- Clark and Collins named first-team All-Americans
- Dighton earns second-team honors
- Husak named to the third team
Four members of the DMACC softball team have been named to the 2022 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II All-American Softball Teams.
Freshman Kendal Clark of Humboldt and sophomore Jada Collins of Des Moines were named to the first team, Clark as an outfielder and Collins as a designated player. Freshman Emma Dighton of Boone earned second team honors as a utility player and sophomore Abby Husak earned third-team honors as an outfielder.
Clark, Dighton and Husak were also honored earlier this month by being named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American Teams. Dighton and Clark were named to the first team and Husak was named to the second team.
Clark hit .559 for the Bears with a .633 on-base percentage and a 1.211 slugging percentage. She had 90 hits in 161 at-bats, including 20 doubles, two triples and 27 home runs. Clark drove in a 101 runs and scored 78 runs. Clark's 101 RBIs led all of NJCAA Division II and she was second to Dighton in home runs.
Collins batted .497 with a .535 on-base percentage and a .657 slugging percentage. She had 90 hits in 182 at-bats, including 14 doubles and five home runs. Collins drove in 65 runs and scored 52 runs.
Dighton finished the 2022 season with a .459 batting average behind 79 hits in 172 at-bats. She had a .537 on-base percentage and a 1.064 slugging percentage. Dighton's 79 hits included 18 doubles, a triple and 28 home runs. She drove in 94 runs and scored 78 runs. Dighton led NJCAA Division II in home runs and finished second to Clark in runs batted in.
Dighton also pitched for the Bears, compiling a 14-2 record with one save, one complete game and a 3.57 earned run average. She threw 82 and a third innings, allowing 51 runs on 90 hits. Forty-two of the 51 runs allowed by Dighton were earned. She struck out 71 batters, walked 17 and averaged 6.04 strikeouts per seven innings.
Husak batted .497 with a .587 on-base percentage and a .515 slugging percentage. She had 84 hits in 169 at-bats, including three doubles. Husak drove in 19 runs and scored a team-high 89 runs. She also led the Bears in stolen bases with 33 in 37 attempts.
The DMACC softball team finished the 2022 season with a 52-5 record and a fifth-place finish in the NJCAA Division II Softball National Championship. DMACC also captured its fifth consecutive Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) regular season title and the NJCAA North Plains A District championship. The North Plains A District championship gave the Bears their eighth consecutive appearance in the national tournament.