Head coach Scott Neighbors and the Lady Ponies of Kellyville have seen their share of highs and lows, but one thing you will always notice about this team is they come to play regardless of the odds.
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This season was marked with big wins over Class 6A opponents like Bartlesville and Memorial High School as well as a 5-4 win over ninth ranked Cushing in overtime. We caught up with coach Neighbors to get his take on the season and what it might mean to the program moving forward.
VYPE: Coach, your team finished the season ranked No.11 in Class 5A. Do you pay attention to the rankings and do the girls know where they are ranked during the season?
Neighbors: We do pay some attention to it just for the fact as the season goes on we try to set ourselves up for the best pairings in the playoffs.
VYPE: Was there someone on the team this year that always seemed to provide a spark when needed?
Neighbors: We actually had several. It was more like which one was it going to be this time. Our main power hitters got intentionally walked a lot so we had several different people pick up the slack and made teams pay for the walks.
VYPE: When you look down the roster are there some names that really stood out this season?
Neighbors: We had several that stood out but Madison Neighbors was voted MVP of our conference as a freshman and Mayson Evans was pick as an all conference selection. Makiah Torres and Shayda Billingsly were selected as conference Honorable mentions. There were several that played a large role in our success this season. We push really hard to remember that it is a team no matter what the ones that were mentioned all received their honors do to there teammates around them.
VYPE: What will you remember most about this class?
Neighbors: The best thing about this team is they are all back next year. We return every starter and we’re looking for a great future for this program.
Editor’s Note: Evans finished the season hitting .587 with 27 hits, 12 homeruns and 31 RBI’s. Neighbors, the MVP, finished with a batting average of .742 on 52 hits, 11 homeruns and 41 RBI’s. She was intentionally walked 16 times.
