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2022-23 Barbers Hill High School Softball
THE WIND UP: VYPE Softball Rankings, No. 8 Barbers Hill Eagles
Barbers Hill entered the 2022 season as the defending Class 5A State Champions after winning the program’s first-ever crown in 2021 and was even crowned the National Champions by MaxPreps.
They have been to the State Tournament four times in program history and after exiting in the Area Round last year, the Eagles are looking to fly again in 2023.
The Eagles bring back TGCA All-State selection Hailey Nutter who quickly became the ace in the circle for Barbers Hill as a freshman in 2022. Nutter exploded onto the scene and was named the District MVP with a 19-4 record and 187 strikeouts in 119 innings pitched.
Peyton Helmly is back after being named the district’s Newcomer of the Year in 2022 hitting .378 at the dish.
Other key returners include Reagan Duty (LSU-Eunice), Katelynn Cooper (Navarro JC), Sophie Naivar (Boston University), Kaydey Rawlinson (Kilgore College), Brookelyn Livanec, Harper Gonzalez, and Emma Hargrave.
The motto for Aaron Fuller’s squad, which he is leading for a ninth season and who has 337 career wins in 12 years as a head coach, is “Take it Back."
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VYPE 2022 Softball Preview: No. 11 Barbers Hill Eagles
The champs are here!
Barbers Hill made history in 2021 going 42-2 overall and winning the Class 5A State Championship. Aaron Fuller (310-62) enters his eighth season at Barbers Hill and with four starters back, they will try and defend the crown.
Gone are aces Sophia Simpson (Texas) and Samantha Landry (Louisiana), but key pieces are back. TGCA all-state selections Delaney Dunham (McNeese State-commit) and Estela Garza (Galveston JC-commit) will lead the way along with first-team, all-district picks Reagan Duty and Katelynn Cooper.
McClennan Junior College-commits Chesnee Faile and Maddie Glover also return in the dugout for Fuller. Other names to remember including Harper Gonzalez, Sophie Naivar, Brookelyn Livanec and Emma Hargrave. Headed into the season, Fuller said,
“Our defense is going to be a strength for us. We’ve got lots of speed and some great defenders.”
