THE FLATS – Georgia Tech softball signee Jayden Gailey has been named to this year’s Premier Girls Fastpitch High School All-American Game, featuring 44 of the top incoming freshmen in the class of 2022, as announced by the PGF. Gailey will compete in the Seniors game, composed of recent high school graduates divided into East and West rosters.
As a member of the East squad, Gailey will take on the West team on Saturday at 7 p.m. in Huntington Beach, Calif. The game will be broadcast live on ESPNU.
Gailey prepares to join the Yellow Jackets from Lavonia, Ga., where she was a four-year letter winner as a first baseman and pitcher for Franklin County High School. Ranked as the No. 46 prospect and No. 6 first baseman in the nation by Extra Inning Softball, Gailey helped lead the Lions to a state championship in 2018 and regional championships in 2020 and 2021.
Coming into her senior season, the highly touted recruit already raked in a multitude of awards being named GACA State Player of the Year twice, Region Player of the Year three times, Region Pitcher of the Year and GACA First Team All-State. Gailey also previously competed in the 2021 GADC All-Star Game. In Franklin County’s record books, Gailey entered her final high school season as the all-time leader in school history with 31 homeruns. The future Jacket totaled 49 wins, 187 hits, 51 doubles, 154 RBI and 73 walks for a .510 batting average throughout her high school career entering the spring.
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