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Record Newspapers softball preview: 5 Players to Watch in 2022

By Joshua Welge

Yorkville's Madi Reeves (2) delivers a pitch during softball game between Yorkville vs Oswego East. Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Gary E Duncan Sr for Shaw Local. (Gary E Duncan Sr for Shaw Local)

The high school softball season starts this week. Here are five players to watch in the Record Newspapers coverage area.

YHS shortstop Ellie Alvarez makes solid contact with the ball during the IHSA Class 4A Sectional match June 10 against Neuqua Valley High School. (Shea Lazansky)

Ellie Alvarez, Yorkville, senior, shortstop: Top hitter back for Foxes’ team that went 24-5 last spring and won school’s first sectional title. Alvarez, a Bellarmine commit, hit .432 and provides a ton of experience with this her fourth season on varsity.

Yorkville vs Oswego East Oswego East's Madye Greenwood (18) with a bunt attempt during softball game between Oswego East vs Yorkville. Thursday, May 20, 2021. Gary E Duncan Sr for Shaw Local. (Gary E Duncan Sr for Shaw Local)

Madye Greenwood, Oswego East, senior, right fielder: Lefty-hitting Benedictine commit led Wolves with .462 batting average last spring with 30 hits and 16 RBIs. Greenwood also plays a pretty good right field, with a .974 fielding percentage last spring.

YHS pitcher Madi Reeves sends the ball flying to a batter during the IHSA Class 4A Sectional match June 10 against Neuqua Valley High School. (Shea Lazansky)

Madi Reeves, Yorkville, junior, pitcher: Fireballing right-hander burst onto the high school scene last year, going 20-4 with a 0.968 ERA and 341 strikeouts to lead 24-5 Foxes to first sectional title. What will she do for an encore?

Yorkville vs Oswego East Oswego East's Morgan Robertson (20) follows through on a swing during softball game between Oswego East vs Yorkville. Thursday, May 20, 2021. Gary E Duncan Sr for Shaw Local. (Gary E Duncan Sr for Shaw Local)

Morgan Robertson, Oswego East, senior, catcher: Powerful left-handed bat hit .381 last spring with five homers and 27 RBIs, both team-highs. The Butler commit is also very good defensively – she had a perfect fielding percentage as a junior.

Newark’s Kaitlyn Schofield delivers a pitch to Marquette in Thursday's sectional title game. (Scott Anderson)

Kaitlyn Schofield, Newark, senior, pitcher: Dynamic two-way threat for Newark team that is going for its sixth straight regional title this spring. Schofield hit .455 with five homers and 30 RBIs last spring, and also posted a 9-2 record with a 1.17 ERA and 92 strikeouts.