Kee softball team gets 2018 season off to undefeated start with four wins
First-time freshman fireworks ... Kee softball freshman designated hitter Macy Manning gets swarmed in celebration by her teammates after blasting a two-run homerun in the Hawks’ 14-10 season-opening win at home over Decorah Tuesday, May 22. Manning lived up to her designated hitter label in the contest, knocking out three hits in four at-bats that included this homerun, a double and a single to drive in four runs and score four more of her own. Photo by Macie Hill. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.
The Kee softball team got its 2018 season off to an undefeated start, sweeping four non-conference teams in a combination of home and away games. The Lady Hawks started the week with a pair of home sweeps against larger teams from the Northeast Iowa Conference, outlasting Decorah Tuesday, May 22 by a 14-10 count before shutting out Waukon, 10-0 in six innings, Friday, May 25. The Kee diamond dwellers then participated in the Jesup Tournament Saturday, May 26, adding two more wins to their opening week success over a pair of top-15 rated teams by scores of 3-2 over Class 2A 14th-rated North Linn and 7-3 over the Class 2A ninth-rated host school, Jesup.
The Lady Hawks are next scheduled to open their Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) season by hosting South Winneshiek in a doubleheader Wednesday, May 30 before playing in the North Fayette Valley Tournament Friday and Saturday, June 1-2. During a busy following week, Kee will play another UIC doubleheader at Postville Monday, June 4 before hosting Crestwood Tuesday, June 5 and Clayton Ridge for a doubleheader Wednesday, June 6 and then playing at Class 1A second-rated Clarksville Friday, June 8.
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