2024 CSE™ Preseason Top 50 Pitcher Rankings
Welcome back to softball season! CSE has ranked the top 50 position players in the nation, as well as the top 50 pitchers in the nation.
Everyone has a ranking… what makes CSE’s player ranking special? There is zero bias. We have used a 100% objective model to rank each player in the nation. The best players, statistically, will be ranked regardless of team or conference biases. They are ranked by aFIP (pitchers) and awRAA (fielders) based solely on 2023 game data.
The system we use is a proprietary algorithm that leverages a multifaceted approach that combines derived statistical metrics and player performance analysis.
Top 50 Pitchers
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | University | Year | aFIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NiJaree | Canady | Stanford | Sophomore | -0.09 |
| 2 | Samantha | Heyer | UNI | Senior | 1.04 |
| 3 | Jordyn | Bahl | Nebraska | Junior | 1.05 |
| 4 | Kamryn | Meyer | Omaha | Grad | 1.23 |
| 5 | Maya | Johnson | Belmont | Sophomore | 1.45 |
| 6 | Nicole | May | Oklahoma | Senior | 1.59 |
| 7 | Maddie | Penta | Auburn | Senior | 1.63 |
| 8 | Kayla | Beaver | Alabama | Senior | 1.65 |
| 9 | Josey | Marron | Mississippi St. | Sophomore | 1.65 |
| 10 | Kelly | Maxwell | Oklahoma | Grad | 1.76 |
| 11 | Jenna | Perez | LMU (CA) | Senior | 1.76 |
| 12 | Payton | Gottshall | Tennessee | Grad | 1.78 |
| 13 | Nicolette | Picone | Coastal Carolina | Junior | 1.78 |
| 14 | Ruby | Meylan | Washington | Sophomore | 1.82 |
| 15 | Valerie | Cagle | Clemson | Senior | 1.90 |
| 16 | Alana | Vawter | South Carolina | Grad | 1.91 |
| 17 | Makenna | Reid | Florida St. | Sophomore | 1.91 |
| 18 | Kasey | Ricard | Boston U. | Sophomore | 1.92 |
| 19 | Kenedi | Brown | UC Davis | Senior | 1.93 |
| 20 | Olivia | Lackie | South Alabama | Senior | 1.97 |
| 21 | Allison | Boaz | Boston U. | Grad | 1.98 |
| 22 | Megan | Giese | Canisius | Senior | 2.02 |
| 23 | Lexi | Kilfoyl | Oklahoma St. | Grad | 2.05 |
| 24 | Reese | Basinger | Winthrop | Junior | 2.05 |
| 25 | Alexis | Laudenslager | Notre Dame | Grad | 2.07 |
| 26 | Trinity | Schlotterbeck | Florida Atl. | Grad | 2.09 |
| 27 | Jada | Cecil | UCLA | Junior | 2.10 |
| 28 | Raelee | Brabham | Coastal Carolina | Grad | 2.10 |
| 29 | Ryley | White | UMass Lowell | Grad | 2.12 |
| 30 | Millie | Thompson | Clemson | Senior | 2.13 |
| 31 | Anaya | Hunte | Morgan St. | Senior | 2.16 |
| 32 | Isabella | Smith | Campbell | Junior | 2.18 |
| 33 | Marissa | Bertuccio | Sacramento St. | Grad | 2.20 |
| 34 | Liz | Lynchard | Rhode Island | Grad | 2.21 |
| 35 | Brianna | Roberts | Binghamton | Sophomore | 2.25 |
| 36 | Peyton | Pepkowski | Loyola Chicago | Junior | 2.26 |
| 37 | Courtney | Wyche | Maryland | Grad | 2.29 |
| 38 | Ashley | Miller | Northwestern | Senior | 2.30 |
| 39 | Rachel | Marsden | Saint Francis (PA) | Grad | 2.32 |
| 40 | Olivia | Price | Eastern Ill. | Senior | 2.36 |
| 41 | Tori | Kniesche | South Dakota St. | Senior | 2.36 |
| 42 | Kara | Hammock | UNCW | Junior | 2.37 |
| 43 | Billie | Kerwood | Monmouth | Junior | 2.39 |
| 44 | Lauryn | Hicks | Northern Ky. | Grad | 2.41 |
| 45 | Jessica | Mullins | Texas St. | Senior | 2.45 |
| 46 | Morgan | Leinstock | Arkansas | Grad | 2.47 |
| 47 | Izzy | Kemp | Dayton | Sophomore | 2.49 |
| 48 | Cera | Blanchard | Southeastern La. | Senior | 2.49 |
| 49 | Sydney | Berzon | LSU | Sophomore | 2.49 |
| 50 | Sage | Hoover | Texas Tech | Sophomore | 2.5 |
