Division 1 Softball Player Rates & Ranks Report #6 for the Week Ending 5/3/25
I rated & ranked 2412 Division 1 softball players and here are the results...
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Document : College Softball Reporting — Amateur
Source : https://d1softball.com/statistics/#google_vignette
Date Data pulled : 5/3/25 8 AM
Overview : From an offensive perspective, I rated and ranked 2,412 Division 1 softball players from Start of Season — May 3, 2025, with no minimum Plate appearance requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:
“The Hit Tool” — Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting
“The Run Tool”— Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances (walks, stolen bases, etc.)
Overall— A sum of run value hitting and run value running, representing overall offensive contribution
Each player is ranked in these three categories: Run Tool, Hit Tool , and Overall . This week I’m releasing a list of all the softball players and breaking down the top 10, as well as the biggest movers!
Before we jump into the Top 10 Rankings. I have read some comments online and a lot of times it’s difficult to gauge internet comments. I prefer talking with someone in person. That said, I received some feedback from a reader at a game IRL and they had some questions about what the rates “Hit Tool” “Run Tool” “Overall Rate” mean and how it works…
So every offensive event has a run value associated with it, and I am breaking that down to a per Plate Appearance Basis. Some readers may ask why don’t you just look at RBI and Runs Scored to determine run value? Well, that’s a good point, but not every team is created equal. Some teams are juggernauts and other are well…not juggernauts, F Tier. If you play on better teams you will have more opportunities to score runs and drive more batters in so it would be “unfair” to judge players using traditional RBI and Runs Scored stats.
My goal was/is measure each players contributions individually and to create a practical statistic. One of the frustrations I have with traditional baseball stats is they do not have much practical use. Does do WAR & OPS really have a use case? Not really. So every baseball event has a predetermined set expected run value. I then break those value down into the Hit Tool Rate (1B,2B,3B,HR) + Run Tool Rate (BB, SB, HBP) = Overall Rate. The best use case for this would be lineup construction. You can create a lineup to project your teams runs scored.
Sounds cool. Show me how it’s done then Boz…Well the first thing you would need to do is open the spreadsheet I created and look a the rates in orange..
i.e. This week Bri Ellis has a mind boggling Overall Rate / PA of .389 … .094 coming from her Run Tool & .296 coming from her Hit Tool.
If Bri Ellis were to get 4 plate appearances in the game, her game run value would be (.389 PA * 4 plate appearances = 1.56 run value) For context, a lineup composed entirely of Bri Ellis’ would typically produce roughly 14.014 runs a game. She really is next level. #BriBombs
I know that sounds ridiculous, but Bri Ellis has been on another planet this year. The Avg Overall Rate of a D1 Softball Player is .622, respectfully, which means Bri Ellis 150% better than the average player. You would need 2.5 average players to equal the production Bri puts out. Bri’s production is 34.77% better than the next closest player in D1 Softball. The next closest player to Bri is McKayla Timmons of Ball State who is 115.50% better than the average player with a 4 PA run value of 1.34. I know I am talking about a lot of numbers and I’ll get to the top 10 breakdown, but McKayla’s production at the Catchers position is something people should also take notice of. Really two exceptional players in their own right.
Here is a general rule, to help you understand where most player fall in terms of run value Per Game or (4 PA) and how many runs that would be as a team.
Top 10 Softballers by Run Value
Bri Ellis (unchanged) is a 5-10 Senior Infielder out of Arkansas. Bri is #1 Overall this week, unchanged for the past month. #3 in The Run Tool, +3 spot from last week and #1 in the Hit Tool Rank, unchanged from last week. The senior is doing it with the bat (29.20% XBH, +0.11% from last week & 22.12% HR rate, +0.31% from last week) and contributing with her legs (29.21% BB rate, +1.99% from last week). She is really producing with the bat and getting on base at a high clip, #1 in HR%, #1 in the country in XBH%, #4 in BB%. We tip our visors for this weeks #1 Overall Rank Miss. Bri Ellis. Bri is only 1 homerun away from setting the single season homerun record at Arkansas.
McKayla Timmons (+/-0) is a 6-0 Redshirt Senior Catcher out of Ball State. McKayla is #2 Overall this week, unchanged from last week. #1 in The Run Tool, unchanged from last week and #11 in the Hit Tool Rank, -3 from last week. The redshirt senior is doing it with the bat (23.77% XBH rate, -1.23% from last week & 12.30% HR rate, -0.64% from last week) and contributing with her legs (23.03% BB rate, -0.94% from last week & 16 net stolen bases, +0 from last week ). A catcher that can run & hit… that’s a rare combination, and she is doing at elite levels. It’s really something. We tip our visors for this weeks #2 Overall Rank Miss. McKayla Timmons!
Cori McMillan (+3) is a senior outfielder from Virginia Tech. Cori is #6 Overall this week, +3 spots from last week. #114 in The Run Tool Rank,-9 spots from last week. #4 in the Hit Tool Rank, +2 spot from last week. The senior is doing with the bat (25.17% XBH rate, +0.69% & 18.37% HR rate, +0.88%) and her legs (19.13% BB rate, -0.43% ). #2 in the country in HR%, #6 in XBH%. We tip our visors for this weeks #3 Overall Rank Miss. Cori McMillan! She now has 27 dingers, #1 in the country!!! Congrats on the Golden Ticket!
#picsthatgohard
I still not sure what the golden ticket means even after listening to a 10 minute interview of Kim NG on Sirius XM. Was more confused after the interview. You’ve been drafted? or you will be drafted? I have no idea. I guess we find out tonight. I’m not even sure how the season even works to be totally honest. There’s a traveling 2 month long season, then there’s a playoff? I really couldn’t tell ya, but playing professionally is cool.
Desirae Spearman (+/-0) is 5-08 sophomore RHP/UTL out of New Mexico State. Desirae is #4 Overall this week, unchanged from last week. #16 in The Run Tool Rank, -1 from last week. #7 in the Hit Tool Rank, unchanged from last week. The Sophomore is doing with the bat (23.73% XBH rate +0.45% from last week & 16.10% HR rate +0.58% from last week) and her legs (27.65% BB rate, -0.06%). She is really producing with the bat, and getting on base at a high clip. #6 in the country in HR%, #11 in XBH%, and #5 in BB%. We tip our visors for this weeks #4 Overall Rank Miss. Desirae Spearman! Everyone is talking about Bri, but Desirae is putting together an elite season, as a SOPHOMORE!
Victoria Altamirano (+3) is a junior UTL from Incarnate Word. Victoria is #8 Overall this week, unchanged from last week. #11 in The Run Tool Rank, +1 spots from last week. #10 in the Hit Tool Rank, +3 from last week. The junior is doing with the bat (21.80% XBH rate, +1.19% from last week & 13.53% HR rate, +1.32%) and her legs (24.19% BB rate, +0.15% from last week). We tip our visors for this weeks #5 Overall Rank Miss. Victoria Altamirano !
Taylor Minnick (-3) is senior outfielder from Indiana University. Taylor is #6 Overall Rank this week, -3 spots from last week. #135 in The Run Tool Rank, -16 spots from last week. #3 in the Hit Tool Rank, -1 spot from last week. The senior is doing with the bat (28.99% XBH rate -0.12% from last week & 11.59% HR rate +0.40% from last week) and her legs (16.57% BB rate, -0.39% from last week ). She is producing with the bat. She is #2 in XBH%. We tip our visors for this weeks #3 overall rank Miss. Taylor Minnick. Enjoyed an article this week about Taylor being ‘the CEO of the rats’. Yes, you read that correctly.
Allison Benning (+/-0) is a 6-0 Senior Pitcher/Utility from North Florida. Allison is #7 Overall this week - #6 in The Run Tool and #13 in the Hit Tool. The senior is doing with the bat (20.93% XBH rate , +0.30% & 14.73% HR rate, +0.44%) and her legs (32.49% BB rate +0.38% from last week and only 5.08% SO rate, -0.19% from last week). #1 in country in BB%, #8 in HR%, #31 in XBH%, we tip our visors for this weeks #7 overall selection Miss. Allison Benning. #StopWalkingAllison
Megan Grant (-3) is a 5-10 Junior Utility from UCLA. Megan is #8 Overall this week, -3 spot from last week. #56 in The Run Tool Rank, +1 spots from last week. #6 in the Hit Tool Rank, -1 spots from last week. The junior is doing with the bat (26.56% XBH rate , -0.71% & 17.97% HR rate,-0.21% from last week) and her legs (21.97% BB rate, +0.01% from last week and only 2.89% SO rate, -0.16% from last week!!!). #3 in HR%, #3 in XBH%, #27 in SO% , #31 in BB% . We tip our visors for this weeks #8 overall rank Miss. Megan Grant!
9. Aaliyah Jenkins (+1 is a senior Catcher from Nevada. Aaliyah is #9 Overall this week, +1 from last week. #27 in The Run Tool Rank, +15 spots from last week. #12 in the Hit Tool Rank, 0 spots from last week. The senior is doing with the bat (23.53% XBH rate, +0.56% from last week & 10.46% HR rate, -0.35%) and her legs (13.54% BB rate, +0.57% from last week). 28 stolen bases in 33 attempts. We tip our visors for this weeks #9 Overall Rank Miss. Aaliyah Jenkins !
10. Miah McDonald (+1) is a 5-07 GRAD infielder from Marist. Miah is #10 Overall this week - #274 in The Run Tool and #5 in the Hit Tool. The GRAD is doing with the bat (24.86% XBH rate & 13.87% HR rate) and her legs (14.08% BB rate with 16 stolen bases and only 4.85% SO rate). She is really producing with the bat and not striking out. We tip our visors for this weeks #10 overall selection Miss. Miah McDonald
Biggest Movers from Last Week!
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That’s all for this week, and thank you for reading and the comments. I will stay on until the season is over that is my new commitment. Let’s see this thing through!
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