Iola in full swing for new season

The Iola High baseball team is getting set to embark on a new season under the direction of first-year head coach Levi Ashmore. The Mustang alum remembers a lot of the same things from when he went to the state championship with Iola nearly 10 years ago.

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March 20, 2023 - 2:51 PM

Iola senior Brandon McKarnin swings the bat at the Mustangs’ home field last season at Allen Community College. Photo by Richard Luken

Success breeds success. 

That’s what the Iola High baseball team is hoping they can do in their first year under new head coach Levi Ashmore. The Mustangs return a strong nucleus of players which led them to a state tournament appearance last year where they fell to Ottawa, 5-3. 

Ashmore also has experience in the Class 4A Kansas state baseball tournament when he played as a senior for the Mustangs in 2013. Iola fell to Topeka-Hayden.

“I’ve been really pleased. Guys are working hard and guys are listening,” Ashmore said of practices. “I think they’re liking it a lot. We’re talking about implementing change, moving forward and trying to put it into game form. They’ve done that well. I believe in our guys and I believe that if we play hard, everything will be fine.”

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