The Warsaw softball team gathered one last time on Thursday evening to acknowledge and celebrate accomplishments from this past season, both individual and as a team, including the MSHSAA Class 2 spring softball state championship, the program's second ever and first since 2010.
The Ladycats finished with an overall record of 24-2 with their only two losses coming to eventual state champions, Class 6A Bentonville (AR) and Class 1 Concordia (MO).
Warsaw also quite literally blanked the Ozark Highlands Conference at 4-0 with shutout wins in each of those contests (Butler, 10-0; Versailles, 15-0; Eldorado Springs, 1-0; Adrian, 18-0).
After a 4-0 loss to Bentonville in their opening game of the season, the Ladycats rattled off 18 straight wins, including victories over seven ranked opponents (two number ones) before falling to Class 1 number one Concordia in a 1-0 final on May 6.
At 18-2, Warsaw entered the Class 2 District 7 tournament as the number one seed. There, they defeated Pleasant Hope in the opening round with a 10-0 final and then defeated Eldorado Springs, 5-1. In a rematch from a regular season game, Warsaw then defeated Skyline, 2-1 for the Class 2 District 7 title to advance to the state playoffs.
In the Class 2 state tournament, the Ladycats hosted Lone Jack in the quarterfinals where they disposed of Lone Jack, 8-1 to move on to the Final Four in Springfield.
At the 2025 MSHSAA Spring Softball State Championships, Warsaw faced off with Ava in their semifinal where they defeated the Bears, 5-0 for a chance to bring home another state championship for the program. Subsequently, the Ladycats rewrote history when they hung on to beat the Diamond Wildcats, 1-0 for the title.
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For their efforts, the following individuals were honored with post-season awards:
All-Ozark Highlands Conference
1st Team: Brylee Brewster, P; Emmersyn Miskell, C; Elizabeth Winters, IF; Haylee Cobb, IF; Adison Sherrill, OF
2nd Team: Sara Miller, IF; Maylee Slavens, OF
All-Class 2 District 7
1st Team: Brylee Brewster, P; Haylee Cobb, IF; Emmersyn Miskell, C; Adison Sherrill, OF
2nd Team: Elizabeth Winters, IF
All-Region
Brylee Brewster, P; Haylee Cobb, IF; Emmersyn Miskell, C; Adison Sherrill, OF
Individual team awards were presented to the following players after being voted on by other members of the team:
Offensive Player of the Year: Haylee Cobb
Defensive Player of the Year: Sara Miller
Most Improved Player: Emmersyn Miskell
Wildcat: Hailey Ferguson
Most Valuable Player: Brylee Brewster
*Of the Ladycats 24 wins, 8 were no-hit games thrown by Brewster
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The following records were broken during the 2025 season:
Wins/Season - Old: 19 (Tie - Wenberg, 2010; Brewster, 2023), New: 22 (Brewster, 2025)
Strikeouts/Season - Old: 295 (Brewster, 2023), New: 304 (Brewster, 2025)
*Brewster finished her high school career for the Ladycats with an impressive 975 strikeouts.
