Pictured: Paige Smith of So Cal-A's Mercado. In 2014 she had a walk-off single to lead the A's to a PGF 12U National Championship.

Today, we continue our look at the top 100 players in the 2019 class… we’re spotlighting 10 each day as we count down from 100 to No. 1.

These players were chosen based on input and feedback from college and club coaches who’ve seen them play all across the nation.

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. 70 to 61 with standout players from Arizona, California (2), Georgia (2), Indiana, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (2).

Check out more of 2019s Hot 100: 100-91, 90-81, 80-71

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70—Grace Green, P/1B… Team Mizuno Impulse (Oregon)
Grace is a lefty pitcher with great command of her low 60’s fastball and one of the best change-ups in the Class of 2019. She’s also developed a dropball that caught the eye of coaches who spotted her at recruiting showcases. She committed to Oregon head coach Mike white last October after having a standout summer where she not only pitched well, she showed that she is versatile enough to hit well and play first base. Her ceiling is high as well and many feel the Ducks stole a sleeper who’s best days are ahead of her.

69—Kamryn Raya, 1B… Explosion-Flores (uncommitted)
Kamryn is one of the fastest-rising stars in the strong Explosion program.  She’s a big-time hitter with a high ceiling because of her powerful stick. She hit five home runs alone in December showcases and tournaments with some going as far as 220 feet.  On defense she’s versatile enough to play second and third, but her bat and strong defense makes her the prototypical first baseman.  The So Cal standout is primarily getting interest from the Pac-12 currently.

68—Gabi Carra, SS/IF… Beverly Bandits 14U Premier (uncommitted)
Gabi is a middle infielder with a strong arm who does everything well.  She has a strong arm and quick reflexes in the field and at the plate she has a pure, sweet swing and can hit for power and average.  Gabi also has 2.7 speed down the line. She was also one of the standouts at the OnDeck camp held in early January where her 100.62 Allister Index made her one of the top tested athletes in the country, not surprising as she’s also a standout track and volleyball athlete. The Indiana freshman is hearing from schools nationwide including ACC, Big East, Big Ten and SEC schools.

67—Kaitlyn Morrison, SS… Ohio Outlaws (Penn State)
Kaitlyn can do it all: offense, defense, base running and, equally important, the intangibles including work ethic and leadership.  One coach in the Outlaw program said she may be the best all-around player he’s ever been around which includes seven DI players on her team (she’s the youngest). She hit .411 with a .601 on-base percentage in fall ball. She had heavy interest from ACC, Big Ten and SEC programs before she decided to stay at home in Pennsylvania and play for the Nittany Lions, who she committed to in the eighth grade.

66—Maddie Webber, 1B/OF… Birmingham Thunderbolts-Dorsett/Weekly (Tennessee)
Maddie is a strong left-handed power hitter with great hand-eye coordination and power to all fields.  She is versatile enough to play first and outfield and can also pitch with a consistent change-up and drop.  At the plate she is a natural with a sweet lefty swing.  Maddie has excellent plate discipline and reach to all fields. She is a smooth infielder with a plus arm. In the circle, she’s not overpowering but moves the ball well.  Maddie played on the TN Worth Hustle under Marc Weekly who is now one of her coaches with the Bolts.

65—Karsen Ochs, P/1B… Firecrackers Georgia (South Carolina)
Karsen is a righty power pitcher who hits the gun in the mid 60’s.  An excellent and versatile athlete when not in the circle, she also plays first and leftfield and, showing her excellent bat speed and power, batted .429 for the fall season.  Last summer she guested with the Firecrackers-Brashear team and helped them finish 9th at PGF Nationals. As a freshman playing Georgia high school ball, Karsen helped her team finish 3rd in the Class A Private division and earned 1st Team All-Region honors. The Georgia hurler committed to the Gamecocks in September, just 11 days shy of her 14th birthday.

64—Madelyn Bejarano, OF… AZ Suncats (uncommitted)
Madelyn is a fast-rising sleeper, a lefty slapper who can hit for power and has gone from being the 9-hitter to the 6-hitter to the 2-hitter. She showcased her power by cracking four home runs in an 18U tournament she played in for the AZ Suncats, one of the most respected teams in the West, if not the country. Madelyn helped the team have an outstand summer including at TV Futures Game win over the So Cal A’s at the Triple Crown Sports-produced 14U Sparkler/Fireworks Power Pool Futures Championship Game.

63—Katie Perkins, 2B/1B… Atlanta Premier – Perkins (North Carolina)
Katie Perkins has a great softball background as her mother and club coach, Sharon Perkins, was formerly the head coach at Georgia Tech and is now running the Atlanta Premier team. Katie has been one of the leading hitters on the Premier over the past two years and helped lead the team to a 2nd place finish at 14U ASA Nationals last summer.  The Georgia athlete is a lefty-handed second base who committed to North Carolina last October.  Katie is a gap hitter who uses all parts of the field exceptionally well.

62—Paige Smith, 3B… So Cal Athletics – Mercado (uncommitted)
Paige has been with Dave Mercado, the head coach of the talent-laden So Cal A’s-Mercado team, since she was nine years old and won a PGF 12U National Championship in 2014 when hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 7th inning to win the title.  Paige is a flat-out pure hitter who bats third on the team and hits rockets all over the field.  Every year she had led the team in home runs and one college coach remarked that every time he saw her he destroyed the ball.  She’s getting strong interest from Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC programs.

61—Jourdyn Campbell, OF/UT… TXFC Fastpitch-May (Texas A&M)
Jourdyn is a five-tool athlete with six if you count great instincts.  She is so advanced in her athleticism and skills, she joined Connie May’s 18U Gold last fall and not only held her, she’s become a team leader in work ethic and motivating her team.  Jourdyn can play the infield or outfield and goes hard every pitch of every game.  Her versatility is a strength as she could be a college shortstop, but had the speed to be a centerfielder.  She plays with reckless abandon and thrives in big moment situations.  Jourdyn committed to A&M when she was an eighth grader.