M-A-C Lady Bulldog trio garner accolades

by John Heglie For the Leader
| June 9, 2022 12:00 AM

Three Mission-Arlee-Charlo Lady Bulldog softballers were honored with all-state recognition who played instrumental roles in the team's repeat runnerup finish in the State BC title that matched the highest finish in program history.

Junior shortstop Jerny Crawford led the team with 30 extra base hits that included ten home runs, generated team second-leading RBIs among the 40s while ripping off over two dozen bases with steals. This was the second all-state nod for the fleet of foot Crawford.

Joining the all-state entourage is sophomore hurler/infielder Izzy Evans, who led team RBI production by plating 50 runners while wielding the second most productive bat for extra base hits among the 20s that included nine mashed taters. From the mound, Evans averaged just under a strikeout per inning pitched.

Rounding out M-A-C all-stater recipients is junior outfielder Hayleigh Smith, team third leading bat for extra bases hits with a tally among the mid-teens that yielded multiple dozen RBIs along with swiping almost two dozen stolen bases.

All three Lady Bulldogs generated over fifty cumulative hits each over the course of the season that included beyond five dozen for extra bases while producing 130 RBIs for Lady Bulldog coffers, making for a formidable top half of the Lady Bulldog batting order.

Spr2022 Mission-Arlee-Charlo Lady Bulldogs (8-0, 27-6)

Spr2022mhsa jr.Jerny Crawford 59-117, (9)2B, (11)3B, (10)HR, 44RBI, .504avg, 69R, 15BB,2HB, 25SB

Spr2022mhsa so.Izzy Evans 57-107, (12)2B, (2)3B, (9)HR, 50RBI, .533avg, 45R,11BB,2HB, 12SB; (w-l:19-5)120IP:105K

Spr2022mhsa jr.Hayleigh Smith 55-110, (9)2B, (3)3B, (4)HR, 36RBI, .500avg, 63R, 9BB,3HB, 22SB

Accrued athletic accolade area acknowledgements:

Jerny Crawford (SB 2x a-s 2022-21; VB a-c 1st-tm 2021), Izzy Evans (SB a-s, 2x a-c: 1st-tm 2022, 2nd-tm 2021), Hayleigh Smith (SB a-s; GBB a-c 2nd-tm 2021-22; VB a-c 2nd-tm 2021), Rheid Crawford (SB 2nd-tm:2021)

2022 Western BC postseason softball honors - North sub-division

MISSION-ARLEE-CHARLO – (a-s): Jerny Crawford, Izzy Evans, Hayleigh Smith.

PLAINS-HOT SPRINGS – (a-s): Madison Elliott; (2nd-tm): Maddy Blood.

EUREKA – (1st-tm): Ellie Durden; (2nd-tm): Maura Miller.

THOMPSON FALLS – (2nd-tm): Cheyla Irvine, Sarah Koskela, Alivia McCormick.

2022 Western BC postseason softball honors - South sub-division

FLORENCE – (a-s): Kasidy Yeoman, Kylie Kovatch, Jaidyn Larson, Kolbi Wood; (2nd-tm): Rylee Yeoman.

ENNIS – (a-s): Payton Mallett; (2nd-tm): Megan Knack.

MANHATTAN – (1st-tm): Adele Didriksen; (2nd-tm): Camdyn Holgate, Meagan Elgas.

ANACONDA – (2nd-tm): Ashley Mitchell, Cara Fortner.