All-Missourian Softball Team

Co-player of the year Jessica Menz, senior, Notre Dame

Season statistics: .516 avg., 3 HRs, 44 RBIs, 16 doubles, 30 runs, .800 slg., 13 SBs

Plans for next year: Play softball at Three Rivers Community College and study conservation

Age you started playing softball: 6

Most memorable game this season: The sectional game because I'll never forget the sadness

Most inspiring person in your life: Great-grandpa Hahn

I wish I could ...: Somehow be in shape without having to run

Three things you'd want with you if you were stuck on a desert island: My best friend, a way to get food, a rosary

If you were in the Miss America competition, what would be your platform: Pro-life movement

Worst part about practice: I love practice

Best pitcher you faced this season: Festus' Mollie Carter

Favorite movie: "Gladiator"

If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: "Just Me"

Something you hate to do: Be home alone because I love company

Favorite subject in school: Advanced biology

Photo by LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Co-player of the year Summer Burger, senior, Notre Dame

Season statistics: .478 avg., 3 HRs, 44 RBIs, 22 doubles, 51 runs scored, .822 slg., 10 SBs

Plans for next year: Play softball at Southeast Missouri State and major in criminal law

Age you started playing softball: 5

Most memorable game this season: Against Hillsboro because we beat them by the 10-run rule and they were a ranked team in St. Louis

If you could trade places with anyone for a day, it would be: Carrie Underwood because she is beautiful and I would love to have a good signing voice like hers

Most inspiring person in your life: My grandma, Vera

I wish I could ...: Sit on a cloud

Three things you'd want with you if you were stuck on a desert island: Food, iPhone, a getaway boat

If you were in the Miss America competition, what would be your platform: Homeless and starvation throughout the world

Worst part about practice: it being so hot and not having water to drink

Best pitcher you faced this season: Festus' Mollie Carter

Favorite movie: "Up"

If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: "My Favorite Season: Summertime"

Something you hate to do: Cleaning my room because I let it get way too messy

Favorite subject in school: Weight training with coach Graviett

Photo by LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Kelcie Fahnestock, sophomore, Perryville

Season statistics: Batting -- .421 avg., 14 runs, 18 RBIs, 2 SBs; Pitching -- 4-2, 1.60 ERA, 30 K, 48 1/3 IP

Age you started playing softball: 5

Most memorable game this season: The game where I was pitching and I threw a pitch on the outside of the plate. My catcher and I didn't even wait for the ump to call it. We just ran in

If you could trade places with anyone for a day, it would be: An Olympic softball player to see what it's like to have played in a game with millions of fans watching

Most inspiring person in your life: My mom

I wish I could ...: Be on the cover of a sports magazine

Three things you'd want with you if you were stuck on a desert island: House, boat, food

If you were in the Miss America competition, what would be your platform: Animal abuse

Worst part about practice: Running at the end

Best pitcher you faced this season: Notre Dame's Nikki Peters

Favorite movie: "Country Strong"

If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: "The Wonderful Life of Me"

Something you hate to do: Wake up early every morning to go to school

Favorite subject in school: English

Photo by KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Katie Bond, senior, Notre Dame

Season statistics: Batting -- .375 avg., 5 HRs, 26 RBIs, 22 runs, .638 slg.; Pitching -- 24-2, 1.10 ERA, 116 Ks, 146 IP

Plans for next year: Attend Jefferson College to play softball and major in child development

Age you started playing softball: 5

Most memorable game this season: Against Hillsboro because they were undefeated until they played us

If you could trade places with anyone for a day, it would be: A movie star so I could be rich for a day

Most inspiring person in your life: My dad

I wish I could ...: Travel the world

Three things you'd want with you if you were stuck on a desert island: Cellphone, food, tanning lotion

If you were in the Miss America competition, what would be your platform: World peace

Worst part about practice: Leaving

Best pitcher you faced this season: De Soto's Courtney Krodinger

Favorite movie: "Bad Teacher"

If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: "Katie's Crazy Life"

Something you hate to do: Getting ready in the morning because I'm tired

Favorite subject in school: Child development

Photo by KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Brianne Sanders, senior, Notre Dame

Season statistics: .477 avg., 46 runs, 14 RBIs, .535 slg., 33 SBs

Plans for next year: Attend Murray State and play softball

Age you started playing softball: 6

Most memorable game this season: Against Hillsboro because they were undefeated until they played us

Most inspiring person in your life: My dad

I wish I could ...: Travel the world

Three things you'd want with you if you were stuck on a desert island: Channing Tatum, cellphone, lots of food

If you were in the Miss America competition, what would be your platform: World peace

Worst part about practice: Leaving

Best pitcher you faced this season: De Soto's Courtney Krodinger

Favorite movie: "The Notebook"

Something you hate to do: Driving because I'm terrified of getting in a wreck

Favorite subject in school: College composition

Photo by KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Savanna Ayers, senior, Notre Dame

Season statistics: .413 avg., 21 runs, 35 RBIs, 13 doubles, .554 slg.

Plans for next year: Attend Three Rivers Community College and play softball

Age you started playing softball: 7

Most memorable game this season: Against Hillsboro because they were undefeated

If you could trade places with anyone for a day, it would be: David Freese because he is the coolest person in the world

Most inspiring person in your life: Ray Reinagel and Jeff Graviett

I wish I could ...: Fly

Three things you'd want with you if you were stuck on a desert island: Cellphone, Lauren Reinagel, food

If you were in the Miss America competition, what would be your platform: World peace

Worst part about practice: Leaving

Best pitcher you faced this season: De Soto's Courtney Krodinger

Favorite movie: "Sixteen Candles"

If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: "The Story of the Coolest Person Ever: Savanna Ayers"

Something you hate to do: Waking up early because I'm not a morning person

Favorite subject in school: Physical education

Photo by KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Alexis Spriggs, junior, Scott City

Season statistics: Batting -- .347 avg., 2 HRs, 28 RBIs, 28 runs, .520 slg.; Pitching -- 6-6, 3.35 ERA, 59 Ks, 71 IP

Age you started playing softball: 6

Most memorable game this season: Against Chaffee because I hit my first home run and it was a grand slam

If you could trade places with anyone for a day, it would be: Coach Pobst so I can run practices

Most inspiring person in your life: My parents

I wish I could ...: Read minds

Three things you'd want with you if you were stuck on a desert island: My parents, my phone, food

If you were in the Miss America competition, what would be your platform: Balancing academics and sports

Worst part about practice: Running hills

Best pitcher you faced this season: St. Pius' Holly Magre

Favorite movie: "The Notebook"

If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: "Looking at Life One Pitch at a Time"

Something you hate to do: Getting up early

Favorite subject in school: Math

Photo by KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Kadie Orenstein, sophomore, Central

Season statistics: Batting -- .467 avg., 28 RBIs, 25 runs, 9 SBs, .600 slg.; Pitching -- 12-12, 2.84 ERA, 78 Ks, 146 IP

Age you started playing softball: 8

Most memorable game this season: Beating Jackson at their place because the Indians are a huge rival

and we were all pumped to get that win

If you could trade places with anyone for a day, it would be: Cat Osterman because she has awesome

speed, movement and accuracy as a pitcher

Most inspiring person in your life: My parents

I wish I could ...: Be a millionaire for a day

Three things you'd want with you if you were stuck on a desert island: My lucky softball, iPod, Smoothie King

If you were in the Miss America competition, what would be your platform: Conquering childhood hunger

Worst part about practice: When it's over

Best pitcher you faced this season: Hillsboro's Alicia Litviak

Favorite movie: "Soul Surfer"

If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: "Determination: That's How I Roll"

Something you hate to do: Emptying the dishwasher

Favorite subject in school: Math

Photo by KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Mollie Crader, junior, Jackson

Season statistics: .433 avg., 3 HRs, 24 RBIs, 25 runs, 7 doubles, .633 slg., 5 SBs

Age you started playing softball: 5

Most memorable game this season: Last game of the season when three of my teammates hit home runs

If you could trade places with anyone for a day, it would be: Sarah Palin because she's smart and scrappy

Most inspiring person in your life: My dad and oldest brother, Luke

I wish I could ...: Fly

Three things you'd want with you if you were stuck on a desert island: Food, my dog, my Nook

If you were in the Miss America competition, what would be your platform: The First and Second Amendments

Worst part about practice: The end

Best pitcher you faced this season: Hillsboro's Alicia Litviak

Favorite movie: "A Walk to Remember"

If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: "Cause I Said So"

Something you hate to do: Clean my room or car because it will soon be dirty again

Favorite subject in school: Human anatomy

Photo by KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Sydney Vinyard, junior, Kelly

Season statistics: .365 avg., 11 RBIs, 14 runs, 7 doubles

Age you started playing softball: 10

Most memorable game this season: Against Notre Dame when it was 10-6 because we may have lost, but our team came together and challenged them

If you could trade places with anyone for a day, it would be: Natasha Watley because I want to know how it feels to play third base for the U.S. team

Most inspiring person in your life: My sister, Hannah

I wish I could ...: Cure cancer

Three things you'd want with you if you were stuck on a desert island: An oasis, a Panera Bread, my family

If you were in the Miss America competition, what would be your platform: Breast cancer

Worst part about practice: Running

Best pitcher you faced this season: Scott City's Alexis Spriggs

Favorite movie: "The Breakfast Club"

If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: "The Chronicles of Sydney"

Something you hate to do: Planning because I love to be spontaneous

Favorite subject in school: English

Photo by KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Morgan Baer, senior, Perryville

Season statics: .481 avg., 1 HR, 26 RBIs, 2 triples, 16 SBs

Plans for next year: Attend the University of Evansville to play softball and study physical therapy

Age you started playing softball: 5

Most memorable game this season: Against Fredericktown because I stole three bases to win the game

If you could trade places with anyone for a day, it would be: Nicki Minaj because she's cool

Most inspiring person in your life: Papa Baer

I wish I could ...: Read minds

Three things you'd want with you if you were stuck on a desert island: Pickles, cellphone, someone to talk to

Worst part about practice: The heat

Best pitcher you faced this season: De Soto's Courtney Krodinger

Favorite movie: "Tangled"

If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: "Morgan Baer!"

Something you hate to do: Getting up early

Photo by LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Adrienne Eichhorn, junior, Chaffee

Season statistics: .457 avg., 2 HRs, 14 RBIs, 31 runs, .716 slg., 14 SBs

Age you started playing softball: 5

Most memorable game this season: The Perryville tournament when I hit a home run

If you could trade places with anyone for a day, it would be: Channing Tatum's girlfriend

Most inspiring person in your life: My sister

I wish I could ...: Help find the cure for cancer

Three things you'd want with you if you were stuck on a desert island: Macaroni and cheese, soda, Kaitlyn Miller

If you were in the Miss America competition, what would be your platform: Anti-abortion

Worst part about practice: Warmups

Best pitcher you faced this season: Naylor's Ericka Engelman

Favorite movie: "My Sister's Keeper"

If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: "The Real Me"

Something you hate to do: Public speaking because it makes me nervous

Favorite subject in school: Math

Photo by LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Summer Burger, senior, Notre Dame

Jessica Menz, senior, Notre Dame

Kelcie Fahnestock - Perryville High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Savanna Ayers - Notre Dame High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Katie Bond - Notre Dame High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Kelcie Fahnestock - Perryville High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Austin Atchley - Scott City High School - All-Missourian Football, and Alexis Spriggs - Scott City High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Alexis Spriggs - Scott City High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Kadie Orenstein - Cape Central High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Mollie Crader - Jackson High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Alexis Spriggs - Scott City High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Sydney Vinyard - Kelly High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Sydney Vinyard - Kelly High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Kelcie Fahnestock - Perryville High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Kadie Orenstein - Cape Central High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Sydney Vinyard - Kelly High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Alexis Spriggs - Scott City High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Brianne Sanders - Notre Dame High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Sydney Vinyard - Kelly High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Kadie Orenstein - Cape Central High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Katie Bond - Notre Dame High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Austin Atchley - Scott City High School - All-Missourian Football, and Alexis Spriggs - Scott City High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Brianne Sanders - Notre Dame High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Mollie Crader - Jackson High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Katie Bond - Notre Dame High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Brianne Sanders - Notre Dame High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Savanna Ayers - Notre Dame High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Kadie Orenstein - Cape Central High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Katie Bond - Notre Dame High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Brianne Sanders - Notre Dame High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Savanna Ayers - Notre Dame High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Mollie Crader - Jackson High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Katie Bond - Notre Dame High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Kelcie Fahnestock - Perryville High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Mollie Crader - Jackson High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Kelcie Fahnestock - Perryville High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Sydney Vinyard - Kelly High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Kadie Orenstein - Cape Central High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Mollie Crader - Jackson High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Savanna Ayers - Notre Dame High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Alexis Spriggs - Scott City High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Savanna Ayers - Notre Dame High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Kelcie Fahnestock - Perryville High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Sydney Vinyard - Kelly High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Austin Atchley - Scott City High School - All-Missourian Football, and Alexis Spriggs - Scott City High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Kadie Orenstein - Cape Central High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Alexis Spriggs - Scott City High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Kelcie Fahnestock - Perryville High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Brianne Sanders - Notre Dame High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Kelcie Fahnestock - Perryville High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Sydney Vinyard - Kelly High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Kadie Orenstein - Cape Central High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Mollie Crader - Jackson High School - All-Missourian Softball (Kristin Eberts)

Adrienne Eichhorn - Chaffee High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Jessica Menz - Notre Dame Regional High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Adrienne Eichhorn - Chaffee High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Jessica Menz - Notre Dame Regional High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Summer Burger - Notre Dame Regional High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Jessica Menz - Notre Dame Regional High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Summer Burger - Notre Dame Regional High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Morgan Baer - Perryville High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Summer Burger - Notre Dame Regional High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Jessica Menz - Notre Dame Regional High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Morgan Baer - Perryville High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Morgan Baer - Perryville High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Jessica Menz - Notre Dame Regional High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Adrienne Eichhorn - Chaffee High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Summer Burger - Notre Dame Regional High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Morgan Baer - Perryville High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Summer Burger - Notre Dame Regional High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Summer Burger - Notre Dame Regional High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Adrienne Eichhorn - Chaffee High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Jessica Menz - Notre Dame Regional High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Adrienne Eichhorn - Chaffee High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Summer Burger - Notre Dame Regional High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Morgan Baer - Perryville High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Jessica Menz - Notre Dame Regional High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Jessica Menz - Notre Dame Regional High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Summer Burger - Notre Dame Regional High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Jessica Menz - Notre Dame Regional High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Summer Burger - Notre Dame Regional High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)

Summer Burger - Notre Dame Regional High School - All-Missourian softball (Laura Simon)