Kee softball team has 2-0 lead give way in late innings to have 2022 campaign ended with 6-2 loss at 15th-rated Central City
End of softball season also brings outstanding high school athletic careers to a close ... The Kee softball senior pair of Haley Meyer (photo above) and Reagan Mudderman (photo below) teamed up to score the Hawks’ only two runs in their 6-2 loss at 15th-rated Central City in the quarterfinal round of Class 1A Regional Tournament play Wednesday, July 6. The lone two seniors on this season’s squad managed back-to-back singles in the third inning before both were driven in by a double from junior catcher Alison Wagner, giving the Hawks a 2-0 lead that would stand until the bottom of the fifth inning. The loss not only brings a close to the Kee softball season, but also brings to an end the outstanding high school athletic careers for the senior pair, who made significant contributions to all four sports they participated in during their high school careers and left record-setting marks in their respective specialty sports they are each going to continue with in college, Meyer in running and Mudderman in basketball. View and find out how to purchase these photos and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
Reagan Mudderman ... Standard photo.
The Kee softball team had its 2022 season brought to a close at the home of 15th-rated Central City Wednesday, July 6 in the quarterfinal round of Class 1A regional tournament play, but not without giving the highly-regarded Wildcats a strong battle that opened up a bit in the later innings. Playing Central City to an even hitting effort of six safeties each, the Hawks took a 2-0 advantage they would hold until the fifth inning, when those Wildcats were able to string together most of their hits, along with two of their 3-1 advantage in walks, to pull away to a 6-2 Kee defeat.
The loss ends Kee’s softball campaign at a 17-15 season record that includes a 14-2 Upper Iowa Conference record that earned the Hawks a second consecutive sharing of the Upper Iowa Conference season championship. Central City’s victory advanced the Wildcats to the regional semifinals, where they also defeated Calamus-Wheatland, 5-3, Friday, July 8 to advance on to the Region 7 championship game Monday, July 11 against North Linn.
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