Arizona high school softball best performers: April 1-13

A take a look at who stood out over the primary two weeks of April in Arizona highschool softball (gamers are nominated by their coaches and listed in alphabetical order):

Maggie Auza, Flagstaff Northland Prep, Sr.

Auza’s hit streak reached 15 this week after she managed to get hits in losses to Williams and Spherical Valley. She’s hitting .627 on the yr.

Kaitlyn Bennett, Phoenix Greenway, Fr.

Over her previous six video games, Bennett has confirmed unstoppable on the plate, hitting an absurd .824. She additionally made a crucial diving catch in heart discipline to protect Kaitlyn Terry’s excellent recreation towards Phoenix Thunderbird.

Jocelyn Briski, Phoenix Desert Vista, Jr.

As soon as once more, Briski dominated opponents, simply as she has each week this season. The junior, whose ERA sits at 0.33, gave up simply two hits whereas placing out 25 throughout 13 innings. She additionally added a homer and a double amongst her six hits in 11 at-bats.

Danika Bryant, Superior, Sr.

Bryant leads 1A with an insane 215 strikeouts in 86 innings this yr. This week, she added 37 extra in simply two video games and in addition went 5-for-8 with 4 extra-base hits on the plate.

Demi DeHerrera, Phoenix Greenway, Sr.

DeHerrera had the sport of her season on Friday towards Thunderbird, smacking three homers. On the season, the LSU commit is hitting .462 with a .533 on-base share.

Sarah Garcia, Phoenix North, Jr.

In 4 video games over the previous two weeks, Garcia — a catcher — has hit .714, serving to lead North to wins over Phoenix Alhambra and Phoenix South Mountain.

Bella Giulanda, Flagstaff Northland Prep, Jr.

Giulanda, who’s batting over .500 on the yr, is having a superb season, however she’s actually caught fireplace over the previous week. With three doubles and three triples, her OPS in that point is 2.121. She’s additionally been spectacular defensively, catching six baserunners stealing and selecting 5 extra off this season.

J’kai’a Graves, Shock Shadow Ridge, So.

Graves hit .625 in a 2-1 week for Shadow Ridge. The Stallions beat Avondale Westview whereas falling to Phoenix Sunnyslope and Chandler Hamilton as Graves had a pair of doubles and a pair of RBI.

Alatorre Hernandez, Phoenix North, Sr.

Hernandez hit .750 over the previous two weeks, whereas including six stolen bases. Her finest recreation got here in a 19-4 win over Phoenix South Mountain when she went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.

Grace Bounce, Web page, Jr.

After going 9-for-16 on the plate in a four-win week for Web page, Bounce’s hit streak is now at 18. She additionally gave up simply 4 earned runs throughout 28 innings pitched on the week.

Marissa McCann, Shock Willow Canyon, Jr.

McCann is at it once more for Willow Canyon, which continues to play like the very best crew within the state. Over her previous three video games, she’s thrown three no-hitters, together with two excellent video games, and struck out 43 of 45 batters confronted.

Devanie Medina, Morenci, Sr.

Over the previous week, Medina’s achieved the spectacular feat of getting as many RBI as she’s had at-bats. She’s 7-for-9 with two doubles, a triple, a house run and 9 RBI.

Jaeden Murphy, Shock Willow Canyon, Sr.

With McCann dominating within the circle, Murphy’s introduced the products for Willow Canyon on the plate, serving to the Wildcats’ win streak hit 13. Over the past three video games, she’s 8-for-10 with 9 RBI and 6 extra-base hits.

Alondra Sandoval, San Luis

Sandoval, who’s hitting .712 on the season, put up an unimaginable efficiency in San Luis’s 17-0 win over Yuma, going 4-for-4 on the plate and knocking in 5 runs.

Sarah Slim, Holbrook, So.

Slim is 10-for-15 on the plate over her final 4 video games, together with two house runs and a double. She’s additionally caught three baserunners stealing and has thrown out two different runners on the basepaths.

Kaitlyn Terry, Phoenix Greenway, Jr.

In what’s probably probably the most ridiculous achievement in Arizona highschool athletics proper now, Terry has gone 11 begins with out giving up successful. It’s a testomony to Greenway’s offense that solely two of these video games went the space with out being run-rule wins however Terry has been completely absurd within the circle.

Tiffani Tyler, Holbrook, Sr.

With two homers and a double over the previous 5 video games, Tyler has given the Roadrunners an influence bat in the course of their order, whereas additionally accumulating three wins within the circle. In these outings, she’s allowed only one earned run.

Tanya Windle, Glendale Cactus, Sr.

Windle’s frenetic house run tempo has slowed just a little bit over the previous two weeks, as she’s gone three video games with no dinger for the primary time all season. Nonetheless, she’s 6-for-7 on the plate over that stretch, at the same time as Cactus has dropped three in a row.

Theo Mackie covers Arizona highschool sports activities and Phoenix Rising FC. He will be reached by electronic mail at theo.mackie@gannett.com and on Twitter @theo_mackie.