2024 First Base Rankings: April
Each month of the Division I season, we’ll update our position power rankings to track the best players at each position. Our power rankings are determined by offensive and defensive statistics, the eye test on the field, strength of schedule and the player’s value to their team’s success.
Madisyn Kennedy‘s breakout campaign has made Mississippi State one of the best offenses. She is one of seven players in the country with an OPS of at least 1.500. Bri Ellis has been a welcomed addition to the Arkansas lineup and returns to the rankings after being included during the preseason.
Kennedy and Ellis are new to the rankings from the prior month as well as Miami’s Holly Blaska, McNeese’s Corine Poncho, Boise State’s Sydney Groves, Oklahoma’s Cydney Sanders and Maryland’s Diamond Williams.
Statistics through April 1 games
| Rank | Player | School | Stats | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madisyn Kennedy | Mississippi State | .392 BA, 1.527 OPS, 8 2B, 13 HR, 45 RBI, 17 BB, .967 FLD% | NR |
| 2 | Bri Ellis | Arkansas | .380 BA, 1.282 OPS, 7 2B, 12 HR, 40 RBI, 18 BB, .987 FLD% | NR |
| 3 | Arianna Rodi | Charlotte | .370 BA, 1.295 OPS, 5 2B, 11 HR, 31 RBI, 26 BB, .975 FLD% | 1 |
| 4 | Amaya Ross | Florida State | .341 BA, 1.288 OPS, 3 2B, 5 3B, 8 HR, 26 RBI, 21 BB, 21 SB, .962 FLD% | 8 |
| 5 | Holly Blaska | Miami | .390 BA, 1.317 OPS, 12 2B, 1 3B, 10 HR, 31 RBI, 17 BB, .981 FLD% | NR |
| 6 | Isabela Emerling | North Carolina | .374 BA, 1.233 OPS, 3 2B, 11 HR, 42 RBI, 18 BB, .993 FLD% | 9 |
| 7 | Corine Poncho | McNeese | .327 BA, 1.220 OPS, 4 2B, 1 3B, 13 HR, 24 RBI, 20 BB, 9 SB, | NR |
| 8 | Sydney Groves | Boise State | .309 BA, 1.245 OPS, 5 2B, 14 HR, 40 RBI, 21 BB, .976 FLD% | NR |
| 9 | Cydney Sanders | Oklahoma | .328 BA, 1.396 OPS, 2 2B, 11 HR, 33 RBI, 24 BB, .994 FLD% | NR |
| 10 | Diamond Williams | Maryland | .354 BA, 1.115 OPS, 4 2B, 1 3B, 11 HR, 31 RBI, 12 BB, .992 FLD% | NR |
