Super Bison softball team heaves high marks on record charts

McCook High’s nine seniors powered a 26-win Bison softball season where the Bison won their third consecutive Class B sub-district championship. From left are Sydney Hodgson, Lacyn Keller, Malia Hilker, Paige Bortner, Brooklynn Gillen, Dani Johnson, Danika Havlicek, Briley Morgan and Roslyn Wiemers.

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McCOOK, Neb. — McCook High’s 2024 softball team now owns several spots high on the all-time school record charts.

Senior Brooklynn Gillen’s .436 career batting is No. 1 all-time. Her 116 runs scored rank third and 127 hits fifith.

Seasonally, Gillen’s 57 runs and awesome .583 batting average are both No. 1. Her 60 hits rank third.

Senior Briley Morgan is now No. 2 in strikeouts for a season (147) and career with 303.

Her 19 pitching wins (19-7 record) are No. 3 all-time.

Senior Malia Hilker’s 44 RBIs in a season also now hold No. 3 all-time.

Batting

Total hits: Broklynn Gillen 60, Malia Hilker 42, Paige Bortner 41, Roslyn Wiemers 34.

Runs scored: Brooklynn Gillen 57, Paige Bortner 40, Lacyn Keller 38, Malia Hilker 37, Danika Havlicek 28.

Runs batted in: Malia Hilker 44, Roslyn Wiemers 38, Brooklynn Gillen 37, Paige Bortner 32, Briley Morgan 22.

Doubles: Brooklynn Gillen 14, Paige Bortner 9, Dani Johnson 6, Lacyn Keller 6, Malia Hilker 6.

Triples: Malia Hilker 6, Lacyn Keller 4, Briley Morgan 2, Dani Johnson 2.

Home runs: Brooklynn Gillen 4, Roslyn Wiemers 3, Sydney Hodgson 2, Paige Bortner 2, Lacyn Keller 2, Malia Hilker 2.

Batting average (min: 30 at-bats): Brooklynn Gillen .583, Malia Hilker .442, Paige Bortner .423, Roslyn Wiemers .374, Danika Havlicek .352.

On-base percentage (min: 30 at-bats): Brooklynn Gillen .626, Malia Hilker .505, Danika Havlicek .489, Paige Bortner .472, Roslyn Wiemers .424.

Walks: Danika Havlicek 18, Dani Johnson 12, Malia Hilker 10, Lacyn Keller 9, Roslyn Wiemers 8.

Stolen bases: Brooklynn Gillen 22, Lacyn Keller 12, Danika Havlicek 10.

Fielding

Percentage: Danika Havlicek 1.000, Roslyn Wiemers .989, Dani Johnson .960, Sydney Hodgson .929, Briley Morgan .926.