Lady Kings pile up season honors as Montoya’s royalty reigns as Region Player of the Year, All-Conference 1st teamer
Stephany Montoya named Central Valley POY as one of five Kings to make All-Region list
YUMA, Ariz., (KYMA, KECY) - The Kofa Lady Kings made a large footprint in 5A softball in 2023 - rising to a state playoff appearance in the program's best season since 2015.
Inevitably, a successful season like that can only be done by a special group - and by the end of the 2023 season, it was clear that there were several names to be recognized. Even more special was doing it with first-year head coach Courtnie Ploesch stepping in and fitting perfectly.
Upon the releasing of the 5A season awards, five Lady Kings flashed their royalty by making the All-Region list. One standout even rising to the top of the mountain to obtain the highest honor in their region.
5A SOFTBALL
All-Conference 1st Team
Stephany Montoya - Kofa (Catcher)
Not only did Montoya meet the bill of standing with the best of the best in all of 5A, she stood above the rest in the Central Valley Region - adding some more accolades to flash her Lady King royalty.
Montoya was also named Central Valley Region Player of the Year after carrying a .610 clip at the plate where she smashed 10 homers and drove in 25 runs - on top of a 1.317 slugging percentage and 1.990 OPS as one of the most dangerous batters to come to the plate for any opposing squad.
Central Valley Player of the Year
Stephany Montoya - Kofa
5A Central Valley All-Region 1st Team
Stephany Montoya - (Catcher)
- .610, 10 HR's, 25 RBIs, 1.317 slugging %, 1.990 OPS
Charlize Anaya - (Pitcher)
- 36.2 IP, 1.72 ERA, 32 K's
Hailey Alvarez - (Position Player)
- .500, 18 stolen bases, 1.000 fielding %
5A Central Valley All-Region 2nd Team
Jazymn Martinez - (Position Player)
- .444, 20 hits, 14 RBIs, 14 stolen bases
Katelyn Pisaeno - (Position Player)
- .535, 23 hits, 9 RBIs, 9 stolen bases
