Bad news for Texas softball teams playing
Idalou.
Hailey Van Beekum is only a junior. The first baseman and outfield leads the Lone Star State with 70 RBI to go with a .651 average, 13 doubles and 17 home runs.
The powerful right-hand hitter has another season to mash.
Her Wildcats are 21-6 and 12-0 in District play. After eliminating Canadian 33-0 in a first-round UIL 3A regional game, the Wildcats take on Brownfield, which opened with a 24-1 win over Kermit.
Van Beekum has driven in at least three runs 10 times, with a high of 14 that included three home runs in a 47-2 win over Roosevelt. Six other Texans have driven in at least 60, including Samara Aguilera, of Eastwood (El Paso), who ranks second with 65 RBI.
MaxPreps compiles leaderboards from statistics supplied by high school coaches from throughout Texas and the country.
Texas RBI Leaderboard
| Leaderboard - Player Runs Batted In |
| 1 | | 70 |
| 2 | | 65 |
| 3 | | 63 |
| 4 | | 62 |
| 5 | | 61 |
| 6 | | 61 |
| 7 | | 60 |
| 8 | | 59 |
| 9 | | 57 |
| 10 | | 57 |
| 11 | | 56 |
| 12 | | 55 |
| 13 | | 54 |
| 14 | | 54 |
| 15 | | 53 |
| 16 | | 53 |
| 17 | | 52 |
| 18 | | 52 |
| 19 | | 51 |
| 20 | | 51 |
| 21 | | 51 |
| 22 | | 51 |
| 23 | | 50 |
| 24 | | 50 |
| 25 | | 49 |
| 26 | | 49 |
| 27 | | 49 |
| 28 | | 48 |
| 29 | | 48 |
| 30 | | 47 |
| 31 | | 47 |
| 32 | | 47 |
| 33 | | 47 |
| 34 | | 47 |
| 35 | | 47 |
| 36 | | 47 |
| 37 | | 47 |
| 38 | | 47 |
| 39 | | 46 |
| 40 | | 46 |
| 41 | | 46 |
| 42 | | 46 |
| 43 | | 46 |
| 44 | | 45 |
| 45 | | 45 |
| 46 | | 45 |
| 47 | | 45 |
| 48 | | 45 |
| 49 | | 44 |
| 50 | | 44 |
