Camryn Ybarra, Kendyll Bailey Added To Louisville Slugger Hit Club

Camryn Ybarra & Kendyll Bailey Added To Louisville Slugger Hit Club

Jul 20, 2017 by Brentt Eads

The third year of the Louisville Slugger Hit Club takes place in Orange County, California, from July 29 to 31. The event will once again feature 10 of the top high school graduates who are about to embark on their college softball careers.

Louisville Slugger and Premier Girls Fastpitch (PGF) have partnered to give these elite players from the class of 2017 three unique days of education, fun, bonding, and competition. The experiences range from a trip to Disneyland and watching a Giants versus Dodgers game to hearing from legends like Sue Enquist and former Olympian Amanda Freed.

Past Hit Club participants have included current college standouts Shay Knighten (Oklahoma), Amanda Lorenz (Florida), Brooke Vines (Tennessee), Morganne Flores (Washington), Amanda Doyle (LSU), Jessica Harper (Arizona), Elissa Brown (Alabama), Nicole Mendes (Oklahoma), Nicole Bates (Washington), Mackenzie Boesel (South Carolina), Shannon Rhodes (Oregon), and Dejah Mulipola (Arizona).

This summer's selections have been evaluated by a panel of coaches, scouts, and evaluators who look for hitting expertise, technique, and ability for all types of hitters ranging from speedy slappers to long-ball mashers, and will come from the pool of players chosen as PGF All-Americans with many participating in the PGF All-American game on July 28 -- the day before the Hit Club begins.

FloSoftball continues revealing two players each week who have made this year's prestigious event.

The past three, we've introduced six of the 10 -- Lauren Burke, Shaye Bowden, Jocelyn Alo, Danielle Romanello, Julie Rodriguez, and Taryn Antoine -- and today we check out a pair of talented infielders -- one from Southern California and the other from the Midwest.

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HIT CLUB PLAYER #7: CAMRYN YBARRA

Position: Infielder
High School (City/ST): Mission Viejo (California)
Club Team: Corona Angels
University: Oregon State
Key Stats & Honors: 1st Team FloSoftball All-American (2017, 2016), PGF All-American, MaxPreps All-American, ranked No. 17 in the FloSoftball 2017 Hot 100, CalHiSports.com 1st Team All-State, two-time Orange County Player of the Year by SoCalSidelines.com and Orange Co. Register; won two CIF-Southern Section Div. II titles playing for her father, Troy Ybarra. Led team to a 21-6 mark as a senior and No. 31 ranking in the FloSoftball FAB 50; batted .480 this year with 33 RBIs playing some of the top prep teams in the country. This summer led Corona Angels to a Co-Championship at Boulder Independence Day Tournament by hitting four home runs.

Scouting Report: Ybarra is a smart, intuitive hitter with excellent physical tools that allow her to play at a high level offensively and defensively. She's been well-coached not just by her father, but also in Marty Tyson's Corona Angels organization. At the plate, she is technically sound with discipline and great recognition of pitches she wants to hit. Ybarra only struck out twice in over 100 at-bats as a senior. The future Pac-12 infielder is tough-nosed and competitive, like her future Beaver coach Laura Berg, and has a strong work ethic and desire to excel. Ybarra can hit to all fields with power as well.

HIT CLUB PLAYER #8: KENDYLL BAILEY

Position: Infielder
High School (City/ST): Grain Valley (Missouri)
Club Team: DeMarini Aces
University: Missouri

Key Stats & Honors: 1st Team FloSoftball All-American, PGF All-American, ranked No. 11 in the FloSoftball 2017 Hot 100, batted .455 last fall with 63 RBI, a .500 on-base percentage and a 1.094 OPS; two-time All-State and all four high school years was selected All-Conference, All-District and All-Region.

Scouting Report: Bailey is a strong all-round player who is excellent defensively in the middle infield. At the plate she is known as one of the toughest outs in the country. She hits in the three-four hole and is an RBI machine, clutch with runners on base, and has great eye-to-hand coordination leading to few strikeouts. The Missouri-bound hitter, who will play just an hour and a half from home, hits for power and a high average with more than half her hits as a high school senior going for extra bases. She's also been a consistent .400 hitter at the club level playing against elite competition.