Polk County freshman pitcher Ashley Scruggs has been named the Times-News Softball Player of the Year.
Scruggs finished the second with a 20-5 record, striking out 172 batters while posting a 1.37 earned run average with 10 shutouts. She also batted .333.
Teammates Ashley and Hayley Kropp were named to the softball all-area team. Ashley Kropp hit .405 with 20 RBI while Hayley Kropp hit a team-leading .500 with four homers and set school records for hits (44) and hitting streak (17 games).
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Read more on Scruggs’ selection here and the full Times-News All-Area softball team here.
Polk County’s softball team also recognized a number of players at its season-ending awards banquet, held recently in the school cafeteria. Players receiving awards there included:
MVP: Brittany Jones and Hayley Kropp
Best Offense: Ashley Kropp
Best Defense: Alexis McCraw
Miss Wolverine Award: Ashley Scruggs
Most Improved: Kinsley Jackson
Coaches Award: Maddy Foy
Junior Varsity
MVP: Katelyn Allison and Caitlin Britton
Coaches Award: Taylor Plumley
Wolverine Award: Ashley Ponder
