Back to Back Home Runs Give Mount Ayr Third Place

Back to back home runs gave Mount Ayr’s Raiderettes a third place finish in state as they beat East Marshall. They finished their season at 27-3 and it was their highest-ever finish in program history.
The Raiderettes trailed 3-0 after one, but clawed back to within 4-3 after six innings. In the seventh, back to back jacks from Addy Reynolds and Alexa Anderson put Mount Ayr in front 5-4.

There was still some excitement left as East Marshall had a chance to come back. Maria Rasmussen walked to lead off and moved to third with one out on an error. Abby Ryan stole second to make it second and third with one out. But a strikeout and an infield popup ended the game.

The team includes Payten Lambert, daughter of Worth County grad Derek Lambert and granddaughter of Keith and Mary Kay Lambert of Allendale. Lambert was instrumental in Mount Ayr’s fourth inning rally that brought them right back into the game, down only 3-2. With two outs, she kept the inning going with a runner on first as she beat out an infield hit. That set up Sam Stewart’s two-run double that brought them back into the game.

Mount Ayr will be a favorite to go back to state next year, as they only lose one senior from this year’s squad. It was their first trip to state since 1994.