Class 2A State Championship
#1 Grand View Christian 7, #3 Wapsie Valley 6
The Thunder claimed their first ever state championship in their first ever state title game. The Warriors built a 4-0 lead but Sophie Bird hit her third HR of the state tournament in the bottom of the third inning and it was a grand slam to tie it at 4-4. Moments later, Harper Rosado scored the go ahead run on a wild pitch to make it 5-4 Thunder. Grand View added a RBI grounder from Livy Van Der Sluis in the 4th and a RBI double from Maiah Murphy in the 6th to build a 7-4 lead. They would need those runs because the Warriors Maddie Ladeburg hit a 2 run HR in the top of the 7th but it was not enough lightning to beat the Thunder.
Class 2A All Tournament Team
Captain — Sophie Bird, Grand View Christian
Harper Rosado, Grand View Christian
Chloe Cox, Grand View Christian
Livy Van De Sluis, Grand View Christian
Sawyer Buhr, Wapsie Valley
Lola Destival, Wapsie Valley
Taylor Buhr, Wapsie Valley
Cora Tesch, Ridge View
Lily Nibaur, Iowa City Regina
Harper Erwin, Iowa City Regina
Keegan Kleppe, Iowa City Regina
