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A pair of Tennessee softball signees have received major honors.

Pitcher Cat Hosfield of Murfreesboro Riverdale High School was chosen as the National High School Coaches Association High School Senior Athlete of the Year and Jessica Spigner of Valencia High on Santa Clarita, Calif., received the Gatorade Player of the Year for softball in the state of California.

Hosfield, one of 20 athletes selected as National High School Athletes of the Year in varying sports, will also be inducted into the NHSCA National High School Hall of Fame in Easton, Pa. She earned the award despite missing the majority of her senior season with a broken left ankle. Still she was 9-1 with a 0.26 ERA and 124 strikeouts. During her junior year, Hosfield set the national high school record with 659 strikeouts.

Spigner, a third baseman forced into pitching duty, threw every pitch for her Valencia over 236 innings this season while recording 12 shutouts, 222 strikeouts, an ERA of 0.62 and a perfect game. She also led the state of California in pitching victories (29), complete games and innings thrown despite not having pitched competitively since junior high school.

Spigner hit .480 with a .575 on-base percentage and a .930 slugging percentage with seven doubles, a triple and 12 home runs.

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