Mount Ayr softball wins 12 games
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By RYAN STONEBRAKER
MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Mount Ayr softball team won 12 ball games this summer and placed fourth in the Pride of Iowa Conference with a record of 8-5. The Raiderettes were coached by head coach Sarah Holmes
The Wayne Falcons won the Pride of Iowa Conference title outright with a 13-1 record. SE Warren was second at 12-2 and Martensdale-St. Mary’s was third with a record of 8-4. SE Warren beat Wayne to reach the state tournament. Martensdale-St. Mary’s will be leaving the conference with the start of the 2026-27 school year. The Blue Devils will join the West Central Activities Conference.
Emma Reynolds led Mount Ayr in hitting with 22 hits and a batting average of .373 and on-base percentage of .542. She also had a home run and eight RBI. Dannie Stewart had 21 hits and a .339 batting average. Five other Raiderettes had 10 or more hits. Keely Wasteney and Kensie Barnes each had 18 hits while Alba Friedrich had 14, Tatum Friedrich 13 and Payton Worthington 10 hits.
Pitching wise, Wasteney was the ace, starting 15 games. She pitched in 69 and one third innings. Wasteney had an ERA of 3.13 with 43 strikeouts. Barnes started four games and had an ERA of 4.12. Ryley Greenwell also had two appearances.
The Raiderettes wins were against East Union three times, Nodaway Valley twice, Lamoni, Lenox twice, Martensdale-St. Mary’s, Moravia, Bedford and SW Valley. Mount Ayr’s longest win streak was three games, and that happened twice this season.
Mount Ayr will graduate only senior Kensie Barnes. Barnes will play softball next year at SWICC in Creston. Next year, seniors will be Tatum Friedrich, Wasteney, Stewart and MaKel Jones. Add in juniors Kate Newton, Greenwell, Tarynn Dredge, Emma Reynolds, Claire Routh, Sophia West, Emily Knox and Talyn Greene, and the Raiderettes should be a force next summer.
Final 2026 Pride of Iowa Conference Standings
Team POI Overall
Wayne 13-1 20-8
SE Warren 12-2 23-6
MTSM 8-4 15-16
Mount Ayr 8-5 12-9
Nodaway Valley 6-7 14-14
East Union 4-10 10-17
Lenox 2-12 7-23
SW Valley 0-12 0-20
