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New Prairie softball, 2023
Abby Robakowski. The senior third baseman was the engine of New Prairie's first state title in any sport. Her 2022–23 finals-program line: a .589 average on 112 at-bats, 66 hits, 63 runs, 73 RBIs, 13 doubles, 3 triples and 23 home runs — the IHSAA's finals report repeats the 23 home runs, 13 doubles and 73 RBIs as team-leading marks, and the Congressional Record of 13 July 2023 (Rep. Yakym) states she "broke the State's home run record." In the final — New Prairie 4, Tri-West 2, at Purdue's Bittinger Stadium, the Cougars finishing 31–5 — she scored in the sixth-inning rally after reaching on an error. She was bound for Indiana State.
Ava Geyer. The sophomore pitcher carried the other half of the title. Her program line before the final: 27–2 with a 1.009 ERA and 302 strikeouts in 152.2 innings; in the final she allowed six hits, struck out nine and improved to 28–2, while also hitting .491 with 47 RBIs and 8 home runs on the season. Coach Derek Hicks's assessment, printed in the finals coverage, was that her maturity was "like probably a junior in college."
The roster whole. The 2022–23 IHSAA State Finals Program (p. 12) prints the championship roster entire, and it is printed entire here: #1 Maddie Gilpin (OF, 11); #2 Ella Chelminiak (OF, 10); #3 Mya Dobrucki (OF, 10); #4 Georgia Pumroy (C, 11); #5 Abbie Humes (OF, 9); #9 Randi Robakowski (SS, 10); #11 Addy Kieffer (IF, 10); #13 Abby Robakowski (3B, 12); #15 Emily Mrozinski (OF, 11) — her single in the final widened the lead; #17 Kendra Willoughby (C, 11); #18 Avery Mougin (1B, 12); #20 Ava Geyer (P, 10); #21 Kerrigan Evans (OF, 10); #24 Makayla Collins (C, 12) — her first-inning solo home run opened the final's scoring, on a 9-home-run, .465 season; #27 McKenzie Waltz (OF, 10); #28 Emma Harris (P, 10); #32 Aria Gayton (OF, 10); #41 Abby Harmon (SS, 10); #44 Makayla Willoughby (2B, 11); #54 Emma Luther (1B, 11). The team's totals were a .423 average and 54 home runs. The program's finals history for the school: state runner-up 2006 (Class 3A); appearances 2006 and 2023.
Sources:
- IHSAA, 2022–23 Softball State Finals Program, p. 12 (read 2026-11-11) — roster whole, program statistics, finals history.
- IHSAA, 2023 softball finals report (read 2026-11-11) — the final's account, Geyer's line, Hicks's assessment.
- Congressional Record, 13 July 2023 (read 2026-11-11) — the state home-run record statement.