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Coaches & Trainers: One Week Til the 2027 HOT 100 Deadline Closes on August 11th (August 4, 2025)

By Brentt Eads

July 30, 2025

Pictured: 2027 lefty pitcher Mikayla Finn.

Coaches & Trainers: One Week Til the 2027 HOT 100 Deadline Closes on August 11th (August 4, 2025)

The 2027 Line Drive Hot 100 deadline for nominations is NEXT MONDAY (August 11) and then the rankings will kickoff on Monday, August 18, 2025 and go for two weeks before wrapping up with the Top 10 on Friday, August 29, 2025. 

Following the HOT 100 reveal, we’ll also list players 101-plus and rankings by Position and Region as well as a spotlight on the No. 1 player.


Click HERE to complete the NOMINATION form

Each weekday for a two-week period, we will honor deserving prospects via our countdown of 10 spots each day following this schedule:

Juliana “Goose” Hutchens was the No. 1 ranked catcher in the previous 2027 class rankings.

 

WEEK 1:

  • #’s 100-91 (Mon., Aug. 18, 2025)
  • #’s 90-81 (Tue., Aug. 19, 2025)
  • #’s 80-71 (Wed., Aug. 20, 2025)
  • #’s 70-61 (Thu., Aug. 21, 2025)
  • #’s 60-51 (Fri. Aug. 22, 2025)

 

WEEK 2:

  • #’s 50-41 (Mon., Aug. 25, 2025)
  • #’s 40-31 (Tue., Aug. 26, 2025)
  • #’s 30-21 (Wed., Aug. 27, 2025)
  • #’s 20-11 (Thu., Aug. 28, 2025)
  • #’s 10-1 (Fri. Aug. 29, 2025)

 

Following the Class of 2027 rankings, the Class of 2026 will be next… here’s the schedule for the upcoming senior class: 

  • 2026 Line Drive HOT 100:
    • nominations officially open on Monday, Sept. 1 (Labor Day) & close Monday Sept. 22.
    • ranking postings run from from Sept. 29 to Oct. 10, 2025

 

The Line Drive HOT 100 is led by Line Drive Softball Executive Editor Brentt Eads, who began the softball player and team rankings format 15 years ago and in that time has done over 40 grad class rankings.

Each class is updated several times leading up to the players’ high school graduation and transition into college.

For more information, contact Brentt at Brentt.Eads@LineDriveMedia.com.

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