By Cooper Chadwick
Salina South’s senior Mackenzie Langer finished her high school softball career reaching goals she set in place for herself at the start of the season.
Langer, who is a center fielder, was first team outfield this year and made a big jump from earning only honorable mention as a junior.
Langer’s success came from the work she put in during the offseason to improve her confidence at the plate, something she lacked years before.
“During the offseason I go to the yard, getting in hitting and fielding reps with my friends. We also do preseason conditioning and open gyms that I go to,” Langer said. “I feel like what helped me most during the offseason to build confidence was just putting in reps. The more reps I took the more it helped me gain confidence while hitting.”
Even though Langer and the Cougars’ season didn’t end how they wanted, Langer still found the positives of her situation.
“Every girl on our team put their all into everything we did this season and it showed,” Langer said. “Us seniors played a big leadership role for our team. Which I think we all did a really great job at.”
Langer’s motivation, aside from getting higher accolades this year, was the fact it was her last season playing softball. Langer wanted to soak up all the memories and the fun times she had playing high school softball.
“I was most excited about playing with all my teammates,” Langer said. “I really wanted to do it not only for myself but for my teammates. I am still very proud how are season went ending with a 20-8 record.”
