Kaplan softball player selected to play in All-American game

Kennedy Marceaux, 17, received word that she will be playing with and against the best of the best high school softball players in the country.
Marceaux, who is going to be a junior at Kaplan High School, was selected to play the Future All-American Game 2022 in Irvine, California.
The game is July 30 and will be broadcast on ESPNU.
The game features the best sophomores against the best juniors in the country.
Marceaux will play as a sophomore. She is the first Vermilion Parish player to make the team.
Every junior (who will be a senior this year) has committed to programs such as Oklahoma State, Florida State, Texas, LSU, Florida, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Alabama and Michigan.
“It’s pretty exciting to compete on the same stage as these STUD athletes,” Marceaux said. “I’m so eager to see them on the same field again. Several of these players I’ve competed or played with at national tournaments. These tournaments we regularly compete in are often against players committed to major Power 5 schools.”
This summer, Kennedy has been keeping busy playing on a national travel fastpitch softball team called “Hotshots National Jones” out of Conroe, Texas.
The squad has played in national tournaments in Oklahoma City and Colorado, and this week, the team is heading to California for a national tournament.
The Hotshots have two other players competing in the All-American game.
“It’s such a great honor to be selected as an All-American,” Kennedy said. “The Hotshots organization, which Nathan Nelson and Mel Dumezich run, has a long history of getting girls committed to major colleges throughout the U.S. In fact, several girls have been selected to the All-American team as players in the past. I’ve always looked up to them. It’s such a great opportunity to now follow in their footsteps.”
Kennedy said she was surprised to be named because former Hotshot players who had played in the game went on to sign with Florida and the University of Oklahoma.
For the last two years, Kennedy has played shortstop for the Kaplan Lady Pirates. However, she can play other positions.
She plays second base, shortstop and catcher for her travel team. This summer she has been playing a lot at catcher. Her arm, which has been clocked at 70 miles per hour, can heave the ball from home plate to second base in 1.8 seconds.
Kennedy said she will play any position a program wants her to play.
With the recruiting war about to begin in five weeks, is there any university she is leaning towards?
“That’s a tough question. I have attended many college camps this past year, which have all been at pretty great universities. It’s a great way to get an idea of the coaching staff and the college atmosphere,” she said. “I will have to wait and see what will come in the next few months. I plan to go on official visits and then make my choice. I absolutely cannot wait!”