PCM trio adds postseason honors in 3A

Rylee Parsons shared time in the circle with a few teammates this season. That helped her stay fresh and healthy for the entire season and the end result was an all-state honor from the Iowa Girls Coaches Association.

Parsons was named to the third team in Class 3A and led a trio of Mustangs on the 3A Central District squad that was announced recently. She was joined on that team by a pair of teammates — senior Lark Drake and eighth-grader Libby Winters.

Drake also was named to the academic all-state team by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association and PCM head softball coach Shaun Hudnut was the district coach of the year after leading the Mustangs to a conference title and the first state berth in program history.

Parsons was the top pitcher on a state qualifying team. She made 23 starts, finished 16-2 and ranked fifth in 3A with an earned run average of 1.21.

The 16 wins ranked tied for ninth in 3A and the two saves were tied for sixth. She also ranked 11th with an opponents batting average against of .201.

In her 98 2/3 innings, Parsons struck out 101 batters and walked 27. Her fielding percent was .870.

Drake batted .356 and led the Mustangs with an on-base percentage of .467. She led PCM with 13 walks, ranked second on the squad with 27 runs and tied for second with 31 hits and five hit by pitches.

Her 44 total bases ranked third on the squad and she added three homers, four doubles, seven steals and 12 RBIs.

Drake made one error defensively and her .996 fielding percentage ranked 11th in 3A.

Winters led PCM with a .370 batting average and her 34 hits and 34 RBIs also were team highs. She finished with an OBP of .414 and added 22 runs, five doubles, two homers and seven walks.

Winters’ 47 total bases ranked second on the team and her 13 steals tied for the team lead. Her fielding percentage was .949.

West Marshall freshmen Aubree Greenwood and Jenna Randall and junior Jillian Karsjens also made the 3A Central District team. Greenwood was later named a first team all-stater and Karsjens made the second team.