ALL-USA High School Softball: Second Team

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June 18, 2018 11:13 am ET

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The 2017-18 American Family Insurance ALL-USA High School Softball Team was selected by Fastpitch News based on performance, level of competition and strength of schedule.

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Click through the gallery below to meet the Second Team selections (players are listed in alphabetical order):

School: Grant (Fox Lake, Ill.) Position: INF Year: Senior College: Holy Cross Noteworthy: Bengston held a .510 batting average with 49 hits, 20 doubles, nine home runs, and a 1.041 slugging percentage in 2018. The senior only retired via strikeout three times over the course of the season. She also drew 22 walks with a .608 on-base percentage. Photo: The Bengston Family

School: Marist Catholic (Eugene, Ore.) Position: RHP Year: Junior College: Oregon Noteworthy: Carlson produced a .682 batting average, 19 home runs, and 71 RBI in just 29 games. She also managed 17 doubles, scored 54 runs, produced a .737 on-base percentage, and a 1.614 slugging percentage. In the circle, she posted a 22-2 mark with a 1.09 ERA and 204 strikeouts in 134.2 innings pitched. Photo: Teresa Molina-Gomez

School: James Madison (Vienna, Va.) Position: RHP-INF Year: Senior College: Purdue Noteworthy: Held a 19-0 record in the circle with a 0.59 ERA and 198 strikeouts in 106 innings. She gave up just 39 hits and 19 walks. At the plate, she produced a .541 batting average with nine home runs, 36 RBI and a 1.068 slugging percentage. Photo: Bill Bolinger

School: Buffalo (Minn.) Position: INF Year: Senior College: Minnesota Noteworthy: Hansen produced a .543 batting average with 15 home runs, 34 runs scored and 34 runs batted in through 19 games. With 24 walks, Hansen compiled a .703 on-base percentage and a 1.587 slugging percentage. Photo: Alison Tokkesdal

School: Severna Park (Md.) Position: INF Year: Junior College: Maryland Noteworthy: Kline produced a .750 batting average with 12 doubles, six triples, eight home runs, 53 runs scored, 39 runs batted in and a 1.272 slugging percentage. She compiled a state-record of 69 hits with 24 multi-hit games, and her 148 career hits is just 18 shy of the state record. Photo: Tom Dolan

School: East Coweta (Sharpsburg, Ga.) Position: RHP Year: Junior College: Uncommitted Noteworthy: Lynch had a 14-0 record in the circle with a 0.45 ERA. She struck out 193 batters in 93 innings pitched and helped herself by having a .454 batting average, 10 home runs, and 50 RBI. Photo: Chris Golterman, Coweta Score

School: Dickinson (N.D.) Position: C Year: Senior College: Minnesota State Noteworthy: McNeilly produced a .500 batting average with nine doubles, five home runs, 49 runs scored, and 47 runs batted in through 27 games. She managed to take nine bases, have a .547 on-base percentage, and a .804 slugging percentage. Photo: Beth McNeilly

School: New Palestine (Ind.) Position: INF Year: Senior College: Ohio State Noteworthy: Prange owned a .591 batting average with 16 home runs, 64 RBI and 44 runs scored through 27 games. She is also the state single-season record-holder for home runs. Photo: Andrew Smith, New Palestine HS

School: East Anchorage (Alaska) Position: RHP Year: Senior College: Mississippi Valley State Noteworthy: Page was 18-0 with a 0.67 ERA in the circle through 28 games, striking out 120 batters and just three walks through her 84 innings. Page batted .726 with 10 home runs, 53 RBI, 56 runs, 17 walks and a 1.384 slugging percentage. Photo: East Anchorage High School

School: Concord (N.H.) Position: RHP Year: Junior College: Uncommitted Noteworthy: Rochette finished with a 12-1 record in the circle and a 0.92 earned run average through 18 games. In 83.1 innings, she struck out 151 batters while allowing just 37 hits and 31 walks. She batted .403 with 10 RBI, 23 runs scored and a .420 on-base percentage while stealing seven bases. She fired three no-hitters and pitched 10 complete games in the regular season. Photo: Jeff Dusseault

School: Champion (Warren, Ohio) Position: INF Year: Senior College: Kent State Noteworthy: The four-year starting shortstop, helped her team (29-0) to the Division III state semifinals. She batted .618 with 12 home runs, 54 RBI, 52 runs scored, and three triples in just 29 games. She successfully took eight bases, recording an on-base percentage of .706, and a slugging percentage of 1.250. Photo: Joey Arietta, Akron Racers Foundation

School: Papillion (Neb.) La Vista Position: RHP-INF Year: Senior College: Uncommitted Noteworthy: Wallace led the Monarchs to the Class A state championship this past season. She compiled an 18-1 record with a 0.28 ERA in the circle to go with a .513 batting average, nine home runs and 35 RBI. Photo: Ross Whipple

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