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A dedicated ESPNHS team managed the Gatorade Softball Player of the Year selection process, resulting in this winner based on the program's three pillars: athletic production and impact in the 2011-12 season, high academic achievement and exemplary p...

A dedicated ESPNHS team managed the Gatorade Softball Player of the Year selection process, resulting in this winner based on the program's three pillars: athletic production and impact in the 2011-12 season, high academic achievement and exemplary p...

A dedicated ESPNHS team managed the Gatorade Softball Player of the Year selection process, resulting in this winner based on the program's three pillars: athletic production and impact in the 2011-12 season, high academic achievement and exemplary p...

The Gatorade State Softball Players of the Year selection process is in full swing, and what better way to kick off coverage than with profiles of returning underclassmen winners? Repeating is no guarantee, but here's a snapshot of what this year's c...

ESPNHS magazine's 18 Under 18 recognizes the nation's most incredible teen athletes.

The Top High School Stories of 2011: 6-10

Before turning the page to a new decade, ESPN RISE takes a look back at the most exciting and influential high school athletes from the past 10 years.

ESPN RISE Softball Player of the Decade

ESPN RISE All-Decade Softball Team

The second annual Under Armour All-America Softball Game, held July 21 at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., features 30 of the nation's top high school softball players.

Melissa "Skeeter" Gentile has played and coached college softball, and she's imparting what she learned to the Under Armour All-Americans.

The 5-foot-8 junior pitcher finished 29-0 with a 0.07 ERA, recording 439 strikeouts in 190 innings this season

The 5-foot-11 senior pitcher finished 21-1 with a 0.56 ERA, recording 227 strikeouts in 137 innings this season

The 5-foot-8 senior catcher produced a .506 batting average, 44 RBI, 31 runs scored and seven home runs this season

The 5-foot-8 junior third baseman produced a .607 batting average, 42 RBI, 41 runs scored and nine home runs this past season

The junior pitcher finished 16-0 with a 0.22 ERA, recording 154 strikeouts in 95.1 innings this season to lead the Lady Blues