I can tell you my Step DD fits both and it was super valuable. So, she was highly recruited. We actually pushed her time in the outfield at 13u way up to get her even more looks out there and by the end of the season there were no issues in her play. I would expand the position from just SS/OF to Middle Infield and OF and if they have time to showcase in either spot along with speed and good bat, they are definitely recruited for their ability to be athletic and strong in both and it does up the interest a notch or half a notch. But again, if the foot speed, arm strength, grades, how they "show" when coaches arrive is lack luster... I don't care how you are, they will move on quickly. A great schedule attached to super communication of the "player to the coach" to get them noticed in addition to a strong connection with the school (via the coach and/or organization) it's hard.
Let me add... if you are a threat with the long ball and short ball and keep the defense and opposing team in a quandary as to how you are to be pitched too, um, let's just say they lick their chops. Add speed to that last statement, then its a no-brainder for them. Someone said it earlier, speeds itself is key in this specific context. I'll add, speeds below 2.8 are very attractive and if even faster you float to the top right away. Rachel was 'wanted' by the coach in her first 2 innings they saw her (2 at-bats, 2 innings of defense). It took either 4 or 5 more viewings (trips/tournaments) to find out the answers to these 5 questions (don't be shocked about how unscientific or metric based they are not):
1) Does she love the game, something "they gauge and have to see to determine". I pushed to get a quantifiable metric and they admitted "you have to see it to believe it" type of player in their minds.
2) How was she in the dugout after a successful at-bat with herself and team mates.
3) How was she in the dugout after an unsuccessful at-bat with herself and team mates.
4) Her softball IQ and how she naturally played the game. Did she 'have it'.
5) And the last was... was she in control.
These 5 questions were more important than a great game... they see the athlete... they know how to get that portion of player identified. It was the combination of all things and they spent the most time and their recruiting efforts in the 'hard to quantify' portions. I had a long talk with the staff about how they choose. So, it's not easy to point out quick things about a position player and they said it didn't matter to them in general, all players are looked at this way beyond the weather report stats on a profile page. They found her at ASA Nationals as a 13u and verified the above 5 questions at 14u in the fall at PGF Showcases. This is just one schools approach. They were very open about their process and awesome to chat with about recruiting.