Player of the week — March 14-19
Amy Bak, Jr., Durant
Position: Pitcher/second base
Season stats: 7-2 record, 1.42 ERA, 56 strikeouts
The lowdown: Last month, Bak threw a five-hit shutout with five strikeouts in a win over Land O’ Lakes at the Bay Made Fastpitch Invitational. Fans were impressed. Bak had 32 percent of the votes (779) to beat out Robinson’s Riley Onisawa, who had 29 percent (702).
Top 15 team rankings
| Rank/team | Record | Last spot |
| 1. Berkeley Prep | 17-2 | No. 1 |
| 2. Newsome | 16-3 | No. 3 |
| 3. Steinbrenner | 17-3 | No. 2 |
| 4. Academy of the Holy Names | 10-4 | No. 8 |
| 5. Durant | 14-6 | No. 5 |
| 6. Robinson | 14-5 | No. 6 |
| 7. Strawberry Crest | 10-3 | No. 12 |
| 8. Bloomingdale | 14-4 | No. 9 |
| 9. Sickles | 10-7 | No. 4 |
| 10. Gaither | 12-4 | No. 7 |
| 11. Lennard | 9-3 | No. 10 |
| 12. Sumner | 11-5 | No. 11 |
| 13. Alonso | 8-9 | Unranked |
| 14. Tampa Catholic | 8-8 | No. 15 |
| 15. Riverview | 5-7 | Unranked |
Hillsborough County stat leaders
Here are the statistical leaders among area county players. The stats were compiled this past weekend from MaxPreps. There was a minimum requirement of at least 29 plate appearances for hitters and at least 29 innings for pitchers.
Batting average
.706 Olivia Elliott, Sr., Cambridge Christian
.667 Kathyria Garcia Soto, Sr., Jefferson
.619 Jaida Thomas, Fr., Tampa Bay Tech
.611 Megan Loughren, Jr., Gaither
.600 Makayla Howard, 6th, Foundation Christian
.593 Saralee Harris, Fr., Foundation Christian
.585 Jocelyn Wilkes, Sr., Gaither
.567 Larissa Hart, Jr., Armwood
.564 Alex Wilkes, Jr., Gaither
.560 Makayla Spade-Harris, Sr., Foundation Christian
.559 Chloe Mathes, 6th, Foundation Christian
.548 Lorna Spada, Jr., Tampa Bay Tech
.548 Kennedy Shea, Fr., Strawberry Crest
.536 Ashley Custin, Jr., Gaither
.535 Anna Burnside, Sr., Seffner Christian
Home runs
12 Hannah Church, Sr., Berkeley Prep
7 Kaia Cortes, So., Berkeley Prep
6 Natalie Cable, Fr., Bloomingdale
6 DaNia Brooks, Jr., Sickles
5 Megan DeVilliers, Jr., Sumner
5 Megan Loughren, Jr., Gaither
4 Riley Onisawa, Jr., Robinson
4 Jocelyn Wilkes, Sr., Gaither
4 Alex Wilkes, Jr., Gaither
3 Makenna Strugis, Fr., Alonso
3 Jaida Thomas, Fr., Tampa Bay Tech
3 Shannon Kendall, So., Seffner Christian
3 Kathyria Garcia Soto, Sr., Jefferson
RBIs
31 Megan deVilliers, Jr., Sumner
27 Irena Mesa, Sr., Cambridge Christian
24 Lorna Spada, Jr., Tampa Bay Tech
23 Alyssa Vallad, Jr., Sumner
22 Shannon Kendall, So., Seffner Christian
21 Hannah Church, Sr., Berkeley Prep
21 Natalie Cable, Fr., Bloomingdale
21 Megan Loughren, Jr., Gaither
20 Jocelyn Wilkes, Sr., Gaither
19 Madi Frey, Sr., Steinbrenner
19 Olivia Cannella, Sr., Tampa Catholic
19 Angelina Ricciardi, Jr., Tampa Catholic
19 Trenika Hamilton, Sr., Tampa Bay Tech
18 Lily Holtje, So., Steinbrenner
18 Jaida Thomas, Fr., Tampa Bay Tech
18 Amber Rodriguez, Sr., Seffner Christian
18 Anna Burnside, Sr., Seffner Christian
ERA
0.15 Natalie Cable, Fr., Bloomingdale
0.58 Savana Woods, So., Lennard
0.60 Kelsey Winters, Sr., Newsome
1.32 Haven Leggett, Jr., Steinbrenner
1.42 Amy Bak, Jr., Durant
1.43 Lindsey Chadwick, Sr., Robinson
1.59 Keala Hollenkamp, So., Academy of the Holy Names
1.60 Avery Powers, So., Berkeley Prep
1.62 Robyn Herron, Sr., Sickles
1.82 Ariana Rego, Jr., Strawberry Crest
1.85 Saige Sampson, So., Steinbrenner
1.92 Kohana Pousson, Jr., Robinson
1.94 Shannon Kendall, So., Seffner Christian
2.14 Lauren Callahan, Jr., Plant
2.15 Angelina Ricciardi, Jr., Tampa Catholic
Strikeouts
214 Natalie Cable, Fr., Bloomingdale
169 Elana Roush, So., East Bay
138 Kohana Pousson, Jr., Robinson
133 Avery Powers, Fr., Berkeley Prep
129 Kelsey Winters, Sr., Newsome
122 Robyn Herron, Sr., Sickles
104 Ariana Rego, Jr., Strawberry Crest
86 Alyssa Vallad, Jr., Sumner
78 Ginger Hernandez, Jr., Plant City
77 Riley Collins, Sr., Wharton
76 Angelina Ricciardi, Jr., Tampa Catholic
65 Savana Woods, So., Lennard
57 Kendall Wilson, Sr., Brandon
56 Amy Bak, Jr., Durant
55 Lorna Spada, Jr., Tampa Bay Tech
51 Daijah Madry, So., Jefferson
Monday’s matchups (April 18)
Northside Christian at Brooks DeBartolo, 4:30
Seffner Christian at Cornerstone Charter, 6
Armwood at Middleton, 7
Plant City at Lennard, 7
Newsome at Hillsborough, 7
Brandon at Spoto, 7
