The Saugus softball team dominated the Foothill League in 2025, going undefeated en route to capturing the league title, and now can claim both end-of-season award-winners.
Junior Amelia Johnson was named the Player of the Year, while junior Taliya Mata was named the Pitcher of the Year.
Johnson was a standout in the middle of the Saugus lineup and behind the plate as Mata’s catcher. She led the league with a .987 slugging percentage; was second in RBIs (36) and home runs (seven); and fourth in batting average (.500) and on-base percentage (.565).
Mata was second in the league with 13 wins, fifth in strikeouts with 85, and second in ERA at 2.89.
Here’s how the rest of the all-Foothill League teams look:
First team
- Jessica Carr, senior, Canyon.
- Tatum McAfee, freshman, Castaic.
- Sadie Curtis, senior, Hart.
- Brianna Garcia, senior, Saugus.
- Jordan Shepherd, senior, Saugus.
- Savanna Smith, junior, Saugus.
- Carly Kearns, senior, Valencia.
- Blair Runel, junior, Valencia.
- Ava Esparza, sophomore, West Ranch.
- Naomi Stoll, sophomore, West Ranch.
- Isabella Swanson, senior, West Ranch.
Second team
- Isabella Heasley, senior, Canyon.
- Alexis Steen, junior, Castaic.
- Rohan Elhamamsy, senior, Golden Valley.
- Hannah Cook, freshman, Hart.
- Gabriella Kobliska, sophomore, Hart.
- Luci Curiel, junior, Saugus.
- Kona Ramsbottom, junior, Saugus.
- Sydney Bolder, sophomore, Valencia.
- Riley Josett, sophomore, Valencia.
- Payton Borland, junior, West Ranch.
- Torrey Price, freshman, West Ranch.
Honorable mention
- Karina Montero, junior, Canyon.
- Larkin Smith, sophomore, Castaic.
- Ilana Watson, sophomore, Golden Valley.
- Natalie Williams, freshman, Hart.
- Brianna Coe, senior, Saugus.
- Kiera Rand, freshman, Valencia.
- Gretchen Roen, freshman, West Ranch.
