SOFTBALL PREVIEW: Expectations high at Columbia, Fort White, Branford & Suwannee

Columbia slugger and pitcher Harleigh Price returns to lead a Tigers squad that returns its entire starting lineup. Price led the area with a .460 average and a .553 on-base percentage that included four home runs (tied for team high), 15 RBIs, six doubles, one triple and 15 runs scored as a freshman last season. She was also the team’s top pitcher with a 2.33 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 84 innings. (FILE)
Columbia slugger and pitcher Harleigh Price returns to lead a Tigers squad that returns its entire starting lineup. Price led the area with a .460 average and a .553 on-base percentage that included four home runs (tied for team high), 15 RBIs, six doubles, one triple and 15 runs scored as a freshman last season. She was also the team’s top pitcher with a 2.33 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 84 innings. (FILE)

The high school softball season gets underway next Monday. Here is a look at how the teams at Columbia, Fort White, Branford and Suwannee stack up this season in their brand new districts and regions.