2030s Who Could Be Future No. 1 Prospects In Their Class

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The year 2030 still seems so far off right now, but it is never too early for potential top prospects to begin making their marks. These five have already started doing just that, even though they will not start high school for another year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below, Prep Softball highlights five 2030 recruits who could one day rise to the top of their class rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":144521,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Mollie Anglin","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2030","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"31","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Loganville (GA)","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Georgia Impact - Cleghorn","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68c8b58398506"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Mollie Anglin comes from the talent-rich outer suburbs of Atlanta and has seen her stock rise rapidly thanks to a run of strong performances with her middle school team. She was 3-for-3 with three runs scored in a mid-August win over rival Carver. A left-hander both in the field and at the plate, Anglin has a very quiet stance that belies her outstanding raw power. She has a lightning-quick bat and can turn around any pitch over any part of the plate, crushing long drives to the pull side and the middle of the diamond. Anglin plays on a travel team with mostly 2029 recruits and has already attended camps at South Carolina and Mississippi State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":144523,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Brylee Nixon","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2030","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'9u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"31","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Wellington Landings Middle School (Wellington, FL)","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Arsenal Softball 14U","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68c8b58398606"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Brylee Nixon regularly faces high-level competition in South Florida, and she had a stellar finish to the summer, batting .471 with four doubles and a triple at her last tournament before the fall season. She reacts well to inside pitches, pulling her hands in while still generating enough power to send the ball all the way to the fence. Nixon has the alertness to take extra bases on throws back to the infield and can inside-out balls to the opposite field. She can pitch, catch and play both corner infield positions, and is following in the footsteps of her <a href="https://prepsoftball.com/2025/08/31/2027s-who-made-the-jump-from-solid-to-special/">older sister Bailey</a>, a catching prospect in the class of 2027, who is also coming off a highly impressive summer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["142223"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":144556,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68c8b5839866c"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Emilee Cosgrove was a force to be reckoned with at PGF Nationals over the summer, with excellent command on both her arm side and glove side. She can locate her fastball on the lower corners of the strike zone, leaving batters frozen, while her off-speed pitches will fall off the table and get hitters to swing way out in front. Cosgrove is just as prolific at the plate as both a contact and power hitter, with good swing mechanics. She is from California's Central Valley, near Sacramento, a region that perennially produces highly-ranked prospects. Cosgrove was great on both sides of the ball at the Colorado Sparkler, her first time at the prestigious event, striking out 37 batters in 47 innings, while batting .488 with six doubles, two triples, one home run and 12 runs batted in.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":144527,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Harper Lowe","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2030","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'9u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"21","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Sashabaw Middle School (Clarkston, MI)","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Beverly Bandits Futures 14U","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68c8b583986f4"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Harper Lowe is among the top recruits in her class from the Midwest and is from the same hometown as Hannah Cady, a former Michigan Miss Softball who went on to have a strong college career at Northwestern. Lowe sprays the ball all over the field with authority, but she can drop down a well-placed bunt without initially squaring to advance a runner. She has more line-drive double power than home run power, but she has the ability to clear the fence right now and has plenty of time for that tool to continue developing. Lowe plays plus defense at first base, and unlike many first basemen, she has a strong arm as well. She is a two-time USSSA All-American and also carries a 4.0 GPA.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["143728"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":144531,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68c8b58398749"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">A left-handed hitter with a refined stroke, Daniella Neve has the look of a confident player who has been working at her craft for multiple years. She will lash line drives into the opposite-field gap and stretch singles into doubles without any hesitation, and she is a rock-solid defender at shortstop and second base, making sliding stops on her backhand side and throwing out runners from her knees. Neve is well-traveled for a prospect her age, having been to camps at LSU, Duke, Pittsburgh and Penn State, and she is a standout in the classroom as well, with a 4.0 GPA. Expect her to remain on coaches' radars for the next several years as her already-advanced skill set grows even stronger.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->