Our Pro Wire Athletes of the Week for June 14 are Altamont softball’s Grace Lemke, Mulberry Grove softball’s Lily Johnson, Taylor Stone and Jenni Mezo.
Altamont senior Grace Lemke has been named First Team All-State after a season that saw the pitcher collect an 18-9 record with 416 strikeouts in 172 innings pitched leading to a 0.57 ERA as only 14 of the 31 runs scored against her were earned. She leaves Altamont as the Lady Indians career strikeout leader with 1,156 strikeouts, ranking her #15 all-time on the IHSA Top 20 list.
Mulberry Grove senior pitcher Lily Johnson and senior Taylor Stone were both named Second Team All-State. Johnson finished the season with a 12-8 record and recorded 171 strikeouts over 119.1 innings pitched while having a 2.17 ERA. Johnson surpassed 600 career strikeouts this season. Stone manned her normal spot at third base this year for the Aces and at the plate, she batted .567 this season with 28 RBI and 6 home runs while striking out just five times in 74 plate appearances while walking 13 times and had a fielding percentage of .830.
Mezo was named Third Team All-State after switching from middle infield to take over the catcher’s spot. Mezo hit .429 in the leadoff spot for the Aces with a .556 on base percentage. She struck out just three times in 81 plate appearances and drew 18 walks and once on base, she grabbed 13 stolen bases.
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