Batter up, Section V softball season is underway.
In anticipation of the Spring 2026 season, Section V softball coaches were asked to name their top players for the upcoming season.
Listed athletes are considered possibilities for postseason accolades, including All-Greater Rochester and all-league selections (though it is possible to play into consideration).
There are 14 returning AGR first- and second-team selections this spring.
Here are Section V softball’s players to watch for Spring 2026:
Monroe County
Arianna Almekinder, Batavia, junior pitcher
Juliana Bates, Greece, senior shortstop
Mackenzie Brown, Gates Chili, senior shortstop
Jordan Brozak, Hilton, junior catcher/infielder
Ariana Burns, Spencerport, senior outfielder
Delaney Buttles, Rush-Henrietta, sophomore catcher/shortstop
Kendall Buttles, Rush-Henrietta, freshman pitcher
Hannah Carpenter, Brockport, senior pitcher
Olivia Constantino, Webster Thomas, senior shortstop
Stephanie Coughlin, Penfield, sophomore shortstop
Jalissa Crittenden, Eastridge, senior pitcher
Bailey DiGiacomo, Churchville-Chili, senior outfielder/pitcher
Brooke DiGiacomo, Churchville-Chili, senior infielder
Maddie Ewanow, Greece, senior catcher
Bianca Fiorino, Hilton, senior pitcher
Maddie Getman, Webster Thomas, junior pitcher
Libby Grazioplene, Batavia, senior centerfielder
Brooke Gruschow, Honeoye Falls-Lima, junior centerfielder
Kenadi Heeg, Churchville-Chili, sophomore catcher/shortstop
Kenzie Janicek, Webster Schroeder, senior catcher
Emma Johnson, Eastridge, senior catcher
Emma Juliano, Webster Schroeder, senior second baseman
Kinsley Keil, Webster Schroeder, junior shortstop
Mattingly Kretser, Gates Chili, junior third baseman
Payton Kretser, Gates Chili, eighth grade pitcher
Malena Leastman, Churchville-Chili, senior third baseman
Alex Lippa, Webster Thomas, senior outfielder
Ella Maley, Penfield, senior centerfielder
Bella Marlatt, Spencerport, senior outfielder/pitcher
Annaliesse McGill, Gates Chili, sophomore centerfielder
Ava Moye, Webster Thomas, sophomore third baseman
Kyara Murphy, Webster Schroeder, senior pitcher/third baseman
Maddie Murphy, Hilton, junior shortstop/third baseman
Ella Newell, Spencerport, senior third baseman
Lilly Petitti, Brockport, junior utility player
Audrina Piatt, Brockport, junior first baseman
Kyla Piedici, Rush-Henrietta, freshman centerfielder
Julia Poligone, Fairport, senior catcher
Kaitlyn Pozzuolo, Churchville-Chili, senior outfielder
Alysa Richards, Honeoye Falls-Lima, senior shortstop
Lizzie Rinella, Rush-Henrietta, senior catcher
Lizzie Roessel, Fairport, sophomore outfielder
Luci Rozzi, Brighton, senior outfielder
Allison Runke, Fairport, senior outfielder/utility player
Mariah Sagrafena, Brockport, junior shortstop
Juliana Saporito, Hilton, senior centerfielder
Josslyn Siembor, Eastridge, junior shortstop
Drew Stevens, Batavia, senior shortstop
Elena Toombs, Brighton, sophomore pitcher
Zara Vattimo, Penfield, senior pitcher/second baseman
Mackenzie Whitehead, Penfield, junior first baseman
Quinnleigh Yeakel, Fairport, junior first baseman/infielder
Private Parochial
Sophy Britton, Lima Christian, senior outfielder
Brooklyn Coniglio, Lima Christian, seventh grade pitcher/utility player
Allie Decker, Bishop Kearney, junior
Abby Dils, Lima Christian, junior catcher/utility player
Addi Dipasquale, Lima Christian, junior catcher/infielder
Eden Falco, Lima Christian, junior pitcher/utility player
Brielle Hammond, Lima Christian, senior first baseman
Rowan Hennessey, Our Lady of Mercy, senior shortstop
Leah Jacobs, Bishop Kearney, junior
Kiley Knittle, CG Finney, junior catcher
Riley Madigan, Aquinas, senior catcher
Alyssa Marsh, Lima Christian, junior shortstop
Gia Masters, Aquinas, freshman shortstop
Jayda M, Northstar Christian, senior outfielder
Leanna Patrick, Northstar Christian, senior outfielder
Brenna Ray, Our Lady of Mercy, eighth-grade first baseman
Lola Rivera, Northstar Christian, junior pitcher
Kendall Schiffhauer, Our Lady of Mercy, freshman third baseman
Lillian Seiffert, Our Lady of Mercy, sophomore centerfielder
Sara Skripnik, Bishop Kearney, junior
Claire Spears, Bishop Kearney, junior
Leah Sperry, Our Lady of Mercy, junior pitcher
Jenna Tillinghast, Bishop Kearney, freshman
Bailey Viencek, CG Finney, junior pitcher
Addison Whipple, Aquinas, senior first baseman
Livingston
Sasha Abramowski, Wayland-Cohocton, junior first baseman/pitcher
Grace Beach, Caledonia-Mumford, junior pitcher
CC Biondo, York-Pavilion, junior infielder/outfielder/pitcher
Bryar Biracree, LeRoy, junior pitcher
Riley Burke, Wayland-Cohocton, eighth grade outfielder
Jessie Crye, Avon, senior pitcher
Kyleigh DeRider, Avon, junior third baseman
Shea Drazkowski, Caledonia-Mumford, senior shortstop
Izzy Farrell, LeRoy, senior catcher
Lila Fortes, LeRoy, senior second baseman
Taylor Hamsher, Dansville, senior shortstop/third baseman
Elliot Hanks, Dansville, junior infielder/pitcher/outfielder
Emmalyn Lafler, Haverling, senior centerfielder
Karly Lawton, Livonia, senior catcher
Faith Layland, York-Pavilion, freshman first baseman
Chloe Meys, Livonia, senior centerfielder
Rylie Miller, Avon, junior second baseman
Emily Moran, Wayland-Cohocton, junior catcher
Kylie Padlick, Caledonia-Mumford, sophomore pitcher/third baseman
Haven Parker, Wayland-Cohocton, sophomore second baseman
Kas Plewa, Haverliung, senior shortstop
Shaila Pragle, Wayland-Cohocton, junior shortstop
Payton Rice, Avon, junior shortstop
Molly Robbins, Wayland-Cohocton, junior outfielder/pitcher
Kylie Sartori, Dansville, seventh grade pitcher
Ava Senka, Wayland-Cohocton, sophomore pitcher/third baseman
Gabby Shroyer, Haverling, senior pitcher
Makayla Smith, Haverling, junior first baseman
Gwen Strom, Livonia, junior shortstop
Colleen Talty, Caledonia-Mumford, senior catcher
Zanyah Yisrael, Perry, junior shortstop
Abigail Whaley, Haverling, sophomore catcher
Natalie Williamson, Wayland-Cohocton, senior outfielder/third baseman
Kylie Wilson, LeRoy, sophomore shortstop
Mia Wilson, Caledonia-Mumford, senior second baseman
Finger Lakes
Natalie Brahm, Naples, junior third baseman
Brianna Bulman, Newark, junior pitcher
Savannah Celso, Wayne, freshman catcher
Martianna Chance, Newark, junior centerfielder
Kerrigan Connely, Palmyra-Macedon, junior catcher
Sophia Delfs, Newark, senior shortstop
Seager Emerick, Palmyra-Macedon, senior pitcher
Shelby Geer, Palmyra-Macedon, junior shortstop
Addison Gendron, Palmyra-Macedon, senior pitcher/second baseman
Kate Good, Geneva, sophomore shortstop
Kyah Lajewski, Mynderse, senior catcher
Carmela Mazzacchi, Geneva, freshman pitcher
Jesse Newmeyer, Wayne, sophomore shortstop
Gwyn Panek, Waterloo
Elianna Rouland, Palmyra-Macedon, junior first baseman
Mercedes Santana, Mynderse, junior third baseman
Tangel Williams, Waterloo
Genesee
Adalyn Ball, Pembroke, junior outfielder
Taylor Bischoff, Pembroke, junior catcher
Morgan Boyce, Alexander, junior second baseman
Laurel Cius, Attica, sophomore centerfielder/pitcher
Isabella D’Agostino, Kendall, sophomore shortstop
Raine Denny, Oakfield-Alabama, junior infielder
Savannah Durham, Oakfield-Alabama, sophomore pitcher
Alyssa Elmore, Attica, junior catcher/shortstop
Ella Felski, Alexander, junior first baseman
Allison Harkness, Oakfield-Alabama, sophomore infielder/pitcher
Jayden Hootman, Pembroke, junior pitcher
Ella Kautz, Alexander, sophomore outfielder/pitcher/shortstop
Chloe Lamb, Oakfield-Alabama, sophomore outfielder
Hailey Mills, Attica, junior first baseman/pitcher
Paige Morton, Alexander, sophomore outfielder/pitcher/shortstop
Claudia Ripstein, Alexander, sophomore shortstop/outfielder
Alexa Robinson, Lyndonville, sophomore catcher
Brooke Robinson, Lyndonville, senior shortstop
Brooke Rodas, Kendall, senior catcher
Teagan Shaw, Kendall, sophomore first baseman
Amelia Sorochty, Batavia Notre Dame, senior pitcher/shortstop
Arnie Sturtevant, Lyndonville, sophomore pitcher
Ava Yax, Alexander, senior third baseman
Wayne
Taylor Carnevale, Clyde-Savannah, senior pitcher/shortstop
Olivia DeBoerdere, North Rose-Wolcott, senior shortstop
Adrianna Drahms, Clyde-Savannah, freshman pitcher/shortstop
Olivia Drahms, Clyde-Savannah, senior catcher
Rori Hickok, Clyde-Savannah, sophomore first baseman
Peyton Westurn, North Rose-Wolcott, junior catcher
Isabella Youells, North Rose-Wolcott, sophomore pitcher
Allegany
Sydney Faulkner, Bolivar-Richburg, junior catcher
Alexiss Herring, Frienship-Scio, sophomore
Avery Lamberson, Friendship-Scio, senior
Emily Lamberson, Friendship-Scio, senior
Mattie McCumiskey, Fillmore, senior shortstop
Mylee Miller, Fillmore, junior pitcher
Katelyn Radomski, Cuba-Rushford, senior outfielder/third baseman
Morghyn Ross, Fillmore, senior catcher
Kaydence Sadler, Friendship-Scio, junior
Jayna Thomas, Bolivar-Richburg, senior centerfielder
Kylee Whiting, Bolivar-Richburg, sophomore infielder/pitcher
Rylee Whiting, Bolivar-Richburg, senior infielder/pitcher
Aubrey Williams, Cuba-Rushford, senior shortstop
Steuben
Ella Dusinberre, Alfred-Almond, junior pitcher
Peyton Hopkins, Avoca-Prattsburgh
Alexis Kuhn, Alfred-Almond, senior catcher
AJ McIntyre, Avoca-Prattsburgh
Meyah Putnam, Avoca-Prattsburgh
Brooke Vanskiever, Avoca-Prattsburgh
Independent
Teagan Burke, Wellsville, senior shortstop
Ayla Faulkner, Wellsville, senior outfielder
Brynn Hallock, Wellsville, senior pitcher
Calla McCombs, Bloomfield, senior catcher/centerfielder
Kennedy Perry, Wellsville, junior pitcher
— Justin Ritzel works as a sports reporter for the Democrat and Chronicle, with a focus on Section V athletics and high school trends.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: These 183 softball players start season on AGR watchlist
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