Year 2 of honoring top softball standouts in the 2030 Line Drive HOT 100 will begin TWO weeks from today (Mar. 16) and that means the deadline for HOT 100 nominations is a WEEK from TODAY (Mar. 9)!

On February 1, 2026 the nomination process was opened for the Class of 2030 and that window closes next Monday…

… and then the fun begins!

• Click HERE to access the NOMINATION form.

Starting on Monday, March 16 we will profile the HOT 100 prospects each weekday for a two-week period via our countdown of 10 spots each day following this schedule:

• #’s 100-91 (Mon., Mar. 16, 2026)
• #’s 90-81 (Tue., Mar. 17 2026)
• #’s 80-71 (Wed., Mar. 18, 2026)
• #’s 70-61 (Thu., Mar. 192026)
• #’s 60-51 (Fri. Mar. 20, 2026
• #’s 50-41 (Mon., Mar. 23, 2026)
• #’s 40-31 (Tue., Mar. 24, 2026)
• #’s 30-21 (Wed., Mar. 25, 2026)
• #’s 20-11 (Thu., Mar. 26, 2026)
• #’s 10-1 (Fri. Mar. 27, 2026)

Following the Class of 2030 rankings, the Classes of 2029, 2028 and 2027 will follow.

Here’s the complete schedule for the rest of this year (2026) involving the upcoming classes still to be honored:

• 2029 Line Drive HOT 100: May 11 to May 22, 2026
  • nominations officially open on Apr. 1
• 2028 Line Drive HOT 100: Aug. 17 to Aug. 28, 2026
  • nominations officially open on July 1
• 2027 Line Drive HOT 100: Oct. 5 to Oct. 16, 2026
  • nominations officially open on Sept. 15

The Line Drive HOT 100 is spearheaded by Line Drive Softball Executive Editor Brentt Eads, who began the softball player and team rankings format 20 years ago and in that time has done over 50 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.