Platte County freshman shortstop Bryli Seifert earned Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association (MHSFCA) all-state honors after a dominant offensive season. She made the first team in Class 4 as an infielder.
Installed as the starting shortstop to open the season, Seifert posted team-bests in batting average (.548), on-base-percentage (.620) and OPS (1.592) and also led Paltte County in hits (40), runs (32), home runs (five) and RBIs (32). She played in all 27 games and struck out just four times
In addition, Seifert pitched in four games and went 1-0 with 11 strikeouts and just one walk before elbow soreness took her out of the circle for the remainder of the season.
Seifert became Platte County’s first freshman all-state honoree since pitcher Emma Koeneke in 2017. The Pirates went 19-8 and lost in the Class 4 District 8 championship game to Kearney, which lost the regular season matchup between the two teams in extra innings.
Led by seniors Avery Webster, Morgan Shields, Emma Reed, Anna Crowell and Kallie Hitzelberger, Platte County exited the postseason in the same round for a second straight season after having gone to the Class 4 state semifinals in 2020 and 2021 — finishing third both times. came to an end. The Pirates opened the 2023 season at 2-2 but won six of the next seven and closed the regular season with eight victories in the final nine.
Seifert’s batting average hit a season-low of .333 after going 0-for-2 in an August 31 loss to Blue Springs. She had at least one hit in 20 of the final 21 games and homered five times in a span of seven games late in the season, highlighted with going 4-for-4 with a walk, two home runs, four RBIs and four runs scored in a victory over Excelsior Springs.
PLATTE COUNTY POSTSEASON HONORS
Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association
Class 4 All-State
First Team
IF — Bryli Seifert, Fr.
All-Class 4 Region 4
First Team
P — Danica Salisbury, So.; C — Morgan Shields, Sr.; IF — Bryli Seifert, Fr.
All-Class 4 District 8
First Team
P — Danica Salisbury, So.; C — Morgan Shields, Sr.; IF — Bryli Seifert, Fr.; Avery Webster, Sr.
Second Team
IF — Emma Reed, Sr.; OF — Kallie Hitzelberger, Sr.; Anna Crowell, Sr.
All-Suburban Conference White Division
First Team
P — Danica Salisbury, So.; C — Morgan Shields, Sr.; IF — Bryli Seifert, Fr.; Avery Webster, Sr.; Emma Reed, Sr.; OF — Anna Crowell, Sr.
Second Team
OF — Kallie Hitzelberger, Sr.
