Hot 100 2018’s… #80-71 (3/25)

Hot 100 2018’s… #80-71 (3/25)

We continue our look at the top 100 players in the 2018 class… we’re spotlighting 10 each day as we count down from 100 to No. 1. These current freshmen were chosen based on input and feedback from college and club coaches who’ve seen them play all across

Mar 25, 2015 by Brentt Eads
Hot 100 2018’s… #80-71 (3/25)
We continue our look at the top 100 players in the 2018 class… we’re spotlighting 10 each day as we count down from 100 to No. 1. These current freshmen were chosen based on input and feedback from college and club coaches who’ve seen them play all across the nation.

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We continue our look at the top 100 players in the 2018 class… we’re spotlighting 10 each day as we count down from 100 to No. 1. These current freshmen 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. 80 to 71 with standout players from California (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Kansas, Nebraska, Texas (2) and Virginia.

Check out more of 2018's HOT 100: 100-91, 90-81

No. Player Position Club College
80 Trinity Ingleston
#80 - Trinity Ingleston
3B/OF Georgia Impact - Lewis uncommitted
Trinity went a bit under the radar last summer after she fractured her ankle in June at the Scenic City Showcase and missed the PGF Nationals with her team, but those who follow her know sheÕs one of the top power hitting players in the Southeast. She is a corner infielder with a cannon arm with overhand speeds in the mid-to-upper 60Õs. Before her injury she had 25 RBI in 55 games. Trinity has take unofficials to Mississippi State, South Carolina and Georgia State.
79 Morgan Cummins
#79 - Morgan Cummins
C/3B Sarasota Heat LSU
Morgan is ahead of the curve in knowledge of the game as she started playing when she was four and her father Tony is her club coach. The Florida freshman was recruited by LSU as a catcher and committed last September. A well-rounded athlete, she has a 66 mph overhand throw and is a gap hitter with pop too. The only freshman on her varsity softball team, she is hitting .500 this spring. ACC and Big Ten schools were showing interest before she committed to the Tigers.
78 Alyssa Pinto
#78 - Alyssa Pinto
OF/1B Beverly Bandits Washington
Alyssa is believed to be the first verbal in the 2018 class when she picked the Huskies. She had lived in Washington prior to moving to Northern California and now lives in Texas. Alyssa is a speed outfielder who hit over .500 last fall with the Bandits and she is equally adept at bunting or slapping the ball over the defense. As an outfielder her speed allows her track down balls others canÕt and she has a strong arm to challenge baserunners.
77 Jasmine Sievers
#77 - Jasmine Sievers
SS/OF California Cruisers Oregon
Jasmine is a five-tool player and the Duck coaches reportedly loved her athleticism and ability to play almost any position. Knowledgeable about the game as her father Jay and Grandfather Mel are coaches in the Cruiser organization, Jasmine has always played up and has excelled against older competition. Her strengths are her athleticism, big bat speed and strong arm plus she covers a lot of ground on defense. At the 16U level last year she hit .557 and led the team in runs, homers, doubles, triples and steals.
76 Alexis Orozco
#76 - Alexis Orozco
SS So Cal Athletics - TO uncommitted
Alexis was a key player on the AÕs team that finished 3rd at ASA Nationals and tied for 7th at PGF Nationals. A 5-foot-10 skilled shortstop, she has started the past three years and usually bats in the 4 hole. Alexis has been invited to the OnDeck West Coast National Elite Camp and participated in the Zoom into June event. The So Cal freshman already has some offers but is undecided.
75 Savannah Hughes
#75 - Savannah Hughes
1B Wichita Mustangs 16U uncommitted
Savannah is a dominant offensive force and has been described as an RBI machine. In 60 games last summer for the 14U Mustangs she hit .448 with 50 RBI finishing second on the team in every offensive category behind one of the top 2019Õs in the nation, Julia Cottrill. Savannah was consistent at the plate in the fall as well hitting .454 at the 16U level. Her coaches project her to hit 15+ homers per year in college.
74 Courtney Wallace
#74 - Courtney Wallace
P/IF Nebraska Gold Nebraska
Courtney is an elite athlete who was recruited by Nebraska as a pitcher but has the skills to play at middle infielder or outfield at the next level. She has advanced physical abilities and her ceiling is off the charters. Courtney throws a drop, rise and change and is mainly an up and down pitcher. She sits around 63-65 mph right now and as good of a pitcher as she is, Courtney also has a plus arm and can hit for power and average. The freshman is also a great teammate with a strong work ethic.
73 Hannah Faulkenberry
#73 - Hannah Faulkenberry
3B/C Vienna Stars - Adkins North Carolina
Hannah is a physically gifted right-hander who is big and strong and a force at the plate. She has a tremendous bat swing and can generate great bat head speed with her strong and quick hands. Hannah has power and can drive the ball to all fields. Defensively, she has a strong arm and plays a solid third base because of her tremendous range and ability to read the ball well. The Virginia freshman can also catch and is a smart player wherever she lines up.
72 Maddie Billings
#72 - Maddie Billings
P/3B Georgia Impact - Lewis uncommitted
Maddie, along with high school and club teammate Skylar Wallace, helped take their Georgia prep team from an 8-19 record in 2014 to a Sweet 16 finish last fall. Maddie is known as one of the best spinners of the ball in her age group and combines movement, velocity and off-speed pitches to rate as one of the top pitchers in the Southeast. She was All-Region and All-Count as well and is looking at SEC schools like Mississippi State, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Auburn and Georgia.
71 Georgia Clark
#71 - Georgia Clark
1B/C Texas Bombers Gold LSU
Georgia is one of the top power hitters in the freshman class and her home runs are massive. Her timing is good too: LSU coaches saw her hit bombs in five the six games they watched her including a blast for a walk-off win at PGF Nationals. Georgia hit .508 for the Bombers 16U Gold team last year and helped Texas Kaos win the ASA 12U Nationals in 2103 before the entire Kaos team, including coaches, transitioned to the Bombers in the fall of that year. Georgia is extremely intelligent and elevates the play of players around her.