CLASS 2-1A SOFTBALL CAPSULES
 

 
CEDAR VALE/DEXTER
 
Coach: KB Criss
 
Record: 27-2 (No. 1 seed)
 
Regional results: beat Belle Plaine, 16-1; beat West Elk, 12-1; beat Northeast-Arma, 11-1.
 
State tournament quarterfinal: vs. Central Heights (8: 20-7), 1 p.m. Monday at Trusler Sports Complex, Emporia
 
Key Players: Zoe Davidson, jr., P/SS; Gracie Webb, sr., SS/P; Bailey Hedgecock, sr., LF/3B; Jesyn Vogele, jr., OF; Eislee Boatman, jr., 2B; Madelyn Lampson, so., C/OF; Teagan Pingry, fr., IF/P; Jesyn Vogele, OF.
 
Worth noting: Spartans finished third at state last year, falling 1-0 in the semifinals to eventual state champion Oskaloosa. …. That came on the heels of the best state finish for the program, a runner-up showing in 2024 to McLouth, losing to McLouth 6-0 in that championship game. Trip to state is fifth overall since Cedar Vale and Dexter combined for sports. … Spartans were undefeated South Central Border League champions for both the regular season and tournament for the second straight year. … Spartans swept fellow 2-1A qualifier Uniontown and beat Central-Burden three times. … Davidson is 15-1 with a 1.03 ERA and 125 strikeouts, pushing her career strikeout total to 492 and career record to 55-4. … She’s also hitting .651 with 59 RBI. … Pingry has been a huge addition in the circle, going 12-1 with a 1.33 ERA and 92 strikeouts. … She’s hitting .545 with 47 RBI. … Webb is hitting .584 with 35 RBI and Lampson has 40 RBI and a .442 average. … Hedgecock has 38 RBI and Vogele 36 while both are hitting over .400 along with Boatman. … Spartans are 79-8 the past three seasons. … Only losses this year came to Conway Springs/Argonia.
 

 
CENTRAL HEIGHTS
 
Coach: Jayme Secrest
 
Record: 20-7 (No. 8 seed)
 
Regional results: beat Eureka, 7-2; beat Flinthills, 9-1; beat Remington, 12-2.
 
State tournament quarterfinal: vs. Cedar Vale/Dexter (1: 27-2), 1 p.m. Monday at Trusler Sports Complex, Emporia
 
Key Players: Aracely Crump, sr., P/SS; Lyla Hamblin, sr., C; Macy Cubit, sr., 2B; Lillea Clayton, fr., SS/P.
 
Worth noting: Heights has qualified for state for the fifth straight season, the past three with Secrest as head coach. … Vikings finished third at state in 2022 but has lost in the quarterfinals each of the past three seasons. … Trip to state is seventh overall. … Heights suffered four of its losses in Three Rivers League play, including two to fellow 2-1A qualifier Uniontown. … Crump has played all season with a torn meniscus but still has a 3.53 ERA and 174 strikeouts in 119 innings and also is hitting .492 with 17 RBI. … Hamblin is hitting .494 with 3 home runs, 31 RBI and 26 runs scored. … Clayton is hitting .486 with 24 RBI and 36 runs scored.
 

 
INMAN
 
Coach: Tina Broomfield
 
Record: 24-2 (No. 4 seed)
 
Regional results: beat Hutchinson Trinity, 19-3; beat Medicine Lodge, 7-1; beat Ashland/South Central, 11-0.
 
State tournament quarterfinal: vs. St. Mary’s Colgan (5: 24-3), 11 a.m. Monday at Trusler Sports Complex, Emporia
 
Key Players: Lyla Levin, jr., P; Taylor Froese, jr., 3B; Maddi Parsons, so., C; Ellie Thimmesch, jr., C/OF; Adi Alcala, sr., SS.
 
Worth noting: Inman finished as state runner-up a year ago, falling 8-1 to Oskaloosa in the state championship game to finish the season 24-2. … Trip to state is sixth for the Teutons and third straight after the program ended a 14-year tourney drought in 2024. … Teutons finished fourth at state in 2024 and also were runner-up in 2007. … Teutons went 16-0 in Heart of America League play to capture the league title. … Inman has outscored its opponents 328-40 this season. … Only losses have come to 3A qualifier Haven and Hesston, the latter a 3-2 loss in extra innings. … Levin is 14-2 with 162 strikeouts and also is hitting .414 with 2 home runs, 34 RBI and 40 runs scored. … Froese is hitting .526 and has 36 RBI and runs scored. … Thimmesch has 4 home runs and has driven in 41 while scoring 43 runs, hitting .373. … Parsons is hitting .462 with 26 RBI and 55 runs scored. … Alcala is hitting .485 with 29 runs scored and 21 RBI.
 

 
MISSION VALLEY
 
Coach: Logan Brammell
 
Record: 27-2 (No. 2 seed)
 
Regional results: beat St. Marys, 9-8; beat Jackson Heights, 8-4; beat Onaga, 7-3.
 
State tournament quarterfinal: vs. Rossville (7: 22-7), 11 a.m. Tuesday at Envista Softball Complex, Topeka
 
Key Players: Maddie Kraus, sr., P; Kailynn Jacobson, jr., CF/C; Annie Bryan, so., C/OF; Taylor Brammell, jr., SS.
 
Worth noting: Vikings returning to state for first time since capturing the Class 2-1A state championship in 2022, finishing that season 23-2. … Program also won state titles in 2003 and 2001. … Vikings shared Flint Hills League title with Osage City after two split their regular-season doubleheader and won all other league games. … Only other loss came in late-season split with 4A Hayden, which reached its regional championship game. … Vikings got big-time scare from St. Marys in regional quarterfinal where staff ace Kraus injured finger on her throwing hand. ... She came back two days later and pitched 10 innings in regional semifinals and championship and struck out 10 to get both wins. ... She is 18-0 this season with a 0.99 ERA and holds the school record for career strikeouts with 535. … She’s also hitting .484 with 6 home runs and 45 RBI. … Jacobson is hitting .430 with 29 RBI, 51 runs scored and 232 stolen bases. … Bryan is hitting .410 with 28 RBI and has caught eight runners stealing in 19 attempts against her. … Brammell is hitting .324 from the No. 9 spot in the line and has 19 RBI and 35 runs scored. … Five other starters are hitting .300 or better as Vikings are hitting .367 as a team. … Keagan Kraus and Treyanne Jacobson have combined to go 9-2 in the circle, easing the load on Maddie Kraus.
 

 
ROSSVILLE
 
Coach: John Nitsch
 
Record: 22-7 (No. 7 seed)
 
Regional results: beat Horton, 14-1; beat Sacred Heart, 10-0; beat Bennington, 11-4.
 
State tournament quarterfinal: vs. Mission Valley (2: 27-2), 11 a.m. Monday at Envista Softball Complex, Topeka
 
Key Players: Brooke Springer, sr., SS; Falyn Clurman, so., P; Kenna Perine, fr., OF; Nora Burdick, jr., OF; Shailee Hubbell, sr., U; Claire Whitmore, so., 2B.
 
Worth noting: Rossville returns to state for the first time since capturing the Class 3A state title in 2023. … Bulldawgs also were fourth in 2022. … Rossville also won a Class 2-1A state title in 2000. … Bulldawgs began season with sweep of 3A qualifier Jefferson West and also split with 3A qualifier and arch rival Silver Lake. … Bulldawgs finished runner-up in the Big East League to Silver Lake. … Bulldawgs are hitting .369 as a team. … Clurman got her 100th career strikeout this season. … Ady Henry has been a strong complement in the circle and is 10-3. … Perine leads team with .472 average and 7 home runs as well as hits and RBI. … Two losses came to 4A qualifier Santa Fe Trail.
 

 
ST. MARY’S COLGAN
 
Coach: Cassie Rhuems
 
Record: 24-3 (No. 5 seed)
 
Regional results: beat St. Paul, 15-0; beat Oxford, 8-1; beat Humboldt, 3-0.
 
State tournament quarterfinal: vs. Inman (4: 24-2), 11 a.m. Monday at Trusler Sports Complex, Emporia
 
Key Players: Bella Ascanio, jr., P; Callie Lundy, so., 3B; Drew Dayton, fr., CF; Kara Osborn, so., SS; Kylee Kretchmar, jr., C.
 
Worth noting: Trip to state is the third straight for the Panthers, who fell in the quarterfinals to 7-6 to Inman last year. … Trip is fifth in the past six seasons (COVID 2020 excluded). … Colgan won state titles in 2019 and 2021 around the COVID canceled season. … Rhuems in first season as head coach after spending last 18 years at CNC rival Frontenac where she posted a 317-89 record with five state titles including back-to-back Class 3A crowns the past two seasons. … Colgan was undefeated CNC League champion this year, beating 3A qualifiers Frontenac and Baxter Springs twice each. … Panthers roll into state on 10-game winning streak. … Only losses have come to Class 4A Fort Scott and out-of-state programs East Newton Granby (Mo.) and Bentonville (Ark.) in a five-day stretch after Panthers started the season 13-0. … Ascanio has a 0.97 ERA and has struck out a whopping 265 batters this season, going over 500 for her career. … She’s also hitting .474 with 9 home runs and 42 RBI. … Lundy is hitting .448 with 29 RBI, 37 runs scored and 38 stolen bases. …. Dayton has been impact freshman, hitting .506 with 32 runs scored and 19 stolen bases. … Osborn is hitting .387 with 36 runs scored and 27 stolen bases and Kretchman has 20 RBI and a .338 average. … Panthers have no seniors on the roster and start three freshmen in the outfield.
 

 
TMP-MARIAN
 
Coach: Melissa Schoepf
 
Record: 27-2 (No. 3 seed)
 
Regional results: beat Elkhart/Rolla, 15-0; beat Sylvan-Lucas, 6-0; beat Stanton County, 10-3.
 
State tournament quarterfinal: vs. Uniontown (6: 20-6), 3 p.m. Monday at Salina South
 
Key Players: Brynn Rebel, jr., P/SS; Brynn Schoepf, so., LF; Paige Koenigsman, so., C; Bria Windholz, jr., P/3B; Molly Helget, jr.; Addison Watson, sr.; Raegan Allen, jr.; Piper Simpson, so.; Hannah Rose, jr.; Adi Gottschalk, so., OF.
 
Worth noting: Monarchs making second trip to state in three years, also qualifying in 2024 when they lost in the quarterfinals to Inman. … TMP also qualified three straight years from 2016-18 with those trips in Class 3A and also ending in the quarterfinals. … Schoepf in 13th season as head coach and is seven wins from 200 in her career. … Monarchs split with 3A qualifier Haven and 5A Hays for only two losses on the season. … They also swept 3A qualifier Colby. … Rebel is hitting .685 and set single-season record for doubles with 22. … She also has a 1.61 ERA with 136 strikeouts as team ace. … Schoepf is hitting .505 while Koenigsman is hitting .479 with 13 doubles. … Schoepf also set a school record with 30 steals, including a record-tying 4 in one game. … She threw out three would-be base stealers in one game this year. … Windholz is hitting .422 with 31 RBI and has a 12-1 record with a 1.43 ERA. … Five other starters are also hitting over .300. … Monarchs set team record for hits in a season with 345.
 

 
UNIONTOWN
 
Coach: Willie Hathaway
 
Record: 20-6 (No. 6 seed)
 
Regional results: beat Marion, 17-0; beat Hillsboro, 10-0; beat Chase County, 13-3.
 
State tournament quarterfinal: vs. TMP-Marian (3: 27-2), 3 p.m. Monday at Salina South
 
Key Players: Kinsley Harris, fr., C; Aniston Kelly, so., SS; Kaelynn Hathaway, jr., P; Klara Stock, sr., 2B; McKenna Wolf, so., 3B; Jordi Wolf, jr., CF.
 
Worth noting: Uniontown returns to state for the first time since 2019 and only other state appearance for the program came in 2013. … Both previous trips ended with quarterfinal losses. … Hathaway is in sixth year as head coach after serving as an assistant from 2011-15 and then coaching baseball from 2016-20. … Eagles have two losses to fellow 2-1A qualifier Cedar Vale/Dexter and swept fellow 2-1A qualifier and Three Rivers League rival Central Heights. … Two other losses came to league foe Northeast-Arma. … Harris is hitting .500 as a freshman starter at catcher. … Mckenna Wolf is hitting .430 and Jordi Wolf is hitting .412. … Kaelynn Hathaway has a 1.83 ERA and has struck out 70 and walked just 3 this year. … She allowed no earned runs at regionals. … Stock is hitting .375 and Kelly is hitting .380. … Only two seniors in the program.