Ohio high school softball has a new single-season home run leader.

Centerburg senior shortstop Abby Herren hit her 24th home run of the spring May 15, a two-run blast in the third inning at Loudonville to take sole possession of first place, according to Ohio High School Athletic Association records.

The Miami University signee went 1 for 2 with two walks, one of them intentional, and a sacrifice fly in a 9-5 win that earned Centerburg (22-3, 13-1) a share of the Knox-Morrow Athletic Conference championship with Danville.

“It’s awesome,” Herren said the previous day after hitting her 23rd home run during a Division V district tournament first-round win over Marion Pleasant. “It was very cool to see that from other girls growing up, but realistically it’s very hard to do. So just to be up there and have my name up there with all those other girls is really special to me.”

Herren popped out in the first inning and sent a 1-and-1 pitch to center field in the third, scoring Jaylan Parker and herself to tie the game at 2.

Herren scored on a fielder’s choice in the fourth, and her intentional walk to lead off the sixth started a three-run rally that put the Trojans ahead for good. She scored the go-ahead run on Jazmyn Larimore’s two-run double and drove in an insurance run with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the seventh.

Herren has 44 career home runs.

“Not only is she a fantastic athlete, but she’s a fantastic person,” Centerburg coach Chuck Shank said. “She’s the ultimate team player. She roots for everybody. She is there for her teammates. She has made both of my years here enjoyable. I can’t wait to see how her future goes at Miami.”

Centerburg’s season continues May 18 with a district semifinal against visiting and fourth-seeded North Union. The Trojans are the third seed in the district.