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Three DMACC softball players earn NJCAA All-American honors

Three DMACC softball players earn NJCAA All-American honors
  • Kierra Jungers and Macee Reilling named first-team All-Americans
  • Ella Husak named to the third team
  • Bears compiled a 56-7 record during the 2024-25 spring season

 

The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has announced its 2025 NJCAA Division II All-American Teams and the list includes three members of the DMACC softball team, freshmen Kierra Jungers of Fonda, Macee Reilling of Dallas Center and Ella Husak of Polk City.

 

Jungers was one of four players named as pitchers and Reilling was selected as an outfielder. Husak was also named to an infield position.

 

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.

 

Husak led the Bears in hitting with a .503 average and finished the season with a .562 on-base percentage and a .553 slugging percentage. She had 99 hits in 197 at-bats and her hits included four doubles and three triples. Husak drove in 35 runs and scored a team-high 88 runs. She was second to sophomore teammate Breanna Caffery of Bettendorf in stolen bases with 51 and was never thrown out attempting to steal a base.

 

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.