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8C McDonald County Press Thursday, August 27, 2020 F a l l S p o r t S p r e v i e w We support the McDonald County Mustangs City of ANDERSON Missouri Longview 76 Cafe Family Style ReStauRant 16655 east Hwy. 76 Rocky Comfort (417) 628-3668 Go Mustangs! Have A Great Season! SOFTBALL: Leach, Myrick Returning 2020 Lady Mustang softbaLL scheduLe Date Opponent Level Time Aug. 25 MCHS Softball Jamboree Varsity/JV 4:30 p.m. Aug. 28 Carthage High School Varsity/JV 4:30 p.m. Sept. 1 at Joplin High School Varsity/JV 4:30 p.m. Sept. 3 Marshfield Varsity/JV 4:30 p.m. Sept 5 Bolivar/Ozark Varsity 10 a.m. Sept. 8 at Reeds Sprinig High School Varsity/JV 4:30 p.m. Sept. 10 Aurora High School Varsity/JV 4:30 p.m. Sept. 14 Neosho High School Varsity/JV 4:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at Seneca Varsity/JV 4:30 p.m. Sept. 17 Cassvile High School Varsity/JV 4:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Nixa Varsity/JV 4:30 p.m. Sept. 24 Nevada Varsity/JV 4:30 p.m. Home Sept. 25 at Varsity UCM Tournament Varsity TBA Sept. 28 at Wyandotte Varsity/JV 4:30 p.m. Oct. 1 Logan Rogersville Varsity/JV 4:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at Carthage JV Tournament JV TBA Oct. 5 at Webb City High School Varsity/JV 5 p.m. Oct. 6 at Monett High School Varsity/JV 4:30 p.m. Oct. 9 Carthage Varsity Tournament Varsity TBA Oct. 12 Hillcrest High School Varsity/JV 4:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at Varsity District Tournament Varsity RICK PECK/SPECIAL TO MCDONALD COUNTY PRESS Senior members of the 2020 McDonald County High School softball team are Deorica Zamora (left) and Alexa Hopkins. its graduated seniors, including college signees Rita Santillan, Whitney Kinser and Kristen Cornell. Santillan became the second Lady Mustang in the past two years to be named the Big 8 Player of the Year. Kinser was first-team all-conference and all-dis- trict. Also gone are Jackie Grider and Kaylee Eberley, who earned second-team all-dis- trict honors, along with starters Emily Emmert and Caitlin Hall. In addition to the two pitchers, other McDonald County returning starters are Adasyn Leach and Reagan Myrick. "Adasyn was our shortstop last year but will make the move over to third base for this season," Alumbaugh said. "She will provide some veteran leadership to our infield. "Reagan did a great job coming into a tough position replacing Khylie Helm at catcher as a freshman last year. She took on the responsibility of handling a veteran pitching staff and she established herself as a quality catcher. She will once again provide a sense of continuity to our battery for this season. Reagan also established herself as a hitter who will provide us with many quality at-bats in our lineup." Fighting for the remaining starting posi- tions are returnees Deorica Zamora, Zoe Parish, Mariana Salas, Madison Grider and Melanie Gilming. Freshmen vying for varsity playing time are Carlee Cooper, Katelyn Townsend, Nevaeh Dodson and Natalie Gillming. The Lady Mustangs open their 2020 season on Aug. 28 against Carthage at MCHS. Game time is 4:30 p.m. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7C