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Schofield tabbed All Region VI first team
spt cp Maddison Schofield
Barton sophomore Maddison Schofield dodges a pitch this season for the Cougars. The outfielder was a 1st team All Region VI pick after hitting .435 and setting several school records. She was a 2nd team pick last season as well as a 2nd team pick for the Barton soccer team this past fall. - photo by COURTESY PHOTO BCC Sports Information

Maddison Schofield capped a stellar athletic career at Barton with a 1st team All Region VI selection in softball.
The standout from Australia concluded her sophomore year with a second All Region pick after being named a 2nd team pick in soccer back in the fall.
She was one of six Cougars earning honors and the only one to be named to the 1st team.
Jayden Gonzales, Mickenzie Toler, and Payton Summers were second team picks while Kaci Isaacson and Payton Reynolds were honorable mention picks.
Schofield hit .435 this past season to lead the Cougars, which finished second in the conference to defending National Champion and No. 1 ranked Butler. She also drove in 45 runs from the leadoff spot in the batting order.
She finishes her stellar softball career with four school records. She is the all-time leader with 162 hits, 37 doubles, 135 runs scored and 42 stolen bases. Her .435 batting average is second and her 99 career RBI puts her third all-time.
Schofield was a 2nd team pick as a freshman.
Gonzales repeats as a 2nd team pick this year at first base. The sophomore from Topeka led Barton with 14 home runs and hit .408 for the season. She led the Cougars with 50 RBI. She leaves Barton second all-time with 28 home runs and 126 RBI.
Sophomore Payton Summers was a 2nd team pick at third base. Summers hit .400 with seven home runs and 43 RBI.
Freshman Mickenzie Toler was also a second team pick for Barton as a second baseman. The Topeka native hit .338 with seven home runs.
Isaacson and Reynolds were honorable mention picks at shortstop and utility. Isaacson, a freshman from Salina, hit .370 and drove in 37 runs thanks to 21 doubles and four home runs.
Reynolds, a freshman from Topeka, hit .372 and also pitched for Barton, going 15-12 on the season.
Butler’s Doug Chance earned Coach of the Year honors while the Grizzlies Brynn Minor was the Most Valuable Player. Monique Ashley of Seward was the picked as the Freshman of the Year.

All Region VI
Coach of the Year – Doug Chance, Butler
Most Valuable Player – Brynn Minor, Butler
Freshman of the Year – Monique Ashley, Seward

First Team
C – Alexis Anderson, Colby
1B – Alexis Reed, Butler
2B – Ki’Audra Hayter, Butler
3B – Allison Jurgenson, Butler
3B – Krystyna Garcia, Seward
SS – Becca Schulte, Butler
OF – Maddison Schofield, Barton
OF – Kenzie Young, Butler
OF – Kaitlyn Withers, Colby
Ult – Brynn Minor, Butler
P – Regan Mergele, Butler
P – Monique Ashley, Seward
P – Kylee Burnside, Colby

Second Team
C – Caylie Kifer, Butler
1B – Jayden Gonzales, Barton
2B – Mickenzie Toler, Barton
3B – Payton Summer, Barton
SS – Erica Vessels, Garden
SS – Jullian Atteberry, Seward
OF – Sydney Epp, Seward
OF – Brittney Gonzales, Dodge
OF – Maycee Koontz, Seward
OF – Taylor Kathler, Seward
Utl – Darrianne Hale, Butler
P – Kim Herron, Dodge
P – Celina Sullivan, Butler

Honorable Mention
C – Kylie Fox, Dodge
1B – Leisha Nakawaga, Garden
2B – AJ Cuellar, Seward
SS – Kaci Isaacson, Barton
Utl – Payton Reynolds, Barton