Jad0003 492 Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 (edited) Not sure how to pull from the 2025 Softball Recruiting but names to follow for 2026 Recruiting from August 18th Camp or Other Info (sourced from WDE1976 and Twitter): Katie King: SS from Orange Beach, AL who plays for Birmingham Thunderbolts Teagan Revette: C / 3B from Orange Beach, AL who plays for Birmingham Thunderbolts Ava Hodo: C from Orange Beach, AL who plays for Birmingham Thunderbolts Hannah Jo Sullivan: C from Brandon, MS who plays for Birmingham Thunderbolts Bella Maria: OF from NJ who plays for Jersey Intensity Aubrey Moore: INF / RHP from Acworth, GA who plays for Atlanta Vipers - Tamborra Leah Byrd: RHP / INF from Kennesaw, GA who plays for Atlanta Vipers - Tamborra Ava Lorenzatti: RHP from Illinois who plays for Beverly Bandits Maggie Krause: LHP from Indiana who plays for Louisville Sluggers Cece Springfield: OF from Mableton, GA who plays for Georgia Impact Milan Tores: OF from Buford, GA who plays for Unity Johnson Avary Stockwell: C from Tennessee who plays for TN Mojo Lewis Shalya Bahr: CF / SS from Georgia who plays for Georgia Impact Bailee Shelton: RHP from Tennessee who plays from TN Mojo Gregory Kensi Arringdal: MIF from Iowa who plays for TN Mojo Lewis Edited September 7 by Jad0003 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakem 307 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 14 hours ago, Jad0003 said: Not sure how to pull from the 2025 Softball Recruiting but names to follow for 2026 Recruiting from August 18th Camp or Other Info (sourced from WDE1976 and Twitter): Katie King: SS from Orange Beach, AL who plays for Birmingham Thunderbolts Teagan Revette: C / 3B from Orange Beach, AL who plays for Birmingham Thunderbolts Ava Hodo: C from Orange Beach, AL who plays for Birmingham Thunderbolts Hannah Jo Sullivan: C from Brandon, MS who plays for Birmingham Thunderbolts Bella Maria: OF from NJ who plays for Jersey Intensity Aubrey Moore: INF / RHP from Acworth, GA who plays for Atlanta Vipers - Tamborra Leah Byrd: RHP / INF from Kennesaw, GA who plays for Atlanta Vipers - Tamborra Ava Lorenzatti: RHP from Illinois who plays for Beverly Bandits Maggie Krause: LHP from Indiana who plays for Louisville Sluggers Cece Springfield: OF from Mableton, GA who plays for Georgia Impact Milan Tores: OF from Buford, GA who plays for Unity Johnson Avary Stockwell: C from Tennessee who plays for TN Mojo Lewis Shalya Bahr: CF / SS from Georgia who plays for Georgia Impact Bailee Shelton: RHP from Tennessee who plays from TN Mojo Gregory Kensi Arringdal: MIG from Iowa who plays for TN Mojo Lewis Several are on campus right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slot canyon 1,378 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 15 hours ago, Jad0003 said: Not sure how to pull from the 2025 Softball Recruiting but names to follow for 2026 Recruiting from August 18th Camp or Other Info (sourced from WDE1976 and Twitter): Katie King: SS from Orange Beach, AL who plays for Birmingham Thunderbolts Teagan Revette: C / 3B from Orange Beach, AL who plays for Birmingham Thunderbolts Ava Hodo: C from Orange Beach, AL who plays for Birmingham Thunderbolts Hannah Jo Sullivan: C from Brandon, MS who plays for Birmingham Thunderbolts Bella Maria: OF from NJ who plays for Jersey Intensity Aubrey Moore: INF / RHP from Acworth, GA who plays for Atlanta Vipers - Tamborra Leah Byrd: RHP / INF from Kennesaw, GA who plays for Atlanta Vipers - Tamborra Ava Lorenzatti: RHP from Illinois who plays for Beverly Bandits Maggie Krause: LHP from Indiana who plays for Louisville Sluggers Cece Springfield: OF from Mableton, GA who plays for Georgia Impact Milan Tores: OF from Buford, GA who plays for Unity Johnson Avary Stockwell: C from Tennessee who plays for TN Mojo Lewis Shalya Bahr: CF / SS from Georgia who plays for Georgia Impact Bailee Shelton: RHP from Tennessee who plays from TN Mojo Gregory Kensi Arringdal: MIG from Iowa who plays for TN Mojo Lewis Jad0003, What is it about Orange Beach that results in 3 players from that area being on the Thunderbolts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jad0003 492 Posted September 7 Author Share Posted September 7 2 hours ago, slot canyon said: Jad0003, What is it about Orange Beach that results in 3 players from that area being on the Thunderbolts? Theres actually five from Orange Beach on the 18u Thunderbolts Team right now - the three listed above, plus Daigle Wilson, a 2025 Auburn commit, and KG Favors, a 2025 South Carolina Commit. The Bolts website says King is originally from NC, so she might be transplant. The Thunderbolts are one of the more recognizable travel ball organizations in the country due to their success. I would think it is an easy choice any player in the state of Alabama because they can travel to the Thunderbolts facility at least once a month to practice with the coaches and the team, plus attend more tournaments. In travel ball, some players play for organizations in different states where they train on their own then see their team at tournaments. However, I couldn’t conclusively say why they all play for the same organization. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slot canyon 1,378 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 2 hours ago, Jad0003 said: Theres actually five from Orange Beach on the 18u Thunderbolts Team right now - the three listed above, plus Daigle Wilson, a 2025 Auburn commit, and KG Favors, a 2025 South Carolina Commit. The Bolts website says King is originally from NC, so she might be transplant. The Thunderbolts are one of the more recognizable travel ball organizations in the country due to their success. I would think it is an easy choice any player in the state of Alabama because they can travel to the Thunderbolts facility at least once a month to practice with the coaches and the team, plus attend more tournaments. In travel ball, some players play for organizations in different states where they train on their own then see their team at tournaments. However, I couldn’t conclusively say why they all play for the same organization. I suppose what I was wondering was, is Orange Beach area a softball hot spot that has some local programs that tend to produce a number of players who qualify for play with the well respected Thunderbolts travel team. Really impressed with how you keep abreast of this stuff. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE1976 64 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Ava Lorenzatti, #5 overall player visited today. Bummer she had to watch that pitiful football game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jad0003 492 Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 9 hours ago, slot canyon said: I suppose what I was wondering was, is Orange Beach area a softball hot spot that has some local programs that tend to produce a number of players who qualify for play with the well respected Thunderbolts travel team. Really impressed with how you keep abreast of this stuff. Thanks for sharing. I just read forums a lot, research on websites or Twitter, and subscribe to EIS or Softball America from time to time. My information is general softball knowledge, but WDE1976 and BlakeM are much more informed on the inner workings of Auburn’s program. I have no sources into the details on our program. In terms of Orange Beach, they’ve won multiple state championships, so they are doing something right under Shane Alexander. Ava Hodo’s dad, Jody Hodo, seems to be the hitting coach for a number of the players mentioned above. I imagine he plays a hand in the success of their program. I’m not sure if he has a connection to the Bolts program outside his daughter playing for it though. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slot canyon 1,378 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 9 hours ago, Jad0003 said: I just read forums a lot, research on websites or Twitter, and subscribe to EIS or Softball America from time to time. My information is general softball knowledge, but WDE1976 and BlakeM are much more informed on the inner workings of Auburn’s program. I have no sources into the details on our program. In terms of Orange Beach, they’ve won multiple state championships, so they are doing something right under Shane Alexander. Ava Hodo’s dad, Jody Hodo, seems to be the hitting coach for a number of the players mentioned above. I imagine he plays a hand in the success of their program. I’m not sure if he has a connection to the Bolts program outside his daughter playing for it though. I had no idea, but found the following article from August this year backing up comments. https://gulfcoastmedia.com/stories/5-eye-popping-stats-from-orange-beach-high-makos-maxpreps-national-championship-softball-season-baldwin-county-alabama,226779 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saminbama 747 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 (edited) Wow!. I don't keep up with high school softball as much anymore. Baldwin county has always been strong, but I didn't realize OB was as dominate as they are. They've taken the torch from the North Alabama schools. Thanks to both of you for this info. I hope our coaches are making that trip to OB often. Interesting that they moved from 2A to 4A during their 4 straight years of championships. Edited September 8 by saminbama add stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE1976 64 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Unless I’m missing someone, I believe Kensi Arringdale and Ava Lorenzatti were the only two to visit this weekend. LSU had 7+ visit this past weekend. But I like that the Malveaux’s are prioritizing getting to know the players individually. Not sure how you can get to know 7 different kids in one weekend. Hopefully our recruits loved it! little background on each of the two recruits: Kensi Arringdale (Middle Infielder): - Ankeny, IA | TN MojoLewis travel team. (bats primarily in the 5&6 hole for Mojo) - #39 ranked in EIS in 2023. - #T9 ranked recruit (#2 MIF) in 2022. - #T6 recruit in Line Drive Media in 2022. (Note: 2023 EIS rankings do not have ties. 2022 rankings did have ties). Ava Lorenzatti (RH Pitcher): - Beecher, IL | Beverly Bandits (teammates with 2025 commit Ava Ratliff) - #5 ranked recruit in EIS in 2023. - #5 ranked recruit in Perfect Game. - PGF All-American - Basically a consensus top 10 recruit overall i will update here as I hear more. Haven’t heard anything official, but I would expect atleast a visit from MIF/OF Shayla Bahr (visited Oklahoma State this weekend) and C/CIF Teagan Revette. We’ll see about some of Arringdale’s Mojo teammates, a lot of them visited Auburn’s camp a few weeks ago. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE1976 64 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Update: Heard Leah Byrd also visited this weekend. She’s primarily a middle infielder who pitches some. Athletics Mercado TB. Ranked #T6 overall recruit in EIS in 2022. (dropped to #9 middle infielder (top 30 overall) in 2023). Ranked #8 overall recruit in Perfect Game. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jad0003 492 Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 Georgia Impact - Taylor Instagram says someone from their team is visiting Auburn this weekend. Both Shayla Bahr and Cecelia Springfield play for this team. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE1976 64 Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Saturday’s Visitors: (that I know of right now) OF - CeCe Springfield (Lefty) - I’ve touched on this before, but both her parents graduated from Auburn. So maybe she’ll commit. - 27th overall in Softball America - 25th overall in EIS in 2022. - She visited Oklahoma State last week INF - Peyton Valentine - Was ranked 19th in EIS in 2022 - Ranked 45th in Softball America. - Is the sister of Alabama catcher Riley Valentine and is from College Station, TX. - She has been invited to a lot of touted camps (including Oklahoma’s Elite 50 camp) - She visited Ole Miss last week. Bad News: Shayla Bahr (who’ve I heard grew up an AU fan & is a top 10 recruit) was rumored in Florida this weekend. Katie King (one of Orange Beach trio) is rumored to be Arkansas-bound. I assume that the Malveaux’s had more than just the two this weekend…but this is all that I’ve heard. Here are a list of all visitors thus far (with their highest EIS ranking): Ava Lorenzatti (#5) - visited Florida St today Leah Byrd (#6) Kensi Arringdale (#9) - visited Kentucky today Peyton Valentine (#19) CeCe Springfield (#25) will update if I hear more…sorry for the long post. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD1 246 Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 The coaches tweeted "WDE". I guess we'll find out who soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE1976 64 Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 5 hours ago, TD1 said: The coaches tweeted "WDE". I guess we'll find out who soon. Peyton Valentine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jad0003 492 Posted September 15 Author Share Posted September 15 9 minutes ago, WDE1976 said: Peyton Valentine Nice pickup, especially with her sister playing for Bama. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE1976 64 Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Another visitor from yesterday: Lilly “Goose” Goodwin - LHP - ranked 15th overall by Softball America - ranked 4th overall by Perfect Game - was travel ball teammates with Peyton Valentine. - Arizona Softball Gatorade Player of the Year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE1976 64 Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Fourth (and I believe final) vistor from yesterday: Addison Rackley - RHP - 8th overall in EIS in 2022. - PGF All-American - 6th overall in Softball America - Travel ball teammates with CeCe Springfield, they both visited Oklahoma State together last week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE1976 64 Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Through 2 weeks: (7 visitors) - Ava Lorenzatti, RHP from Illinois - Leah Byrd, SS/RHP (switch hitter) from GA - Kensi Arringdale, SS from Iowa - Addison Rackley, RHP from Georgia - Goose Goodwin, LHP from Arizona - Peyton Valentine (committed), SS from TX - CeCe Springfield, OF from Georgia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakem 307 Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Great list so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jad0003 492 Posted September 15 Author Share Posted September 15 (edited) Rackley is a new name for us. She’s one of the few players Gasso follows in the 2026 class, so I’d guess Oklahoma is going after her hard. Edited September 15 by Jad0003 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jad0003 492 Posted September 16 Author Share Posted September 16 It is disappointing to hear both Lorenzatti and Byrd are heading elsewhere, but I agree with your sentiments on the relationship building timing for the Malveauxs at Auburn and the 2026 class. We need a big time pitcher in the 2026 class, IMO. I was hoping Lorenzatti could be the one, but it seems we’ll need to look elsewhere. The class is not short on talent though, and it seems we’ve got other options based on recent camps and visits. The Malveauxs and Ryker have also shown they are willing to go into the portal to pickup an ace. It is good to see Valentine commit, but I’ll be interested to see who else visits and how many we take in the 2026 class. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jad0003 492 Posted September 16 Author Share Posted September 16 @WDE1976 As you predicted, Katie King committed to Arkansas today. I’ll be interest to see where the other two Orange Beach players end up. Hood has visited Clemson and Texas Tech so far. Revette has visited South Alabama. Hopefully we will see more players visit over the next two weekends. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE1976 64 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Lorenzatti makes it official, committing to Florida State. Atleast we were her second choice lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE1976 64 Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Vistor today: Camryn Winiarski, RHP, Plays for VA Unity Johnson (from Midlothian, VA). - #19 ranked overall in EIS in 2023 - #9 ranked primary pitcher in EIS in 2023. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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