Softball America Final 2024 Catcher Rankings
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.
Softball America Player of the Year Reese Atwood and Defender of the Year Jocelyn Erickson headline the catcher rankings. Who else was a top backstop this season?
| Rank | Player | School | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reese Atwood | Texas | .423 BA, 1.362 OPS, 12 2B, 23 HR, 90 RBI, 26 BB, 2 CSB, 11 SBA, 4 PB, .966 FLD% |
| 2 | Jocelyn Erickson | Florida | .382 BA, 1.190 OPS, 15 2B. 15 HR, 86 RBI, 44 BB, 13 CSB, 7 SBA, 1 PB, .994 FLD% |
| 3 | Sharlize Palacios | UCLA | .366 BA, 1.297 OPS, 5 2B, 20 HR, 57 RBI, 28 BB, 10 CSB, 12 SBA, 1 PB, 1.000 FLD% |
| 4 | Caroline Wang | Oklahoma State | .375 BA, 1.119 OPS, 11 2B, 17 HR, 51 RBI, 11 BB, 9 CSB, 13 SBA, 7 PB, .992 FLD% |
| 5 | McKayla Timmons | Ball State | .402 BA, 1.434 OPS, 11 2B, 25 HR, 58 RBI, 36 BB, 11 CSB, 26 SBA, 7 PB, .985 FLD% |
| 6 | Michaela Edenfield | Florida State | .381 BA, 1.315 OPS, 10 2B, 15 HR, 46 RBI, 35 BB, 3 CSB, 24 SBA, 7 PB, .995 FLD% |
| 7 | Kinzie Hansen | Oklahoma | .404 BA, 1.139 OPS, 9 2B, 11 HR, 41 RBI, 19 BB, 5 CSB, 15 SBA, 2 PB, .990 FLD% |
| 8 | Hannah Borden | Southern Miss | .377 BA, 1.239 OPS, 9 2B, 18 HR, 47 RBI, 29 BB, 13 CSB, 55 SBA, 6 PB, .975 FLD% |
| 9 | Allie Cummins | Miami | .329 BA, 1.098 OPS, 6 2B, 14 HR, 40 RBI, 52 BB, 10 CSB, 27 SBA, 2 PB, .971 FLD% |
| 10 | Kelly Torres | Duke | .349 BA, .919 OPS, 6 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 37 RBI, 14 BB, 9 CSB, 14 SBA, 9 PB, .997 FLD% |
