Prep softball preview
First contest: CIF finals: Defending champions:
Feb. 11 May 26-27
Otay Ranch (Open Division); Mater Dei Catholic (Division I); Granite Hills (Division II); Calexico (Division III); Escondido Charter (Division IV); Fallbrook (Division V) 2022 Player of the Year: Sofia Mujica, Granite Hills.
Preseason top 10
1. Mater Dei Catholic 2. Cathedral Catholic 3. Poway
4. Del Norte
5. Bonita Vista 6. Rancho Bernardo 7. Granite Hills 8. Rancho Buena Vista 9. San Marcos
10. Torrey Pines
Players to watch
In alphabetical order:
P-1B Savanna Arce, Mission Hills, Sr. P Georgia Bilski, Torrey Pines, Jr.
C Alexa Brunetti, Del Norte, Jr.
3B Sophia Burmeister, Poway, So. CF Hailey Burns, Poway, Sr.
SS Destiny Burroughs, Escondido, Sr. 3B Michelle Cervantes, Mater Dei Catholic, Jr.
C Isabel Cintron, Otay Ranch, Sr. LHP-OF Mia Cortez, Escondido, Sr.
C Ava Gall, El Capitan, Sr.
P Analesse Garcia, Mater Dei Catholic, So.
SS Miah Garcia, Poway, Sr.
SS Keely Gousha, Rancho Bernardo, Sr. OF Brooke Hessick, San Marcos, Jr. P Maddie Hulse, Rancho Bernardo, Sr.
RHP Stefini Ma’ake, Our Lady of Peace, So.
RHP Mya McGowan, Poway, So.
C Audree Mendoza, Rancho Bernardo, Sr. C Sofia Mujica, Granite Hills, Jr. P-UTL Caylene Nguyen, San Marcos, Jr. OF Aubrey Ortiz, Mission Hills, Sr. OF Jessica Phelps, Del Norte, Jr. C Ryleigh Rinker, Poway, Jr.
OF Ayanna Shaw, Mater Dei Catholic, Sr. 3B Sinalei Talataina, Cathedral Catholic, So.
2B Serenity Trice, Cathedral Catholic, Jr. IF Kamryn Walker, Holtville, Sr.
B-3B Zara Wasserman, San Marcos, Sr. CF Kelly Whelihan, Torrey Pines, So. IF Jazmin Williams, Steele Canyon, Sr. 3B Leilani Williams, San Marcos, Sr.