APRIL 10, 2020, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11
CEPEDA,
continued from Page A12
everything it takes to be a
leader. Our girls really look
up to her.”
Even if she doesn’t get to
compete in her senior sea-
son, Cepeda has still had a
decorated prep career.
Cepeda made the varsity
team as a freshman in 2017
and helped the Celtics win
a league title and reach the
quarterfi nals. In 2018, she led
the team in runs scored and
stolen bases while receiving
an honorable mention all-
league nod.
However, the accomplish-
ment she is most proud of is
receiving fi rst-team all-state
recognition last season.
“I felt like I got a lot bet-
ter from my sophomore year
to my junior year, and it re-
ally showed on the fi eld,”
Cepeda said.
In Cepeda’s last home
game as a Celtic, McNary
was down 4-2 in the bot-
tom of the sixth in their fi rst
round playoff game against
North Medford. With the
bases loaded and two outs,
Cepeda laced a 3-2 pitch
into left-center fi eld for a
bases-clearing double, which
brought in the go-ahead
score and allowed the Celtics
to advance with a 5-4 victo-
ry.
“It felt awesome. I love
being there for my team and
I love that I was the one to
be in that position to help us
pull it off,” Cepeda said.
Wise believes that the
success that Cepeda had last
year will continue when she
gets to college.
“I don’t know what PSU
will have coming back, but
based on Alexa’s talent and
work ethic, I believe she will
compete for a starting role,”
Wise said.
Wise says that this Mc-
Nary team is a tight-knit
group that has been able
to have weekly meetings
through Zoom. Cepeda is
just hoping that by the time
May comes, she will be able
to connect with her team-
mates in person.
“I would be so excited.
It would mean the absolute
world to me,” Cepeda said
about being able to play an
abbreviated senior season.
“But no matter what hap-
pens, I will never take the
game for granted again. You
just never know when your
time is up.”
File
Cepeda strolls into third base in a McNary contest from last season.
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