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Here are 20 Upstate high school softball players to watch in 2024 SCHSL playoffs

todd shanesy, greenville news
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Here are 20 high school softball players in the Upstate to watch as the SCHSL playoffs get started this week. State championships will be played May 20-24.

AG Batson, Sr., D.W. Daniel: Batson is an all-state pitcher for Daniel (13-10), which is a No. 3 seed in Class AAA.

Chaney Crosby, Sr., Daniel: Crosby has led the Lions by hitting .520 (13-for-25) with five doubles.

Courtney Dean, Sr., Byrnes: Dean, who has signed with Catawba, is one of the leading hitters for the Rebels (24-3), who are seeded No. 1 in Class AAAAA and are ranked No. 3 statewide for all classifications by MaxPreps.

Hanna Durham, Jr.,. Blue Ridge: Durham is batting .438 (32-for-73) with 26 RBIs, two home runs and 29 runs scored for the Tigers (17-7), a No. 3 seed in Class AAA.

Emma Jo Evans, Jr., Belton-Honea Path: Evans holds the program’s career record with 26 home runs. The Bears (23-3) are a No. 2 seed in Class AAA.

Autumn Fisher, Sr., Chapman: Fisher is batting .529 (27-for-51) with five home runs and three triples for the Class AAA No. 1 seed Panthers (15-5). She is committed to USC Aiken.

Reagan Garrett, Sr. Chapman: Garrett is the Panthers’ ace pitcher and has a 1.51 ERA. She committed to Emmanuel.

Madison House, Jr., Spartanburg:  House is batting .667 (14-for-21) with 10 RBIs for a Spartanburg team (9-13-1) hoping to make a run as an at-large team in Class AAAAA,

Abby Jeffcoat, Sr., Powdersville: Jeffcoat has a 2.05 ERA in 27⅓ innings pitched for the Patriots (13-8), who are a No. 3 seed in Class AAA.

Laney Jennings, Sr., Pendleton: Jennings. a Marshall signee, is batting .571 (28-for-49) with six home runs and 19 RBIs for the No. 1 seed Bulldogs (12-7-1, 8-2 in Region 1).

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Cassidy Lee, Sr., Woodmont: Lee is a power hitter and Hampton commit who slugged two home runs in a game down the stretch of the regular season for Woodmont (10-3), which is a No. 1 seed in Class AAAAA.

Cora Levy, Sr., Easley: Levy is a standout catcher who has signed with Gardner-Webb and is one of the leaders for the Green Wave, a No. 12 overall seed in the Class AAAA Upper State.

Aisling MacLeod, Sr., Greenville: MacLeod is the top slugger for Greenville (17-8), which is seeded No. 8 among 16 teams in the Class AAAA Upper State. MacLeod recently had a two-homer, eight-RBI game.

Sayde Parris, So., Boiling Springs: Parris is batting .662 (23-for-37) with seven home runs, five doubles, a triple and 15 RBIs for Class AAAAA No. 4 seed Boiling Springs (9-10).

Natalie Regan, Jr., Riverside: Regan, a Western Carolina commit, is the top hitter for Riverside (17-4), which is the No. 1 overall seed in the 16-team Class AAAA Upper State. In back-to-back games last week, Regan was 7-for-8 with two homers.

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Sanaii Rivers, So., Wade Hampton: Rivers has eight home runs and ranks third in the state with 32 RBIs. She is batting .410 (25-for-61) with five doubles and four triples for the Generals (14-7), seeded sixth of 16 Upper State teams in Class AAAA.

Bella Rollins, 8th, Chesnee: Rollins is the top pitcher for a Chesnee team that went 3-1 in Region 1-AAA and has a No. 1 seed in its Upper State district.

Zoe Sullivan, Fr., Blue Ridge: Sullivan is the state’s RBI leader with 44. She is batting .507 (35-for-69) with six homers, seven doubles, three triples and 29 runs scored.

Kensley Vicars, Fr., Powdersville: Vicars has nine home runs (third-most in the state) with three triples and is batting .472 (25-for-53). She has scored 27 and driven in 21.

Bree Woods, Jr., Powdersville: Woods is batting .388 (19-for-49) with five home runs, 10 doubles and 19 RBIs.

This article originally appeared on Herald-Journal: SC high school softball: Upstate players to watch in playoffs