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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Softball - Georgia

Gatorade Player of the year

Caroline Stanton

Right-handed pitcher/designated player
BUFORD HS
BUFORD, GEORGIA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-0
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.35

ERA

11

Shutouts

0.49

WHIP

.329

Batting Average
“Caroline Stanton’s resume is exceptional from every angle. She was utterly dominant in the circle from the high school level all the way through the international ranks. When you combine her elite performance, championship impact and success against the highest levels of competition, she’s a stellar choice.”
Kayla Lombardo
National Analyst - Prep Softball

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-0 senior right-handed pitcher and first baseman led the Wolves to a 36-0 record and the Class 6A state title. Stanton compiled a 14-0 record on the circle in a platoon role with classmate Addie Rackley and posted a 0.35 ERA in 81 innings. She hurled 11 shutouts, including three no-hitters, fanned 1.9 batters per inning and finished with WHIP of 0.49 as opposing batters hit .097 against her. Stanton also batted .329 with 8 home runs and 38 RBI, producing a .740 slugging percentage and an OPS of 1.157. Ranked as the nation’s No. 1 prospect in her class by both Prep Softball and Softball America, she led USA Softball’s Women’s Junior National Team to the gold medal at the 2025 World Baseball Softball Confederation U-18 World Cup, earning Tournament Defensive MVP honors.

Academic Achievement

Stanton has maintained a 4.13 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play softball at the University of Florida this fall.

Exemplary Character

A member of the Beta Club, a weekly Bible studies group and a leader in her school’s chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Stanton has participated in the IDEALS Leadership School, a nomination-based program for student-athletes who’ve demonstrated leadership potential. She has volunteered locally on behalf of the Feed the Hungry Foundation and has also donated her time as a youth softball instructor at camps and clinics as well as the Happy Feet at Night to Shine event and the Buford United Softball Game, which pairs youth athletes with intellectually challenged peers in celebration of sport.