A second straight Jack Pine Conference pennant eluded the Farwell softball team this spring, but it’s not because the clean up hitter left a mess of runners stranded on the base paths.
Senior Kelsey Seiter made the most of her fourth year on the varsity, posting a .580 batting average with three home runs.
“She’s a contact machine,” said Eagles coach Steve Klinge. “She doesn’t strike out much and she leads our team in just about everything. She’s got a lot of fence power.”
That is a relatively new development.
“She was just a contact hitter for the first two years or so,” Klinge said. “She’s developed since then and given us a lot of extra-base hits. When we have runners in scoring position, she is the one we want at the plate.”
Seiter also pays defensive dividends in her third year as the starting catcher.
“She is an excellent catcher,” said Klinge. “She has worked hard and turned herself into a great all-around ballplayer.”
Farwell finished 10-4 in league games and lost a doubleheader to first place Beaverton in the opening week. The Eagles were 20-10 overall heading down the stretch and are looking forward to a rematch with the Beavers in the district tournament.
“Last year, we won the league and lost the district,” Klinge said. “We’re peaking right now and we’re hoping we can flip that around this time.”