2024 Shortstop Rankings: April
Each month of the Division I season, we’ll update our position power rankings to track the best players at each position. Our power rankings are determined by offensive and defensive statistics, the eye test on the field, strength of schedule and the player’s value to their team’s success.
Oklahoma’s Tiare Jennings and Florida’s Skylar Wallace are both firmly in the National Player of the Year race as each has an OPS above 1.500. Meanwhile, Jess Oakland has her eyes set on potentially on the Big Ten Player of the Year having already smashed 14 home runs for Minnesota.
New shortstops to the rankings include UNCG’s Brooklyn Maxwell, Cal’s Acacia Anders and FAU’s Kiley Channell.
Statistics through April 2 games
| Rank | Player | School | Stats | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiare Jennings | Oklahoma | .446 BA, 1.520 OPS, 11 2B, 15 HR, 47 RBI, 19 BB, .978 FLD% | 2 |
| 2 | Skylar Wallace | Florida | .484 BA, 1.582 OPS, 11 2B, 4 3B, 8 HR, 39 RBI, 27 BB, 24 SB, .982 FLD% | 1 |
| 3 | Jess Oakland | Minnesota | .468 BA, 1.468 OPS, 8 2B, 14 HR, 40 RBI, 21 BB, .922 FLD% | 4 |
| 4 | Erin Coffel | Kentucky | .354 BA, 1.339 OPS, 10 2B, 11 HR, 28 RBI, 26 BB, .961 FLD% | 5 |
| 5 | Billie Andrews | Nebraska | .413 BA, 1.338 OPS, 9 2B, 2 3B, 12 HR, 31 RBI, 10 BB, 10 SB, .961 FLD% | 6 |
| 6 | Maya Brady | UCLA | .407 BA, 1.321 OPS, 7 2B, 1 3B, 9 HR, 35 RBI, 14 BB, .901 FLD% | 7 |
| 7 | Brooklyn Maxwell | UNCG | .431 BA,1.396 OPS, 10 2B, 5 3B, 12 HR, 35 RBI, 20 BB, .961 FLD% | NR |
| 8 | Acacia Anders | Cal | .400 BA, 1.190 OPS, 16 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 30 RBI, 11 BB, .952 FLD% | NR |
| 9 | Kiley Channell | FAU | .380 BA, 1.064 OPS, 17 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 27 RBI, .981 FLD% | NR |
| 10 | Taylor Pleasants | LSU | .323 BA, 1.038 OPS, 4 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 34 RBI, 22 BB, .956 FLD% | 3 |
