Crossroads League Announces Softball Award Winners

by | May 6, 2025 | College Sports, Crossroads League, Headlines, NAIA, Softball

Crossroads League Announces Softball Award Winners

JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League announced its 2025 Softball All-League honors on Tuesday, following Marian’s third-straight sweep of the CL regular season and tournament championships.

The Knights claimed nine All-Crossroads League honors, including four First-Team awards. MU also took CL Pitcher-of-the-Year honors for Olivia Stunkel, with Stunkel joining Abbey Hofmann, Grace Meyer and Lily Wendt as First-Team All-CL selections.

The other top awards went to Morgan Yeater of Indiana Wesleyan as the CL Player of the Year and Abby Robakowski of Saint Francis as the CL Newcomer of the Year. Tim Averill of Huntington and Ryan Bolyn of Saint Francis were voted the CL Co-Coaches of the Year.

The All-Crossroads League honors were voted on by the league’s head softball coaches.

2025 Crossroads League Co-Coach of the Year
Tim Averill, Huntington
Ryan Bolyn, Saint Francis

2025 Crossroads League Player of the Year
Morgan Yeater, Indiana Wesleyan

2025 Crossroads League Pitcher of the Year
Olivia Stunkel, Marian

2025 Crossroads League Newcomer of the Year
Abby Robakowski, Saint Francis

2025 First-Team All-Crossroads League
Morgan Yeater, Indiana Wesleyan
Olivia Stunkel, Marian
Abby Harvey, Indiana Wesleyan
Abby Robakowski, Saint Francis
Abbey Hofmann, Marian
Grace Meyer, Marian
Brylee Bilger, Indiana Wesleyan
Lily Wendt, Marian
Avery Miller, Mount Vernon Nazarene
Gene Moore, Huntington

2025 Second-Team All-Crossroads League
Jess Duvall, Huntington
Macie Dowd, Saint Francis
Livie Lehmann, Taylor
Shea VanScoter, Goshen
Paiton Iliff, Saint Francis
Jordyn Ball, Indiana Wesleyan
Whitney Waddell, Indiana Wesleyan
Mollie Pentz, Mount Vernon Nazarene
Madisyn Standridge, Taylor
Summer Ambler, Spring Arbor

2025 Honorable Mention All-Crossroads League
Jenna Minnix, Marian
Emilee Underwood, Spring Arbor
Skyler Zimmerman, Mount Vernon Nazarene
Kaylee Larkin, Taylor
Maddie Duvall, Huntington
Alyssa McDonald, Goshen
Kinzie Mollenkopf, Huntington

2025 Crossroads League Gold Glove Team
P-Jordyn Ball, Indiana Wesleyan
C-Grace Meyer, Marian
1B-Gena Moore, Huntington
2B-Khloee Gregory, Huntington
SS-Brooklyn McCord, Saint Francis
SS-Maddie Duvall, Huntington
3B-Jess Duvall, Huntington
3B-Hayley Greene, Marian
OF-Shea VanScoter, Goshen
OF-Abbey Hofmann, Marian
OF-Morgan Yeater, Indiana Wesleyan

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