TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State softball players Kathryn Sandercock and Mack Leonard were named to the Top 50 Watch List for USA Softball's Collegiate Player of the Year award on Tuesday afternoon. A D1 Softball Second Team All-American and an NFCA Second Team All-American in 2022, Sandercock looks to finish her illustrious career in style in 2023. Sandercock boasts an impressive 79-8 record in the circle as a Seminole. In 2022, Sandercock went 30-3 with a 1.44 ERA while striking out 159 batters. In 26 starts, Sandercock threw six complete game shutouts and gave up just 40 earned runs in 194.1 innings. Sandercock has put the nation on notice as she was ranked No. 7 in both D1 Softball's and Extra Inning Softball's preseason top 100 lists. In her first season with the Seminoles in 2022, Leonard made a name for herself as the First Team All-ACC honoree started 60 games for the Seminoles. A savvy two-way player, Leonard led the team in batting average (.375) and hits (66
It took time for elite college softball to reach the East Coast, but once it arrived, the ACC schools didn’t hold back from building juggernaut programs.