Southeastern baseball relying on pitchers, softball young guns already making impact

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Can Southeastern baseball repeat as sectional champs? To do so, they are going to need another all-conference, all-district outing from returning pitcher Carson McWhorter and his 1.68 ERA, along with Joey Pfiefer and his 1.64 ERA.

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Southeastern softball on the other hand is a young team looking to improve up on last season. They got it started on Monday with a 6-5 win over Athens, with the win going to freshman pitcher Kylie Williams who pitched a complete game.

Here is a closer look at the teams.

Southeastern baseball​

Ron Free is in his seventh season at Southeastern, where the team had a 14-13 overall record and finished in fourth place in the Scioto Valley Conference.

They lost Walker Flowers and Hudson Drake from last year's squad.

Returning letterwinners:

• Lane Williams, senior (OF) .300 avg
• Joey Pfiefer, senior (P, INF), Honorable Mention All District, and 1.64 ERA
• Drew Leach, senior, (P, 1B)
• Gage Cheadle, junior (SS), .329 Avg
• Coleton Baxter, junior, (INF), .315 Avg
• Carson McWhorter, junior, (P/INF/OF), first team SVC, first team All District, 1.68 ERA, and 91 Strikeouts
• Brayden Burns, sophomore (P/INF/OF)

Key newcomers:

• Landon Brown, junior (INF)

"This is a fun group to be around," said Free. "Our pitching staff will give us a chance to win a lot of games."

Southeastern softball​

Chris Skaggs is in his third year caoching at Southeastern.

Last season the team went 3-22.

Key losses were Jessie Higley, Morgan Ware, and Jozy Lougheed.

Returners are:

• Ally Fisher, junior, who went 2-for-4 with a run in the opener.
• Gracie Brown, junior,
• Riley Stupski, senior,
• Dylan Skaggs, a sophomore, who went 1-for-1 with two runs and a double
• Lydia Williams, a sophomore
• Ava Cyrus, a sophomore

Newcomers:

• Kylie Williams, freshaman
• Jade Turner, freshman (third base), who went 2-for-4 in the opener with two runs, three RBIs, and a double.
• Molly Lowry,, sophomore (outfield)

"Still a young team looking to make some noise in a league where anyone can be beat any night," Skaggs said.

This article originally appeared on Chillicothe Gazette: Southeastern: Pitching key for baseball, softball could make noise

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