She's struck out at least nine batters in all of her starts, with a high of 18 K's against St. Jones is allowing 0.81 baserunners per inning with a 1.35 ERA, with a K-to-BB ratio of nearly 10 to 1. She's pitching far better than her 7-6 record (Episcopal has been shut out in four of her starts). Right now, nobody is overpowering hitters quite like Episcopal sophomore Jones, whose 180 strikeouts rank in the top 10 on the statewide MaxPreps list. Plenty of candidates for this category, from UC's Kardatzke to Hilliard's Vivian Gorey to Palatka's Molly Albritton to Middleburg's Mallory Forrester to Providence's Joey Trawick, coming off a perfect game Thursday. Kardatzke, who has a strong chance to finish among Duval County's all-time wins leaders after becoming the school's starting pitcher as a sixth-grader in 2018, has already surpassed her home run total of 11 from 2021, when she led UC into the Class 2A state championship game. She's tied for the Florida home run lead with Hannah Church of Berkeley Prep, and her 1.605 slugging percentage leads the state among batters with more than 30 plate appearances (Veronica Flynn of St. 628 with six doubles, 12 home runs, 35 RBI and a stratospheric OPS of 2.333. Kardatzke's power numbers are staggering: Entering the weekend, she is batting. Long ball threat Sophia Kardatzke, University Christianīy now, it's firmly established: Teams pitch to the hard-hitting sophomore at their own risk. Johns Country Day makes mark at USA Baseball NHSIįirst Coast Varsity Weekly: Hoop dreams lead to Tarleton State for Fletcher's Lajae Jonesįirst Coast Varsity Weekly: Raines' Harrison Robinson a winner despite record that wasn't Softball Power Poll: Baldwin on top, Providence gains groundįirst Coast Varsity Weekly: St. Here's a look at where things stand entering the stretch run. With two weeks left between now and the beginning of Florida High School Athletic Association district tournaments, the chase for playoff berths is taking shape across Northeast Florida.įrom Fernandina Beach to Suwannee to Palatka, schools are jockeying for position to improve their standing in the FHSAA rankings before the April 23 cutoff when the association locks in its rankings for district tournament seeding.Īfter that, it's only another month to go before the FHSAA state championships from May 24-28 at Legends Way Ball Fields in Clermont, in Lake County west of Orlando.Īlso on deck this week, for Duval County public schools: the Gateway Conference tournament, where 2021 champion Baldwin will fight to defend its trophy against challengers that include First Coast, Fletcher, Mandarin, Paxon and Sandalwood. It's countdown time on the softball diamond. View Gallery: High school softball photo gallery: Middleburg-Providence perfect game
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