We continue our look at the top 100 players in the 2016 class… we’re spotlighting 10 each day as we countdown from 100 to No. 1. The juniors were chosen based on input and feedback from college and club coaches. 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. 30 to 21 with standout players from California, Georgia, Minnesota and Texas.

Check out more of 2016's HOT 100: 100-91, 90-81, 80-71, 70-61, 60-51, 50-41, 40-31

No.	Player	Position	Club	College
30	Rebecca Prairie	C	EC Bullets - Schnute	uncommitted
		Rebecca, or "Becca" as she is more commonly called, is one of the top defensive catchers in the game, so intimidating behind the plate that coaches have admitted changing their offensive strategies around her. She runs a game really well and keeps the pitchers settled in. Becca is solid offensively as well, hitting for a high average and on-base percentage. She has a 4.0+ GPA and is incredibly motivated with 5 am gym workouts before school. Once committed to Georgia, she is now being recruited heavily by ACC and SEC schools.
29	Justus Perry	MIF	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Auburn
		Justus is the prototype power-hitting first baseman with a good glove, dangerous bat and all-around athletic abilities. The two-time Minnesota All-State player is big, strong and moves very well and has a very high ceiling. As an eighth grader she set her high school team's season record with eight homers in only 20 games. Over the last four years, she's led her club teams in home runs and RBI and as the No. 4 hitter helped the Bolts 97 team to a top 10 finish at PGF 16U Nationals this summer. Her numbers for 2014 were impressive: .414 batting average with 10 home runs and 35 RBI in 29 games.
28	Gabrielle Callaway	UT	OC Batbusters - Briggs	Alabama
		Gabrielle is extremely versatile and can play the outfield and first base. She moved from Alabama to San Diego about a year ago and will be returning home to play for the Tide. Gabrielle is a gap-to-gap hitter who can bat 3, 4 or 5 in the order. She has a good glove and improved her defense the last year. Gabrielle also runs the bases well and is a smart player whose personality helps drive a team. Gabrielle had a strong week at PGF Nationals as she hit .333 with five RBI in seven games and helped the Batbusters-Briggs team win the 18U Platinum National Championship.
27	Samantha Manti	P	Corona Angels - Tyson	Washington
		Samantha is a player whose best softball is ahead of her. She's really come into her own in the last year and, as one coach said, when she gets to college and hits the weights, she'll be even better. She has an unbelievable rise and her jump is impressive. The So Cal junior has developed a good change in the last year too and she's learning to be a complete pitcher. A great teammate with a strong work ethic, she had a strong PGF 16U Nationals as she led the Angels to a 3rd place finish going 3-1 with a save and a 1.12 ERA in addition to 26 K's in 37.1 innings pitched.
26	Kennedy Legg	C	American Freedom Gold - Soefje	Ole Miss
		Kennedy is one of the best left-handed power hitters in the South if not the entire nation. She hits in the 5 spot at the club level and had double-digit home runs this summer including five alone at the Colorado Fireworks in the Super 64 bracket. She also hit a key home run to help propel the Freedom Gold team to a 5th place finish at PGF 18U Platinum Nationals. Kennedy has been clocked at 70 mph in her overhand throw and has the maturity and pose to have started at the 18U Gold level since her freshman year.
25	Alyssa Loza	P/1B	Explosion	Arizona State
		Alyssa's stock continues to rise after she led her club team to a second straight top 20 finish at PGF Nationals. An intense competitor with laser focus in the circle, she spins the ball really well and throws in the 62-64 mph range with an excellent rise and a good change. Alyssa is a big student of the game and watches a lot of softball at all levels to better her on-field performance. Very coachable, she has a strong work ethic and last spring earned All-Area honors in high school ball after going 10-5 with a 1.42 ERA and 98 K's in 91 innings.
24	Mariah Denson	P/1B	Texas Glory	Oklahoma State
		Mariah is a big strong athlete who throws the ball hard and in the circle she can be an imposing presence because of her size and velocity. In one high school game last spring she struck out 20-of-21 batters in a perfect game. Mariah was the District 7-5A co-MVP after leading her team to a district title. She compiled a 25-5 mark with a 1.48 ERA and 251 K's in 165.2 innings. She is very athletic and capable of swinging a bat -- she hit .464 with 45 RBI -- and could play first when not pitching.
23	Kelbi Forenberry	OF/MIF	Texas Bombers Gold	Texas A&M
		Kelbi is a quadruple threat and a game-changer who can beat you at the plate or by making a stellar play in centerfield. She can bunt and run it out with her 2.6 home-to-first speed or she can hit the ball out of the yard. Kelbi is one of the fastest players in Texas and is a smooth outfielder who understand the dynamics of playing the position. Her stats were awesome: she hit .683 for the season with an on-base percentage of .756, had 69 hits, 48 RBI and scored 62 runs. She has a passion for the game and drives herself hard to excel and master her craft.
22	Brooke Barfield	P	Georgia Impact - Stanford	uncommitted
		Brooke has been called a "diamond in the rough" by one coach and hasn't been on the recruiting radar as much because she comes from a small community in Southeast Georgia, but the college coaches are discovering her after she's lit up some skill camps--after one she received three immediate offers. Brooke is a lefty who throws in the low 60's with good movement late on her pitches. She's a full body pitcher with great lines and conceals her pitches well. The junior has command of four pitches and can throw each of them for outs including a rise and drop ball. She's extremely athletic and can play the outfield and hit well too.
21	Ashlee Snyder	3B	OC Batbusters - Haning/Stith	Tennessee
		Ashlee received her Vols offer after hitting some bombs in Orlando two years ago at the Diamond 9 tournament and she has continued to evolve as one of the top hitters in the country. She's a big, strong player who has collegiate power right now. Last spring at the prep level she hit .571 with an on-base percentage of .591 and a slugging percentage of 1.238. Defensively, she's a corner infield prospect who has good feet and a live arm. In 2013, she led Team Mizuno to the PGF 14U National Championship when she drew a walk on a 3-and-2 count to bring in the winning run.