Leander softball is one of the state's hottest teams as it tears through first 20 games
Leander is one of the hottest softball teams in the state. The Lions have won 19 of 20 games, are hitting .390 as a team with a .644 slugging average and have smacked 40 doubles, 11 triples, 20 home runs and scored 167 runs in 20 games.
Individually, Rachel Grundei is leading the team with a .509 average and .965 slugging percentage while hitting six doubles, four triples, four homers, scoring 27 runs and driving in 20 runs. Maddie Lee is hitting .508 with 26 runs scored and 11 RBIS, while Madalyn Strader has 19 RBI has scored 26 runs and is hitting .475. In the circle, Kylee Arnold has a 3.69 ERA with 60 strikeouts.
Around the area
Rouse fares well in Georgetown: Madi George had four hits, including a pair of home runs, while Eeva Chick added three homers among her seven hits as Rouse had a strong showing at the Georgetown Turf Wars tournament. George is hitting .600 on the season with seven home runs and 18 walks while Chick has five homers.
A good win for Georgetown: Georgetown beat TAPPS power Hyde Park 5-0 on a grand slam by Rainey Kunz. The Eagles blanked Troy 4-0 and Rouse 10-0, then beat Rains 7-2, Burton 7-5 and Weiss 4-1 before losing to Lake Belton in the finals of their own tournament, 2-1. On the weekend, Kynleigh Ball ripped two home runs, drove in seven runs, had 11 stolen bases and scored 12 runs while Kunz had two home runs and seven RBIs.
Lake Travis tops Westlake 10-1: Julie Rodriguez and Madison Pinzon each hit a home run and Jayden Cortez had three hits in three at-bats as the Cavaliers topped Westlake. Lake Travis won three games in its own tournament to improve to 12-8. In the circle, Rodriguez has 91 strikeouts in 90.1 innings while hitting .433 with five doubles, a triple and four home runs.
Rattlers honored as Austin-area's top team
Team of the week: San Marcos. Rattlers pitcher Adelaida Sierra had an impressive week, striking out a school-record 18 batters and hitting two home runs in a 5-4 win over Hutto in nine innings. The school record that Sierra broke? It belonged to current Rattlers head coach Catherine Stoughton McBride, who set the record for San Marcos in the very first UIL state softball tournament.
Fab Fives
Class 6A
1. Cedar Ridge 11-1
2. Dripping Springs 13-8
3. Lake Travis 12-8
4. Vista Ridge 11-4
5. Bowie 10-5
Class 5A
1. Leander 19-1
2. Liberty Hill 13-3
3. Georgetown 15-6
4. Glenn 13-7
5. Hendrickson 8-6
Class 4A/others
1. Hyde Park 18-3
2. Thrall 11-2
3. Llano 9-1
4. Wimberley 14-6
5. Blanco 12-5-1
Tuesday's top games
Cedar Creek at Hendrickson, 7 p.m.
Cedar Ridge at Stony Point, 7 p.m.
Del Valle at Westlake, 7 p.m.
Hays at Leander, 7 p.m.
Navarro at Crockett, 7 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: High school softball: Leander off to a hot 19-1 start this season
