Winamac’s Combs named Hoosier North MVP

All-conference team includes 13 area players, including 5 Lady Warriors

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Hoosier North MVP Corrin Combs

Softball

Winamac senior catcher Corrin Combs was voted Hoosier North Most Valuable Player in voting done by the conference’s coaches and released to the media Wednesday.

One of five players from conference champion Winamac chosen for the first team, Combs was joined by Makayla Werner, Brooke Rausch, Grace Roth and Adrianna Hall.

In addition, Brody Goodman earned honorable mention status.

Pioneer’s Lois Layer, Addison Kennell and Ava Beasy made the first team with Averi Layer earning honorable mention.

Culver players making the first team included Aiden Molebash and Gracie Milam. Abigayle Zehner and Brooke Davis made honorable mention.

Argos’ Ivy Stackhouse and Ava Stackhouse also made the first team.

Junior catcher Kylee Logan was the only Caston player to be recognized. She made the first team.

Winamac

Corrin Combs Makayla Werner Grace Roth

Combs hit .500 with five homers and 27 RBIs with a 1.276 OPS.

Werner, a junior center fielder, hit .326 with one homer and 14 RBIs and an .819 OPS.

Rausch, a junior, went 11-6 with a 4.37 ERA. She walked only 21 and struck out 92 in 91 ⅓ innings. She also hit .284 at the plate with 18 RBIs.

Roth, a freshman second baseman, hit .414 with one homer and 12 RBIs and a 1.003 OPS.

Hall, a sophomore outfielder-pitcher, went 8-1 with a 2.97 ERA and 21 walks and 133 strikeouts in 77 ⅔ innings. She also hit .299 with one homer and 14 RBIs at the plate.

Goodman, a junior first baseman-second baseman, hit .298 with three homers and 23 RBIs.

Pioneer

Lois Layer Addison Kennell Ava Beasy

Lois Layer, a sophomore, went 14-5 with a 1.26 ERA in the circle. In 22 appearances – 17 starts and five relief appearances – covering 122 innings, she yielded 102 hits and 22 earned runs while walking 33 and striking out 132. She also had two saves.

At the plate, she hit .538 with 29 RBIs. Of her 57 hits, 25 were doubles, and she had a 1.363 OPS. She also stole a team-high 19 bases in 20 attempts.

Kennell, a sophomore first baseman-catcher, hit .421 with two homers and a team-high 35 RBIs and a 1.132 OPS.

Beasy, a junior first baseman-catcher, hit .354 with 27 RBIs and a .928 OPS.

Averi Layer, a freshman shortstop, hit .455 with one homer and 17 RBIs and a 1.178 OPS.

Culver

Aiden Molebash Gracie Milam Abigayle Zehner

Molebash and Milam formed the all-sophomore battery for the Lady Cavaliers. 

Molebash, a pitcher, went 4-3 with a 2.76 ERA in 19 appearances covering 104 innings. She allowed 108 hits and 41 earned runs while walking 26 and fanning 144. She also hit .412 with a team high-tying 25 RBIs and a 1.071 OPS.

Milam, a catcher, hit .478 with two homers and 21 RBIs. Milam struck out only five times in 69 at-bats and had a 1.333 OPS.

Zehner, a junior center fielder, hit .474 with two homers and 25 RBIs and a 1.316 OPS. She also had a team-high 19 stolen bases.

Davis, a sophomore shortstop, hit .172 with six RBIs, and she also stole 16 bases.

Argos

Ivy Stackhouse, a sophomore, pitched in 19 of Argos’ 21 games, and she went 8-12 with a 3.76 ERA. In 104 ⅓ innings, she allowed 118 hits and 56 earned runs while walking 22 and striking out 170. She also hit .491 at the plate with a team-high 28 hits and a 1.275 OPS.

Ava Stackhouse, a senior catcher, hit .466 with two homers and 23 RBIs and a team-best 1.306 OPS. She also stole 20 bases.

Caston

Kylee Logan

Kylee Logan hit .324 with one homer and 14 RBIs and a .937 OPS. She had a .982 fielding percentage and committed only three errors.

Hoosier North final standings

WINAMAC 8-0, North Miami 7-1, PIONEER 6-2, CULVER 5-3, North Judson 4-4, ARGOS 3-5, CASTON 2-6, Triton 1-7, Oregon-Davis 0-8

First-team All-Hoosier North

CORRIN COMBS (WINAMAC), MAKAYLA WERNER (WINAMAC), BROOKE RAUSCH (WINAMAC), GRACE ROTH (WINAMAC), ADRIANNA HALL (WINAMAC), Jordyn Hackworth (North Miami), Ashley Sumpter-Music (North Miami), Zoey Sparks (North Miami), LOIS LAYER (PIONEER), ADDISON KENNELL (PIONEER), AVA BEASY (PIONEER), AIDEN MOLEBASH (CULVER), GRACIE MILAM (CULVER), Molly Madsen (North Judson), Kenya Cooper (North Judson), IVY STACKHOUSE (ARGOS), AVA STACKHOUSE (ARGOS), KYLEE LOGAN (CASTON), Alicia Gonzales (Triton)

Honorable mention

BRODY GOODMAN (WINAMAC), Aricyn Hunt (North Miami), Jlynn Piercy (North Miami), AVERI LAYER (PIONEER), ABIGAYLE ZEHNER (CULVER), BROOKE DAVIS (CULVER), Lorena Martinez (Oregon-Davis)

MVP – Corrin Combs (Winamac)