Top Hitters, Pitchers, & Base Stealers To Watch At Judi Garman
Top Hitters, Pitchers, & Base Stealers To Watch At Judi Garman
Here are top hitters, pitchers, and base stealers to watch at the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, California, on March 1-4.
Second-ranked Florida, No. 8 Baylor, No. 18 Louisiana, No. 25 Michigan, and more are venturing west in an effort to climb the RPI ranks and compete against the nation’s best at the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, California, this week.
We’ve put together a scouting report identifying the tournament's top hitters, pitchers, and base stealers to watch LIVE on FloSoftball. The Judi Garman Classic gets underway Thursday and wraps up competition Sunday at Anderson Family Field.
Top Pitchers To Watch
Florida's Kelly Barnhill is mowing down hitters week after week and holds the No. 6 spot in the country in strikeouts. One of the hardest throwers in the country, Barnhill's windup is terrifying. Her rise ball induces hitters to swing, adding to the junior's strikeout total.
Give Gia Rodoni the ball. Softball critiques like myself were skeptical about the Baylor junior filling the shoes of Kelsee Selman, who logged in the majority of innings for the Bears last season, but Rodoni has proved everyone wrong. Holding an ERA under 1.00, Rodoni is handling business in the circle with a flawless 5-0 record.
Michigan freshman phenom Meghan Beaubien is showing incredible promise for the future of the Wolverines. Beaubien was named both Big Ten Freshman of the Week and Pitcher of the Week for the second straight week, posting a 0.00 ERA during that time span. Can she keep the streak alive against Baylor and Louisiana?
| Name | College | YR | era | so | b/avg |
| Kelly Barnhill | Florida | JR | .30 | 74 | .085 |
| Gia Rodoni | Baylor | JR | .50 | 39 | .116 |
| Meghan Beaubien | Michigan | FR | .53 | 57 | .115 |
| Aleshia Ocasio | Florida | SR | .90 | 41 | .187 |
| Kristina Zalewski | Michigan State | SR | .93 | 33 | .204 |
| Maddy Dwyer | Stanford | FR | .99 | 40 | .215 |
| Summer Ellyson | Louisiana | SO | 1.59 | 46 | .176 |
| Hannah Bandimere | LMU | JR | 1.79 | 33 | .231 |
| Allison Doocy | Iowa | SO | 2.01 | 26 | .240 |
| Bridgette Rainey | Michigan State | SR | 2.15 | 45 | .231 |
| Taylor Dockins | CSUF | FR | 2.24 | 16 | .254 |
| Haley Wiseman | Charlotte | SR | 2.36 | 58 | .209 |
| Lindsey Chalmers | Cal Poly | SR | 3.61 | 23 | .273 |
| Tiffany Kennedy-Cummings | Fresno State | JR | 3.79 | 24 | .301 |
Top Hitters To Watch
Out of all of the players coming to Judi Garman, did you know that the top RBI producer is a Stanford Cardinal? Montana Dixon is tearing it up and Jessica Allister and staff are loving it. Along with her team-high 20 RBIs, the Cardinal's starting catcher works with ace Maddy Dwyer to make one killer battery.
Don’t you just love the way Amanda Lorenz annihilates the ball? The junior outfielder leads the Florida Gators in RBIs and displays tremendous power to the gaps.
Oklahoma transfer Alissa Dalton is also off to a great start for Louisiana batting .426 and leading the team in steals.
At Judi Garman, I’m predicting an 80 percent chance of more dingers because why not?
| Name | College | YR | Avg | 2B | HR | RBI | ob% |
| Montana Dixon | Stanford | SO | .340 | 4 | 3 | 20 | .433 |
| Amanda Lorenz | Florida | JR | .444 | 10 | 1 | 18 | .523 |
| Kayli Kvistad | Florida | SR | .308 | 4 | 1 | 16 | .532 |
| Jordan Matthews | Florida | FR | .341 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .460 |
| Haley Pace | Charlotte | SR | .442 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .449 |
| Savannah McHellon | Fresno State | SR | .366 | 5 | 12 | .438 | |
| Alissa Dalton | Louisiana | SO | .426 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .436 |
| Hayleigh Galvan | Fresno State | SO | .333 | 1 | 4 | 11 | .524 |
| Beth Ashley | Louisiana | SO | .318 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .375 |
| Shelby Friudenberg | Baylor | SR | .296 | 2 | 10 | .333 | |
| Aidan Falk | Michigan | SR | .263 | 2 | 2 | 10 | .300 |
| Kelcey Carrasco | Michigan State | SO | .235 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .278 |
| Carlee Wallace | Baylor | SR | .522 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .621 |
| Jessie Scroggins | Baylor | SR | .548 | 3 | 8 | .563 | |
| Ebonee Echols | Michigan State | JR | .409 | 4 | 8 | .458 | |
| Ari Williams | CSUF | JR | .342 | 8 | .409 | ||
| Alyssa Horeczko | Stanford | SO | .421 | 7 | .459 | ||
| Mallory Killian | Iowa | JR | .389 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .556 |
| Irma Sanchez | LMU | SR | .340 | 6 | 6 | .392 | |
| Chelsea Convissar | Cal Poly | SR | .362 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .434 |
Top Base Stealers To Watch
It's about time the speedsters get some love. Cal State Fullerton right fielder Brooke Clemetson heads into Judi Garman as the leading base stealer and will definitely make the highlight reel this weekend. She's followed by Louisiana's Kara Gremillion and Teaghan Cowles.
| Name | College | YR | avg | 2B | 3B | ob% | sb |
| Brooke Clemetson | CSUF | SR | .316 | .458 | 12 | ||
| Kara Gremillion | Louisiana | JR | .341 | 1 | .423 | 9 | |
| Teaghan Cowles | Stanford | SO | .379 | 4 | 2 | .419 | 9 |
| Miranda Rohleder | Fresno State | SO | .341 | 1 | 4 | .462 | 7 |
| Aralee Bogar | Iowa | FR | .389 | 2 | .333 | 7 | |
| Haley Pace | Charlotte | SR | .442 | 2 | .449 | 6 | |
| Jessie Scroggins | Baylor | SR | .548 | 3 | .563 | 5 | |
| Nicole DeWitt | Florida | SR | .326 | 5 | 1 | .460 | 4 |
| Natalie Peters | Michigan | SR | .257 | 1 | .316 | 4 |
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