Our All-Scholastic teams for the spring sports season are coming out soon.
But before we get there, we need help from our readers.
Much like we did for the fall and winter sports seasons, our readers will have a say in who our Players of the Year are in all the spring sports. We’ve cut down the list of the best of the best into an even more elite group (no easy task). We limited each school to a maximum of one candidate.
Vote for our Brockton Enterprise High School Softball Player of the Year. Reader votes will make up 20% of the tally, with our four staff reporters (Eric McHugh, Jason Snow, Ryan Vermette and Chris McDaniel) making up the rest of the vote.
Voting will conclude on Tuesday, July 7.
The poll
The candidates
Bella Abrams, East Bridgewater
Senior catcher/shortstop hit .524 with 24 RBIs and 34 runs scored. … Had a .983 fielding percentage at catcher. … Helped lead the Vikings (18-5) to the Div. 4 quarterfinals for a second straight season. … Career numbers: 130 hits, 107 runs, 64 RBIs, .360 batting average. … Said coach Nicole Eisenmann: “A model of consistency at the plate and a wall behind it, she delivered game after game for our team.”
Avery Barnes, Cardinal Spellman
Senior captain was a threat at the plate and in the pitching circle in leading the Cardinals (16-6) to the Div. 3 Round of 16. … Batted .473 with 5 home runs and 26 RBIs and was voted Catholic Central League Offensive Player of the Year. … Was 7-3 with a 0.67 ERA, averaging 10.6 strikeouts per game despite a wrist injury that sidelined her for three weeks. … Three-time league all-star.
Katie Berg, Oliver Ames
Junior third baseman/shortstop hit .360 with 10 home runs, 28 RBIs and 23 runs scored. … Stole 18 bases, one of the highest totals on the South Shore. … Led the Tigers (9-13) to a win in the Div. 2 preliminary round. … Career numbers: .411 average, 85 hits, 20 homers, 72 RBIs, 68 runs, 50 stolen bases. … Had walk-off hits vs. Sharon and North Attleboro. … Coach Lindsey Allison praised her “uncanny (softball) IQ.”
Taryn Clancy, Middleboro
Senior pitcher authored a 2.18 ERA with 127 strikeouts. … She finished her career with 459 strikeouts. … Hit .328 with 14 RBIs and had an OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage) of .888. … Led the Sachems (13-7) to the Div. 2 Round of 16, losing to eventual semifinalist No. 4 Shepherd Hill Regional. … Three-time South Shore League All-Star. … Will continue her softball career at UMass-Dartmouth.
Alanna Fidalgo, West Bridgewater
Freshman shortstop was a key figure in one of the South Shore’s most potent lineups. … Hit .630 with 15 doubles, 8 home runs, 32 RBIs and 37 runs scored. … Led the Wildcats (12-11) to the Div. 4 quarterfinals. … She’s been a varsity starter for three seasons and has 108 career hits (.514 average) with 31 doubles, 9 homers, 51 RBIs and 72 runs. … Coach Mike Hyde said: “She does everything for the team.”
Claire Roy, Bridgewater-Raynham
Junior right fielder batted .435 with 37 hits, 5 doubles, 17 RBIs, 31 runs scored and 10 stolen bases. … Had an on-base percentage of .500. … Posted a fielding percentage of .890. … Led the Trojans (14-8) to the Div. 1 quarterfinals. … Had a pair of hits and an RBI in an 11-7 playoff win over Woburn in the Round of 32. … Led the team in batting average, hits, runs, steals and on-base percentage.
Lily Shirey, Stoughton
Sophomore pitcher/first baseman hit .524 with 11 doubles, 7 triples, 10 home runs, 54 RBIs and 28 runs scored. … Struck out only twice. … In the pitching circle she struck out 168 batters over 113 innings and posted a 4.63 ERA. … Career totals: 81 RBIs, 6 strikeouts as a hitter, 255 strikeouts as a pitcher. … Coach Laura Whitaker said Shirey is “composed and accurate in the circle” and “patient and strong” at the plate.
Elsie Testa, Abington
Senior pitched a pair of perfect games this spring, including one with 18 strikeouts. … Went 9-6 in the circle with a 2.10 ERA, allowing 62 hits over 93⅓ innings with 182 strikeouts and 33 walks. … Batted .340 with 10 RBIs, 13 runs scored and 10 stolen bases. … Led the Green Wave (11-10) to the Div. 4 playoffs; she stuck out 13 in the first round. … Three-time South Shore League Tobin Division Player of the Year.
This article originally appeared on The Enterprise: Vote for Enterprise High School Softball Player of the Year
