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MHS - Softball / May 22, 2022 By Kasey McDowell
The Mulvane softball team's 2022 season came to a close in game 1 of the regional tournament as the Cats faced Rose Hill at Clearwater. The Cats struggled to get the bats rolling as they fell 0-8 to the Rockets.
Jalin Lavers pitched 6 innings for the Cats and faced 29 batters, giving up 6 runs on 9 hits, and finished with 4 strikeouts. Peyton Baggett pitched the last inning for the Cats, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits.
The Mulvane Wildcats collected 3 hits in the game. Addison Mackey and Madison Phipps both collected the only hits for the Cats. Addison Mackey went 2-for- 3 at the plate to lead the Cats in hits.
| Regional | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Hill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Mulvane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
The Cats finished the season with a 12-9 record (the best season for the Cats since they went 12-9 in the 2015 season) and were 3-5 in league play. The Cats finished in 3rd/4th place in the league standings, essentially tied with Rose Hill. The Cats were led by sophomore Addison Mackey in the batting category as she finished the season with a very impressive .561 average, 37 hits, 20 runs, and 23 RBIs. Sophomore Madison Phipps finished with a .469 average and 30 hits, 23 runs, and 18 RBIs. Freshman Regan Witt finished with a .404 average with 23 hits, 14 runs, and 14 RBIs. The Wildcats had 6 girls bat over .300 as well, India Downs, Jalin Lavers, Kiki Warner, Olivia Ellis, Avril Warner, and Jadyn Stevenson. The Wildcats as a team finished with an average of .372, 217 hits, 146 runs scored, 123 RBIs, and 5 home runs.
Junior Jalin Lavers finished the season with 8 wins, pitching 84.67 innings, facing 383 batters, giving up 50 runs (39 earned), 94 hits, 113 strikeouts, and finished with a 3.22 ERA. Junior Peyton Baggett finished the season with 4 wins, pitching 48 innings, facing 255 batters, giving up 58 runs (41 earned), 91 hits, 22 strikeouts, and finished with a 5.98 ERA. The Wildcats as a team finished with 12 wins, 666 batters faced, 118 runs (90 earned), 198 hits, 136 strikeouts, and a 4.63 ERA.
The complete season stats can be found here. The JV squad had a nice season as well with 14 games played and an 11-3 record.
"Very proud of what this group of girls accomplished this year," said Coach Jesse Kollmeyer. "Obviously, the season did not end how we wanted it to. We talk about the process of being competitive and how success just doesnt come together overnight. The girls showed this year that they can compete with anyone and we saw as a coaching staff the confidence on the field grow throughout the season. The talk we had after the last game was setting the bar for expectations. They've proven from time to time that they can compete with the best. We improved from a 4-17 record a year ago to 12-9 this year. We will return everyone from this year's team for next year which will make it very competitive for starting positions."
