- Freshmen Jacki Baas, Kierra Jungers and Macee Reilling and sophomore Breanna Caffery earn second-team honors
- DMACC softball team was 56-7 this past season
- DMACC softball team has a 643-128 record over the past 13 seasons
Five members of the DMACC softball team were among 37 student-athletes from 18 programs to be named 2025 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II All-Americans.
DMACC freshman Bri Tigges of Urbandale was named to the first team and freshmen Jacki Baas of Bondurant, Kierra Jungers of Fonda and Macee Reilling of Dallas Center and sophomore Breanna Caffery of Bettendorf garnered second-team honors.
NFCA All-American athletes must be nominated by their NFCA-member head coach, are voted for by the coaches in their region or division and ultimately selected by elected NJCAA Division II All-American committee members to this prestigious accolade.
Tigges hit .405 with a .497 on-base percentage and a .736 slugging percentage. She had 66 hits in 163 at-bats and her hits included 10 doubles, four triples and 12 home runs. Tigges drove in 49 runs and scored 55 runs.
Baas was 20-2 with a 1.64 earned run average. She started 22 games, pitched eight complete games and earned one save. Baas threw 128 innings, allowing 57 runs, 30 earned runs, on 114 hits. She struck out 117 batters and walked 33. Baas averaged 6.40 strikeouts per seven innings and allowed 1.15 hits and walks per inning.
Jungers compiled a 25-2 record and a 1.53 earned run average in her freshman season, starting 28 games and throwing nine complete games, including three no-hitters. She pitched 132 and two-thirds innings, allowing 36 runs, 29 earned runs, on 85 hits. Jungers struck out 215 batters and walked 45. Jungers averaged 11.34 strikeouts per nine innings and allowed .98 hits and walks per inning.
Reilling was one of DMACC's top hitters with a .495 average to go with a .531 on-base percentage and a .872 slugging percentage. She had 97 hits in 196 at-bats and her hits included 33 doubles, a triple and 13 home runs. Reilling drove in 88 runs and scored 68 runs. She led the Bears in doubles, home runs and runs batted in.
Caffery hit .473 with a .552 on-base percentage and a .687 slugging percentage. Her 62 hits from 131 at-bats included 10 doubles, six triples and two home runs. Caffery drove in 32 runs and scored 55 runs. She led the Bears in stolen bases with 54 and was thrown out just once.
The DMACC softball team completed the 2024-25 spring season with a 56-7 record, setting a new school record for wins in a season. The Bears won the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) regular season championship with a 26-2 record and captured their 11th consecutive regional title and their 11th consecutive district championship. The qualified for the NJCAA Division II Softball World Series for the 11th consecutive season and the 12th time in the past 13 seasons.
DMACC's record over the past seven seasons is 361-59 for a .859 winning percentage. And the Bears have a 13-year record of 643-128 for a .833 winning percentage.