Welcome to the 2025 Michigan High School Softball Player of the Year delivered by Turnin2 Softball!

Welcome to the 2025 Michigan High School Softball Player of the Year delivered by Turnin2 Softball!

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We are thrilled to announce the winner of the prestigious STATE CHAMPS! Mr. Football Award, delivered by Hungry Howie’s! Congratulations to Bryce Underwood, who has earned this incredible honor with his outstanding performance during the 2024 football season. Thank you to all the nominees for an amazing season!

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We are thrilled to announce the final four nominees for the prestigious STATE CHAMPS! Mr. Football Award, delivered by Hungry Howie’s!
We’ll reveal the winner shortly after the conclusion of the 2024 Football State Finals. 
Stay tuned to see who will take home this incredible honor!  
 
 
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The 2025 Michigan High School Softball Player of the Year Award process:
 

To vote, you will need to provide your EMAIL ADDRESS. Select the candidate that you believe is having the best year in High School Softball and cast your vote!! If you want to vote more than once, please refresh your browser. Enter in your EMAIL ADDRESS again to cast another vote! Voting is limited to 100 votes every 7 days. THE ONLINE VOTE WINNER IS AUTOMATICALLY IN THE FINAL 4 AND ACCOUNTS FOR 20% OF THE CRITERIA THAT WILL HELP DETERMINE THE 4 SEMI-FINALISTS!

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The criteria that will be used to select the Softball Award:

30% – Performance Throughout Season
20% – Level of Competition
20% – Online Vote
15% – Big Game Performance
10% – Team Success
5% – Highly Recruited Prospect

Throughout the season, we will be updating player statistics and adding new candidates into the contest as their actual play and performance merits, with a goal of keeping the ten best players on the board. In mid-June we will close online voting and select our final four candidates. The final award selection and presentation will take place after the Softball Finals with all of our friends at Turnin2 Softball!
 

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Bryce Underwood
(Belleville 6-3, 205 QB Sr.)
Committed to Michigan, Underwood is already one of the MHSAA's GOATs at the quarterback position and is hoping to cement his shiny legacy with a third state crown for the Tigers before leaving for Baton Rouge in the winter. Last season, he threw for 3,331 yards and 41 touchdowns for the state runner-up in Division 1 and is the No. 1 prep field general in the U.S. right now.

Belleville (10-2)
Last Week Results: Regional Final; 35-21 loss to Detroit Catholic Central
Season Stats: 2,223 yards passing, 32 TDs, 754 yards rushing 17 TDs
Bryson Williams
(Orchard Lake St. Mary's 6-2, 195 WR Sr.)
Committed to Michigan State, Williams is a rangy, athletic and intelligent split end that beats opposing cornerbacks with his quicks, his smarts and timely playmaking. He is the Catholic League's No. 1 rated wide receiver entering the 2024 campaign, highlighting a St. Mary's lineup littered with DI college recruits from top to bottom grade-wise. Williams is one of three future MSU Spartans on the Eaglets '24 roster along with tight end Jayden Savoury and linebacker Charles "D.J." White.

OLSM (10-3)
Last Week Results: Final 4; 28-27 OT win over Groves
Season Stats: 92 yard KO return for TD, 12 TD receptions 1,067 yards receiving), 6 rushing TD (488 yards on ground)
Elliott Larner
(DeWitt 6-0, 185 QB Sr.)
Committed to Michigan Tech, Larner is a doozy of a dual-threat dynamo, wowing fans in the Lansing area with his arm and his feet. His No. 1 target in the pass game is his twin brother Abram, who is committed to Grand Valley State for his college pigskin. So far this season, Larner has stuffed the stat sheet for 674 yards passing and 955 yards rushing and a total of 23 touchdowns. In Week 4, he broke the DeWitt single-game rushing record with 279 yards and 5 scores on the ground.

DeWitt (12-1)
Last Week Results: Final 4; 32-20 loss to Zeeland West
Season Stats: 2,187 yards passing, 33 TDs (1 pick), 1,898 yards rushing 25 TDs
Jaden Pydyn
(Det. Catholic Central 6-2, 200 Sr. RB/LB/S)
Committed to Army for football and baseball, Pydyn is a force of nature on both sides of the ball on the gridiron, imposing his will rushing the rock and relentlessly chasing down ball carriers. Last season, he played quarterback. This fall, he's the Shamrocks No. 1 option in the run game and led undefeated CC (9-0) to a Catholic League title. During the spring, he plays centerfield for the Catholic Central diamond-cutters and is being scouted for the 2025 MLB Draft.

Catholic Central (12-1)
Last Week Results: Final 4; 17-14 loss to Cass Tech
Season Stats: 1,265 yards rushing, 25 TDs (82 tackles from safety)
Aubrey Jones
(Gaylord - Pitcher)
Committed to Oklahoma State. Class of 2025.
Kaitlyn Pallozzi
(Mercy - Pitcher)
Committed to Alabama. Class of 2025.
Natalie Donaldson
(Dewitt - Outfield)
Committed to Georgia. Class of 2025.
Kiley Carr
(Allen Park - Shortstop)
Committed to Michigan. Class of 2025.
Jayden Gohs
(Goodrich - PITCHER)
Committed to Louisville. Class of 2025.
Maddy Anson
(Orchard Lake St. Mary's - Outfield)
Committed to Kentucky. Class of 2025.
Mia Tribul
(Orchard Lake St. Mary's - 2nd Base)
Committed to James Madison University. Class of 2025.
Kate Stephens
(Stoney Creek - Shortstop)
Committed to Maryland. Class of 2025.
Jaiden Griffith
(Williamston - Outfield)
Committed to Virginia. Class of 2025.
Mak Sitarski
(Allen Park - Outfield)
Committed to Toledo. Class of 2025.

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