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AUSTIN – A dynamic duo of Elgin High School varsity softball players had the outstanding honor of being named to the Austin American-Statesman All-Central Texas team this week. Senior standouts Paiton Altmiller and Jessica Cantrell of the Lady Wildcats were both selected for the team.
As a third-team utility pick for the All-Central Texas team, Altmiller was effective on offense as she batted .398 with 39 hits, 25 runs batted in, 14 runs scored and 14 doubles. She also pitched 53 innings of relief in the circle with 39 strikeouts, a 2.77 earned run average, and just 11 walks issued.
Selected as an honorable mention on the All-Cen-Tex squad, Cantrell did it all for the Lady Wildcats in 2023, as she had an astounding 281 strikeouts in 141.2 innings pitched with just a 1.24 earned run average as the team’s ace. She also was elite at the plate with a .418 batting average, 38 hits, 11 home runs and 46 runs batted in.
Under head coach Pete Moreno, the Lady Wildcats finished the 2023 campaign with a 23-12 overall record with an 11-3 mark in 5A-23 play. After a 14-2 bi-district victory over Austin Crockett High School, Elgin was eliminated from playoff contention in the area round by the No. 1 ranked softball team in the nation Montgomery Lake Creek High School.
