It was another stellar season of prep softball throughout Hernando County, as the Hernando Leopards were the last county team left standing. Making it to the state championship game before falling 7-4 to Clearwater Calvary Christian. From the start of the season, back in February, all the way to the Class 4A state finals, there were plenty of individual performances that should be recognized. I have compiled a list of the top softball players from this past season with the Hernando Sun’s All-Hernando Softball Team.
OF – Leeanna Freeman, Junior, Springstead: The junior outfielder was one of the best players on the Eagles. Freeman batted .430 with 34 hits, 34 runs batted in and 10 doubles.
P – Ava Braswell, Sophomore, Hernando: She went 15-4 with a 1.52 ERA, with 107 strikeouts and 25 earned runs through 20 appearances. Braswell pitched 115.1 innings and only walked 27 batters of the 462 she faced.
C – Harper Bunn, Senior, Nature Coast: Bunn played primarily at catcher and she hit .512 with 13 runs batted in and 44 hits.
INF – Jadyn Wright, Senior, Hernando: The sensational senior batted .458, had 38 hits, drove in 22 runs and scored 27 runs.
INF – Solaris Genberg, Senior, Hernando: Genberg provided solid fielding for the Leopards at second base but also was another big bat in the lineup. Genberg batted .485, drove in 22 runs and had 47 hits.
INF – Taylor Laviano, Sophomore, Weeki Wachee: She hit .490, scored 18 runs and had 25 hits while playing solid in the infield for the Hornets.
INF – Izzy LaRoche, Junior, Nature Coast Technical: LaRoche played all over the field, as she hit .494 with 23 runs batted in and five homers.
OF – Tiarra Edwards, Junior, Hernando: Edwards scored 34 runs, 30 hits and 25 RBIs to go along with a .441 batting average.
OF – Hannah Taylor, Junior, Hernando: Taylor was a key cog in the Leopards’ consecutive run to the state championship against Calvary Christian. The junior batted .484, scored 26, runs, had 45 hits, drove in 51 runs and hit six home runs.
OF – Leeanna Freeman, Junior, Springstead: The junior outfielder was one of the best players on the Eagles. Freeman batted .430 with 34 hits, 34 runs batted in and 10 doubles.
UTILITY – Savannah Ellis, Junior, Hernando: Ellis did it on the mound and at the plate for the Leopards. For Hernando, Ellis went 10-2 with a 2.33 earned run average and at the plate batted .348 with 28 RBIs and 11 doubles.
