Eight area players earn all-conference softball honors in SICL

Lynnville-Sully senior Alexy Conover ranked in the top 10 in the South Iowa Cedar League in four offensive categories and had the seventh-most strikeouts as a pitcher for the Hawks this summer.

For her efforts, Conover earned a spot on the all-conference first team in her final season. She was one of five Hawks who landed on the all-SICL softball squad after L-S finished 5-10 in conference play.

Colfax-Mingo struggled with a very young roster, but sophomore Brianna Freerksen led the Tigerhawks with a second-team nod. C-M was 1-14 in league play.

All-conference recognition is based on statistics inside conference play only.

Joining Conover on the all-conference team from Lynnville-Sully were freshmen Ava Brummel and Peyton Sharp, sophomore Kate Harthoorn and senior Morgan Jones. Brummel and Sharp both were second-team selections, while the honorable mention picks went to Jones and Harthoorn.

Colfax-Mingo’s honorable mention choices were sophomore Olivia Rausch and freshman Dakota Allen.

Conover earned a spot on the first team as a utility player. She batted .429 and had an on-base percentage of .468. Her 24 hits ranked tied for fifth in the SICL, while her nine doubles tied for the conference lead. She also tied for seventh with two homers and ranked eighth with 39 total bases. Conover added three runs, 13 RBIs and five walks and had a fielding percentage of .930.

As a pitcher, Conover was 3-7 with a 5.11 earned run average. Her 53 strikeouts in 61 2/3 innings ranked seventh in the league.

Brummel was a second-team selection as an infielder. She led the Hawks and ranked ninth in the SICL with a batting average of .467. Her .547 OBP ranked fifth in the league and she also tied for seventh in the SICL with six doubles and 16 RBIs.

Brummel finished with 21 hits, 12 runs, 27 total bases and two steals. Her six walks tied for the team lead and her two hit by pitches ranked tied for fifth in the conference. Her fielding percentage was .947.

Sharp batted .259 and had an OBP of .328. She finished with 14 hits, 14 runs, two doubles, four RBIs, three walks, 16 total bases, three steals and zero errors in the field. She also ranked tied for second in the league with three hit by pitches.

Jones batted .300 and had an OBP of .327. She registered 15 hits, 13 runs, three RBIs, two walks, 15 total bases and led the Hawks with nine steals. Her fielding percentage was .833.

Harthoorn batted .289 and finished with an OBP of .373. She tied for the team lead with six walks and added 13 hits, 13 runs, two doubles, nine RBIs, 15 total bases and seven steals and her fielding percentage was .862.

Freerksen led Colfax-Mingo with a batting average of .349 and an OBP of .481 in her first season as a Tigerhawk. Her 11 walks led the SICL and she finished with a team-best 15 hits.

Freerksen added nine runs, seven RBIs, 16 total bases and four steals and her fielding percentage was .904.

As a pitcher, she was 1-7 with an ERA of 5.36. Her 54 strikeouts in 49 2/3 innings tied for fifth in the SICL.

Rausch batted .286 and had an OBP of .352. She led the Tigerhawks with 14 runs and tied for seventh in the SICL with 11 stolen bases.

She also tallied 14 hits, three RBIs, five walks and 15 total bases and her fielding percentage was .909.

Allen batted .250 and had an OBP of .365. Her three doubles and 11 RBIs led C-M and she tied for fifth in the SICL with five hit by pitches.

She finished with 11 hits, 11 runs, six walks and 14 total bases and her fielding percentage was .773.

South Iowa Cedar League

Softball

Final Standings

Team   Conference    Overall

Sigourney 13-1  26-7

HLV 12-3  17-7

English Valleys 11-3  15-5

BGM 9-6  13-10

Belle Plaine 8-6  8-13

North Mahaska 8-7 11-13

Montezuma 7-8  10-12

Lynnville-Sully 5-10  9-17

Iowa Valley 4-10  11-14

Keota 2-12   2-15

Colfax-Mingo 1-14  2-18

Coach of the Year

Shelly Striegle, Sigourney

All-Conference

First Team

Pitchers — Carly Goodwin, sr., Sigourney; Kennedy Axmear, sr., English Valleys; Hailey Jack, sr., HLV.

Catchers — Josephine Moore, jr., Sigourney; Izzie Kriegel, jr., Iowa Valley.

Infielders — Ava Fisch, jr., Sigourney; Ayla Hall, jr., HLV; Delaney Hall, sr., English Valleys; Regan Grewe, jr., North Mahaska; Lydia Kriegel, jr., Iowa Valley.

Outfielders — Addy Schaull, sr., HLV; Aubrey Achenbach, fr., English Valleys; Ryanne VanDee, jr., BGM; Madison VanZee, sr., Montezuma.

Utility — Alexy Conover, sr., Lynnville-Sully; Taylor Johnson, 8th, Belle Plaine.

Second Team

Pitchers — Laila Morrison, sr., BGM; Izzy Sankot, sr., Belle Plaine; Jocelyn Pinkerton, 8th, North Mahaska.

Catchers — Taylor Mikesell, jr., English Valleys; Jacey Reineke, sr., Belle Plaine.

Infielders — Ava Brummel, fr., Lynnville-Sully; Erin Dawson, sr., Sigourney; Lily Randall, jr., HLV; Ada Mews, sr., English Valleys; Olivia Rideway, fr., North Mahaska; Mya Smothers, fr., Montezuma.

Outfielders — Peyton Sharp, fr., Lynnville-Sully; Amiya Smallwood, sr., Sigourney; Ella Grieder, sr., Belle Plaine; Kaylia Shipman, fr., North Mahaska; Cloe Snook, jr., Montezuma; Ella Read, sr., Iowa Valley.

Utility — Brianna Freerksen, so., Colfax-Mingo; Raegan Molyneux, jr., HLV; Kayla Readshaw, jr., North Mahaska; Sydnee Burgess, fr., Montezuma.

Honorable Mention

Morgan Jones, sr., Lynnville-Sully; Kate Harthoorn, so., Lynnville-Sully; Olivia Rausch, so., Colfax-Mingo; Dakota Allen, fr., Colfax-Mingo; Dani Aller, jr., Sigourney; Ella Bruns, 8th, Sigourney; Raelene Hawkins, so., HLV; Erilea Kupka, 8th, HLV; Dakota Pedersen, sr., Iowa Valley; Skyler Hoyt, fr., Iowa Valley; Ellen Cook, jr., Montezuma; Kamryn Schmidt, fr., Montezuma; Jeryn Kalinay, sr., BGM; Emy Minnaert, 8th, BGM; Ava Gehrking, fr., English Valleys; Anna Luers, 8th, English Valleys; Addison Purkeypile, so., Keota; Kennedy Jackson, so., Keota; Ava Grieder, fr., Belle Plaine; Elle Hosek, so., Belle Plaine.

Golden Awards

Hailey Dietze, so., Iowa Valley; Cara Minnaert, jr., BGM; Leah Urfer, fr., Montezuma; Ema Roberts, jr., HLV.