Pitcher and Catcher Power Rankings: Week 5
AnalysisWho are the best of the best at each position in college softball? D1Softball seeks this out based on offensive production, defensive reliability, individual impact on their teams and much more.
Note: Each player’s position is determined by where they started a majority or plurality of games this season. The position is subject to change as the season goes on.
Kentucky’s Stephanie Schoonover continues to deal for the Wildcats. This past week, she helped blank Missouri in all three games and picked up 25 strikeouts against the Tigers. Alabama’s Montana Fouts and Texas State’s Jessica Mullins enter the rankings after continuing to carry a heavy load for their teams. Mullins propelled Texas State into the Top 25 rankings with wins over the Tide and Texas.
Note: To be qualified for consideration a pitcher has to have thrown 30 innings.
Check out the full list below:
| Rank | Name | School | Previous Rank | Stats as of 3/12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephanie Schoonover | Kentucky | 5 | 9-1, 1 SV, 1.47 ERA, 114 SO, 22 BB, .161 B/AVG, 71.2 IP |
| 2 | Valerie Cagle | Clemson | 3 | 10-1, 2 SV, 0.62 ERA, 82 SO, 9 BB, .169 B/AVG, 67.1 IP |
| 3 | Megan Faraimo | UCLA | 2 | 11-1, 2 SV, 1.63 ERA, 111 SO, 9 BB, .156 B/AVG, 64.1 IP |
| 4 | Alana Vawter | Stanford | 8 | 8-1, 1 SV, 0.95 ERA, 64 SO, 2 BB, .202 B/AVG, 66 IP |
| 5 | Nicole May | Oklahoma | 6 | 6-0, 1 SV, 0.00 ERA, 61 SO, 12 BB, .120 B/AVG, 39 IP |
| 6 | Montana Fouts | Alabama | NR | 10-3, 2 SV, 1.73 ERA, 141 SO, 14 BB, .160 B/AVG, 81 IP |
| 7 | Kelly Maxwell | Oklahoma State | 1 | 6-0, 2 SV, 2.17 ERA, 83 SO, 22 BB, .138 B/AVG, 48.1 IP |
| 8 | Dariana Orme | Baylor | 4 | 7-1, 1 SV, 0.74 ERA, 58 SO, 16 BB, .180 B/AVG, 56.2 IP |
| 9 | Jessica Mullins | Texas State | NR | 11-4, 1.19 ERA, 81 SO, 25 BB, .183 B/AVG, 88 IP |
| 10 | Kathryn Sandercock | Florida State | 9 | 6-3, 3 SV, 1.43 ERA, 43 SO, 6 BB, .199 B/AVG, 58.2 IP |
Terra McGowan has added significant power to Oregon’s lineup. Despite it only being March, the redshirt senior has already set career highs in home runs (8) and RBI (28). Sharlize Palacios rejoins the list as her bat has started to come on while also maintaining one of the best pitching duos in the country at UCLA.
Check out the full list below:
| Rank | Name | School | Previous Rank | Stats as of 3/12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terra McGowan | Oregon | NR | .355 BA, 1.114 OPS, 4 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR, 28 RBI, 5 BB, 6 CSB, 11 SBA, 4 PB, 1.000 FLD% |
| 2 | Jordyn Rudd | Northwestern | 2 | .333 BA, 1.096 OPS, 2 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 4 BB, 6 CSB, 11 SBA, 1 PB, 1.000 FLD% |
| 3 | Sharlize Palacios | UCLA | NR | .329 BA, .999 OPS, 2 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 20 RBI, 8 BB, 5 CSB, 2 SBA, 0 PB, 2 E .989 FLD% |
| 4 | Kayla Kowalik | Kentucky | 3 | .403 BA, .947 OPS, 1 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 6 BB, 6 SB, 3 CSB, 11 SBA, 2 PB, 1 E, .995 FLD% |
| 5 | Julia Cottrill | Texas A&M | 4 | .407 BA, 1.089 OPS, 5 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 4 BB, 1 CSB, 1 SBA, 0 PB, 1 E, .990 FLD% |