Hot 100 UPDATED 2015’s… #50-41 (10/27)

Hot 100 UPDATED 2015’s… #50-41 (10/27)

We continue our look at the UPDATED top 100 players in the 2015 class… we’re spotlighting 10 each day as we countdown from 100 to No. 1. These seniors were chosen based on input and feedback from college and club coaches in the spring and summer following

Oct 28, 2014 by Brentt Eads
Hot 100 UPDATED 2015’s… #50-41 (10/27)
We continue our look at the UPDATED top 100 players in the 2015 class… we’re spotlighting 10 each day as we countdown from 100 to No. 1. These seniors were chosen based on input and feedback from college and club coaches in the spring and summer following our initial 2015 Hot 100 posted in January, 2014.

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We continue our look at the UPDATED top 100 players in the 2015 class… we’re spotlighting 10 each day as we countdown from 100 to No. 1. These seniors were chosen based on input and feedback from college and club coaches in the spring and summer following our initial 2015 Hot 100 posted in January, 2014.

Criteria for choosing and ranking the players including performances at the club and high school levels and projecting how they will play at the collegiate level.

Today we feature players No. 50 to 41 with standout players from Arkansas, California (4), Florida (2), Missouri and Texas (2).

Check out more of 2015's HOT 100: 100-91, 90-81, 80-71, 70-61, 60-51

No. Player Position Club College
50 Madison Montgomery
#50 - Madison Montgomery
SS Texas Glory Oklahoma State
Madison or "Maddie Sue" as she's also called continues to improve in all facets of the game, especially in her on-field leadership. She can play all nine positions on the field but is a strong hitting shortstop who bats in the 3 hole. As a junior she had a huge year with a .580 batting average, 40 RBI, 20 doubles and 10 triples for a .613 OPG and a 1.070 slugging percentage. Maddie Sue was named a 4A All-State honoree and Dallas/Ft. Worth All-Metroplex 1st Team. She's also an All-District volleyball player and in both sports is a big game player who comes up clutch when it matters most.
49 Andrea Kindrick
#49 - Andrea Kindrick
P Birmingham Thunderbolts Alabama
Andrea is a two-time Gatorade Softball Player of the Year in Arkansas after going 21-3 with a 0.30 ERA to led her team to the Class 6A state semifinals. Other numbers included seven no-hitters and 296 strikeouts with just 18 walks in 142 innings. She's also a huge threat on offense where she hit .604 with seven home runs, 32 RBI and a 1.169 slugging percentage. Andrea is a 5-foot-9 righthander who has good movement on her pitches and is also a standout in the classroom with a 4.06 GPA.
48 Carsyn Gordon
#48 - Carsyn Gordon
SS Miami Stingrays Florida State
Carsyn has done it all at the high school level: she led her team to a 8A Florida state title in 2013 earning All-State honors and this past spring was the Miami Herald Player of the Year and earned All-Dade County for the third year in a row. She's a great athlete who has it all physically to play the left side of the infield: size, speed, quick hands, lateral movement and on offense a bat that can hit for pop or average. Carsyn has been a standout in high school and club since 2012 when she was a MacPreps Freshman All-American when she hit .571.
47 Kennedy Clark
#47 - Kennedy Clark
OF So Cal Athletics Gold South Carolina
Kennedy is a left-handed hitter who is versatile at the plate in that she can hit for power, slap and run. Defensively, she is a strong outfielder with a good arm and makes excellent reads on the ball. Kennedy is a great all-around athlete who is also an accomplished water polo. Last spring she batted .424 with a .518 OBP. She knows how to win too: her A's Gold team tied for third at PGF Nationals this summer, in 2013, her OC Batbusters team finished 2nd at PGF 16U Nationals and she won national titles with the Batbusters in 2011 (PGF 14U Nationals) and with Teamsmith in 2008 (ASA 10U).
46 Paulina Anasis
#46 - Paulina Anasis
3B/1B OC Batbusters - Haning/Stith Northwestern
Paulina was a 1st Team All-Orange County selection after leading her team to the CIF-Southern Section Div. I semis. The big, strong power-hitter batted .425 with 23 RBI and a 6-foot has the power to hit the ball to all fields while on defense can play either corner position. Paulina also has a strong arm on defense and this fall jumped from one premier club program, the Corona Angels, to another, the OC Batbusters-Haning/Stith team. Both clubs were in the PGF 18U Premier Championship game.
45 Madi Bishop
#45 - Madi Bishop
3B Birmingham Thunderbolts Oregon
Madi made a jump from the Texas Glory program--where she would travel eight hours one-way to practice--to another elite program in the Birmingham Thunderbolts out of Alabama. The Arkansas standout is known for her stick and is a great mistake hitter, able to take any pitch out of the park for a home run. Madi is confident on offense and defense and can play either corner spot. She earned 6A All-State honors in 2014 after hitting close to .600.
44 Alexis Reid
#44 - Alexis Reid
P Birmingham Thunderbolts Kansas
Alexis had a great summer and helped the Thunderbolts advance deep into the PGF 18U Premier Nationals as she went 4-1 with a 1.77 and had 17 strikeouts and four walks and even pitched a no-hitter. She's a 5-foot-10 pitcher who can throw hard and also mix up speeds, but she's as equally talented at the plate. This fall, Alexis helped her Missouri high school team win a district championship and also pitched a no-hitter in the playoffs.
43 Taylor Becerra
#43 - Taylor Becerra
MIF Firecrackers - Blanco ASU
Taylor is a dual threat on offense and defense, a middle infielder who can put the ball in play, has surprising pop in the bat and excellent speed to make plays on the basepaths. Defensively, she has a strong arm and good instincts to get to the ball wherever it's hit. As a junior last spring she hit .451 with 46 hits including four triples and five home runs. She works with Advanced Fastpitch Training and launched herself at one of the AFT's recruiting camps.
42 Lily Mann
#42 - Lily Mann
OF Gold Coast Hurricanes Florida
Lily is classic table-setting lefty slapper who can hurt the opponent in so many ways. She hit .406 as a junior following up on her sophomore season when she hit .506. Lily is quick on her first step at the plate and in the outfield where she can play any of the positions. She is tall at 5-foot-9 and had 22 steals last spring. The senior is also heading to her parent's alma mater, Florida, her dream school from the start.
41 Taylor Blair
#41 - Taylor Blair
P KG Hitters ASU
Taylor is a strong power hitter who comes up big in key moments; at the PGF Nationals she had eight RBI in only five games this summer. At the plate for her high school team she hit .455 with 12 doubles and 23 RBI to lead her team to the North Coast Section Div. II championship game. Taylor is also a standout pitcher and struck out 181 batters last spring while compiling a 2.56 ERA. Coaches love her leadership abilities as well, both on and off the field.