMedia.com

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