Eagles Sweep All-Region Awards
From the ICCAC: "Wednesday, the ICCAC announced the 2026 Region 11 Division II Softball All-Region Teams. The honors recognize the top performers from the 2026 season. In addition, four recipients received special designations for the season.
Kirkwood swept the special awards this season after posting a 35-1 record in conference play.
Shannon Finn was named Offensive Player of the Year after batting .451 in conference play this season. She led the conference with 25 stolen bases in league games and 43 overall. Finn also led conference play with a .612 on-base percentage. She made use of every moment on base, ranking second in the NJCAA this season with 95 runs scored. Finn also led the conference in walks and ranked third in the NJCAA with 47, making her a consistent threat for the Eagles' offense and helping anchor a top-three offense in the NJCAA.
Defensive Player of the Year honors went to catcher Mischa Reiners, who posted a perfect fielding percentage on 140 chances in conference games, with 134 putouts and six assists. Reiners' error-free campaign showed how important her reliability has been to the top-ranked Eagles.
Reiners also was a force offensively as a First Team selection. She ranked first in conference play in RBIs with 52 and triples with five. She also ranked in the top five in runs with 45, total bases with 86 and stolen bases with 18.
Freshman Libby Trewin was voted Pitcher of the Year after an incredible season, going 15-0 in conference play. Trewin posted a conference-leading 0.81 ERA and a 0.72 WHIP with 86 innings pitched. Overall, Trewin owns a 27-2 record, the sixth-best ERA in the NJCAA at 1.18, and averages more than seven strikeouts per game. Her seven shutouts this season also are tied for the third most in the NJCAA.
Rounding out the special awards is Coach of the Year, with Kirkwood's Eric Frese earning the accolade after leading the Eagles to the No. 1 ranking in the NJCAA. Frese led the Eagles to a 35-1 conference record and the top seed in the Region 11-A Tournament, the team's best conference mark since going 27-1 in 2016. The Eagles' 55-5 overall record marks the third consecutive season they have surpassed 50 wins. It is the second time Frese has won the award, with his previous honor coming in 2024.
Joining their Eagles teammates on the First Team All-Region list are infielder Breckin De La Rosa, outfielder Kinsley Theobald, designated player Camryn Johnson and pitcher Carley Cavanagh.
De La Rosa was fourth in the conference in RBIs with 42 and fifth in both hits with 48 and doubles with 13. Theobald was fifth in RBIs with 37 and first in walks with 29.
Cavanagh finished 13-0, the fourth-most wins in conference play. Her 2.06 ERA also ranked fourth in the conference.
From conference runner-up DMACC, multiple players earned First Team All-Region honors. Pitchers Jacki Bass and Kierra Jungers both earned their second selections to the First Team list. Catcher Cali Richards made the list in her freshman season, along with infielders Mackenzie Mohlerand Morgan Neuroth and outfielder Macee Reiling.
Statistically, Bass and Jungers combined for 28 conference wins, with 14 apiece, tied for the second most in the league. Jungers led the conference in strikeouts with 175. She also leads the nation with 315, which is 87 more than the next pitcher.
Mohler and Reiling each had 48 RBIs in conference play, second best in the league behind Reiners. Reiling batted a league-best .509 in conference play and had 38 extra-base hits.
Neuroth ranked in the top five in several categories, most notably home runs. She was second with nine, as well as third in doubles with 14, fourth in hits with 49 and fourth in total bases with 92.
Iowa Central and NIACC were represented on the First Team All-Region list with two selections apiece. The Tritons placed infielder Natalie Rasmussen and outfielder Kyra Kain on the First Team. The Trojans had pitcher Chloe Thurlby and utility player Ally Wall recognized on the First Team All-Region list.
Rasmussen led the conference in home runs with 14 and had 27 extra-base hits, which also topped the league. She led the league in hits as well, with 56 in conference play and 91 overall.
Kain ranked in the top five in the conference in hits with 48.
Thurlby was second in the nation in strikeouts behind Jungers with 228. She logged more innings than anyone this season, with 113.2 in conference play and 209.1 overall.
Rounding out the Region 11 First Team All-Region selections is Northeast Iowa's Natalie Nenne, an infielder who becomes the Cougars' first First Team selection in their inaugural season."
First Team All-Region:
| Pos. | # | Player | School | Yr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | Cali Richards | DMACC | Fr. |
| P | 34 | Jacki Baas *** | DMACC | So. |
| P | 29 | Kierra Jungers | DMACC | So. |
| OF | 4 | Macee Reiling | DMACC | So. |
| INF | 16 | Mackenzie Mohler | DMACC | Fr. |
| INF | 25 | Morgan Neuroth | DMACC | So. |
| OF | 12 | Kyra Kain | Iowa Central | So. |
| INF | 6 | Natalie Rasmussen | Iowa Central | So. |
| INF | 2 | Breckin De La Rosa | Kirkwood | Fr. |
| DP | 11 | Camryn Johnson | Kirkwood | Fr. |
| P | 7 | Carley Cavanagh *** | Kirkwood | So. |
| OF | 3 | Kinsley Theobald | Kirkwood | So. |
| P | 9 | Libby Trewin | Kirkwood | Fr. |
| C | 14 | Mischa Reiners | Kirkwood | So. |
| OF | 13 | Shannon Finn | Kirkwood | So. |
| UTL | 4 | Ally Wall | NIACC | So. |
| P | 26 | Chloe Thurlby | NIACC | Fr. |
| INF | 17 | Natalie Nenne | Northeast Iowa | So. |
Second Team All-Region:
| Pos. | # | Player | School | Yr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF | 18 | Bri Tigges | DMACC | So. |
| INF | 12 | Erin Ades | DMACC | So. |
| UTL | 9 | Mackenzie Bridgewater | Hawkeye | Fr. |
| P | 3 | Mya Chamberlin | Hawkeye | So. |
| OF | 24 | Avery Mckinney | Iowa Central | So. |
| INF | 3 | Jersey Hawf | Iowa Central | Fr. |
| P | 11 | Jillian French | Iowa Central | So. |
| INF | 24 | Addison Wheeler | Iowa Lakes | Fr. |
| C | 4 | Karlee Akers | Iowa Lakes | So. |
| P | 1 | Katie Kvigne | Iowa Lakes | Fr. |
| DP | 18 | Ella Trenkamp | Kirkwood | So. |
| INF | 12 | Reese Stockman | Kirkwood | So. |
| C | 5 | Emma Wall | NIACC | Fr. |
| INF | 31 | Katie Riesselman | NIACC | So. |
| OF | 21 | Makayla Wirkus | NIACC | So. |
| OF | 21 | Adelyn Miller | Northeast Iowa | Fr. |
Honorable Mention All-Region:
| Pos. | # | Player | School | Yr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INF | 4 | Jordyn Trotta | Central | So. |
| OF | 3 | Dana Blake | DMACC | Fr. |
| OF | 16 | Ella Garstang | Ellsworth | So. |
| INF | 4 | Melanie Khounsourath | Ellsworth | Fr. |
| P | 13 | Millicent Wurst | Ellsworth | Fr. |
| INF | 2 | Payton Nolan | Ellsworth | Fr. |
| INF | 7 | Isabelle Kriegel | Hawkeye | Fr. |
| P | 4 | Jaidan Abel | Iowa Central | So. |
| C | 22 | Jozie Kerr | Iowa Central | Fr. |
| INF | 13 | Kenzie Enter | Iowa Lakes | Fr. |
| OF | 9 | Korilynn Christians | Iowa Lakes | So. |
| DP | 10 | Gracie Knobloch | Iowa Lakes | Fr. |
| OF | 5 | Addison Ohda | Kirkwood | Fr. |
| INF | 6 | Alley Gorsh | Kirkwood | Fr. |
| C | 20 | Savannah Caves | Kirkwood | So. |
| INF | 3 | Mya Bunkers | NIACC | So. |
| UTL | 10 | Isabel Raburn | Northeast | So. |
| P | 20 | Addison Murilla | Northeast Iowa | Fr. |
***At-Large Selections
Special Awards:
Offensive Player of the Year: Shannon Finn, Kirkwood
Defensive Player of the Year: Mischa Reiner, Kirkwood
Pitcher of the Year: Libby Trewin, Kirkwood
Coach of the Year: Eric Freese, Kirkwood
