2023 softball recruiting

[EagleEye67 1,939]

Bring the croots!

[Gracie Skywalker 0]

Six commits so far great class. 

[Jad0003 405]

Wondering which pitcher was Dean’s first call at midnight. There are a few highly ranked ones who everyone will be fighting over, but it seems the 2024 class is deeper and more talented than the 2022 and 2023 classes from a pitching perspective.

We probably need two pitchers in the class because Penta and Lowe will graduate three months earlier, leaving Widra, Tresvik, Rolfe, Tamborra, and Clemmons as players who can pitch.

Edited September 1, 2022 by Jad0003

[Jad0003 405]

LHP Heavener off the board (LSU). She is #1 player for EIS and #5 for Softball America. 

[blakem 296]

2 hours ago, Jad0003 said:

LHP Heavener off the board (LSU). She is #1 player for EIS and #5 for Softball America. 

She got her visit in fast.

[Jad0003 405]

9 hours ago, blakem said:

She got her visit in fast.

An Arkansas fan explained the softball recruiting process really well on Discord. To paraphrase, most of these young women are going to college camps long before September 1st of their junior year, so they have an idea of which schools they are interested in and which ones will offer scholarships. 

Heavener had interest from every major program, but she has been an LSU lean for a while. 

[blakem 296]

LSU got another 2024 commit off of that same Unity team.

[Jad0003 405]

First commit of the 2024 class is Jolie Adams. Ranked #11 by EIS but seems to be higher on Softball America (Again, these rankings mean nothing these days). She has been coming to camps at Auburn for a long time.
 

I’ve seen a few other visitors on Instagram and Twitter but no other commitments.

Edited September 30, 2022 by Jad0003

[Jad0003 405]

Second commit of the class also came in today: Blayne Godfrey, a RHP / power hitter from Hartselle who plays for Alabama Impact.

[OlderWhiskey 953]

Looks like she is a bit of a pitcher as well.

[tigerman1186 537]

Like it….look forward to the season and the future…..

[Jad0003 405]

EIS is posting their rankings for the 2023 class now. It seems they have reduced the number of people ranked due to recent criticism, but it is still not a true “Top 100” ranking.

Kyla dropped a good bit in the rankings, but the commentary on her is positive, specifically her hitting ability. 

[Jad0003 405]

[RedDirtFan 39]

A word of caution: Be careful placing too much credence into these write-ups.  They are mostly submitted by parents.  However, the rankings are done by EIS, so those are helpful benchmarks..

[Jad0003 405]

2 hours ago, RedDirtFan said:

A word of caution: Be careful placing too much credence into these write-ups.  They are mostly submitted by parents.  However, the rankings are done by EIS, so those are helpful benchmarks..

Yes - I didn’t mention this time around, but it is very important to remember. Club, high school, and, to your point, even parents can submit nominations, and I think club coaches make recommendations on ranking. Coaches can use as a tool to promote their teams, attract better players, and highlight uncommitted players. 

[Jad0003 405]

Two more for 2023:

[Jad0003 405]

[slot canyon 1,333]

Jad0003, thanks for staying on top of this stuff and taking the time to keep us updated.  Much appreciated.  

[Jad0003 405]

Happy to help!

To be honest, I’m not really sure what to make of the 2023 and 2024 classes. As I said above, the rankings have lost a lot of credibility over the years due to the number of players included and the sources of information. 

With that being said, a number of our players were ranked in the “Top 20” of their classes - Penta, Lowe, Bryant, Lisenby, Peralta, Blaine, Ellis, Widra, Rolfe, and Elkins. Every other player on the roster was ranked in “Top 150” except Packer and Tresvik. I think our coaches do a good job of evaluating talent and finding under the radar players, but I’d love to see more “Top 10” players to compete with the the softball powerhouses who are signing multiple “Top 10” players. 

Edited November 10, 2022 by Jad0003

[blakem 296]

1 hour ago, Jad0003 said:

Happy to help!

To be honest, I’m not really sure what to make of the 2023 and 2024 classes. As I said above, the rankings have lost a lot of credibility over the years due to the number of players included and the sources of information. 

With that being said, most of our starters were ranked in the “Top 20” of their classes - Penta, Lowe, Bryant, Lisenby, Peralta, Blaine, Ellis, and now, Widra. Every other player on the roster was ranked in “Top 150” except Packer and Tresvik. I think our coaches do a good job of evaluating talent and finding under the radar players, but I’d love to see more “Top 10” players to compete with the the softball powerhouses who are signing multiple “Top 10” players. 

Yeah it seems like Florida is cleaning house in top talent in the 23-24 classes.

[RedDirtFan 39]

Extra Inning Softball 2023 Top 50 Signing Classes...

University	Class Rankings
Florida	1
Oklahoma	2
Florida State	3
Texas	4
LSU	5
Michigan	6
Washington	7
UCLA	8
Arizona	9
Mississippi State	10
Kentucky	11
Virginia Tech	12
Oregon	13
Missouri	14
Tennessee	15
Central Florida	16
Ohio State	17
Nebraska	18
North Carolina	19
Clemson	20
Oklahoma State	21
Virginia	22
Purdue	23
Texas A&M	24
Auburn	25
Boston College	26
Alabama	27
Northwestern	28
Pitt	29
Georgia Tech	30
Stanford	31
Arkansas	32
Arizona State	33
Georgia	34
Alabama-Birmingham	35
Penn State	36
Texas Tech	37
South Carolina	38
Central Michigan	39
Jacksonville State	40
James Madison	41
South Florida	42
San Diego	43
Oregon State	44
Utah	45
Minnesota	46
Cal – Berkeley	47
Liberty	48
Illinois	49
Louisville	50

Schools “On the Bubble” of the Top 50

• Iowa
• Syracuse
• East Carolina
• Sam Houston State
• Samford
• UNLV
• Eastern Kentucky
• Loyola Marymount
• Maryland
• Abilene Christian
• Houston
• North Carolina State
• Princeton
• McNeese State
• Kansas

[Jad0003 405]

6 hours ago, blakem said:

Yeah it seems like Florida is cleaning house in top talent in the 23-24 classes.

Florida is recruiting exceptionally well in the 2023 and 2024 classes. Oklahoma, UCLA, FSU, Georgia, Tennessee, and LSU are also recruiting very well in these classes.

One thing to consider is the last classes affected by COVID will graduate after the 2024 season, so a lot of teams are going HARD in the 2024 recruiting class to replenish their rosters for the 2025 season. On the flip side, we graduate Lowe, Penta, Bryant, Packer, Cox, and McCrary after the 2024 season, but assuming no transfers, we will have 10 seniors, 4 juniors, 6 sophomores, and (as of now) 2 freshman on the roster for the 2025 season. Dean will need a large incoming class after the 2025 season, whether through the portal or recruiting. 

Edited November 10, 2022 by Jad0003

[OlderWhiskey 953]

Am I correct in thinking that the 2023 class has now signed?  Last year's news release for this event was on 11/10, but haven't seen one yet this year.  the 2023 class includes Martin, Clemons, Penta, Stroud, and Tamborra?  My old brain needs a lot of reminders.

[RedDirtFan 39]

I haven't seen the comprehensive report, but the official page has announced 3 on twitter.  I don't think it's over...Some HS schedules can vary on when they have the ceremony for all Spring sports.  I searched the Tamborra and Martin as well, couldn't find Martin on Social Media, but shared Tamborra's personal announcements below as well:

 

 

 

 

 

[slot canyon 1,333]

Summary article from AU Athletics- Softball on 2023 recruiting class.

https://auburntigers.com/news/2022/11/14/softball-dean-softball-complete-2023-signing-class.aspx