Throwing two perfect games and leading the Bearcats to an outright league title solidified Taylor Tobin’s case to be the Most Valuable Pitcher of the Evergreen Conference. The coaches agreed and gave the junior the top honor for an arm.
Tobin’s numbers heading into the Class 2A state tournament is a 2.60 earned run average, 164 strikeouts to just 22 walks and over 2,000 pitches thrown. W.F. West head coach Kevin Zylstra and his staff was named as the Coaching Staff of the Year.
Shelton shortstop Hailey Schuffenhauer was named as the league’s top player. Here are the complete all-league teams:
MVP: Hailey Schuffenhauer, Shelton
MVP (Pitcher): Taylor Tobin, W.F. West
Coaching Staff of the Year: W.F. West
First team: Britten Neal, infielder, Aberdeen; Avery Osborn, infielder, W.F. West; Megan Barrett, infielder, Tumwater; Sophie Skillman, infielder, Tumwater; Abby Fauula, infielder, Shelton; Adrianne Lynch, infielder, Centralia; Rylee Hendrickson, outfielder, Aberdeen; Allie Smitherman, outfielder, W.F. West; Audree Gaddis, outfielder, Aberdeen; Cassandra Tyler, outfielder, Shelton; Chloe Foos, outfielder, Tumwater; Maysinn Jones, pitcher, Aberdeen; Hannah O’Shurak, pitcher, Black Hills; Brielle Womach, catcher, Tumwater; Alyssa Yakovich, catcher, Aberdeen.
Second team: Makenna Oderman, infielder, Black Hills; Karlee Coleman, infielder, W.F. West; Lexi Rowland, infielder, Shelton; Cheyanna Kohn, infielder, Aberdeen; Rayah Middleton, infielder, W.F. West; Ava Horst, outfielder, Centralia; Emi McFarland, outfielder, Shelton; Brooklyn Spencer, outfielder, W.F. West; Tyler Venable, outfielder, Black Hills; Sarah Stevens, pitcher, Tumwater; Jonni Gouley, pitcher, Shelton; Mad Dog Rothdeutsch, catcher, Centralia; Kenley Fragner, catcher, W.F. West.
Honorable mention (locals only): Maddie Knight, Black Hills; Lily Shipe, Black Hills; Emma Arko, Black Hills; Brooklyn Sprague, Centralia; Lydia Lowe, Centralia; Antonia Saucedo, Centralia; Chloe Johnson, Tumwater; Kendra Schiley, Tumwater; Cassandra McCartney, Tumwater; Gracie Elam, W.F. West; Tanner Tobin, W.F. West.
