Palm Beach 7A-6A softball first team, second team, honorable mention, coach of the year
FIRST TEAM
Chloe Fariello, P, Park Vista senior: Fariello was one of Palm Beach County’s top hurlers, going 6-3 with a 1.75 ERA. She pitched 72 innings, striking out 52 while walking only nine hitters.
Lainey Hall, UTIL, Jupiter freshman: Hall had a breakout freshman campaign, hitting .457 with 12 RBIs. In the circle, she went 7-3 with a 2.30 ERA and 91 strikeouts.
Annabella Hamilton, OF, Palm Beach Central sophomore: Hamilton had a strong sophomore campaign, batting .462 and hitting four home runs. She drove in 21 runs.
Amanda Lieberman, P, Jupiter senior: Lieberman was a force at the plate and in the pitchers circle. She hit .388 with four home runs and 14 extra-base hits. She also drove in 30 runs. In the circle, she went 11-3 with a 2.27 ERA.
Grace Rawn, IF, Seminole Ridge junior: Rawn was one of Palm Beach County’s top power hitters, smashing seven home runs to go with a .394 bating average and 20 RBIs. She also had seven stolen bases.
Kelsie Riggan, OF, Wellington junior: Riggan posted a .397 average with four home runs and 24 RBIs, leading Wellington with a 1.241 OPS.
Kaylee Riles, C, Wellington sophomore: Riles was second on the Wolverines with a .407 batting average, and she hit a pair of home runs to go with 12 total extra-base hits.
Jordan White, P, Wellington senior: White was a dominant force at the plate and in the pitchers circle. She led the Wolverines with a .467 biting average and hit four home runs with 27 RBIs and a 1.207 OPS. As a pitcher, she went 6-2 with a 1.73 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 76 2/3 innings.
Sabrina Diaz, UTIL, Forest Hill junior: Diaz hit .479 with a 1.511 OPS, hitting five doubles, six triples and a home run. She also had a 1.000 fielding percentage.
Giselle Portanova, P, Spanish River sophomore: Portanova was dominant in the pitcher’s circle, posting a 1.51 ERA in 74 innings. She also hit a pair of home runs and stole 10 bases as she helped lead the Sharks to a state title.
Samantha Vidal, C, Forest Hill senior: Vidal notched a .529 batting average and smashed eight home runs, putting up a 1.811 OPS. She had 15 total extra-base hits.
Emma Suggs, OF, Palm Beach Central senior: Suggs hit .406 and cracked five home runs for the Broncos. She also scored 32 runs and drove in 18.
Reagan Towns, IF, Palm Beach Gardens sophomore: Towns paced the Gators with a .430 batting average. She had 15 RBIs and 11 extra-base hits to go with 30 runs scored.
SECOND TEAM
Sophia Camacho, UT, Spanish River junior
Ashley Diaz, C, Palm Beach Central junior
Corey Goguts, OF, Palm Beach Gardens freshman
Erynn Lowe, IF, Wellington sophomore
Angelina Mergen, UTIL, Park Vista freshman
Murphie Ockunzzi, IF, Forest Hill freshman
Tori Payne, P, Wellington sophomore
Maddie Quinn, C, Palm Beach Gardens junior
Isabella Santos, IF, Spanish River senior
Tori Scott, IF, Palm Beach Gardens sophomore
Arianna Sheerer, IF, John I. Leonard sophomore
Hailey Vassalotti, C, Seminole Ridge junior
Sophia White, UTIL, Jupiter senior
HONORABLE MENTION
Atlantic: Reyven Albert, Brianna Duran, Ava Halle, Lauryn Thomson; Dwyer: Sierra Cook, Kyle Guthrie, Maddy Lowdermilk, Kayla Sejnoha; John I. Leonard: Janaya Resto, Yanina Varela, Sabrina Whaley; Palm Beach Central: Kylah Hill; Palm Beach Gardens: Sydney Shaffer; Park Vista: Hannah Durante, Isabella Golas, Savanna Latone; Santaluces: Jasmine Brooks, Jada Robinson, Olivia Olson; Seminole Ridge: Chloe Coffie, Isabella Martinez; Wellington: Kaitlyn Campbell, Kylee McCann; West Boca Raton: Lindsey Signore.
CO-COACHES OF THE YEAR
Mark Boretti, Wellington: Boretti led the Wolverines to a dominant 20-3-1 season, winning a district title and reaching the state semifinals. Unfortunately for Boretti and his strong team, Wellington fell to Tampa Plant 2-1 in the state semifinals.
Ashley Byrd, Spanish River: Byrd took the Sharks to uncharted waters in 2023. Spanish River went 17-8-1, beating Western in extra innings to win the district title. The Sharks got hot at the right time of year, rolling through the playoffs and beating Tampa Plant 3-2 to win the program’s first state title.