Polo’s Cheyenna Wilkins representing Team USA at fastpitch tournament in Netherlands

Polo High School senior Cheyenna Wilkins will represent Team USA at a national fastpitch softball tournament Friday through Sunday in the Netherlands. She is playing with Team Avengers with a number of other players from Illinois and the Midwest.

Wilkins and her team will get to compete against some of the top softball players, including current and former Olympians, from around the world at The Cup, an indoor softball tournament featuring 16 teams playing 48 games in three days in Schiedam, Netherlands.

Team Avengers is coached by Jason and Joann Yakey, who also coach Wilkins on the Midwest Aftershock 18u ES team. Jason has played or coached fastpitch for the past 30 years.

Other players from Illinois on the team of nine are Adrianne Baker (Stockton HS), Jenna and Josie Yakey (Belvidere North), Jalyn Yakey (Auburn HS grad), Janae Burke (Boylan Catholic) and Rylie Adams (Harlem).

Wilkins, who is committed to continue her softball career at Judson University, is a two-time All-Northwest Upstate Illini Conference first-team selection and batted .400 with 40 hits, 32 runs scored and 14 doubles last season.

More information can be found at TheCup.NL.