Atwater senior pitcher
Amelie Valdez leads California high school softball in strikeouts with 283 in just 131 innings. Despite 21 appearances, Valdez has managed just eight decisions, going 6-2 with a 1.54 ERA.
She's struck out at least 10 in every game but three with a high of 19 twice, including a 4-0 win over Patterson when she allowed three hits and two walks.
MaxPreps compiles leaderboards from statistics supplied by high school coaches from throughout California and the country.
California Strikeout Leaderboard
| Leaderboard - Player Batters Struck Out |
| 1 | | 268 |
| 2 | | 266 |
| 3 | | 256 |
| 4 | | 243 |
| 5 | | 231 |
| 6 | | 226 |
| 7 | | 219 |
| 8 | | 213 |
| 9 | | 209 |
| 10 | | 209 |
| 11 | | 200 |
| 12 | | 193 |
| 13 | | 191 |
| 14 | | 189 |
| 15 | | 187 |
| 16 | | 182 |
| 17 | | 182 |
| 18 | | 180 |
| 19 | | 180 |
| 20 | | 179 |
| 21 | | 177 |
| 22 | | 175 |
| 23 | | 175 |
| 24 | | 175 |
| 25 | | 173 |
| 26 | | 171 |
| 27 | | 171 |
| 28 | | 169 |
| 29 | | 168 |
| 30 | | 165 |
| 31 | | 164 |
| 32 | | 162 |
| 33 | | 162 |
| 34 | | 162 |
| 35 | | 162 |
| 36 | | 161 |
| 37 | | 161 |
| 38 | | 160 |
| 39 | | 159 |
| 40 | | 159 |
| 41 | | 157 |
| 42 | | 157 |
| 43 | | 154 |
| 44 | | 154 |
| 45 | | 147 |
| 46 | | 145 |
| 47 | | 144 |
| 48 | | 142 |
| 49 | | 141 |
| 50 | | 139 |
