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The Marquette Mustangs are the 2017 Class 4 state softball champions.
Marquette records first state
championship in softball
By WARREN MAYES
Marquette pitcher Annah Junge knows
what it’s like to be on the losing end of a
state championship softball game. Now,
she also knows what it’s like to be on the
winning end.
The Mustangs scored a historic 2-0 victory
over Blue Springs South in the Class
4 title game in Springfield. Junge, a junior,
allowed just two hits. She retired the first
six hitters and the final six in pitching the
shutout.
“It feels amazing to be a part of the first
softball team to win the championship at
Marquette,” said Junge, who finished the
season with a 19-2 record, a 1.17 ERA and
an 11.4 strikeout average.
As a freshman, she was on the losing side
of a 10-6 loss to Staley. Naturally, she wanted
another opportunity to pitch in a final.
This year, that goal came true. Marquette
recorded a 29-3 record en route to winning
the state championship. Junge never
doubted.
“I knew if we worked hard all season and
played as a team, we would be hard to beat
because we have so much talent on our
team,” she said. “We all focused on doing
it for each other.”
Amy Doyle, in her second year as head
coach at Marquette, also knew her team
was ready. On the ride to state, she noted
that the girls were in a great mood.
“Oh my goodness, they were so excited,”
Doyle said. “They played ‘High School
Musical’ and sang along with the entire
movie.”
In the semifinal, Marquette met Francis
Howell, who had handed the Mustangs one
of their losses during the regular season.
Before the game, Doyle never brought up
the defeat.
“We didn’t talk about the loss. We only
talked about living in the present,” Doyle
said. “We knew that we would have to be
at our best to beat Howell because they are
a great team, so we just focused on controlling
what we could control.”
Marquette trailed 3-1 after six innings.
Going into the top of the seventh, Doyle
spoke to the squad.
“I told them they had more heart than any
other team I had ever been a part of and
could do anything they set their mind to,”
Doyle said.
Marquette responded by scoring five
runs in the seventh. It might have been the
biggest inning of the year.
“It was truly a team effort,” Doyle said.
“In fact, seven of our nine hitters were
involved in scoring those five runs.”
Francis Howell answered with a run in
that same inning.
“Any time a team scores in the bottom of
the seventh, it’s always a threat because the
momentum can shift so quickly,” Doyle
said. “Once again, Annah did what she has
done all season and maintained her composure
and control.”
Marquette pulled off a 6-4 win. Then, it
was on to preparing for the championship
game against Blue Springs South. In the first
inning, Marquette jumped to take a 1-0 lead.
“It took a lot of pressure off of the
defense, but we knew we would have to
score more,” Doyle said.
Marquette added an insurance run in
the fifth inning. Junge singled with one
out. Mackenzie Gareau singled, and Jenna
Schatz hit a hard grounder, forcing an error
at second. That brought Taylor Emerson,
who was running for Junge, in to score.
Junge did the rest.
“She threw an unbelievable game,”
Doyle said. “She made the adjustments
needed to control each hitter’s at bat. She
maintained her composure throughout the
game and did an excellent job controlling
the pace of the game.”
After the last out, it was time to celebrate.
“At our post-game huddle, we were all
looking at our medals and just living in the
moment,” Junge said. “We couldn’t keep
the smiles off our faces.”
Doyle added, “I was overjoyed for them
and so honored that I was able to be a part
of something so special.”
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