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18 Pac-12 stars ranked in D1Softball's 2023 Preseason Top 100

With the 2023 season only a month away, D1Softball.com released its Preseason Top 100 Player Rankings on Tuesday and all nine Pac-12 teams are represented.

UCLA landed six players on the list, tied for the second-most in the country. Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon State and Washington placed two apiece, while California, Oregon, Stanford and Utah each have one.

In total, 18 Pac-12 stars were recognized. Here's the full list.

5. Baylee Klingler , Fifth Year, IF, Washington

  • 2022 Stats: .435 AVG, 24 HR, 71 RBI, 12 2B
  • 2022 Accolades: Pac-12 Player of the Year, Pac-12 Triple Crown Winner, NFCA All-American First Team, All-Pac-12 First Team, All-Pac-12 Defensive Team, NFCA All-Region First Team

7. Megan Faraimo , RS Sr., P/1B, UCLA

  • 2022 Stats: 24-5, 1.98 ERA, 198 IP, 292 K, .183 BAVG, 2 HR, 13 RBI
  • 2022 Accolades: Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year, Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team, NFCA All-American Second Team, All-Pac-12 First Team

19. Yannira Acua , Grad., OF, Arizona State

  • 2022 Stats: .430 AVG, 14 HR, 43 RBI, 19 2B
  • 2022 Accolades: All-Pac-12 First Team, NFCA All-America Second Team, coSIDA Academic All-America Third Team

22. Allie Skaggs , Jr., 2B, Arizona

  • 2022 Stats: . 367 AVG, 24 HR, 58 RBI
  • 2022 Accolades: All-Pac-12 Second Team, NFCA All-American Second Team, NFCA All-West Region First Team

24. Alana Vawter , Sr., P, Stanford

  • 2022 Stats: 25-14, 1.97 ERA, 227.2 IP, 164 K, .211 BAVG
  • 2022 Accolades: All-Pac-12 First Team, NFCA All-West Region Second Team, Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll, CoSIDA Academic All-District first team

27. Sharlize Palacios , RS Jr., C, UCLA

  • 2022 Stats (at Arizona): .326 AVG, 20 HR, 64 RBI
  • 2022 Accolades: All-Pac-12 First Team, All-Pac-12 Defensive Team, NFCA All-West Second Team

31. Maya Brady , RS Jr., OF, UCLA

  • 2022 Stats: .339 AVG, 15 HR, 53 RBI, 11 SB
  • 2022 Accolades: Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team, NFCA West All-Region Second Team, All-Pac-12 Third Team

44. Carlie Scupin , Jr., 1B, Arizona

  • 2022 Stats: .369 AVG, 19 HR, 59 RBI, 14 2B
  • 2022 Accolades: NFCA All-West Region Second Team

50. Jazmine Hill , Sr., OF, Arizona State

  • 2022 Stats: .335 AVG, 15 HR, 54 RBI, 7 SB
  • 2022 Accolades: All-Pac-12 Second Team

56. Elessa Bonstrom , Grad., UTL, Utah

  • 2022 Stats: .376 AVG, 11 HR, 44 RBI, 11 SB .291 AVG,
  • 2022 Accolades: All-Pac-12 Second Team

59. Janelle Meoo , RS Jr., OF, UCLA

  • 2022 Stats (at Arizona): .291 AVG, .362 OBP, 6 RBI, 4 SB (missed 25 games due to lower leg injury)
  • 2022 Accolades: None, but was the 2021 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and Pac-12 Batting Champion (.442 AVG)

61. Frankie Hammoude , Sr., 1B, Oregon State

  • 2022 Stats: .384 AVG, 15 HR, 40 RBI
  • 2022 Accolades: All-Pac-12 First Team, NFCA All-Pacific Region First Team, Softball America All-America Third Team

65. Brooke Yanez , P, RS Sr., UCLA

  • 2021 Stats* (at Oregon): 22-6, 2.11 ERA, 182.1 IP, 268 K, .185 BAVG
  • 2021 Accolades: First-Team All-Pac-12, NFCA Third-Team All-American, NFCA First Team All-Pacific Region

*redshirted in 2022

70. Sarah Haendiges , So., P, Oregon State

  • 2022 Stats: 13-7, 1.68 ERA, 141.2 IP, 133 K, .223 BAVG
  • 2022 Accolades: All-Pac-12 Second Team, All-Pac-12 Freshman Team

75. Allee Bunker , Fifth Year, IF, Oregon

  • 2022 Stats: .361 AVG, 10 HR, 41 RBI, 10 2B, 12 SB
  • 2022 Accolades: All-Pac-12 Second Team, All-Pac-12 Defensive Team, NFCA All-Pacific Region First Team, Academic All-America Third Team, CoSIDA Academic All-District 8

78. Makena Smith , Sr., C, California

  • 2022 Stats: .412 AVG, 26 HR, 78 RBI, 12 2B
  • 2022 Accolades: All-Pac-12 First Team, NFCA All-America Third Team All-America, NFCA All-Pacific Region First Team

90. Sami Reynolds , Fifth Year, OF, Washington

  • 2022 Stats: .325 AVG, 5 HR, 23 RBI, 12 2B, 11 SB
  • 2022 Accolades: All-Pac-12 Second Team, NFCA All-Region Second Team

100. Megan Grant , Fr., IF, UCLA

  • 2022 Stats (at Aragon High School in San Mateo, Calif.): .511 AVG, 6 HR, 22 RBI
  • 2022 Accolades: No. 2 recruit in 2022 class, according to Extra Inning Softball