Redmond to pitch in MO-KAN

Archive for Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Basehor-Linwood senior Brooke Redmond struck out 29 batters in three games during the 4A state softball tournament in Salina. Redmond also hit a home run during the Bobcats' run to a third-place finish.

June 6, 2012, 1:31 p.m.

Updated: June 7, 2012, 12:00 a.m.

Basehor-Linwood pitcher Brooke Redmond will pitch for the Kansas team in the annual MO-KAN softball doubleheader at 5 p.m. Monday. Redmond was among 14 seniors selected to represent Kansas in the game.

Redmond, who signed a letter of intent to play for Upper Iowa University, ended her Bobcats career with a 23-3 record, pitching complete games in each of her starts, for a team that placed third in the 4A state tournament.

Redmond began the season with a no-hitter against Blue Valley North and finished the year with a 1.01 earned run average and 221 strikeouts (more than nine per game), 29 of which came during the three-game state tournament.