Top 26 finalists best for USA Softball Player of the Year are Gotthshall, Milloy, and Pickens.

Top 26 USA Finalists

As one half of the two-headed pitching machine for the Lady Vols, Gottshall leads the country in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.46), ERA (1.27), and shutout totals (19). With an ERA of 1.03, the right-hander leads the SEC in walks allowed per seven innings (1.31) and strikeouts-to-walks ratio (6.09). He is also ranked fourth in the US.

With 122.2 innings pitched and 140 strikeouts in her final collegiate season, the graduating pitcher is 18-4. This season, opposing batters are only hitting.163 against Gottshall.

Milloy lands on the top 25 watch list for the second year in a row. The outfielder leads Tennessee and ranks fourth in the nation in runs per game, averaging 1.26. She is also tops on the squad with 50 hits, 12 doubles, two triples and is tied for second with 10 home runs.

Milloy, a player in her sixth season on Rocky Top, broke multiple career marks in 2024, including runs scored and home homers.

With an ERA of 1.05, which is the fifth-best in the country, Pickens finishes Tennessee’s Big Orange pitching machine, trailing only her colleague in that category. With 10. shutouts, the sophomore leads the league and is second in the nation in terms of hits allowed per seven innings, placing first in the SEC and seventh nationwide.

The flamethrower has tossed 139.2 innings, struck out 169 batters, and has a 17-5 record on the year. Earlier this season, on February 23, Pickens threw her second perfect game of her career against Loyola Marymount.

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