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<p>With SEC schools always looking ahead, members of the class of 2030 are already getting attention from college softball programs.</p>
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<p>Teams can't officially recruit 2030s until the summer of 2028, but that doesn't stop coaches from paying attention to some of the current stars at that level. </p>
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<p>Below, Prep Softball highlights five 2030s who could be playing in college softball's most elite conference.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">An infielder who can also play behind the dish, [player_tooltip player_id='146274' first='Riley' last='Rucker'] has made an impact for Tennessee Mojo this fall, including scoring three runs in the final game of the Veterans Tribute Showcase, finishing off a 5-0 weekend for her team. Rucker was selected to the Minority Softball Prospects All-American game on a team led by Georgia sophomore Tyah Charlton, and she was the youngest player at MSP's national showcase in September. Rucker worked out at Mississippi State in October.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='144655' first='Tyler' last='Orebaugh'] recently hit the achievement of clearing 100 strikeouts in the fall club season with Athletics Gold Tamborra, doing so in just 49 innings of work. At the Champions Elite Fall Showcase, Orebaugh went 3-0 with two no-hit outings and threw 10 innings without letting up a run. She also added six hits and a home run at the plate. Orebaugh played up at Cherokee High School in her 8th grade season, hitting .366 at the plate with a 1.33 ERA.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Kate Flanagan helped her Birmingham Thunderbolts team to an 18-4 record with her performance in the circle, including an undefeated record at the Clearwater Fall Classic. While there, she threw 13.1 innings and struck out 12 batters, while also hitting .417 with two home runs. At the Ray Seymour Invitational in October, Flanagan hit a home run while batting .615 and collected 12 strikeouts in just nine innings of work. At the Show Me the Money tournament, she drove in the game-winning run against Five Star Mafia in a tight 3-2 game. Flanagan has visited Auburn, Georgia and Ole Miss for camps and workouts.</p>
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<p>Zoe Velazquez was an integral part of Georgia Impact's performance at the Show Me the Money tournament, pitching 5.1 shutout innings in a win over Team NC. Velazquez pitched three innings against a tough Athletics Gold lineup in Clearwater and let up just one run after pitching earlier that day. In that same event, she also threw a four-inning shutout against Texas Glory and allowed one earned run in a win over the Atlanta Vipers. Velazquez was invited to Georgia's camp in January.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Swayzie Moore was a key part of a dominant showing for the Atlanta Vipers at the Veterans Tribute Showcase, hitting a two-run home run and driving in five runs. She also pitched 5.2 innings at the event. She helped her team to a second-place showing at the Birmingham Thunderbolts showcase, going 2-for-3 at the plate and pitching eight innings in the complete-game, extra-inning win against the host team. Earlier that day, she went 3-for-3 at the plate with a run scored against Farm System Prospects. The two-way player is making an impact for her club team.</p>
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With SEC schools always looking ahead, members of the class of 2030 are already getting attention from college softball programs.
Teams can't officially recruit 2030s until the summer of 2028, but that doesn't stop coaches from paying attention to some of the current stars at that level.
Below, Prep Softball highlights five 2030s who could be playing in college softball's most elite conference.
An infielder who can also play behind the dish, Riley RuckerRileyRucker
INF/C
Carrollton | 2030 #38NationGA
has made an impact for Tennessee Mojo this fall, including scoring three runs in the final game of the Veterans Tribute Showcase, finishing off a 5-0 weekend for her team. Rucker was selected to the Minority Softball Prospects All-American game on a team led by Georgia sophomore Tyah Charlton, and she was the youngest player at MSP's national showcase in September. Rucker worked out at Mississippi State in October.
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Tyler OrebaughTylerOrebaugh
5'11" | RHP/UTL
Cherokee | 2030 GA
recently hit the achievement of clearing 100 strikeouts in the fall club season with Athletics Gold Tamborra, doing so in just 49 innings of work. At the Champions Elite Fall Showcase, Orebaugh went 3-0 with two no-hit outings and threw 10 innings without letting up a run. She also added six hits and a home run at the plate. Orebaugh played up at Cherokee High School in her 8th grade season, hitting .366 at the plate with a 1.33 ERA.
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Club:2029 Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier - Whitaker
Kate Flanagan helped her Birmingham Thunderbolts team to an 18-4 record with her performance in the circle, including an undefeated record at the Clearwater Fall Classic. While there, she threw 13.1 innings and struck out 12 batters, while also hitting .417 with two home runs. At the Ray Seymour Invitational in October, Flanagan hit a home run while batting .615 and collected 12 strikeouts in just nine innings of work. At the Show Me the Money tournament, she drove in the game-winning run against Five Star Mafia in a tight 3-2 game. Flanagan has visited Auburn, Georgia and Ole Miss for camps and workouts.
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Zoe Velazquez was an integral part of Georgia Impact's performance at the Show Me the Money tournament, pitching 5.1 shutout innings in a win over Team NC. Velazquez pitched three innings against a tough Athletics Gold lineup in Clearwater and…
Swayzie Moore was a key part of a dominant showing for the Atlanta Vipers at the Veterans Tribute Showcase, hitting a two-run home run and driving in five runs. She also pitched 5.2 innings at the event. She helped her…
Riley
Rucker
INF/C
Carrollton | 2030
#38
Nation
GA
has made an impact for Tennessee Mojo this fall, including scoring three runs in the final game of the Veterans Tribute Showcase, finishing off a 5-0 weekend for her team. Rucker was selected to the Minority Softball Prospects All-American game on a team led by Georgia sophomore Tyah Charlton, and she was the youngest player at MSP's national showcase in September. Rucker worked out at Mississippi State in October.
Tyler
Orebaugh
5'11" | RHP/UTL
Cherokee | 2030
GA
recently hit the achievement of clearing 100 strikeouts in the fall club season with Athletics Gold Tamborra, doing so in just 49 innings of work. At the Champions Elite Fall Showcase, Orebaugh went 3-0 with two no-hit outings and threw 10 innings without letting up a run. She also added six hits and a home run at the plate. Orebaugh played up at Cherokee High School in her 8th grade season, hitting .366 at the plate with a 1.33 ERA.
