Paris had never been to a softball Final Four this season until this year.

The fourth-place Lady Coyotes finished with a 23-8 record and had three named to the Class 1 all-state team. Kennedy Ashenfelter was named a first team all-state pitcher and a member of the all-tournament team, Reese Sutton made the all-state team for the second straight year with a first team infielder nod, and Sophia Crusha was named a second team all-state outfielder. Ashenfelter also earned first team Lewis and Clark Conference, all-district and all-region; Sutton was first team all-conference, all-district and all-region; Crusha was first team all-conference, all-district and all-region; Emma Ashenfelter was second team all-conference, first team all-district catcher, and first team all-region; Ava Crain was third team all-conference and second team all-district utility; Knightlee Mitten was third team all-conference and second team all-district outfield; and Sylvee Graupman was second team all-district infield.

Kennedy Ashenfelter pitched most of the innings with 110 and had a 0.89 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 35 walks and a team-best .205 batting average against, 114 strikeouts and 12-6 record. At the plate, she was just as formidable with a team best .500 batting average, .550 on-base, 39 RBI and 17 doubles, and a ..698 slugging percentage and 27 runs. She had a .917 fielding percentage.

Sutton had all seven Paris home runs this season along with a .475 average, .500 on-base and .911 slugging, matched Ashenfelter with a team-high 39 RBI and 17 doubles, led with three triples and had 28 runs and a .926 fielding percentage. As a pitcher, Sutton had a 2.13 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, a .225 batting average against, 54 strikeouts and 11 walks in 46 innings.

Crusha finished with a .462 average, .519 on-base, .602 slugging, 18 RBI, seven doubles and team-best with 21 stolen bases, 32 runs and three triples. She owned a ..973 fielding percentage.

Emma Ashenfelter had the best fielding percentage as the team’s catcher with a .986 fielding percentage. At the plate, she owned a slash line of .457/.500/.562, 28 RBI, 29 runs, 17 stolen bases, and nine doubles.

Crain had a team-best 0.66 ERA and 1.03 WHIP in 32 innings pitched along with a .210 batting average against, 39 strikeouts and seven walks. At the plate, she had a slash line of .317/.438/.400, 12 runs, 11 RBI and three doubles.

Mitten had a .247 average and came through in clutch situations with 27 RBI, 22 runs and 13 stolen bases.

Graupman had a .245 average and .408 on-base, 28 runs, 14 stolen bases, eight RBI and a team-high 14 walks as the leadoff hitter.