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Dakota Lady Indians (25-5)


School Information

Name: Dakota High School
City: Dakota
County: Stephenson
Classification Enrollment: 258
Nickname: Lady Indians
Colors: Maroon/White
Conference: Northwest Upstate Illini
Principal: Jenny Keffer
Athletic Director: Jallen Bashford
Head Coach: Jeff Kinney
Assistant Coaches: Brandon Rote, Annie Peiffer, Jessica Velcich, Wesley Banks
Managers: Dawson Lawler , Rhian Milks
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to East Dubuque, 7-3, in Sectional Finals

Team Photo

Roster
No. Name B T Pos. Ht. Yr.
1 AJ Howarth R R P   So.
2 Autumn Kinney L R C   Fr.
5 Natalie Bartha R R 2B   Jr.
7 Tatumn Gill R R OF   Jr.
9 Jersie Banks R R 3B   Fr.
13 Finley Banks R R SS   Jr.
14 Hailey Kerchner R R 1B   So.
15 Maddie Kuhlmeier R R OF   Sr.
25 Brynlee Sickles R R OF   So.
26 Bella Keyes R R OF   Jr.
33 Alex Moore R R DP   Fr.

Statistics 

BATTING
  

 

Name
  G
  AB
  R
  H
  RBI
  Avg.
  2B
  3B
  HR

 

 

  Finley Banks
   28 
  86
  35
  23
  27
  .267
  3
  4
  0

 

 

  Jersie Banks
   28 
  93
  42
  40
  15
  .430
  7
  4
  0

 

 

  Natalie Bartha
   28 
  69
  23
  19
  23
  .275
  3
  4
  1

 

 

  Tatumn Gill
   28 
  13
  11
  2
  4
  .154
  0
  0
  0

 

 

  AJ Howarth
   28 
  90
  14
  41
  40
  .456
  9
  3
  3

 

 

  Hailey Kerchner
   28 
  64
  30
  24
  27
  .375
  9
  2
  1

 

 

  Bella Keyes
   25 
  68
  21
  20
  11
  .294
  5
  0
  0

 

 

  Autumn Kinney
   28 
  86
  36
  39
  23
  .453
  8
  5
  2

 

 

  Maddie Kuhlmeier
   28 
  64
  11
  18
  18
  .281
  1
  1
  1

 

 

  Alex Moore
   27 
  70
  13
  27
  21
  .386
  5
  1
  1

 

 

  Brynlee Sickles
   23 
  30
  21
  9
  8
  .300
  1
  0
  0
 




PITCHING
  

 


Name
  G
  W-L
  IP
  H
  ER
  BB
  SO
  ERA

 

 

  Natalie Bartha
  3
  0-1
  9.0
  10
  3
  1
  6
  2.33

 

 

  AJ Howarth
  27
  23-4
  148.0
  100
  30
  44
  239
  1.42
 






Scores




 

  Date
  Opponent
  W/L
  Own
  Opp

 

 

  3/24
  Milledgeville
  L
   2 
   11 

 

 

  3/25
  Stockton  [Coop]
  W
   14 
   4 

 

 

  3/27
  Rockford (Lutheran)
  W
   16 
   0 

 

 

  3/28
  Freeport (H.S.)
  W
   21 
   3 

 

 

  4/3
  Forreston
  W
   10 
   0 

 

 

  4/5
  Amboy
  W
   15 
   0 

 

 

  4/8
  Lena (L.-Winslow)
  W
   7 
   0 

 

 

  4/10
  Lena (L.-Winslow)
  W
   13 
   1 

 

 

  4/15
  Pearl City
  L
   2 
   7 

 

 

  4/21
  Galena (H.S.)
  L
   3 
   10 

 

 

  4/23
  Fulton (H.S.)
  W
   5 
   3 

 

 

  Byron Jamboree 
 

 

  4/26
  Genoa (G.-Kingston)
  W
   14 
   3 

 

 

  Byron Jamboree
 

 

  4/26
  Oregon
  L
   3 
   4 

 

 

  4/28
  Pearl City
  W
   3 
   0 

 

 

  4/29
  Pecatonica
  W
   17 
   2 

 

 

  5/2
  Galena (H.S.)
  W
   9 
   3 

 

 

  5/5
  South Beloit
  W
   11 
   1 

 

 

  5/6
  Durand
  W
   11 
   1 

 

 

  5/8
  Durand
  W
   5 
   4 

 

 

  5/9
  Pecatonica
  W
   14 
   1 

 

 

  5/10
  Forreston
  W
   15 
   0 

 

 

  5/13
  Orangeville
  W
   13 
   0 

 

 

  5/14
  Winnebago
  L
   5 
   6 

 

 

  5/15
  Orangeville
  W
   10 
   0 

 

 

  5/20
  Rockford (Lutheran)
  W
   11 
   0 

 

 

  Pecatonica Regional
 

 

  5/22
  Rockford (Lutheran)
  W
   11 
   0 

 

 

  5/23
  Pecatonica
  W
   11 
   0 

 

 

  Dakota Sectional
 

 

  5/27
  Galena (H.S.)
  W
   2 
   0 

 

 

  5/30
  Pearl City
  W
   8 
   2 

 

 

  Sterling (H.S.) Super-Sectional
 

 

  6/2
  Henry (H.-Senachwine)
  W
   2 
   0

Head Coach Jeff Kinney
Year W-L
Dakota
2009-10 19-15
2010-11 14-12
2011-12 19-9
2012-13 17-6
2013-14 19-3
2014-15 19-5
2015-16 20-10
2016-17 22-10
2017-18 23-5
2018-19 22-7
2019-20 0-0
2020-21 10-5
2021-22 17-8
2022-23 16-11
2023-24 23-6-1
2024-25 25-5
16 yrs. 285-117-1

Tournament History 

2003-A      1    8  0-1 (28-10)    DNP  Kevin Cline
       L    1    8  Braidwood (Reed-Custer)