Player of the week — March 7-12
Lily Holtje, So., Steinbrenner
Position: Catcher/infielder
Season stats: .406 batting average, 11 RBIs
The lowdown: Two weeks ago, Holtje went a combined 8-for-14 with a double, a homer and four RBIs in wins over Sickles, East Bay, Durant and Calvary Christian. Fans were impressed. Holtje had 42 percent of the votes (979) in the Hillsborough County softball player of the week poll to beat out Berkeley Prep’s Kaia Cortes, who had 30 percent (702 votes).
Top 15 team rankings
| Rank/team | Record | Last spot |
| 1. Berkeley Prep | 13-1 | No. 1 |
| 2. Steinbrenner | 14-2 | No. 3 |
| 3. Newsome | 11-3 | No. 2 |
| 4. Sickles | 9-5 | No. 8 |
| 5. Durant | 12-5 | No. 5 |
| 6. Robinson | 12-4 | No. 6 |
| 7. Gaither | 10-2 | No. 11 |
| 8. Academy of the Holy Names | 8-4 | No. 9 |
| 9. Bloomingdale | 8-4 | No. 10 |
| 10. Lennard | 7-2 | No. 14 |
| 11. Sumner | 8-3 | No. 4 |
| 12. Strawberry Crest | 5-3 | No. 7 |
| 13. Plant | 7-7 | No. 12 |
| 14. Jefferson | 7-2 | No. 13 |
| 15. Tampa Catholic | 6-6 | No. 15 |
Steinbrenner wins Lady Canes’ Invitational
The Warriors were dominant at the Lady Canes Invitational, beating Sarasota Riverview, Tampa Catholic, Land O’ Lakes and Bartow by a combined 34-6. In the final, Steinbrenner handed the Yellow Jackets their only loss of the season. The Warriors had 10 hits in the 9-2 win, including three from Makenzie Reynolds and two each from Madi Frey and Lily Holtje.
Monday matchups (April 4)
Hernando Christian at Foundation Christian, 4
Lakeside Christian at Cambridge Christian, 4
Inspiration Academy at Tampa Catholic, 6
Armwood at Strawberry Crest, 7
Hillsborough at Wharton, 7
Chamberlain at Riverview, 7
Gaither at Durant, 7
