All-State Softball: 2nd & 3rd Teams

Two of the top players on this year’s all-state overall second team are pitcher Katya Duvall of Los Alamitos and infielder Lindsay Rood from Monte Vista of Danville. Duvall, the Pitcher of the Year in the Sunset League, will play next at Ohio State. Rood, one of the top players the last two seasons in the East Bay Athletic League, is headed to Cal. Photos: Patrick Takkinen/OCSidelines.com & montevistasoftball.com.

For the all-state first team overall elite, CLICK HERE.
For the all-state underclass teams, CLICK HERE.
For the all-state small & medium school teams, CLICK HERE.
For Gold Club post of our all-time all-state first team softball archive back to 1992 (with second team back to 2004), CLICK HERE.

Note: We’ll have an inside look at this year’s all-state softball teams after all of the teams are chosen, including names of players we really wanted to pick but couldn’t. That post plus a brand new archive of all-state first team picks back to 1992 (which also has been added to the site today) is for Gold Club members only. To join our team today, CLICK HERE.

If you are chosen to any of the Cal-Hi Sports all-state teams, you should consider yourself an “all-state” player. Whether it’s first team overall, second team overall, third team, underclass, medium schools or small schools, to be on any of these teams should be considered an all-state honor.

There are 1,200 high schools in California and just about any place you go the competition in softball is unbelievable. Whether you are counting girls who are playing in the Women’s College World Series – even this year with Florida vs. Michigan in the final there were more California players than from any other state – or whether you are looking at leaders of USA national teams, there still is nowhere in the world really that can match California softball.

We try to research and collect info from everywhere we can and we give people several weeks to send in nominations. Still, it’s not a perfect system so of course it’s possible to miss on a deserving player.

With that said, congratulations to the following 2015 Cal-Hi Sports all-state softball second team members as well as third team:

Danika Bailey from St. Francis of Sacramento knocked around the opposition for 70 hits this season and a .642 average. The All-Metro pick by the Sacramento Bee will play next at Cal. Photo: stfrancishs.org.

Hillary Edior (Carson) Sr.
Morganne Flores (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) Sr.
Kelly Martinez (Yucaipa) Jr.
Dejah Mulipola (Pacifica, Garden Grove) Jr.

SECOND TEAM PITCHERS

Katya Duvall (Los Alamitos) Sr.
Adriana Ibarra (San Benito, Hollister) Sr.
Natalie Lugo (South Hills, Covina) Soph.
Marissa Moreno (Torrance) Jr.
Lexy Sorenson (West Ranch, Valencia) Sr.

SECOND TEAM INFIELD

Paulina Anasis (Canyon, Anaheim) Sr.
Madison Aurin (Centennial, Bakersfield) Sr.
Amber Bishop (Murrieta Valley, Murrieta) Jr.
Mackenzie Boesel (Lutheran, Orange) Jr.
Caitlyn Emberson (Taft) Sr.
Eliyah Flores (Grand Terrace) Soph.
Dominique Jackson (Pleasant Valley, Chico) Sr.
Rachel Minogue (Santiago, Corona) Sr.
Sam Owen (East Union, Manteca) Jr.
Briana Perez (Alhambra, Martinez) Soph.
Baylee Robben (Vintage, Napa) Sr.
Lindsay Rood (Monte Vista, Danville) Sr.

SECOND TEAM OUTFIELD

Danika Bailey (St. Francis, Sacramento) Sr.
Faith Canfield (Pacifica, Garden Grove) Sr.
Jenna Holcomb (Los Alamitos) Jr.
Morgan Howe (Westview, San Diego) Sr.
Taylon Snow (Chino Hills) Soph.

SECOND TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE

Taylor Dockins (Norco) Soph.
Makayla Martin (Scripps Ranch, San Diego) Sr.
Olivia Sanchez (Murrieta Valley, Murrieta) Sr.
Ciera Schick (Los Osos, Rancho Cucamonga) Sr.

THIRD TEAM
(Seniors only; 50-player limit; Large Schools Only)
(Viewed as equivalent to Medium Schools, Small Schools)

Catchers
Amanda Beltran (Villa Park)
Michaela Burpee (James Logan, Union City)
Shelbianne Evans (Torrey Pines, San Diego)
Marcella Kay (Valley Christian, San Jose)
Alex Luna (Pioneer, San Jose)
Rylee Pierce (El Diamante, Visalia)
Kayleen Shafer (Mission Viejo)
Keeley Walsh (West Ranch, Valencia) Sr.

One of the outstanding players on third team is Keeley Walsh from West Ranch of Valencia. She had several clutch hits in her team’s drive to the CIF Southern Section Division I final and is headed to Princeton of the Ivy League. Photo: wrpawprint.com.

Infield
Sierra Altmeyer (Patrick Henry, San Diego)
Kelli Bates (Del Oro, Loomis)
Cayla Broussard (Clovis)
Anessa Cepeda (Lakewood)
Maddy Cossack (Agoura, Agoura Hills)
Nicole Joseph (Valencia)
Lauren Kane (San Clemente)
Danielle Liermann (Simi Valley)
Sarai Niu (Cathedral Catholic, San Diego)
Kaitlin Okimoto (Burroughs, Burbank)
Michelle Olmos (Chatsworth)
Christine Pinela (Charter Oak, Covina)
Alexis Reyes (Alemany, Mission Hills)
Sammy Salustri (Amador Valley, Pleasanton)
Zoe Shaw (El Camino Real, Woodland Hills)
Taylor Spence (Westlake, Westlake Village)
Zoe Stavrou (Wilson, Long Beach)
Kaylee Surrell (Franklin, Stockton)
Kim Trice (Heritage, Brentwood)
Noa Yakir (Homestead, Cupertino)

Outfield
Brianna Betschel (Canyon, Anaheim)
Emma Davitz (San Ramon Valley, Danville)
Courtney Hennings (Amador Valley, Pleasanton)
Sienna Kendricks (Bullard, Fresno)
Caitlyn Weisner (Pioneer, San Jose)
Haley Wymbs (Archbishop Mitty, San Jose)

Multi-Purpose
Alex Heinen (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM)
Alexis Mettler (Pitman, Turlock)
Tiffany Kennedy-Cummings (Chino)
Amanda Ramirez (Wilcox, Santa Clara)
Molly Sturdivant (El Modena, Orange)
Kassidy Simmons (Moorpark)
Samantha Whalen (Livermore)
Celeste Wood (Los Altos, Hacienda Heights)
Tallie Woodson (Birmingham, Lake Balboa)

Mark Tennis is the co-founder and publisher of CalHiSports.com. He can be reached at markjtennis@gmail.com. Don’t forget to follow Mark on the Cal-Hi Sports Twitter handle: @CalHiSports