NFCA Release
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has revealed the 2026 NFCA Division II All-Region teams. The 2026 squads are comprised of 205 student-athletes from 108 programs.
The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association’s eight regions with first and second-team selections. NFCA member head coaches from each respective region nominated their student-athletes and voted for the teams. All the honorees are now eligible for selection to the 2026 NFCA Division II All-America squads.
The 2026 NFCA Division II All-America teams will be announced on Wednesday, May 27.
No. 20 St. Cloud State Softball had two student-athletes named to the All-Central Region Team. Senior pitcher Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) and junior catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.) were both selected to the first team for their first-ever all-region honors. It is the first time since 2021 that multiple Huskies have earned NFCA All-Region honors and that was also the last time SCSU had multiple first team selections. Last week, Clark became the Huskies first-ever Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Pitcher of the Year and a First Team All-NSIC Selection, one of just four Husky pitchers to earn multiple All-NSIC honors and one of nine players to be named to the All-NSIC First Team in their career. She was also the lone Husky to earn NSIC weekly honors this season after being named Pitcher of the Week on April 21. The Winneconne, Wisconsin native has gone 22-6 over 32 appearances/29 starts (181 IP), logging 18 complete games with seven solo shutouts. She owns a 1.59 ERA and a 0.92 WHIP and has held batters to a mere .184 batting average and recorded 155 strikeouts to just 50 walks. As of May 10, Clark ranked No. 4 in WHIP, No. 9 in ERA, No. 9 in hits allowed/7 inn., No. 15 in shutouts, No. 17 in wins and No. 35 – strikeouts among all DII pitchers. Among Northern Sun pitchers, she ranked No. 1 in wins, ERA, WHIP and hits allowed/7 inn., No. 2 in shutouts, No. 5 in strikeouts, No. 6 in K/BB ratio and No. 9 in K/7 inn.
Weiss, a first time All-NSIC First Team selection and first time NSIC All-Defensive Team honoree, leads the Huskies in many statistical categories. So far this season, she has slashed .374/.419/.621 (1.040 OPS) with 77 hits including 29 extra base hits (17 doubles, two triples and 10 home runs). She has drove in 60 runs and scored 43 more herself.As of May 10, the Forest Lake, Minnesota native ranked No. 21 in RBIs, No. 22 in hits and No. 29 in total bases among all DII hitters. Among conference batters, she ranks No. 1 in hits and RBIs, No. 2 in total bases and RBIs/game and No. 5 in doubles. On defense, Weiss has posted 383 putouts and 24 assists with just two errors in 409 chances for a spectacular fielding percentage of .995 while splitting time behind the plate and at first base. She has thrown out 36% of the runners that have tried to steal a base on her (9-of-25) and has been part of 10 double plays.
A pair of Augustana softball players have earned NFCA All-Central Region honors with one First Team selection and one Second Team selection. Freshman Kierra Lubovich was named to the first team after a dynamic first season. The NSIC Freshman of the year has hit .437 on the season with 76 hits, 18 doubles, 10 home runs and 59 RBI, leading Augustana offensively. She has reached base at an incredible .510 clip and has a 1.246 OPS. She has walked 27 times to just 14 strikeouts and is a perfect 6 for 6 on stolen base attempts. Senior Andrea Cain is an All-Region member for the second time in her storied career. The Sioux Falls, S.D., native was second on the team with a .390 average and led the team with 11 home runs. The All-NSIC First Team selection recorded a 1.155 OPS and had 78 hits while scoring 63 runs.
Winona State added a pair of second team members in Alyssa Woelfel and Bryn Elsenpeter. Elsenpeter represented Winona State as the second baseman on the All-Region Second Team. Elsenpeter holds a .339 batting average with a .452 on-base percentage and slugging at a .685 clip. Elsenpeter leads the NSIC with 15 home runs and is third in the NSIC with 55 RBI. Elsenpeter's Second Team All-Region nod adds to her All-NSIC First Team Selection.
Woelfel, the NSIC Player of the Year, led the Warriors and the NSIC in nearly ever offensive category during league play. Woelfel is hitting .415 on the season with 78 hits and a slugging percentage of .665. Woelfel has started in all 59 games for WSU en route to First Team All-NSIC and Second Team All-Region honors.
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