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The Gardner News recapped the spring season and took a look at the top players from each team that helped make an impact on the field.
Check out the nominees for Softball Player of the Year and vote for who you think deserves the honor.
Reader votes will make up 25% of the tally, with Sports Reporter Cait Kemp making up the rest of the vote.
The poll will run until June 27 at noon.
Bauver was third on the Mid-Wach D batting leaderboard with an average of .532, 25 hits and 11 RBIs.
Beauregard was one of Narragansett's top contributors this season. She averaged .484 at the plate with 27 runs and 34 RBIs.
Connolly had a strong season at the plate. She had a batting average of .525, 21 hits and 15 RBIs.
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The junior dominated for Oakmont once again this season with a .460 batting average and .532 on-base percentage.
The senior finished her high school softball career on a high note, reaching 100 career hits in the Wildcats final game of the season. She was a leader for Gardner both offensively and defensively, as the team's catcher.
The junior contributed as one of the top batters and outfielders for the Spartans. She had a batting average of .436 with 27 RBIs.
Monty Tech's senior captain Higbee had a batting average of .416, 32 hits and 37 runs scored. She also had 15 RBIs and 13 stolen bases.
Manca was one of the Warriors' leaders again this spring. She had a .586 batting average that included 28 RBIs and 36 runs.
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Manca had an average of .457 at the plate with 43 runs and 17 stolen bases.
The sophomore pitcher had a strong season for the Bulldogs. She was 12-4 in the circle with 148 strikeouts, over 100 innings pitched and under 3.00 ERA. At the plate, she had a .481 average, 38 hits, 10 home runs and 51 RBIs.
The sophomore came into the season never having caught before and took on the responsibilities of being the Spartans' catcher, knowing they needed someone to step up this season. She had zero errors in the field and had a .438 average at the plate.
The junior captain and second baseman was a force for the Bulldogs. She had a batting average of .544 with 34 hits including three home runs, four triples and seven doubles. She also had 31 RBIs and 39 runs scored. At second, she only had one error all year.
Rogowski led as a junior captain for the Panthers. She batted .600 with 12 doubles, five triples and three home runs. She also had 33 RBIs, seven walks and just two strikeouts the whole season.
She also contributed as Quabbin's pitcher, finishing with a 2.31 ERA and totaling 86 strikeouts.
The senior dominated in the circle for Gardner this spring, including a one-hitter against Athol to kick off the season. She was also a reliable player at the plate.
This article originally appeared on Gardner News: Vote for the The Gardner News Softball Player of the Year
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Check out the nominees for Softball Player of the Year and vote for who you think deserves the honor.
Reader votes will make up 25% of the tally, with Sports Reporter Cait Kemp making up the rest of the vote.
The poll will run until June 27 at noon.
The poll
The nominees
Sadie Bauver, Murdock
Bauver was third on the Mid-Wach D batting leaderboard with an average of .532, 25 hits and 11 RBIs.
Lacey Beauregard, Narragansett
Beauregard was one of Narragansett's top contributors this season. She averaged .484 at the plate with 27 runs and 34 RBIs.
Shannon Connolly, Murdock
Connolly had a strong season at the plate. She had a batting average of .525, 21 hits and 15 RBIs.
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Mia Curtis, Oakmont
The junior dominated for Oakmont once again this season with a .460 batting average and .532 on-base percentage.
Alli Fitzsimmons, Gardner
The senior finished her high school softball career on a high note, reaching 100 career hits in the Wildcats final game of the season. She was a leader for Gardner both offensively and defensively, as the team's catcher.
Emma Goodwin, Oakmont
The junior contributed as one of the top batters and outfielders for the Spartans. She had a batting average of .436 with 27 RBIs.
Jordan Higbee, Monty Tech
Monty Tech's senior captain Higbee had a batting average of .416, 32 hits and 37 runs scored. She also had 15 RBIs and 13 stolen bases.
Gianna Manca, Narragansett
Manca was one of the Warriors' leaders again this spring. She had a .586 batting average that included 28 RBIs and 36 runs.
More: Cast your vote for The Gardner News Baseball Player of the Year
Mia Manca, Narragansett
Manca had an average of .457 at the plate with 43 runs and 17 stolen bases.
Mabel Miling, Monty Tech
The sophomore pitcher had a strong season for the Bulldogs. She was 12-4 in the circle with 148 strikeouts, over 100 innings pitched and under 3.00 ERA. At the plate, she had a .481 average, 38 hits, 10 home runs and 51 RBIs.
Callighan Milne, Oakmont
The sophomore came into the season never having caught before and took on the responsibilities of being the Spartans' catcher, knowing they needed someone to step up this season. She had zero errors in the field and had a .438 average at the plate.
Maggie Pernaa, Monty Tech
The junior captain and second baseman was a force for the Bulldogs. She had a batting average of .544 with 34 hits including three home runs, four triples and seven doubles. She also had 31 RBIs and 39 runs scored. At second, she only had one error all year.
Abby Rogowski, Quabbin
Rogowski led as a junior captain for the Panthers. She batted .600 with 12 doubles, five triples and three home runs. She also had 33 RBIs, seven walks and just two strikeouts the whole season.
She also contributed as Quabbin's pitcher, finishing with a 2.31 ERA and totaling 86 strikeouts.
Violet Walsh, Gardner
The senior dominated in the circle for Gardner this spring, including a one-hitter against Athol to kick off the season. She was also a reliable player at the plate.
This article originally appeared on Gardner News: Vote for the The Gardner News Softball Player of the Year
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