South Warren’s McLaine Hudson leads All-State honors as 2026’s Miss Softball
South Warren’s McLaine Hudson has been named the 2026 Miss Softball by the Kentucky Softball Coaches Association as it announced its All-State Teams and coaches and players of the year late Saturday on its website.
Hudson, a senior Florida State signee and two-time Kentucky Gatorade player of the year, helped lead the No. 1 Spartans to the school’s first Softball State Tournament championship on Saturday and will go down as one of the greatest high school players in Kentucky history.
This year, Hudson, the Spartans’ leadoff hitter, shattered the single-season KHSAA records for home runs (28), hits (99), runs (110) and batting average (.728).
In addition, Hudson set all-time career records in the same categories — home runs (91), breaking the previous mark of Madisonville-North Hopkins’ Kaylee Tow (2012-17) by 16; hits (469), breaking Tow’s mark by 104, runs (430), breaking Tow’s mark by 71, and batting average (.594), a .034 jump from Carlisle County’s Maddison Martin (2015-18). Hudson’s 301 career RBI are second only to the 334 of Madisonville’s Mallory Peyton (2011-17).
While Kentucky high school softball does not have a classification system based on enrollment, the KSCA divides its All-State and other honorees into three classes, roughly representative of the KHSAA classes for cross country and track and field.
The previous single-season home run record of 24 had been tied just last year by South Warren teammate and fellow first team all-state player Layla Ogden, a Western Kentucky signee, who earned the KSCA’s Class 3A player of the year honor as part of this season’s awards.
Joining Hudson and Ogden on the Class 3A first team are fellow Spartans Hadley Borders and Courtney Norwood. Norwood, a junior, was named the state tournament’s most valuable player on Saturday. South Warren earned Class 3A coaching staff of the year honors.
From Lexington, Frederick Douglass junior Haley McGuire earned 3A first team honors. Bryan Station’s all-city player of the year Karsyn Rockvoan was named to the second team. Madison Central, the 11th Region champion, placed junior pitcher Kate Drury on the first team.
In Class 2A Harrison County’s Isabella Persinger earned player of the year and her coaches earned staff of the year. In Class A, Livingston Central’s Addison Tramble and Cumberland County’s Erica Branham shared player of the year. Cumberland County earned staff of the year.
The KSCA awards will be presented during the organization’s annual East/West All-Star Series weekend beginning Saturday in London.
Class 3A Softball All-State Teams
Class 3A Player of the Year: Layla Ogden, Harrison County.
Class 3A Coaching Staff of the Year: South Warren.
FIRST TEAM
McLaine Hudson, South Warren.
Layla Ogden, South Warren.
Hadley Borders, South Warren.
Courtney Norwood, South Warren.
Annie Newman, Daviess County.
Lilliana Hill, George Rogers Clark.
Kaitlyn Dixon, Highlands.
Molly Hancock, Daviess County.
Kenzie Williams, South Laurel.
Haley McGuire, Frederick Douglass.
Kate Drury, Madison Central.
Maleya Giddens, Assumption.
SECOND TEAM
Jordyn Abner, George Rogers Clark.
Payton Brown, Highlands.
Sadie Kirk, Madisonville-North Hopkins.
Aubrey Batts, Oldham County.
Storey Hume, Daviess County.
Abigail Myszak, West Jessamine.
Kamryn Timmons, Henderson County.
Karsyn Rockvoan, Bryan Station.
Macie Murray, Greenwood.
Natalie Alimento, East Jessamine.
Josie Feebeck, Campbell County.
HONORABLE MENTION
Cali Huff, Greenwood; Hadley Swint, Scott County; Ayden Bennett, Henderson County; Saniya Shields, Henderson County; Kaelyn Ledford– Meade County; Averie Lightner, Conner; Alivia Cooper, Bullitt East; Shelby James, Ballard; Layla Zepf, Highlands; Lexi Messer, South Laurel; Callie Smith Daviess County; Hope Hamilton, Campbell County; Mollie Julian, Apollo; Jarynn Bowman, Frederick Douglass.
Class 2A Softball All-State Teams
Class 2A Player of the Year: Isabella Persinger, Harrison County.
Class 2A Coaching Staff of the Year: Harrison County.
FIRST TEAM
Isabella Persinger, Harrison County.
Shyanne Ross, Harrison County.
Tember Oliver, Trigg County.
Taylor Blevins, Lawrence County.
Brookelyn Duckwyler, Ashland Blazer.
Taytum Spiers, Elizabethtown.
Kloie Smith, Franklin-Simpson.
Lauryn Eastham, Rowan County.
Kassi Perkins, Rowan County.
Averie Ratliff, Perry County Central.
Jada Patton, Lawrence County.
Jaycie Goad, Boyd County.
SECOND TEAM
Maddie Gray, Allen County-Scottsville.
Layla Scott, Webster County.
Josey Kegley, Greenup County.
Lilly Ferguson, Franklin Simpson.
Jenna Delaney, Ashland Blazer.
Kady Fuller, Trigg County.
Emma Hamm, Harrison County.
Brooklyn Oliver, Allen County-Scottsville.
Scarlett Stamper, Letcher County Central.
Maddy Steele, Greenup County.
Aubrey Robbins, Nelson County.
Miley Finley, Boyle County.
Abby Barnett, Magoffin County.
HONORABLE MENTION
Karrington Hunt, Butler County; Aleigha Newby, Harrison County; Sydney Holcomb, Rockcastle County; Macy Spivey, Rockcastle County; Nora Simpson, Nelson County; Molly Abbott, LaRue County; Madison McCoy, Franklin County; Lakin Knipp East Carter; Emalynn Kitts, Lawrence County; Camryn Kelly, Franklin County; Savanna Henderson, Boyd County; Josie Dials, Johnson Central; Jayda Boateng, Bell County.
Class A Softball All-State Teams
Class A Players of the Year: Addison Tramble, Livingston Central; Erica Branham, Cumberland County.
Class A Coaching Staff of the Year: Cumberland County.
FIRST TEAM
Addison Tramble, Livingston Central.
Erica Branham, Cumberland County.
Molly Fahm, Belfry.
Kenzie Willen, Cumberland County.
Hadley Hargrove, Livingston Central.
Madi Cooksey, Cumberland County.
Kyndall Johnson, Bracken County.
Sami Noble, Hazard.
Jenna Coursey, Lyon County.
Irelynn Burns, Livingston Central.
SECOND TEAM
Peyton Fields, Hazard.
Ryleigh Griffith, Hazard.
Gracie Myatt, Cumberland County.
Lily Logsdon, Owensboro Catholic.
Courtney Collins, Lyon County.
Taylor Clark, Owensboro Catholic.
Baylor Hall, Belfry.
Breyleigh McDaniel, Elliott County.
Olivia Moore, Lyon County.
Maggie Music, Paintsville.
HONORABLE MENTION
Kira Ratliff, Paintsville; Blair Byassee, Hickman County; Audrey Carnes, Hancock County; Chloe Longwell, Clinton County; Gabby Luckett, Bethlehem; Ella Morris, Whitesville Trinity; Grace Rogers, Menifee County; Addilyn Simmons, Owensboro Catholic; Jordyn Waltrip, Hancock County; Claire Whitley, Elliott County.
