Nebraska high school softball: Taryn Spady leads top individual performances for month of August

Scottsbluff junior belts a triple and two home runs in the Cornhusker State's top diamond performance.

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Sep 3, 2021, 10:00am
As the Nebraska high school softball season heads into its third of eight weekends, Scottsbluff junior Taryn Spady appears to be in midseason form.

With a 1.108 slugging percentage for the season, Spady baffled opposing pitchers from the plate in the latter stages of August. Through the first nine games of the season, Spady led her team to eight wins by going 21-of-37 from the plate, scoring 19 runs and knocking in 23 runs with four doubles, a pair of triples and four home runs.

This week's Top 10 individual softball performance of August, however, made room for Spady at the top due to her performance in an 8-6 loss to Gering Aug. 26. During Scottsbluff's lone loss of the season, Spady went 3-for-4 from the plate, scored three times and knocked in an additional four runs. Daniel Fox's star player was credited with a triple and two home runs in the contest.

Hastings Adams Central's Macie Wolever sits in the No. 2 spot after going 3-for-4 from the plate in a 10-9 loss to Scottsbluff. The junior short stop scored two times and knocked in five RBI. She also slapped a double and knocked a couple of balls out of the park.

Nebraska's top individual softball performances for August

1. Taryn Spady, Scottsbluff, Junior
Went 3-for-4, three runs scored, four RBI, one triple and two home runs in an 8-6 loss to Gering, Aug. 26.

2. Macie Wolever, Adams Central (Hastings), Junior
Went 3-for-4, two runs scored, five RBI, one double, two home runs and one walk in a 10-9 loss to Scottsbluff, Aug. 21.

3. Lillie Timm, NEN (Wisner), Junior
Went 3-for-3, three runs scored, three RBI, one triple and two home runs in a 7-6 loss to Wahoo, Aug. 21.

4. Hannah Stahlecker, Arlington, Junior
Went 3-for-3, three runs scored, five RBI and two home runs in an 8-5 win over Highway 91, Aug. 21.

5. Laycee Josoff, Yutan-Mead (Yutan), Junior
Went 0-for-1, two runs scored, one walk, two hit-by-pitch and five stolen bases in a 12-0 win over Logan View/Scribner-Snyder, Aug. 26.

6. Madi Jones, Falls City (Falls City), Junior
Went 4-for-4, three runs scored, four RBI, two doubles, one home run and a stolen base in a 13-0 win over Columbus Lakeview, Aug. 21.

7. Rylee Olsen, Aurora, Senior
Went 4-for-4, three runs scored, four RBI, two doubles and a home run in a 14-6 win over Lexington, Aug. 19.

8. Madi Hays, Bellevue West (Bellevue), Junior
Went3-for-4, two runs scored, five RBI, two doubles and a home run in a 15-0 win over Omaha North, Aug. 21.

9. Taryn McKinney, Aurora, Senior
Went 2-for-3, three runs scored, four RBI, two home runs, a couple of walks and reached on a fielder's choice in a 14-6 win over Lexington, Aug. 19.

10. (tie) Sierra Springer, Raymond Central (Raymond), Senior
Went 3-for-3, two runs scored, five RBI and two home runs in an 8-5 loss to Seward, Aug. 21.

10. (tie) Mckenna Earnest, Gross Catholic (Omaha), Junior
Went 2-for-3, two runs scored, five RBIs and two home runs in a 12-2 win over McCook, Aug. 26.

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