We continue our look at the top 100 players in the 2017 class… we’re spotlighting 10 each day as we count down from 100 to No. 1. These current sophomores were chosen based on input and feedback from college and club coaches who’ve seen them play all across the nation.

Criteria for choosing and ranking the players including performances at the club and high school levels and projecting how they will play at the collegiate level.

Today we feature players No. 80 to 71 with standout players from Alabama, Arizona, California (4), Indiana, Massachusetts and Texas (2).

Check out more of 2017's HOT 100: 100-91, 90-81

No.	Player	Position	Club	College
80	MacKenzie Dunlap	MIF	Beverly Bandits	Northwestern
		MacKenzie is a utility infielder who can play anywhere including catcher. She has tremendous instincts with her glove and on bases where she gets great jumps and excels on delayed steals. MacKenzie has a baseball background and keeps her hands inside the ball as well as any player you'll see. She hit .441 with 43 runs, 33 RBI and eight homers to earn All-Northwest Crossroads Conference (Ind.). She's transferring in to Crown Point H.S. where she'll join Gatorade State Player of the Year Miranda Elish (pitcher) and 2017 standout pitcher Alexis Holloway.
79	Julia DaCosta	MIF	Rhode Island Thunder	uncommitted
		The Massachusetts standout is a big-time hitter who knows the game well and has great instincts. She's smooth in the infield and has soft hands on defense. Julia is a heady player who is mentally way ahead of her peers and she was All-Eastern Athletic Conference honoree after she hit close to .600 for much of the season. Julia is one of the top prospects in the New England area and her stock is rising after a strong summer and fall.
78	Madison James	P	So Cal Athletics - Quarles	Ohio State
		Madison is a 5-foot-11 and big and strong pitcher who throws hard, typically in the 63-64 mph range. She compliments her heat with a screwball, drop, change-up, curve and a rise and goes up and down effectively. Madison breaks a lot of bats too. As a freshman she earned 1st team All-East County honors, San Diego Rookie of the Year and Eastern League Pitcher of the Year after putting up 14 wins and recording a 1.57 ERA in 23 games played.
77	Mackenzie Nutt	IF	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Auburn
		Mackenzie owned one of the hottest bats in the country in the fall of 2013 when she hit .519 with six home runs which led to a Auburn offer and commitment. She then led her high school team to a 6A Alabama High School State Championship in the spring. "Mac" was injured which slowed her down somewhat this summer, but when healthy she's one of the most dangerous hitters in the nation. Mackenzie can play the corner spots and behind the plate. She's also a good student with a 3.8 GPA.
76	Tarin Travieso	P/1B	Texas Bombers Gold	Kansas
		Tarin is a power-hitting lefty who can go deep to all fields. She is athletic on defense and has the ability to steal bases as well. During the summer club season, Tarin hit over .500 and lead her team in home runs for a 16U Gold team that finished 7th at the ASA Gold Nationals. She hits in the 3-hole now for the Texas Glory 18U Gold team and had a great fall helping the team compile a 25-2 record. The Texan finished her freshman high school season as a TAPPS Div. 5A All-State 1st Team player after hitting .551 with 42 RBI and 53 runs (No. 1 in the area). She also went 11-2 with a 1.67 on the mound.
75	Kiara Kennedy	IF/UT	Arizona Storm Mizuno Gold	uncommitted
		Kiara is a protypical corner infielder who has pop in the bat and on defense has quick hands and a strong arm. She moves well laterally and has impressive quickness, clocking a 2.9 home-to-first. Over the summer Kiara hit .660 with four home runs for her 16U team which finished 3rd in the Colorado Fireworks open division. At the high school level she only made three errors all year and earned 2nd Team AIA All-Section honors. Kiara is hearing from Big 12 and SEC schools and will visit several campuses starting in January.
74	Mariah Nichols	P	Texas Glory	Memphis
		Mariah is an outstanding right handed pitcher who throws in the mid 60's, can control both sides of the plate and change speeds. A quiet leader, she can hit too and as a freshman took her high school team to the Texas 2A State semis. Mariah had a huge spring, going 32-6 with 291 K's and also hit seven homers to earn a spot on the MaxPreps Freshman All-American squad as well as Texas Girls Coaches Association and Texas Sports Writers Association All-State honors.
73	Lainey Stephenson	P/1B	Firecrackers - Blanco	uncommitted
		Lainey is a hard-throwing fierce competitor who throws in the low to mid 60's. Her screwball is her bread and butter and is complemented by a curve and change-up. She is also a middle of the order hitter with a lot of power who bats in the 4 or 5-spot in the line-up. She was a MaxPreps Freshman All-American after putting up big numbers as a pitcher and hitter: 27-1 record with a 0.23 ERA and 381 K's in 154 innings while batting .622 with 42 RBI. Lainey has a 4.1 GPA and is hearing from Big East, Big 10 and high academic institutions.
72	Summer Hargett	C/1B	San Diego Power Surge - Berndes	Northwestern
		Summer is a five-tool player and is one of the most athletic catchers in the country. She's fluid in everything she does and on defense has such a strong arm that few dare to test her on the bases. Summer runs the bases with speed but her greatest strength is her pop in the bat. She hits massive home runs and does it often; what is scary is Northwestern's fences are only 190 feet so look for the San Diego product to set some home runs Summer has won an ASA National Championship (2012) and was 1st Team All-League last year. She also has a 4.0 GPA and was recruited by Stanford, UCLA and other top programs nationwide.
71	Kyra Snyder	P/1B	Beverly Bandits - So Cal	Louisville
		Kyra backed up the Gatorade National Player of the Year, Taylor McQuillin, last spring at Mission Viejo--the Full Count Softball No. 1 team in the FAB 50 rankings--but she showed what she can do by pitching a complete game win in the title game of the Best in the West Tournament. She's a dual threat who can pitch and hit equally well and had interest from Pac-12, Big 12 and Big Ten schools too. Kyra had a huge fall, leading the Bandits - So Cal team in most offensive categories including a .475 average hitting in the middle of the order. In the summer she helped the OC Batbusters-Lastrapes/McGowan team finish 7th at ASA Nationals where she won five games pitching and hit over .500. Kyra has a 3.8 GPA as well.