2025 Softball America Freshman Watch List
Softball America compiled a list of 170 freshmen, who we believe have a chance to make an immediate impact in 2025 based on conversations with coaches and our own evaluations of the players. Over 70 schools are represented on the list and nearly every Power Four program has at least one student-athlete on the list.
Here are your potential next wave of superstars:
| Audrey Vandagriff | OF | Alabama |
| Sarah Wright | RHP | Arizona |
| Jenna Sniffen | INF | Arizona |
| Emma Kavanagh | UTL/C | Arizona |
| Tiare Ho-Ching | INF | Arizona State |
| Cambree Creager | RHP | Arizona State |
| Julianne Tipton | RHP | Arizona State |
| Ella McDowell | INF | Arkansas |
| Cam Harrison | RHP/UTL | Arkansas |
| Payton Burnham | RHP/UTL | Arkansas |
| Ramsey Walker | OF | Arkansas |
| AnnaLea Adams | UTL | Auburn |
| Karynton Dawson | OF | Baylor |
| Gigi Lindsey | OF | Baylor |
| Makenzie Butt | INF | Boise State |
| Bailey Kendziorski | RHP | Boston College |
| AD Martinez | INF | Boston College |
| Camryn Lyons | OF | Boston U |
| Addie Lucier | UTL/C | Boston U |
| Danika Nell | RHP | Boston U |
| Ilove’a Brittingham | UTL/C | BYU |
| Danica Acosta | INF | BYU |
| Jada Villegas | LHP | BYU |
| Harmony Andrade | INF | Cal |
| Miranda De Nava | RHP | Cal |
| Sam Minish | UTL/C | Clemson |
| Marian Collins | INF | Clemson |
| Ava Bradshaw | RHP | Duke |
| Brooklinn Thomas | UTL | Duke |
| Kendall Frost | RHP | ECU |
| Bella Foran | OF | FAU |
| Destiny Johns | UTL | FAU |
| Taylor Shumaker | OF | Florida |
| Katelynn Oxley | RHP | Florida |
| Townsen Thomas | OF | Florida |
| Jazzy Francik | RHP | Florida State |
| Addie DeLong | OF | Florida State |
| Shelby McKenzie | INF | Florida State |
| Isabella Ruggiero | C | Florida State |
| Jada Cooper | UTL | GCU |
| Paislie Allen | INF | Georgia |
| Mua Williams | INF | Georgia |
| Emma Simon | INF | Georgia Tech |
| Brooke Wells | RHP/UTL | Houston |
| Ava Moore | INF | Illinois |
| Ellie Haggard | INF | Illinois |
| London Park | RHP | Illinois |
| Sydni Burko | INF | Indiana |
| Madalyn Strader | INF | Indiana |
| Jasmine Reyes | RHP | Indiana |
| Jenae Berry | RHP | Indiana |
| Brianna Johnson | INF | Iowa |
| Jessie Clemons | UTL | Iowa State |
| Sereniti Trice | INF | Iowa State |
| Hayleigh Oliver | OF | Iowa State |
| Emily LeGrand | UTL | JMU |
| Kennedy Diggs | RHP | Kansas |
| Kaelee Washington | RHP | Kansas |
| Bailey Amezcua | C | Kansas |
| Karsen Griggs | INF | Kansas |
| Allison Blum | UTL | Kentucky |
| Julie Kelley | RHP | Kentucky |
| Carson Fall | RHP | Kentucky |
| Danner Allen | LHP | Liberty |
| Emily Smith | INF | Louisiana |
| Mallory Wheeler | RHP | Louisiana |
| Ryleigh Shull | LHP | Louisiana Tech |
| Madison Pickens | UTL/C | Louisville |
| Taylor Monroe | INF | Louisville |
| Jayden Heavener | RHP/UTL | LSU |
| Sa’Mya Jones | INF | LSU |
| Destiny Harris | OF | LSU |
| Taylor Borovac | UTL | Maryland |
| Matti Benson | INF | Maryland |
| Aubrey Wurst | RHP | Maryland |
| Lauren Putz | UTL | Michigan |
| Haley Ferguson | RHP/UTL | Michigan |
| Jacey Schuler | RHP/UTL | Michigan State |
| Jae Cosgriff | OF | Minnesota |
| Cameron Chard | UTL/C | Minnesota |
| Tinley Easton | INF | Minnesota |
| Natalie Susa | RHP | Minnesota |
| Gretta Grassel | OF | Mississippi State |
| Kalani Sells | OF | Mississippi State |
| Xiane Romero | INF | Mississippi State |
| Morgan Stiles | INF | Mississippi State |
| Sara Phillips | RHP | Mississippi State |
| Madison Uptegrove | INF | Missouri |
| Nevaeh Watkins | OF | Missouri |
| Saniya Hill | UTL | Missouri |
| Haley Carder | INF | NC State |
| Nessa McMillen | UTL | Nebraska |
| Lilly Parish | RHP/UTL | North Carolina |
| Ella Fox | INF | North Carolina |
| Taylor Platt | OF | North Texas |
| Emma Blea | RHP | Northwestern |
| Kaylie Avvisato | INF | Northwestern |
| Avery Garden | UTL | Northwestern |
| Brianne Weiss | LHP | Notre Dame |
| Kaia Cortes | INF | Notre Dame |
| Caroline O’Brien | INF | Notre Dame |
| Lorin Boutte | RHP | Ohio State |
| Audrey Lowry | LHP | Oklahoma |
| Sydney Barker | INF | Oklahoma |
| Gabbie Garcia | INF | Oklahoma |
| Tia Milloy | UTL | Oklahoma |
| Madison Hoffman | RHP | Oklahoma State |
| Tara Vandewater | UTL/C | Oklahoma State |
| Miali Guachino | RHP | Ole Miss |
| Abby Herndon | LHP | Ole Miss |
| Mackenzie Pickens | INF | Ole Miss |
| Persy Llamas | LHP/UTL | Ole Miss |
| Alyson Edwards | RHP/UTL | Omaha |
| Grace Hornbuckle | LHP | Omaha |
| Kaylynn Jones | UTL | Oregon |
| Natalie Lieto | OF | Penn State |
| Macy Chamberlin | C | Penn State |
| Abigail Britton | RHP | Penn State |
| Gwen Sparks | RHP | Pitt |
| Addie Osborne | INF | Rutgers |
| Baileigh Burtis | INF | Rutgers |
| Ella Harrison | RHP | Rutgers |
| Dezaria Johnson | RHP | Rutgers |
| Kelsey Hoekstra | RHP/UTL | Rutgers |
| Quinn Waiki | INF | San Diego State |
| Presley Lively | OF | South Alabama |
| Shae Anderson | UTL | South Carolina |
| Amanda Vacanti | RHP/UTL | South Dakota State |
| Lila McNeill | OF | South Dakota State |
| Slyvia Shromoff | LHP | South Dakota State |
| Tayler Baker | RHP | South Dakota State |
| Kaytee Dahlstrom | RHP | Southern Illinois |
| Sage Grann | UTL | Southern Illinois |
| Zoe Prystajko | RHP | Stanford |
| Joie Economides | INF | Stanford |
| Erin Nuwer | RHP | Tennessee |
| Peyton Tanner | RHP | Tennessee |
| Amayah Doyle | INF | Tennessee |
| Emma Clarke | UTL | Tennessee |
| Cam Salmon | RHP | Texas |
| KK Dement | INF | Texas A&M |
| Hailey Toney | INF | Texas Tech |
| Bailey Lindemuth | RHP/INF | Texas Tech |
| Samantha Lincoln | LHP | Texas Tech |
| Brenlee Gonzales | LHP | Texas Tech |
| Izzy Mertes | INF | UCF |
| Beth Damon | C | UCF |
| Coco Jaimes | INF | UCF |
| Addisen Fisher | RHP | UCLA |
| Sofia Mujica | C | UCLA |
| Kaniya Bragg | INF | UCLA |
| Aleena Garcia | INF | UCLA |
| Rylee Slimp | OF | UCLA |
| Yanina Sherwood | RHP | UNLV |
| Hailey Maestretti | LHP | Utah |
| Ava Hodges | RHP | Virginia |
| Jordan Lynch | UTL | Virginia Tech |
| Jayden Jones | UTL | Virginia Tech |
| Nora Abromavage | OF | Virginia Tech |
| Morgan Reimer | RHP | Washington |
| Alexis DeBoer | INF | Washington |
| Gabi Toney | INF | Washington |
| Sophia Mazzola | INF | Washington |
| Addie Craig | OF | Washington |
| Ava Sliger | RHP | Wichita State |
| Ryley Nihart | RHP | Wichita State |
| Kendra Lewis | RHP/UTL | Wisconsin |
| Jaclyn Showalter | INF | Wisconsin |
| Hannah Conger | INF | Wisconsin |
| Charlotte Herron | INF | Western Kentucky |
