Four Mustangs collect 3A all-state softball honors

The PCM softball team finalized its best season ever at the state tournament last week.

Four Mustangs were recognized for their efforts a few days later as junior Rylee Parsons and freshmen Libby Winters and Camden Webb were named to the Class 3A all-state first team by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association.

Senior Addison Steenhoek grabbed second-team recognition as well as an academic all-state honor.

It was the second all-state honor for both Parsons and Winters, who were third-team selections last summer.

All four Mustangs were part of the 3A Central District squad and head coach Shaun Hudnut was the district coach of the year for the second straight season after leading PCM back to the state tournament.

Joining Steenhoek, Winters, Webb and Parsons on the 3A Central District 16-player squad were West Marshall’s Jillian Karsjen and Lillian Fischer, Roland-Story’s Peyton Jeter and Greene County’s Becca Anderson.

Winters established herself as one of the top players in 3A after ranking seventh in the class with a .529 batting average. She also ranked tied for second with 15 doubles and tied for seventh with five triples.

Winters’ on-base percentage was .555 and she added 54 hits, 41 runs, 32 RBIs, 79 total bases and seven walks and she was 23-of-23 in stolen-base attempts.

As a pitcher, Winters was 4-1 with an earned run average of 2.07. She struck out 27 batters in 20 1/3 innings and committed zero errors in 33 chances.

Both Parsons and Webb did most of their damage in the circle.

Parsons was 13-2 with an ERA of 2.49 in 23 games and 20 starts. She struck out 57 batters in 84 1/3 innings, opponents batted .259 against her and she walked only 14. Parsons had a fielding percentage of .913.

Webb was 9-3, and she tied for third in 3A with three saves. Her ERA was 2.37 in 23 games and 10 starts and she struck out 103 batters in 85 2/3 innings.

Webb had a .969 fielding percentage and opponents batted .239 against her.

At the plate, Webb had an OBP of .435 and she finished with 14 runs, 16 RBIs, 28 total bases and a team-most 15 walks.

Steenhoek batted .398 and had an OBP of .472 in her final season. Her 13 doubles ranked tied for 10th in 3A and she totaled 37 hits, 19 runs, two homers, 18 RBIs, 56 total bases, seven walks and seven hit by pitches.

Her fielding percentage was .991. She committed two errors in 216 chances.