ALL-USA Softball: Second Team

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By USA TODAY High School Sports | June 11, 2015 7:00 am ET

The 2014-15 American Family Insurance ALL-USA Second Team was selected by Brentt Eads of FloSoftball.com.

Click the photo gallery below to see the second team:

School: St. Thomas More (Lafayette, La.)Position: CatcherYear: JuniorCollege: AlabamaPlaying on a team with just two returning starters, Hemphill was walked 49 times in only 25 games as opponents tried to avoid her bat, but she still hit .489 and clubbed nine homers with a .758 on-base percentage. A 4A All-State pick, Hemphill is also a three-time All-District catcher and was a second team All-District selection in basketball. As a sophomore, she hit .630 with 17 homers and led her team to a state title. Hemphill is rated the No. 3 overall prospect in the 2016 class by FloSoftball.com and also has a 4.0 GPA. Photo: Brentt Eads

School: Hartsville (S.C.)Position: Pitcher/InfielderYear: JuniorCollege: South CarolinaOne of the top two-way threats in the nation, Drotar is a two-time Gatorade State Player of the Year and this season went 21-3 with a 0.68 ERA in the circle while batting .635, hitting 14 home runs and knocking in 62 RBI. A hard-throwing pitcher with movement on her throws, Drotar struck out 209 batters in 143.2 innings. A five-time All-State pick — she’s been a varsity player since the seventh grade —Drotar is ranked as the No. 18 player in the 2016 class by FloSoftball.com Photo: Brentt Eads

School: Catasauqua (Pa.)Position: OutfielderYear: JuniorCollege: PittEdwards is a lefty slapper who hit .687, going 57-for-83 and set a Pennsylvania state record with 57 steals. She also holds the state record for career steals with 140. Edwards had an on-base percentage of .726 and only struck out once in 95 plate appearances. A three-time All-State outfielder, she also is ranked No. 1 academically in her class. Edwards is rated as the No. 5 overall player in the 2016 class by FloSoftball.com. Photo: Brentt Eads

School: Laurel (Del.)Position: PitcherYear: SeniorCollege: Mississippi StateGreen lives in Maryland, but her high school is in Delaware, where she’s been named a two-time Gatorade State Player of the Year. Rated as the No. 14 player in the senior class by FloSoftball.com, she’s won two state titles and this year went 18-3 with a 0.53 ERA. She compiled 322 strikeouts against just 13 walks in 145 innings. Green is also a threat at the plate where she hit .409 with six homers this spring. Photo: Brentt Eads

School: Moorpark (Calif.)Position: OutfielderYear: SeniorCollege: FloridaLorenz is considered one of the top hitters in the country and is rated as the No. 1 player in the 2015 class by FloSoftball.com. Her high school career average was .592 and teams have led off games intentionally walking her. Lorenz batted .525 as a senior and had a career-high 27 walks this season with only two strikeouts (she only had 10 career strikeouts in 405 plate appearances). Photo: Brentt Eads

School: Harmony (Fla.)Position: OutfielderYear: SeniorCollege: FloridaA lefty slapper with speed, Mann batted .652 with 60 hits, 10 triples and went 30-for-30 in steals this spring. She led the Florida 7A division in batting average, on-base percentage (.714), runs scored (45) and triples. Mann was selected first team Orange Belt Conference all four year in high school and is ranked as a Top 50 player in her class. She also carries a 4.2 GPA. Photo: Brentt Eads

School: Merced (Calif.)Position: Pitcher/ShortstopYear: JuniorCollege: UCLANickles is the only underclassman chosen to the USA Junior National Team and showed why coaches are so high on her as she won 22 games in the circle this spring to go with a 1.18 ERA and 287 K’s in 178.2 innings. Nickles threw 11 shutouts and five no-hitters while also hitting .526 with eight home runs and 46 RBI. In the classroom, she has a 4.067 GPA. Photo: Brentt Eads

School: Alexander Central (Taylorsville, N.C.)Position: InfielderYear: SeniorCollege: PfeifferSherrill’s teams went 126-4 in her prep career and won two North Carolina 4A state championships. Last season she sparked Central to a 33-0 record and No. 1 final ranking. Sherrill finished second in state history in runs scored (196) and steals (150-for-154) and finished strong as a senior by hitting .588 and broke her own single-season state record with 62 runs scored. As a leadoff hitter, she had 35 RBI and went 48-for-48 in stolen bases.Photo: Team Hajer

School: Horizon (Scottsdale, Ariz.)Position: Pitcher/InfielderYear: SeniorCollege: ArizonaA dangerous two-way player, Statman became the first player in state history to surpass 1,000 career strikeouts (1,071 total) at 43 feet. She had 279 K’s this year in 200.2 innings. She went 25-8 with 14 shutouts and hit .509 with 56 hits. In 127 plate appearances, she only struck out once. Statman also has a 4.0 unweighted GPA and never got less than an A in any high school class. Photo: Brentt Eads

School: Curry (Jasper, Ala.)Position: PositionYear: SeniorCollege: AuburnSwindle led her team to the 4A state title as she went 43-5 with 323 strikeouts in 284 innings. Her ERA was 0.22 and she pitched 25 shutouts with six no-hitters and 10 one-hitters. She hit .353 and knocked in 45 runs. Her standout play in the playoffs earned her a spot on the State All-Tournament team. Swindle also has a 4.0 GPA. Photo: Brentt Eads

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