(Audubon, IA) — For the first time in school history, the Audubon Wheelers will take the field at the Iowa High School state softball tournament as they battle the West Monona Spartans with a 3:00 pm first pitch Tuesday, coverage on 96.5 FM KSOM.
The Wheelers will rely on strong pitching and timely hitting to make their run in Ft. Dodge. Senior Maddie Nielsen is hitting .365, 3, 17 and believes Audubon is ready for the challenge to play tough competition at state and believes they need to take it one step at a time
Audubon Senior Alexis Obermeier was key contributor in the circle with a 12-2 record and 1.18 ERA in 16 games. She believes Audubon will need to subscribe to the KISS theory
The Wheelers beat MVAO-COU in the Regional Finals 1-0 on a walk-off RBI hit from Freshman Taryn Petersen who hopes for more dramatics at state
The biggest key for Audubon going far at state will be the pitching of Freshman Riley Miller (15-2, 1.22 ERA, 237 strikeouts) and she says she has been waiting for this moment all her life
West Monona will present a tough challenge in the first round — the Spartans have three tough power hitters at the top of their line-up: Senior Kacy Miller (.527, 7 HR, 41 RBI), Freshman Neveah Healy (.255, 5, 31) and Senior Abby Hiatt (.344, 6, 50). Hiatt is the Spartans top pitcher with a 15-4 record and 1.15 ERA. Audubon Head Coach Andrea Schwery believes the Wheelers have faced tough competition this season so they’ll be ready
Audubon (27-4) v. West Monona (33-7), First pitch at 3:00 pm, coverage on 96.5 FM KSOM.
