#1 Kayla McKinney
junior infielder
➜ My favorite softball memory is… winning the section championship.
➜ My favorite sports movie is … The Sandlot.
➜ I would celebrate winning a state title by…hanging out with my friends and family.
➜ Playing softball at Mahomet-Seymour means so much to me because… I get to represent my school and play with all my friends.
#2 Madeleine Cortez
Second short stop
➜ My favorite softball memory is… coming back and watching the city come out to cheer us on after winning Sectionals.
➜ My favorite sports movie is … The Sandlot.
I would celebrate winning a state title by being… with my team and loved ones.
➜ Playing softball at Mahomet-Seymour means so much to me because… I get to play for everyone who has played before me and will play after me.
No. 5 Madi White
Freshman second baseman
➜ My favorite softball memory is…coming home from sections.
➜ My favorite sports movie is … The Sandlot.
➜ I would celebrate winning a state title by being with my friends and family.
➜ Playing softball at Mahomet-Seymour means so much to me because… because of the people and because I represent my school.
No.6 Maddie Logsdon
Freshman third baseman
➜ My favorite softball memory is… the section championship game. I hit my home runs and I was pumped with adrenaline.
➜ My favorite sports movie is … “The Blind Side”.
➜ I would celebrate winning a state title by… hugging my teammates and family and jumping for joy.
➜ Playing softball at Mahomet-Seymour means so much to me because… the sense of family I feel playing with them all warms my heart.
#7 Jadyn Hannah
Senior midfielder
➜ My favorite softball memory is… the bus ride home from super sections because we were all so happy and got an escort into town.
➜ My favorite sports movie is … The Sandlot.
➜ I would celebrate a national championship title by … celebrating with the team and enjoying the moment.
➜ Playing softball at Mahomet-Seymour means so much to me because… I grew up with these girls and have been playing ball with them for 10U. So it’s such a blessing to play my last season with my best friends.
#8 Kenadi Granadino
junior catcher
➜ My favorite softball memory is… hitting the walk-off double to beat Unity.
➜ My favorite sports movie is … The Benchwarmers.
➜ I would celebrate winning a state title by… running to Karley (Yergler) for a hug.
➜ Playing softball at Mahomet-Seymour means so much to me because… I played softball with most of these girls for several years. It’s my last ride with these seniors and I loved every moment.
#9 Abby Akers
Senior first baseman
➜ My favorite softball memory is… the bus ride to the section finals listening to music.
➜ My favorite sports film is … “A League of Its Own”.
➜ I would celebrate winning a state title by…hanging out with my teammates and getting some food.
➜ Playing softball at Mahomet-Seymour means so much to me because… I grew up around those girls and those coaches. It feels like a different family.
#10 Chloe Truax
Senior right fielder
➜ My favorite softball memory is… winning sectionals or our lock-in this year.
➜ My favorite sports movie is … “Remember the Titans”.
➜ I would celebrate winning a state title by getting… cheesecake.
➜ Playing softball at Mahomet-Seymour means so much to me because…we all grew up playing softball together and I don’t want to play with anyone else. The coaches also believe in us so much and push us to be the best players and teammates.
#11 Brookelyn Howard
junior infielder
➜ My favorite softball memory is…playing with a girl who is now Mt. Zion’s starting pitcher in my eighth year at Marion.
➜ My favorite sports movie is… “42”.
➜ I would celebrate winning a state title by… spending time with the team.
➜ Playing softball at Mahomet-Seymour means so much to me because… it allows me to work on the basics every day and work on little habits in my skills. Being injured means so much to me because it helped me decide that I want to exercise when I’m older.
#12 Karley Yergler
Elder pitcher
➜ My favorite softball memory is … going to the PGF Nationals in California with my travel team last year.
➜ My favorite sports movie is … The Sandlot.
➜ I would celebrate winning a state title by…hanging out with the team and probably drinking ice cream.
➜ Playing softball at Mahomet-Seymour means so much to me because… I’ve been with Mahomet my whole life and about five of us have been playing since we were about 10 years old. So it meant so much growing up with them.
#14 Jenna Wade
Junior Outfielder
➜ My favorite softball memory is… winning at St. Joe’s and all the excitement that resulted.
➜ My favorite sports movie is … “The Blind Side”.
➜ I would celebrate winning a state title by… hanging out with all my teammates and letting the community celebrate with us.
➜ Playing softball at Mahomet-Seymour means so much to me because…we all play as a team and are always there for each other no matter what.
#16 Jessica Hawk
Senior infielder
➜ My favorite softball memory is … how I attacked one of our freshmen over her phone during our team bonding lock-in. We were doing a scavenger hunt and needed a phone battery below 20 percent. She was the only one.
➜ My favorite sports movie is… The Blind Side or Hoovey.
➜ I would celebrate winning a state title by…eating a really good dinner.
➜ Playing softball at Mahomet-Seymour means so much to me because… our girls deserve it more than anyone I know and it’s pretty awesome that we’re taking home the first trophy for our school.
No. 20 Sydney Ward
Junior left fielder
➜ My favorite softball memory is… escorting us to our Super Section Championship win.
➜ My favorite sports movie is … “Space Jam”.
➜ I would celebrate winning a state title by… being with my teammates and reminiscing about that experience before the seniors leave us for good.
➜ Playing softball at Mahomet-Seymour means so much to me because… I enjoy playing for past teammates who haven’t made it that far and playing for the aspiring athletes who look up to us.
#22 Jami Marriott
Senior field player
➜ My favorite softball memory is … getting a police and fire escort after sections and having the 12U team I coach run after the bus.
➜ My favorite sports film is … “A League of Its Own”.
➜ I would celebrate winning a state title by…hanging out with the team.
➜ Playing softball at Mahomet-Seymour means so much to me because… it encourages younger girls to get involved in the sport.
No. 23 Rio Casillas
freshman catcher
➜ My favorite softball memory is… the bus rides and the Cobra team (Madi White and Maddie Cortez).
➜ My favorite sports movie is … “Major League”.
➜ I would celebrate winning a state title by… hanging out with the team and family/friends.
➜ Playing softball at Mahomet-Seymour means so much to me because… people enjoy it and we have a lot of memories.
#24 Ava Henderson
Second infielder
➜ My favorite softball memory is… partying after our Super Section game – Mahomet fans coming out and waving at us and cheering us on while we were escorted by the fire department and police at the same time.
➜ My favorite sports movie is … The Sandlot.
➜ I would celebrate a national championship title by … celebrating with the team and family.
➜ Playing softball at Mahomet-Seymour means so much to me because… we have a fun, energetic and hard working team. Plus we make great memories.