Head of the Class: The top WPIAL softball players in each classification for 2025

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Thursday, June 19, 2025 | 8:07 PM


This spring, those sitting at head of the softball class had a clear view of so many individual and team standout performances.

The season included the end of some incredible high school softball careers, a return to the front of the class for several prized students and another record breaking performance from a player and team that has mastered perfection.

Trib HSSN salutes all the players for their great work and tremendous individual efforts on the softball diamond in 2025. However, these players receive a special gold star on the forehead and a seat up front as they are at the head of the district class.

Class 6A

Player of the year: Lexie Hames, Seneca Valley

Senior pitcher Lexie Hames came up short in trying to lead Seneca Valley to a third WPIAL championship in her four years in the circle, but she concluded a dominant scholastic career with another brilliant season to be named the Trib HSSN Class 6A softball player of the year for a third consecutive season. She was once again a workhorse in the circle, pitching in all but 30 innings for the Raiders. At the plate, she led the team in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and home runs. She struck out 16 in a semifinal victory over Norwin and was walked four times in the district finals against Hempfield. Hames was also named Gatorade Pennsylvania Softball Player of the Year for a second straight season and is preparing to head south this fall to continue her softball career at Clemson.

Class 5A

Player of the year: Bria Bosiljevac, Shaler

Overcoming injuries is nothing new to Shaler junior pitcher Bria Bosiljevac as she has been coming back and shining bright throughout her scholastic career. She suffered a knee injury as a freshman, a hand injury that ended her sophomore campaign and a bad back limited the number of innings she could pitch in the regular season. However, the postseason is when she was at her best. Bosiljevac threw back-to-back no-hitters in the first round against Connellsville and the quarterfinals vs. Trinity, striking out a combined 28 in those two wins. In a semifinal victory over West Allegheny, she allowed two hits and struck out 15. She capped off her dominant district playoff performance in allowing four hits and striking out 17 in an 11-inning, 2-1 victory over Penn-Trafford in the WPIAL Class 5A final.

Class 4A

Player of the year: Julia Resnick, Elizabeth Forward

Elizabeth Forward had an earlier-than-expected end to its season in the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals, but the spring was sensational for junior shortstop Julia Resnick. She played a big part at the plate and in the field for the champion Warriors, allowing them to win the Section 2-4A crown and earn the top seed in the 4A playoffs. On defense, Resnick had 50 total chances and committed only one error all season for EF. On offense, all she did was lead the team in batting average at .541 (33 for 61), on-base percentage at .650, slugging percentage at .934, OPS at 1.584, hits with 33, doubles with 10, home runs with four and runs scored with 37. In 80 plate appearances this spring, she struck out only four times all year.

Class 3A

Player of the year: Sydney Sekely, South Park

Junior pitcher Sydney Sekely had another great season for South Park and has once again been named the Trib HSSN Class 3A softball player of the year. Following a runner-up finish in the district in 2024, Sekely and her Eagles teammates were flying high in the regular season with a perfect 18-0 record, earning them the top seed in the WPIAL 3A playoffs. In the quarterfinal win over Deer Lakes, she tossed a three-hit shutout while striking out 12, plus went 2 for 3 at the plate with a double and RBI. After beating Avonworth in the semifinals, South Park earned a rematch of last year’s 3A title game against Mohawk. The result was the same as Sekely drove home the lone run for the Eagles in the 6-1 loss to the Warriors. Sekely struck out 11 in a PIAA first round loss to Sharon, 2-1.

Class 2A

Player of the year: Addy Frye, Neshannock

Al Davis, the late owner of the then-Oakland Raiders, was known for his favorite saying being, “Just win baby.” That pretty much sums up the high school career of Neshannock senior pitcher Addy Frye. For the third straight year, Frye is the Trib HSSN Class 2A softball player of the year. A loss to Everett in the 2023 PIAA semifinals was the only blemish on the record of Frye and her three senior teammates as she pitched and hit the Lancers to three undefeated seasons in her freshman, junior and senior years. On offense, Frye led Neshannock in slugging percentage, runs batted in and doubles, and was second on the team in batting average, on-base percentage and home runs. She ended up with 13 shutouts in the circle and an ERA of 0.81.

Class A

Player of the year: Mia Preuhs, Union

This marks the third time senior pitcher Mia Preuhs has been named the Trib HSSN Class A softball player of the year, having earned honors following her first two high school seasons in 2022 and 2023. Pruehs was dominant in the circle all year, but seemed to be at her best in the postseason. The Scotties’ pitcher threw a no-hitter against Jeannette in the WPIAL quarterfinals, allowed one hit to Jefferson-Morgan in a semifinal win, then no-hit Carmichaels with 16 strikeouts in the WPIAL title game, the third district crown in four years. In the state playoffs, she threw another no-hitter in first round against Purchase Line, two-hit both DuBois Central Catholic and Cambridge Springs in the next two rounds, then allowed five hits and struck out eight in helping Union win its first PIAA crown with a victory over Northeast Bradford.

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