For the next week and a half, Line Drive Media is recognizing standout high school players across the nation for the 2025-26 school year in our annual High School All-American lists.

These include athletes in states who play in the fall like Georgia, Colorado, Missouri and Oklahoma and those that compete in the spring into the summer.

Note: “Multi-Purpose” honorees are those that play multiple positions well or can pitch and hit at a high level.

Here is the schedule that includes 1^st & 2^nd Team All-Americans as well as the High School Player & Coach of the Year. Previously published articles are hyperlinked.

LINE DRIVE MEDIA 2026 HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICAN TIMELINE

• Monday, July 6 – Line Drive Media 1^st Team All-Americans (Pitchers)
• Tuesday, July 7 – Line Drive Media 1^st Team All-Americans (Catchers)
• Wednesday, July 8 – Line Drive Media 1^st Team All-Americans (Infielders)
• Thursday, July 9– Line Drive Media 1^st Team All-Americans (Outfielders)
• Friday, July 10 – Line Drive Media 1^st Team All-Americans (Multi-Purpose)
• Monday, July 13 – Line Drive Media 2^nd Team All-Americans
• Tuesday, July 14 – Line Drive Media High School Player of the Year
• Wednesday, July 15 – Line Drive Media High School Coach of the Year

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Those chosen have been selected based on criteria such as:

• accomplishments, stats and honors

• importance to the success of the team

• on-field abilities, skills and talent
• off-the-field resume, i.e., academic success, community involvement, etc. 

Our list is deep and extensive as we feel it necessary to honor all those who deserve to be recognized as a Line Drive Media High School All-American!

Congrats to all those who made this year’s lists… today, we spotlight those who get it done behind the plate…

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1^st TEAM LINE DRIVE MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICANS—INFIELDERS

Dailyn Battee (So., Etiwanda Calif.)
Dailyn is an outstanding all-around athlete and player who can take the field at either of the corner infield positions and also play in the outfield as needed. Offensively, she’s at times unstoppable as shown by her numbers this year which included a .616 patting average, 15 home runs, 38 RBIs in 25 games and 31 walks which pushed her on-base percentage to .731. The California standout also had a 1.411 slugging percentage and 2.142 OPS. On defense, Dailyn had a .952 fielding percentage. She was named as the Cal-Hi Sports State Sophomore of the Year and halfway through her prep softball career already has 26 home runs. Dailyn helped Etiwanda finish 24-4 and ranked No. 37 in the final 2026 Line Drive SUPER 70 National High School Softball Team Rankings after making it to the CIF Southern Section Div. I quarterfinals.

Aspen Boulware (Jr., Gray Collegiate Academy, West Columbia S.C.)
Aspen, who is ranked No. 2 in the Line Drive 2027 HOT 100 player rankings, was chosen as the South Carolina Gatorade State Player of the Year for the second year and a row and for good reason: she batted .554 with a .694 on-base percentage and drove in 43 runs, scored 72 herself and had an amazing 58 total steals on the season. The South Carolina Gamecocks signee also helped Gray Collegiate Academy to a 33-0 record and a second straight South Carolina Class 4A state title and No. 7 ranking in the final 2026 Line Drive SUPER 70 National High School Softball Team Rankings. With one year to go yet in her prep career, Aspen already has 64 career home runs. She also is an A student in the classroom. Aspen’s father is former Florida State All-American safety Michael Boulware who played in the NFL for four seasons highlighted by an appearance Super Bowl LXI where he had an interception while playing for the Seattle Seahawks, which fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers 21-10.

*** Scroll down to see who else made the 1^st Team All-American Team as Infielders!