By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor, Tipton Conservative
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| Wilton celebrates reaching the 2018 state tournament. |
WILTON — The Wilton softball team begins their state tournament run this week in Fort Dodge. The Beavers will be making their first state tournament appearance since the 2009 season and fourth overall. Louisa-Muscatine is making their first trip to the state tournament this season.
Wilton played Louisa-Muscatine earlier this season with the Falcons winning 5-3. Louisa-Muscatine scored all five of their runs in the bottom of the fifth inning in the game while Wilton scored all three of their runs in the top of the sixth inning. Chloe Wells took the loss for Wilton and Isabelle True was the winning pitcher for the Falcons. True struck out eight Wilton batters.
Wilton had five hits in that game with Wells leading, going 2-for-2 with a run Emily Coss had a hit and RBI while Payton Ganzer and Alexis Walker each had hits. Kali Milder had a RBI in the game. For the Falcons, three players had multi hit games. Kylee Sanders, Katie Koppe and Mallory Hohenadel each had two of the eight Louisa-Muscatine hits. Koppe drove in two of the five runs.
The Falcons and Beavers have played at least once in each of the past five seasons. All but one of those years were at weekend softball tournaments. The Falcons have won the last three meetings spanning the last two years and four of the last five. Wilton won both meetings in 2015 and their only game in 2014 at the Muscatine tournament.
The Falcons have the most wins among the eight class 2A teams. They are the only team with 30 or more wins. The Falcons and Alta-Aurelia are making their first state trips in school history.
Half of the 2A field comes from two conferences. Wilton and Iowa City Regina are from the River Valley Conference. The Regals were runners-up in the South Division while Wilton was fourth. Des Moines Christian were runners-up in the West Central conference and Earlham was fourth in the same conference.
There are only two conference champions among the eight teams. Central Springs was the champion of the Top of Iowa Conference and Alta-Aurelia was the champion of the Twin Lakes conference. Logan-Magnolia placed third in the Western Iowa Conference.
The Falcons reached state by beating a pair of fellow Southeast Iowa Super Conference members - Danville and Wapello - and then beating #13 East Marshall in the Regional Final. Wilton advanced to state by beating RVC North foe Cascade at home, #14 Jesup on the road in the Regional semifinal, and RVC North foe Bellevue 10-0 in five innings, in the Regional Final game.
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| 2018 state qualifiers - Wilton Beavers. |
Two current L+M pitchers have pitched against the Beavers in their careers. Isabelle True is 2-0 in three starts having pitched in 16 2/3 innings. She has given up 11 runs in those games, eight of which were earned. She has struck out 16 batters and walked nine in that time. Hailey Sanders also has pitched and is 1-1 in two starts. Sanders has nine strikeouts against two walks in eight innings pitched.
L+M has three good pitchers. Ace True is 17-3 in 120 1/3 innings with a 1.40 ERA. Sisters Kylee and Hailey Sanders also are good. Kylee Sanders is 9-1 in 10 starts and 57 innings with a 1.23 ERA. Hailey Sanders is 8-2 in eight starts and 12 appearances after pitching in 58 2/3 innings. She has an ERA of 1.07. As a staff, the trio have struck out 355 batters and walked only 79. Opposing batters have a batting average of .146.
Kylee Sanders is the leading hitter for the Falcons with 70 hits, 21 RBI’s and a .515 batting average. Katie Koppe and Katie Hearn are next with 53 and 47 hits respectively. Koppe has a team high 36 RBI’s.
The winner of the game between the Falcons and Beavers will play in the 2A state semifinals on Wednesday, July 18 at 3:00 p.m.
Louisa-Muscatine Falcons:
Final 2A Ranking — #3
How they got to state: Beat Danville (9-18) 12-0 in Regional quarterfinal; beat Wapello (23-9) 10-3 in Regional Semifinal; Beat #13 East Marshall (26-7) 3-0 in Regional Final Game.
Five-Year Overall Record — 2018 - 35-6; 2017 - 27-6; 2016 - 26-11; 2015 - 16-15; 2014 - 10-21.
Five-Year SEISC Record — 2018 - 16-0; 2017 - 14-0; 2016 - 12-3; 2015 - 12-4; 2014 - 8-10.
Team Batting Average: .411 in SEISC play; .372 overall.
Team Hits: 172 in SEISC Play; 398 overall.
RBI’s: 124 in SEISC Play; 249 overall.
Leading Hitters: 1. Kylee Sanders .515; 2. Katie Koppe .434; 3. Katie Hearn .370; 4. McKenna Hohenadel .389; 5. Isabelle True .340.
Leading RBI Leaders: 1. Katie Koppe 36; 2. Hailey Sanders 32; 3. Isabelle True 31; 4. Mallory Hohenadel 25; 5. Brynn Jeambey 24.
Leading On-Base Percentage: 1. Kylee Sanders .588; 2. Isabelle True .585; 3. Katie Koppe .478; 4. Hailey Sanders .451; 5. Maddie Mashek .440.
Last Meetings (8): Each team has won four games against the other in their last eight games.
Wilton Beavers:
Final 2A Ranking — none
How they got to state: Beat Cascade (13-19) 2-0 in Regional quarterfinal; beat Jesup (27-11) 9-5 in Regional Semifinal; Beat Bellevue (16-15) 10-0 in 5 innings in Regional Final Game.
Five-Year Overall Record — 2018 - 25-15; 2017 - 20-18; 2016 - 17-18; 2015 - 19-22; 2014 - 19-18.
Five-Year RVC Record — 2018 - 12-6; 2017 - 12-6; 2016 - 7-11; 2015 - 7-11; 2014 - 7-9.
Team Batting Average: .360 in RVC play; .366 overall.
Team Hits: 195 in RVC Play; 420 overall.
RBI’s: 118 in RVC Play; 236 overall.
Leading Hitters: 1. Chloe Wells .504; 2. Kortney Drake .471; 3. Karlie Schult .352; 4. Taylor Garvin .345; 5. Peyton Souhrada .337.
Leading RBI Leaders: 1. Chloe Wells 60; 2. Taylor Garvin 28; 3. Kortney Drake 26; 4. Payton Ganzer 22. 5. 3 with 20 each - Karlie Schult, Peyton Souhrada and Kali Milder.
Leading On-Base Percentage: 1. Chloe Wells .572; 2. Kortney Drake .486; 3. Karlie Schult .445; 4. Taylor Garvin .414; 5. Peyton Souhrada .408.
Last Meetings (8): Each team has won four games against the other in their last eight games.
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