Elliott Utterback was a key returner in a year with new faces for Van-Far softball.
Utterback was named second team all-conference in the Eastern Missouri Conference and first team all-district …
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Elliott Utterback was a key returner in a year with new faces for Van-Far softball.
Utterback was named second team all-conference in the Eastern Missouri Conference and first team all-district in Class 1 District 4. Van-Far’s second team all-district players included Adyson Barnett, Mylee Keller, Bryanna Stanich, Carly Hunn and Kylee Gibson.
Utterback was also voted as the team’s varsity offensive player of the year after slashing .386/.419/.457 with 27 hits and 16 RBIs. She also earned academic all-conference honors along with Keller, Stanich, Trinity Skwirtz, Kenya Jones, Taelyn Ward and Kylie Dameron for having a 3.5 GPA, a varsity letter and not being a freshman.
Barnett was voted as the varsity player of the year and pitcher of the year as a freshman. She hit .250 with a .446 on-base percentage, 12 hits and three RBIs while pitching to a 3.23 ERA with 59 strikeouts in 84⅓ innings.
Keller finished with a .306 batting average, .424 on-base percentage, 15 hits and nine RBIs.
Stanich hit .314 and had a .417 on-base percentage, 16 hits and 10 RBIs.
Hunn was also voted as the varsity defensive player of the year. She hit .273 with a .333 on-base percentage, 12 hits and six RBIs.
Gibson earned the Indian Heart Award after not missing a practice, showing up to all optional practices and giving 100 percent effort. She hit .303 with a .352 on-base percentage, 20 hits and six RBIs as a freshman.
Junior varsity awarded included Dameron as the offensive player of the year, Ward as the pitcher of the year and Adrianna Craven as the defensive player of the year.
