No. 25 St. Cloud State Softball Set to Play Minot State in NSIC Tournament Quarterfinals Thursday

Thursday, May 7

Bowden Field • Sioux Falls, S.D.

3 p.m.

St. Cloud State

(7) Minot State

Photo by: Jacob Sanders

No. 25 St. Cloud State Softball Set to Play Minot State in NSIC Tournament Quarterfinals Thursday

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No. 2 seed Huskies open postseason against No. 7 seed MISU

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 25 St. Cloud State Softball (44-12, 26-4 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) begins its postseason journey against Minot State (34-21, 18-12 NSIC) in the NSIC Tournament Quarterfinals on Thursday. First pitch between the No. 2 seed Huskies and the seventh seed Beavers is set for 3 p.m. at Bowden Field (Augustana) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

NSIC Softball Tournament Central

FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
The game will be streamed on the NSIC Network ($) and live stats will be provided by the conference.

Game 57 – vs. Minot State (Bowden Field // Sioux Falls, S.D.) – Thursday, May 5 / 3 p.m. / Watch ($ - NSIC Network) / Live stats

Links to each coverage option can be found on the SCSU Softball game day central or schedule page.

2026 NSIC SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT SPECTATOR INFORMATION
Admission: Tickets can be purchased at the Bowden Field ticketing booth during the championship. Bowden Field will open for spectators one hour prior to the first game of the day. There are two spectator entrances to Bowden Field, one located at the northwest corner of the Elmen Center parking lot and the other located on the south side of 33^rd Street between Shoeneman Apartments & the Elmen Center.

Day Pass
   Adult: $18
Student (Age 6-College): $8

All-Tournament Pass
   Adult: $41
Student (Age 6-College): $15

Kids 5 Years & Under
   Free

Parking: Spectators are encouraged to park in the Elmen Center parking lot off of S. Grange Ave.

Concessions: Concessions will be available with cash & credit card options for payment.

Bowden Field Policies:

NO pets are allowed in Bowden Field; service animals are welcome.
Spectators are NOT allowed to bring coolers into Bowden Field.

NSIC Network Access: The NSIC tournament will be streamed on the NSIC Network for a charge of $10 per game or $25 for a tournament pass. FAQ and troubleshooting information is available on the NSIC Network Help page.

SERIES HISTORY
Minot State
St. Cloud State is 19-13 all-time against the Beavers and are 7-3 in the last 10 matchups against the MISU. The Huskies split its series on the opening day of conference play with Minot State on March 21, winning game one 1-0 before dropping game two 4-3.

The teams have met just twice in the NSIC Tournaments, splitting the matchups. Minot State beat the Huskies 9-1 in 2017 and SCSU beat the Beavers 14-5 (5 innings) in 2019.

NSIC TOURNAMENT HISTORY
SCSU is 14-18 (.438) all-time in NSIC Tournament games. Last season, SCSU fell to Minnesota Duluth in the quarterfinals, 10-2.

LAST TIME OUT // ACTION PACKED WEEKEND
The Huskies swept their final two doubleheaders of the regular season to reach the 44-win mark for just the fourth time in program history/first time since 2003. SCSU beat Minnesota Duluth 9-3 and 10-3 on May 2 and Bemidji State 9-1 twice (both in 5 innings) on May 3.

SCSU earned 13 run-rule wins this season, including nine in NSIC play and ended the regular season with five conference doubleheader sweeps in a row while sweeping 11 of its 15 NSIC series. The Huskies ended the regular season on a season-best 11-game win streak and a 10-game home run streak in which they have hit 18 long shots.

Top Huskies

Junior catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.)
- 4 GP/4 GS, .667/.750/1.250, 8 H, 1 2B, 2 HR, 3 R, 9 RBIs, 4 BB
Redshirt sophomore utility Kaylee Collins (Lakeville, Minn.)
- 4 GP/4 GS, .636/.733/1.182, 7 H, 3 2B, 1 HR, 5 R, 5 RBIs, 4 BB
Senior pitcher Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.)
- 2 GP/2 GS, 2-0, 1 CG, 11 IP, 1.91 ERA, 1.72 WHIP, 13 H (2 XBH), 3 ER, 8 K, 6 BB, .295 opp. BA
Senior pitcher Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.)
- 2 GP/2 GS, 2-0, 2 CG, 13 IP, 2.08 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 12 H (2 XBH), 3 ER, 9 K, 3 BB, .240 opp. BA

SENIOR DAY
May 3 served as Senior Day for the Huskies, as the program honored its three seniors for their contributions to the program between games. The program recognized pitchers Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) and Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) and infielder Sydney Roe (Davenport, Iowa).

LET'S GO POLLING
The Huskies were ranked No. 25 in the Week 13 (May 5) edition of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA)/Go Rout Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. It was the first time SCSU has been ranked since the 2004 final poll and just the third time ever. The week prior (Week 12/April 28), the Huskies received votes in the poll for the first time since Week 2 of 2020 (Feb. 25).

SCSU in the 2026 NFCA DII Top 25 Coaches Poll
RV – Week 12
#25 – Week 13

FIRST-EVER NSIC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP
SCSU earned a share of its first-ever NSIC Regular Season Championship as it became co-regular season champions with No. 21 Winona State on May 3 after finishing with the same conference record as the Warriors. The Huskies were selected fifth (zero first place votes) in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll.

It was the fourth overall regular season conference championship for the Huskies after the 1998, 2003 and 2004 teams all won the North Central Conference (NCC).

NSIC WINS IN A SEASON RECORD
On May 2, the Huskies broke the program record for NSIC wins in a season, with 24, surpassing the 2023 team that compiled 23. On May 3, SCSU picked up a doubleheader sweep to extend its record to 26.

40 WINS (AND COUNTING)
SCSU reached the 40-win mark for just the ninth time (second straight season) in the program's 57-year history on April 26. The Huskies 44 wins this season are tied for the second most in a season with the 1999 and 2002 teams and trail the record of 46 set in 2003, by two.

NSIC PITCHER OF THE YEAR / ALL-NSIC HUSKIES
St. Cloud State Softball had one recognized in specialty awards, a program-record seven named to all-conference teams and a program record three named to all-defense team in the end-of-season Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) awards, as the league announced its awards winners on May 5. Senior pitcher Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) was tabbed as the NSIC Pitcher of the Year while SCSU had league highs in total all-conference honorees (seven) and defensive team selections (three).

Clark, junior catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.) and redshirt junior infielder Grace Frechette (Lakeville, Minn.) were SCSU's first team selections, redshirt sophomore utility Kaylee Collins (Lakeville, Minn.), junior infielder Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.), sophomore catcher/infielder Morgan Honeycutt (Rosemount, Minn.) and senior pitcher Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) were named to the second team and junior outfielder Bree Beck (Lakeville, Minn.), Frechette and Weiss were selected to the all-defensive team.

The Huskies three first teamers and four second teamers were both tied for the most by a single school and their three defensive team selections were the most by any school (no one else had more than one). SCSU took down its program records for all-conference selections in a season – six, on the 2003 All-North Central Conference (NCC) Teams and all-defensive selections in a season – two, in 2019 and 2022 (both NSIC). The Huskies also had three first team All-NSIC selections in 2021.

Clark, who became the program's first-ever NSIC Newcomer of the Year in 2025, became the Huskies first-ever NSIC Pitcher of the Year this season (Karissa Hoehn '00 was named the NCC MVP in 1998, 1999 and 2000). She also became one of four Husky pitchers to earn multiple All-NSIC honors and one of nine players to be named to the All-NSIC First Team.

The Winneconne, Wisconsin native went 13-1 in NSIC play over 15 starts (90.1 innings), logging 11 complete games with seven solo shutouts. She posted a 0.77 ERA and a 0.76 WHIP in conference play and held NSIC batters to a .142 batting average and recorded 82 strikeouts to just 25 walks. Clark ranked first among NSIC pitchers in ERA, wins, solo shutouts and opponents' batting average and leads NSIC in total ERA (1.29) and opponents' batting average (.175).

Weiss, a first-time all-conference selection, was dominate in conference play, slashing .402/.436/.729 (1.165 OPS) with 43 hits including 19 extra base hits (11 doubles and eight home runs) to earn first team honors. She scored 43 times and drove in 35 more runs. Among NSIC hitters she ranked tied for No. 1 in home runs, No. 2 in hits (43), tied for No. 2 in doubles, No. 2 in RBIs, No. 2 in total bases, No. 5 in slugging percentage, No. 6 in OPS and No. 8 in batting average.

Weiss was also named to the NSIC All-Defensive Team for the first time in her career after recording 181 putouts and 11 assists with zero errors in 192 chances for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage while splitting time behind the plate and at first base. Weiss only allowed four stolen bases behind the dish and caught four runners trying to steal and was part of four double plays. She ranked tied for No. 6 in runners caught stealing and No. 9 in putouts. She was also one of three fielders with at least 192 chances to post a perfect fielding percentage.

Frechette, another first-time all-conference honoree, Frechette elevated her play during the Northern Sun schedule, slashing .356/.467/.448 (.915 OPS) with 31 hits including eight doubles to earn first team honors. She scored 29 runs, drew 19 walks (only 10 strikeouts) and tallied 16 RBIs. She ranked tied for No. 3 in runs and tied for No. 5 in walks during NSIC play.

Frechette was also named to the NSIC All-Defensive Team for the first time in her career after tallying 47 putouts and 65 assists with five errors in 117 chances for a .957 fielding percentage. She also helped turn five double plays. Among fielders in NSIC play, she ranked tied for No. 3 in assists.

Collins, a first-time All-NSIC selection, had a much improved second conference season, slashing .353/.417/.565 (.982 OPS) with 30 hits including 11 extra base hits (seven doubles, one triple and three home runs) to earn second team accolades. She also recorded 24 RBIs and scored 16 runs.

Holmes, a back-to-back second team selection, slashed .344/.457/.490 (.947 OPS) with 33 hits including 10 extra base hits (seven doubles, two triples and one home run). She also scored 30 runs, drove in 20 and drew 20 walks while only striking out five times. She also was a perfect 4-for-4 on stolen base attempts. Holmes ranked tied for No. 3 in runs, tied for No. 3 in walks and tied for No. 8 in triples.

Honeycutt, a second team selection, earned the first all-conference honors of her career after slashing .308/.417/.604 (1.021 OPS) with 28 hits including 15 extra base hits (eight doubles, two triples and five home runs) in NSIC play. She also drove in 27 runs, scored 26 and drew 16 walks while only striking out 10 times. She ranked tied for No. 5 in RBIs, tied for No. 8 in triples, tied for No. 9 in home runs, No. 10 in total bases (55) and tied for No. 10 in runs.

Porter, the Huskies other back-to-back second team selection, went 9-3 in conference play over 13 starts (75.1 innings), logging seven complete games with two shutouts (including a no-hitter). She posted a 2.32 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP, while holding opposing batters to a .252 batting average. She also struck out 43 batters and walked 36. Among pitchers in NSIC play, she ranked tied for No. 7 in wins and No. 9 in ERA.

Beck, a first-time all-defense team selection, posted 32 putouts with one assist and zero errors in 33 chances for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.

NSIC RELEASE

All-NSIC Honors
Pitcher of the Year:
Macey Clark

First Team:
Macey Clark (pitcher)
Grace Frechette (shortstop)
Bethany Weiss (catcher)

Second Team:
Kaylee Collins (outfield)
Brooke Holmes (third base)
Morgan Honeycutt (first base/catcher)
Justyce Porter (pitcher)

All-Defensive Team:
Bree Beck (center field)
Grace Frechette (shortstop)
Bethany Weiss (catcher)

NCAA REGION RANKINGS
No. 25 St. Cloud State Softball (was ranked No. 6 in the third NCAA Division II Softball Regional Rankings, as announced by the organization on Wednesday. The Huskies were one of two NSIC teams ranked, joining Winona State in the third and final set of rankings. SCSU is looking to make its 10^thtrip to the NCAA Tournament and first since 2019.

The 40-team NCAA Central Region is made up of teams from the NSIC, the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) and the Great American Conference (GAC). Automatic bids are awarded to the tournament champions from each conference with the final five spots awarded on an at-large basis.

The championship provides for a field of 64 teams. Four teams will participate at each of 16 regional sites in a double elimination tournament. The 16 teams advancing from regional competition will participate in a two-team, best-of-three super regional at eight sites. The finals will include the eight super regional winners. The national champion will be determined in a best-of-three final series. The NCAA Championships are set for May 28 to June 3 at Frost Stadium at Warner Park, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The 2026 NCAA Division II Softball Selection Show will air Monday, May 11th at 9 a.m. CT on NCAA.com. A link to the show will be on the front page of NCAA.com.

May 6 NCAA Central Region Rankings (overall record, in region record for games through May 3)

Missouri Southern^ (45-7, 41-7)
Pittsburg State^ (45-8, 38-8)
Central Oklahoma^ (41-12, 39-12)
Southern Arkansas+ (43-7, 42-7)
Winona State* (45-8, 37-6)
St. Cloud State* (44-12, 37-8)
Rogers State^ (34-18, 30-16)
Oklahoma Baptist+ (40-13, 40-13)
Arkansas Tech+ (40-13, 38-12)
Emporia State^ (28-17, 26-16)

* NSIC Team
^ MIAA Team
+ GAC Team

Full NCAA DII Softball Region Rankings

NCAA (TOP 30) / NSIC (TOP 3) TEAM STATISTICAL RANKINGS
(as of 5/5)

NCAA
- No. 1 – fielding percentage (.984)
- No. 2 – hits allowed/7 inn. (5.08)
- No. 3 – ERA (1.68)
- No. 7 – walks drawn (208)
- No. 8 – WHIP (1.08)
- No. 16 – shutouts (12)
- No. 18 – win % (.786)
- No. 20 – doubles (94)
- No. 29 – RBIs (293)
NSIC
- No. 1 – ERA (1.68)
- No. 1 – WHIP (1.08)
- No. 1 – fielding percentage (.984)
- No. 1 – hits allowed/7 inn. (5.08)
- No. 2 – walks drawn (208)
- No. 2 – shutouts (12)
- No. 2 – win % (.786)

NCAA (TOP 50) / NSIC (TOP 10) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL RANKINGS
(as of 5/5)

Senior pitcher Macey Clark
- NCAA
  - No. 7 – ERA (1.29)
  - No. 7 – WHIP (0.91)
  - No. 9 – hits allowed/7 inn. (4.27)
  - No. 13 – shutouts (7)
  - No. 16 – games started (27)
  - No. 18 – wins (20)
  - No. 44 – strikeouts (142)
  - No. 46 – innings pitched (162.1)
  - No. 49 – complete games (17)
- NSIC
  - No. 1 – ERA (1.29)
  - No. 1 – WHIP (0.91)
  - No. 1 – hits allowed/7 inn. (4.27)
  - No. 1 – wins (20)
  - No. 2 – shutouts (7)
  - No. 3 – innings pitched (162.1)
  - No. 3 – games started (27)
  - No. 3 – complete games (17)
  - No. 5 – strikeouts (142)
  - No. 7 – K/BB ratio (2.96)
  - No. 9 – K/7 inn. (6.1)
Redshirt junior infielder Grace Frechette
- NCAA
  - No. 26 – assists (125)
- NSIC
  - No. 1 – assists (125)
  - No. 3 – assists/game (2.27)
Junior infielder Brooke Holmes
- NCAA
  - No. 37 – runs (53)
- NSIC
  - No. 4 – runs (53)
  - No. 4 – runs/game (0.95)
  - No. 4 – walks/game (0.63)
  - No. 6 – triples (4)
Sophomore catcher/infielder Morgan Honeycutt
- NSIC
  - No. 6 – triples (4)
Senior pitcher Justyce Porter
- NSIC
  - No. 7 – ERA (2.08)
  - No. 7 – hits allowed/7 inn. (5.93)
  - No. 7 – shutouts (4)
  - No. 10 – WHIP (1.22)
Senior infielder Sydney Roe
- NSIC
  - No. 7 – hit by pitch (7)
Junior catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss
- NCAA
  - No. 17 – RBIs (59)
  - No. 19 – hits (75)
  - No. 25 – total bases (126)
  - No. 46 – doubles (17)
- NSIC
  - No. 1 – RBIs (59)
  - No. 2 – hits (75)
  - No. 2 – total bases (126)
  - No. 2 – RBIs/game (1.05)
  - No. 4 – doubles (17)
  - No. 5 – home runs (10)
  - No. 8 – doubles/game (0.30)

NSIC PITCHER OF THE WEEK
St. Cloud State Softball senior pitcher Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) was named Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Pitcher of the Week, as announced by the league office on April 21. It is her first career NSIC weekly honor.

Clark is the first Husky to earn a weekly conference honor this season and the first pitcher to earn Pitcher of the Week honors since then-sophomore Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) did so on Feb. 20, 2024.

The Winneconne, Wisconsin native was 2-0 with two complete game shutouts, posting a 0.00 ERA and 0.57 WHIP over 14.0 innings. In her two starts, she allowed zero runs and just three hits (all singles), holding opponents to a mere .067 batting average. In her shutout of No. 24 Winona State on Sunday, she allowed just one hit and struck out three and, in her shutout outing against Minnesota State on Thursday, she struck out five batters and allowed only one hit.

SCSU went 3-1 during the week, earning its first sweep of Minnesota State since April 19, 2019 on Thursday after winning 11-9 (8 innings) and 3-0, and its first ranked win since March 28, 2025 (snapping a six-game ranked winless streak) and its first ranked shutout since March 5, 2023 when it beat No. 24 Winona State 5-0 in game two of the doubleheader.

2025 NSIC Weekly Honors
Pitcher of the Week

Macey Clark (April 21)

RECORD PERFORMANCES
Junior outfielder Hannah Harms (Bartlett, Ill.) and junior catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.) became the third and fourth Huskies to tie the single-game program record for home runs (two) this season following sophomore catcher/infielder Morgan Honeycutt (Rosemount, Minn.) and senior infielder Sydney Roe (Davenport, Iowa).

Harms accomplished the feat in SCSU's 16-1 run-rule win over Minnesota Crookston on April 25. Her two home runs were the first two multi-run home runs of her career and included a grand slam while also tallying six RBIs which was one short of that single game school record. Weiss tied the record in the Huskies 7-1 win over MSU Moorhead on April 26.

Senior infielder Sydney Roe (Davenport, Iowa) tied the single-game program record for home runs, with two in the Huskies 11-9 extra-innings win over Minnesota State at Husky Stadium in St. Cloud on April 16. Her record-tying home run was the walk-off winner, her second walk-off hit of the season.

The Huskies also tied two single-game program records in their 20-7 inning win over Augustana on April 5 in Wayne, Nebraska.

Sophomore catcher/infielder Morgan Honeycutt (Rosemount, Minn.) tied the program record for home runs in a game with two and junior infielder Brooke Holmes tied the school record for walks in a game with five. She tied Megan Lehnen who drew 5 walks vs. Concordia-St. Paul on April 26, 2014.

Additionally, SCSU had one record breaking performance and one record tying performance in their 7-2 extra inning win over Northern State on March 29 in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Redshirt junior infielder Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.) set a new program record for assists in a game with 11, surpassing the previous record of eight that was held jointly by Julie Engmark (vs. Southwest Minnesota State on April 14, 1982) and Olivia Graham (vs. Shippensburg [Pa.] on March 11, 2006).

SCSU hit a season high six doubles (all from different batters in the final 2.0 innings) which also tied the program record for the most doubles in a game. The Huskies also hit six doubles against Sioux Falls on April 6, 2013 (also six different batters) and Bemidji State on April 12, 2017.

JP'S SECOND NO-NO OF 2026
Senior pitcher Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) tossed the ninth no-hitter in program history and second of her career (both of which have come this season) against Sioux Falls on April 12, striking out six batters in the process. It was the program's sixth-ever solo no-hitter and seventh of 7.0 innings. Porter became the second Husky to pitch multiple solo no-hitters.

SCSU NO-HITTERS

Lacey Trossbach (5.0 IP) and Kaity Strever (2.0 IP) vs. Northern State 2-17-07 (perfect game)
Britt Krieg (4.0 IP) and Alyssa Roberts (3.0 IP) vs. Wilmington (Del.) 3-7-11
Kelly Franks (7.0 IP) vs. Bemidji State 4-15-12
Kelly Franks (4.0 IP) and Jackie Manrique (1.0 IP) vs. Bemidji State 3-2-13
Kelly Franks (7.0 IP) vs. UMary 4-1-15 (perfect game)
Megan Hedstrom (7.0 IP) vs. UMary 4-2-17 (perfect game)
Trinity Junker (5.0 IP) vs. UMary 2-11-23 (perfect game)
Justyce Porter (7.0 IP) vs. Bridgeport (Conn.) 2-28-26 (perfect game)
Justyce Porter (7.0 IP) vs. Sioux Falls 4-12-26

PERFECTION
Senior pitcher Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) threw just the fifth perfect game in the history of St. Cloud State Softball against Bridgeport (Pa.) on Feb. 28. She was perfect over 7.0 innings, striking seven batters out. Porter's perfect game was program's first since 2023 and just the third of 7.0 innings by a pitcher with the others being a 5.0 inning outing and a combined 7.0 inning performance.

SCSU PERFECT GAMES

Lacey Trossbach (5.0 IP) and Kaity Strever (2.0 IP) vs. Northern State 2-17-07
Kelly Franks (7.0 IP) vs. UMary 4-1-15
Megan Hedstrom (7.0 IP) vs. UMary 4-2-17
Trinity Junker (5.0 IP) vs. UMary 2-11-23
Justyce Porter (7.0 IP) vs. Bridgeport (Conn.) 2-28-26

PRESEASON POLLING
St. Cloud State Softball was selected to finish fifth in the 2026 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the league office on Jan. 23. Additionally, senior pitcher Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) and junior infielder Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) were named the preseason players to watch by the NSIC.

Head Coach Mitch Roberts enters his fifth season at the helm of the Huskies Softball in 2026. He has record of 141-79 (.641) and led last year's team to a 41-15 overall record, including a 20-7 record in NSIC play, to finish fourth in the standings. The Huskies fell in the NSIC Tournament Quarterfinals to No. 5 seed Minnesota Duluth. It was the eighth time in program history and first time since 2019 that SCSU reached the 40-win mark.

Clark, the reigning and SCSU's first ever NSIC Newcomer of the Year, enters her second and final season with the Huskies after an impressive junior campaign. In her first season of NCAA play last year, she went 18-7 with one save over 29 appearances/28 starts (157.1 innings), logging 13 complete games. Clark posted a 2.49 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP with four total shutouts (two solo/two combined), while holding batters to a .239 batting average. She posted 132 strikeouts to just 39 walks and ranked among the Northern Sun's best in starts (3^rd), shutouts (6^th), innings pitched (6^th), strikeouts (7^th), walks/7 innings (7^th, 1.74), WHIP (8^th), K/BB ratio (8^th, 3.38), complete games (8^th) and hits allowed/7 innings (10^th, 6.32). Clark was also a Second Team All-NSIC selection.

Holmes, a reigning National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Second Team All-American, looks to build off her breakout sophomore season in which she led SCSU in in batting average (.414), slugging percentage (.688), runs (52), home runs (12), RBI (51), total bases (128) and times hit by pitch (four). She also ranked second in on-base percentage (.471), hits (77) and third in doubles (13). She carries both hitting and on-base streaks of 12 games into the 2026 season.

The Savage, Minnesota native became the sixth Husky (first since 2008) and first second baseman to be named an NFCA All-American. Prior to being named an All-American, she earned the first all-region accolades of her career after being named to the All-Central Region Second Team by the NFCA and her first all-conference recognition after earning a Second Team All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) selection. Additionally, Holmes was twice named NSIC Player of the Week by the league office (Feb. 24 | April 28). They were her first two weekly conference honors of her career, and she was the only Husky to earn weekly honors throughout the season. After an incredible non-conference season, she was named to the 2025 NFCA Division II Player of the Year watchlist.

Holmes also excelled in the classroom, becoming just the sixth student-athlete in program history and one of two student-athletes from the NSIC in 2025 to earn Academic All-America® honors from the College Sports Communicators (CSC) after being named to its second team for softball. She was also named a CSC Academic All-District® honoree, an Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar-Athlete, an NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence member and an NSIC All-Academic recipient each for the first time in her career.

SCSU returns 15 players from last season's roster – including three seniors, one redshirt junior, five juniors, one redshirt sophomore, four sophomores and one redshirt freshman. The Huskies brought in seven newcomers including two junior transfers and four freshmen.

Key returners include senior pitcher Justyce Porter (Seattle, Wash.), who was a 2025 Second Team All-NSIC Selection and regular starters junior outfielder Bree Beck (Lakeville, Minn.), redshirt sophomore utility Kaylee Collins (Lakeville, Minn.), redshirt junior infielder Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.), senior infielder Sydney Roe (Davenport, Iowa) and junior catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.).

For the seventh consecutive season and eighth time overall, Augustana was chosen as the favorite in the NSIC Preseason Softball Coaches' Poll. The Vikings, the five-time defending regular season champions, amassed 221 points 12 of the 16 first place votes (coaches cannot rank their own team). Winona State was second with 202 points and four first place votes, followed by Minnesota State (197 points), Minnesota Duluth (183 points) and the Huskies (175 points).

The preseason coaches' poll is based off each coach ranking each team with the top team receiving 15 points, second 14, third 13, etc.

The 2026 NSIC Softball season gets underway with non-conference play on January 31, while the 28-game NSIC schedule is set to begin on Saturday, March 21.

The 2026 NSIC Softball Tournament will have a 10-team single elimination format over four days played at Bowden Field in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on May 6-9, 2026; hosted by Augustana University. The tournament will be streamed on the NSIC Network, with tournament passes or single game access available for purchase.

2026 NSIC Softball Preseason Coaches' Poll
Team (first place votes) Points

Augustana (12) 221
Winona State (4) 202
Minnesota State 197
Minnesota Duluth 183
St. Cloud State 175
Concordia-St. Paul 148
Wayne State 138
Minot State 133
Southwest Minnesota State 111
Sioux Falls 96
MSU Moorhead 80
Bemidji State 68
Northern State 56
Minnesota Crookston 43
Jamestown 42
UMary 27

NSIC RELEASE

ROBERTS' REMARKS
2026 team outlook...
"We are extremely excited for the upcoming season," said Roberts. "While we graduated some key pieces from last year's team, the foundation is strong and this group is ready to take the next step. We are excited for the challenges and opportunities ahead this spring."

On NSIC Player to Watch Brooke Holmes...
"Brooke is a strong leader on and off the field, and her success has never been accidental," said Roberts. "She puts in the work, holds herself to a high standard, and has earned every achievement along the way. She is exactly the type of high character player every program hopes to have."

On NSIC Pitcher to Watch Macey Clark...
"Macey brings a consistent work ethic and attitude to everything she does," said Roberts. "As a JUCO transfer, she has already left a strong mark at St. Cloud, and her legacy continues to grow. We are excited to see what Macey will do in her senior campaign."

WELCOME TO THE PACK
Over the offseason, SCSU welcomed seven newcomers including two junior transfers – infielder Kennedy Palmer (Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny HS / Iowa Central CC) and pitcher/outfielder Kurstyn Patnode (Becker, Minn. / Becker HS / Minnesota State) and four freshmen – outfielder Rowan Jansen (St. Louis Park, Minn. / St. Louis Park HS), pitcher Alyssa Kunz (Lyons, Ill. / Morton West), outfielder Caitlyn Rosha (St. Anthony, Minn. / St. Anthony Village HS) and infielder Annabelle Ross (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. / Lincoln HS).

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