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
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2022 Stats:
.435 AVG, 24 HR, 71 RBI, 12 2B
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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
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2022 Stats:
24-5, 1.98 ERA, 198 IP, 292 K, .183 BAVG, 2 HR, 13 RBI
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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
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2022 Stats:
.430 AVG, 14 HR, 43 RBI, 19 2B
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2022 Accolades:
All-Pac-12 First Team, NFCA All-America Second Team, coSIDA Academic All-America Third Team
22.
Allie Skaggs
, Jr., 2B, Arizona
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2022 Stats:
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367 AVG, 24 HR, 58 RBI
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2022 Accolades:
All-Pac-12 Second Team, NFCA All-American Second Team, NFCA All-West Region First Team
24.
Alana Vawter
, Sr., P, Stanford
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2022 Stats:
25-14, 1.97 ERA, 227.2 IP, 164 K, .211 BAVG
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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
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2022 Stats (at Arizona):
.326 AVG, 20 HR, 64 RBI
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2022 Accolades:
All-Pac-12 First Team, All-Pac-12 Defensive Team, NFCA All-West Second Team
31.
Maya Brady
, RS Jr., OF, UCLA
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2022 Stats:
.339 AVG, 15 HR, 53 RBI, 11 SB
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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
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2022 Stats:
.369 AVG, 19 HR, 59 RBI, 14 2B
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2022 Accolades:
NFCA All-West Region Second Team
50.
Jazmine Hill
, Sr., OF, Arizona State
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2022 Stats:
.335 AVG, 15 HR, 54 RBI, 7 SB
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2022 Accolades:
All-Pac-12 Second Team
56.
Elessa Bonstrom
, Grad., UTL, Utah
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2022 Stats:
.376 AVG, 11 HR, 44 RBI, 11 SB .291 AVG,
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2022 Accolades:
All-Pac-12 Second Team
59.
Janelle Meoo
, RS Jr., OF, UCLA
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2022 Stats (at Arizona):
.291 AVG, .362 OBP, 6 RBI, 4 SB (missed 25 games due to lower leg injury)
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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
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2022 Stats:
.384 AVG, 15 HR, 40 RBI
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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
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2021 Stats* (at Oregon):
22-6, 2.11 ERA, 182.1 IP, 268 K, .185 BAVG
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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
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2022 Stats:
13-7, 1.68 ERA, 141.2 IP, 133 K, .223 BAVG
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2022 Accolades:
All-Pac-12 Second Team, All-Pac-12 Freshman Team
75.
Allee Bunker
, Fifth Year, IF, Oregon
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2022 Stats:
.361 AVG, 10 HR, 41 RBI, 10 2B, 12 SB
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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
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2022 Stats:
.412 AVG, 26 HR, 78 RBI, 12 2B
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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
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2022 Stats:
.325 AVG, 5 HR, 23 RBI, 12 2B, 11 SB
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2022 Accolades:
All-Pac-12 Second Team, NFCA All-Region Second Team
100.
Megan Grant
, Fr., IF, UCLA
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2022 Stats
(at
Aragon High School in San Mateo, Calif.): .511 AVG, 6 HR, 22 RBI
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2022 Accolades:
No. 2 recruit in 2022 class, according to Extra Inning Softball