NIACC lands 4 players on all-region first-team
MASON CITY - The NIACC softball team placed four players on the all-NJCAA Region XI first-team.
Earning first-team all-region honors were freshman catcher Hannah Faktor, freshman pitcher Kristen Peka, sophomore infielders Alyssa Laxson and Kaci Sherwood.
Faktor hit .416 with 12 doubles, five home runs and 33 RBIs. Peka was 19-10 with a 2.14 earned run average with 187 strikeouts in 176 2/3 innings pitched.
Laxson hit .342 with 15 home runs and 55 RBIs. Sherwood hit .453 with 15 home runs and 50 RBIs.
Earning second-team all-region honors for the Lady Trojans were freshman pitcher Kylie Sherwood, freshman infielder Marissa Norby and sophomore outfielder Kaitlyn Carlson.
Kylie Sherwood was 10-6 with a 3.26 ERA with 65 strikeouts in 86 innings pitched. Norby hit .284 with four home runs and 18 RBIs and Carlson hit .360 with six doubles and 27 stolen bases.
NIACC's Ciana Sonberg (catcher), Tayler Schmidt (infielder) and Morgan Kelley (utility) were honorable mention selections.
Sonberg hit .240 with three doubles, two home runs and 17 RBIs. Schmidt hit .276 with 10 doubles, seven home runs and 30 RBIs and Kelley hit .240 with five doubles, seven home runs and 19 RBIs.
First-Team All-Region
|
Year |
# |
School |
Name |
Pos. |
|
Fr. |
3 |
NIACC |
C |
|
|
Fr. |
8 |
Southwestern |
Kaitlyn Schad |
C |
|
Fr. |
10 |
DMACC |
Josie Swafford |
P |
|
Fr. |
16 |
Kirkwood |
Erin Hocker |
P |
|
Fr. |
12 |
NIACC |
P |
|
|
So. |
12 |
DMACC |
Mia Ruther |
INF |
|
So. |
3 |
DMACC |
Avery Guy |
INF |
|
Fr. |
16 |
Iowa Central |
Sophia Cave |
INF |
|
So. |
12 |
Kirkwood |
Rachel Stewart |
INF |
|
Fr. |
7 |
Kirkwood |
London Jackson* |
INF |
|
So. |
22 |
NIACC |
INF |
|
|
So. |
21 |
NIACC |
INF |
|
|
Fr. |
6 |
DMACC |
Morgan Lewis |
OF |
|
So. |
7 |
DMACC |
Kaisha Wells* |
OF |
|
So. |
18 |
Iowa Central |
Cheyenne Andersen |
OF |
|
So. |
7 |
Iowa Lakes |
Taylor Allen |
OF |
|
Fr. |
4 |
Kirkwood |
Shelby Hulsebus |
OF |
|
Fr. |
1 |
DMACC |
Ally Pickering |
DP |
|
Fr. |
23 |
Iowa Central |
Bre Tjebben |
UTL |
|
So. |
21 |
Iowa Lakes |
Yasmine Nix |
UTL |
*At-Large Selection
Second-Team All-Region
|
Year |
# |
School |
Name |
Pos. |
|
Fr. |
15 |
DMACC |
Elly Schuemann |
C |
|
So. |
3 |
Iowa Central |
Payton Adwell |
C |
|
Fr. |
24 |
Northeast |
Maggie Berryman |
C |
|
Fr. |
4 |
DMACC |
Dana Dunbar |
P |
|
Fr. |
22 |
Kirkwood |
Bradee Bouman |
P |
|
Fr. |
16 |
NIACC |
P |
|
|
Fr. |
8 |
DMACC |
Maddie Karr |
INF |
|
So. |
5 |
DMACC |
Ellie Dixon |
INF |
|
Fr. |
8 |
Iowa Central |
Parker Matthews |
INF |
|
Fr. |
1 |
Kirkwood |
Jayme Finn |
INF |
|
So. |
18 |
NIACC |
INF |
|
|
So. |
20 |
DMACC |
Jayci Vos |
OF |
|
Fr. |
19 |
Iowa Central |
Gabi Bingham |
OF |
|
Fr. |
15 |
Kirkwood |
Randyn Carter |
OF |
|
So. |
17 |
NIACC |
OF |
|
|
So. |
8 |
Kirkwood |
Lauren Klaahsen |
DP |
|
Fr. |
5 |
Kirkwood |
Autum Barthelman |
UTL |
Honorable Mention All-Region
|
Year |
# |
School |
Name |
Pos. |
|
So. |
5 |
DMACC |
Katelin Schumacher |
C |
|
So. |
10 |
Iowa Lakes |
Laurie Custard |
C |
|
Fr. |
14 |
NIACC |
C |
|
|
Fr. |
21 |
DMACC |
Ally Anderson |
P |
|
Fr. |
19 |
DMACC |
Peyton Parker |
P |
|
So. |
22 |
Ellsworth |
Hannah Hoffman |
P |
|
Fr. |
34 |
Iowa Central |
Bre Small |
P |
|
So. |
8 |
Ellsworth |
Lexi Riggall |
INF |
|
Fr. |
1 |
NIACC |
INF |
|
|
Fr. |
1 |
Northeast |
Sydney Kelley |
INF |
|
So. |
5 |
Northeast |
Rosario Garcia |
INF |
|
Fr. |
23 |
Southwestern |
Ali Enright |
INF |
|
Fr. |
13 |
Southwestern |
Ella Rutherford |
INF |
|
Fr. |
7 |
Ellsworth |
Kylie Adden |
OF |
|
Fr. |
15 |
Ellsworth |
Gwen Hovorka |
OF |
|
So. |
14 |
Iowa Lakes |
Gabby Heckard |
OF |
|
Fr. |
5 |
Iowa Lakes |
Madisyn Arechedrra |
OF |
|
Fr. |
1 |
Iowa Lakes |
Lexus Gorospe |
OF |
|
Fr. |
20 |
Northeast |
Jacqueline Denning |
OF |
|
So. |
2 |
Southwestern |
Klarissa McElroy |
OF |
|
So. |
14 |
Kirkwood |
Lauren Kuch |
UTL |
|
Fr. |
6 |
NIACC |
UTL |
|
|
Fr. |
9 |
Northeast |
Madison McKewon |
UTL |
|
Fr. |
3 |
Ellsworth |
Katie Smith |
UTL |
Defensive Player of the Year: Rachel Stewart, Kirkwood
Offensive Player of the Year: Mia Ruther, DMACC
Pitcher of the Year: Josie Swafford, DMACC
Coach of the Year: Bob Ligouri, DMACC
