MHS - Softball / March 25, 2022 By Kasey McDowell
The Mulvane softball team has been hitting the practice field for a couple of weeks, getting those arms loose and getting ready for the upcoming season. They held their first Annual Alumni game this past Saturday with a great turnout from previous players, including Coach Charlie Mason and Coach Bill Nunn. It was a great team and community-building event with lots of fun, laughs, and a cookout afterward. Thank you to all who participated and donated their time to help this first scrimmage a successful event.
The Wildcats are looking forward to this season as they are returning 8 starters from last season, 4 of them were all-league players from last year, including team-leading batter sophomore Madison Phipps who finished with a .409 average, 27 hits, and 11 RBIs. Also returning is all-state sophomore India Downs who finished with a .375 average, 21 hits, and 12 RBIs last year. All-league Junior Emma Kendrick will be back in the field this year, looking to help keep the defense solid as she finished last year with a .904 fielding average. All-League sophomore Addison Mackey will also be back to help solidify the defense as she finished last year with a .952 fielding average.
In the pitching circle, the cats are returning junior Jalen Lavers who faced 457 batters last season and had 77 strikeouts. Mackey also saw some time in the circle last year and faced 226 batters and had 15 strikeouts. Junior Peyton Baggett and freshman Regan Witt also saw some time in the pitching circle during the scrimmage last Saturday.
The Cats have 1 senior, 6 juniors, 6 sophomores, and 6 freshmen this season.
SENIORS
#7 Mukhamedzhanova, Dariya
JUNIORS
#3 Hively, Amber
#4 Kendrick, Emma
#5 Stevenson, Jadyn
#12 Lavers, Jalin
#22 Schanz, Kammie
#24 Baggett, Peyton
SOPHOMORES
#6 Jackson, Ivy
#9 Warner, Avrie
#11 Phipps, Madison
#13 Mackey, Addison
#14 Downs, India
#25 Grieve, Lexi
FRESHMAN
#1 Cooper, Courtliegh
#2 Ellis, Olivia
#8 Witt, Regan
#10 Warner, Makaylen
#17 Henderson, Holley
#20 Lazier, Reece
"We are bringing back 8 starters from last year's team and we are looking forward to building our success off their experience this year and years to come," said Coach Jesse Kollmeyer.
The JV team will have their first games on March 28th at Kingman and the varsity will start on March 29 vs Kingman at home starting at 4:30 PM.
