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Team Records

SINGLE SEASON NO. YEAR
Wins
 37 2022
Conference Wins
 20
20		 2022
2023
Winning Streak
 26
23		 2023
2022
Winning Percentage
.878
.841
 2023
2022
Team Batting Average
.374
 2019
Hits
419
 2019
Runs Batted In
273
 2013
Runs
309
 2013
Walks
141
126
 2023
2013
Doubles
 74 2019
Triples
18
18
18
 2000
2002
2003
Home Runs
 37 2013
Slugging Percentage
.520
 2019
Stolen Bases 132 2022
Fielding Percentage
.981
 2021
Team Earned Run Average
 1.03
1.41		 2023
2022
 
SINGLE GAME NO. OPPONENT & DATE
Most Runs
25
 1995
Most Hits
23
 vs. Minnesota-Morris (Mar. 22, 2019)
Most Runs Batted In
23
23
 1995
vs. Minnesota-Morris (Mar. 22, 2019)
Most Walks
14
14
 vs. UMass Lowell (Mar. 18, 2010) 
at Macalester (Mar. 31, 2015)
Most Doubles
6
6
6
6
6
 1997 
vs. St. Scholastica (Mar. 4, 2019)
vs. Minnesota-Morris (Mar. 22, 2019)
vs. Dubuque (Feb. 18, 2023)
at Augsburg (April 22, 2025)
Most Triples
4
 1999
Most Home Runs
 5 at St. Catherine (Apr. 8, 2014)
Most Stolen Bases
 10
10		 at Macalester (Apr. 2, 2022)
at Gustavus Adolphus (Apr. 9, 2022
Most Assists
21
 at St. Thomas (Apr. 30, 2016)

MIAC All-Conference Selections

NAME
YEAR
Tammy Miller 1981
Becky Rash 1983
Nancy Westlund 1983
Kerry Weber
1995
Lori Kardell
1996
Tracy Cromer
1994, 95, 96, 97
Jami Hillenbrand
1996, 97, 98
Joell Werner
1999
Shannon Essler
1998, 2000
Lori Peters
2002
Kara Wager
2003
Karrie Bateman
2001, 02, 03
Becky Foskett
2004
Rachel Franklin
2005
Angela Vedders
2004, 06
Molly Trombley 2008
Rebecca Akerson 2009
Kelly Berg 2009, 10, 11
Lauren Habisch 2010
Megan Matson 2011
Rachel Gilbert 2012, 13
Kalyn Sorensen 2012
Angie Jackson 2013, 14, 15
Jess Newstrom 2013
Karli Persson 2013, 15
Caroline Kivisto 2014, 15, 16
Cristina Masten 2014
Kelsey Anderson 2014, 15
Abbie Bircher 2016
Wendy Roberts 2016, 17, 18
Mariah Uphoff 2017, 19
Allie Fauth 2018, 19, 21, 22, 23
Alexa Hanowski 2019
Jamie Axelberg 2019, 21
Cortney Hokanson 2021, 22, 24
Lexi DeBace 2021, 22, 23, 24
Amanda Gemuenden 2021
Kayla Simacek 2021, 22, 23, 24
Kayla Hokanson 2022
Autumn Earney 2022, 23
Izzy Wilhelm 2023
Sidney Bartels 2023
Abby Otterness 2024, 2025
Mandi Franks 2025
Mikaela Girard 2025

NOTE: no All-MIAC team in 2020 due to canceled season because of COVID-19 pandemic

MIAC Player of the Year

NAME
YEAR
Angie Jackson
2013, 15

MIAC Pitcher of the Year

NAME
YEAR
Kayla Simacek
2022, 23

MIAC Coach of the Year

NAME
YEAR
Rod Radcliffe
2013
Penny Foore 2022, 23

NFCA All-Midwest Region

NAME POSITION TEAM YEAR
Tracy Cromer 
 At-Large Third Team
1997
Jami Hillenbrand
 Shortstop Second Team
1998
Kara Wager
 Third base First Team
2003
Karrie Bateman
 Outfield Second Team
2003
Laura Naig First base Second Team 2008
Kelly Berg At-Large
At-Large		 Third Team
First Team		 2009
2010
Angie Jackson Shortstop
At-Large
At-Large		 First Team
First Team
Second Team		 2013
2014
2015
Kelsey Anderson At-Large
At-Large		 Second Team
Second Team		 2014
2015
Caroline Kivisto At-Large Third Team 2016
Allie Fauth Second base
At-Large
Outfield
Outfield
Outfield		 Second Team
Second Team
First Team
Third Team
Second Team		 2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
Alexa Hanowski Third base Second Team 2019
Kayla Simacek Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher		 First Team
First Team
First Team
First Team		 2021
2022
2023
2024
Cortney Hokanson Catcher
Catcher		 Second Team
Second Team		 2021
2022
Amanda Gemuenden Outfield Third Team 2021
Lexi DeBace Outfield
Outfield		 First Team
First Team		 2022
2023
Kayla Hokanson Second Base Third Team 2022

NFCA All-American

Name Position Team Year
Angie Jackson
 Shortstop
At-Large		 Second Team
Second Team
2013
2014
Kayla Simacek Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher		 First Team
First Team
First Team		 2022
2023
2024
Lexi DeBace At-Large-Outfield Third Team 2022

NFCA Pitcher of the Year

NAME
YEAR
Kayla Simacek
2023

Individual Records

SINGLE GAME NAME NO. OPPONENT & DATE
Hits Allie Fauth
Mariah Uphoff
Mikaela Girard		 5
5
5		 at Carleton (Apr. 25, 2019)
at St. Olaf (May 2, 2018)
vs. Washington College (March 13, 2023)
Doubles Jamie Axelberg
Kelly Berg
Izzy Wilhelm
Julia Helget		 3
3
3
3		 vs. Macalester (Apr. 28, 2018)
vs. New England College (March 18, 2010)
vs. Washington College (March 13, 2023)
at Augsburg (Arpil 22, 2025)
Triples Laura Naig
Kayla Hokanson
Abby Otterness		 2
2
2		 vs. Eastern Nazarene (March 16, 2007)
vs. Edgewood (March 6, 2021)
at Case Western Reserve (March 10, 2025)
Home Runs Carline Kivisto 3 at St. Catherine's (Arp. 8, 2014
Runs Batted In Caroline Kivisto 8 at St. Catherine's (Apr. 8, 2014)
Walks Wendy Roberts
Rachel Gilbert
Amanda Gemuenden
Izzy Wilhlem		 4
4
4
4		 vs. St. Olaf (Apr. 20, 2017)
vs. Concordia (Apr. 7, 2010)
at St. Olaf (Apr. 18, 2021)
vs. Washington College (March 13, 2023)
Stolen Bases Molly Trombley
Allie Fauth		 4
4 (twice)		 vs. Western New England (March 19, 2007)
at Macalester (Apr. 4, 2022) & at Gustavus Adolphus (Apr. 9, 2022)
Strikeouts Kayla Simacek 18 at Saint Mary's (Apr. 25, 2021)

Single Season Batting 

BATTING AVERAGE (min. 50 at bats)
YEAR
AVG.
1. Lexi DeBace 2022 .485
2. Kelly Berg 2011 .481
    Tracy Cromer
1997
.481
4. Angie Jackson 2013 .479
5. Tracy Cromer 1994 .476
6. Angie Jackson 2014 .450
7. Lexi DeBace 2021 .444
8.Allie Fauth 2019 .438
9. Alexa Hanowski 2019 .436
10. Lori Peters 2002 .435
 
HITS
YEAR
NO.
1. Angie Jackson 2013 68
2. Lexi DeBace 2022 66
3. Angie Jackson 2014 63
4. Kelly Berg 2011 62
5. Allie Fauth 2019 60
6. Kelsey Anderson 2014 58
    Emily Conover
2003
58
8. Rachel Gilbert 2013 57
    Kelly Berg 2010 57
    Allie Fauth 2022 57
 
RUNS BATTED IN
YEAR
NO.
1. Jamie Axelberg 2019 50
2. Kelsey Anderson 2014 48
3. Tracy Cromer
1997
46
4. Jess Newstrom 2013 41
    Caroline Kivisto 2013 41
    Abby Otterness 2024 41
7. Angie Jackson 2013 39
8. Kara Wager
2003
38
9. Kelsey Anderson 2015 37
10. Caroline Kivisto 2014 37
 
RUNS SCORED 
YEAR
NO.
1. Angie Jackson 2014 60
2. Angie Jackson 2013 59
3. Jami Hillenbrand
1997
48
    Allie Fauth 2019 48
5. Kelsey Anderson 2015 45
6. Allie Fauth 2022 43
7. Kelly Berg 2011 41
    Kelly Berg 2010 41
    Autumn Earney 2024 41
10. Allie Fauth 2021 40
 
DOUBLES
YEAR
NO.
1. Kelly Berg 2010 17
2. Angie Jackson 2014 17
3. Angie Jackson 2013 15
   Tracy Cromer
1997
15
    Izzy Wilhelm 2023 15
6. Kelly Berg 2011 13
    Alexa Hanowski 2019 13
8. Sara Carlson
1999
12
    Becky Foskett
2004
12
10. Kalyn Sorensen 2013 11
    Emily Conover
2002
11
    Jill Thorvig
2002
11
    Kara Wager
2003
11
    Ashley Lindberg 2009 11
    Lauren Habisch 2010 11
    Allie Fauth 2023 11
    Kayla Hokanson 2023 11
    Abby Otterness 2024 11
 
TRIPLES
YEAR
NO.
1. Jami Hillenbrand
1998
9
2. Karrie Bateman
2003
7
    Kara Wager
2003
7
4. Karrie Bateman
2001
6
5. Karrie Bateman
2002
5
    Virginia Foucault
1994
5
    Kelly Berg 2008 5
    Lauren Habisch 2009 5
    Allie Fauth 2022 5
    Abby Otterness 2025 5
 
HOME RUNS
YEAR
NO.
1. Caroline Kivisto 2014 11
2. Angie Jackson 2014 10
3. Kelly Berg 2009 9
4. Jana Roste 2018 8
    Angie Jackson 2013 8
    Kelly Berg 2010 8
    Jamie Axelberg 2019 8
8. Kelsey Anderson 2015 7
    Caroline Kivisto 2016 7
10. Angie Jackson 2015 6
    Caroline Kivisto 2015 6
    Kalyn Sorensen 2015 6
    Kelsey Anderson 2014 6
    Caroline Kivisto 2013 6
    Kelly Berg 2011 6
    Rachel Gilbert 2011 6
    Jami Hillenbrand
1997
6
    Abby Otterness 2024 6
 
STOLEN BASES
YEAR
NO.
1. Allie Fauth 2022 42
2. Allie Fauth 2023 35
3. Allie Fauth 2021 31
4. Lexi DeBace 2022 30
    Lexi DeBace 2023 30
6. Emily Conover
2003
23
7. Jami Hillenbrand
1997
22
8. Jess Brown 2015 20
9. Amber Beasley
2006
19
10. Allie Fauth 2019 17
 
WALKS
YEAR
NO.
1. Caroline Kivisto 2014 26
2. Kalyn Sorensen 2013 22
    Rachel Gilbert 2012 22
    Mikaela Girard 2023 22
5. Angie Jackson 2014 21
    Lexi DeBace 2024 21
7. Caroline Kivisto 2013 20
8. Kelly Berg 2011 19
    Kyla Kelly
1998
19
    Lindsay Norman
2004
19
    Autumn Earney 2022 19

Single Season Pitching

EARNED RUN AVG. (min. 45 innings pitched)
YEAR
 NO.
1. Kayla Simacek 2023 1.02
2. Kayla Simacek 2022 1.04
3. Kayla Simacek 2021 1.54
4. Rebecca Akerson 2009 1.55
5. Kayla Simacek 2024 1.90
6. Lindsay Edeen  2016 2.38
7. Karli Persson 2015 2.43
8. Meridee Hunst
1996
2.51
9. Nea Harkness 2009 2.57
10. Holly Johnson
1998
2.61
 
WINS
YEAR
NO.
1. Kayla Simacek 2022 35
2. Kayla Simacek 2023 34
3. Kayla Simacek 2024 28
4. Karli Persson 2013 19
5. Kayla Simacek 2021 16
6. Lindsay Edeen 2014 15
7. Karli Persson 2015 14
    Angela Vedders 2006 14
    Dominique Walicke 2025 14
10. Rebecca Akerson 2009 12
 
STRIKEOUTS
YEAR
NO.
1. Kayla Simacek 2023 355
2. Kayla Simacek 2022 349
3. Kayla Simacek 2024 260
4. Kayla Simacek 2021 215
5. Karli Persson 2013 140
6. Angela Vedders
2006
137
7. Angela Vedders
2004
95
8. Rebecca Akerson 2009 94
9. Angela Vedders
2005
88
10. Dominique Walicke 2025 87

Individual Career Leaders

HOME RUNS YEARS NO.
1. Caroline Kivisto 2013-16 30
2. Kelly Berg 2008-11 26
3. Angie Jackson 2012-16 24
4. Rachel Gilbert 2010-13 17
5. Kalyn Sorensen 2012-16 15
 
RUNS BATTED IN YEARS NO.
1. Kayla Hokanson 2019-24 133
2. Caroline Kivisto 2013-16 129
3. Angie Jackson 2012-15 115
4. Kelly Berg 2008-11 110
5. Rachel Gilbert 2010-13 105
6. Allie Fauth 2018-23 102
7. Lauren Habisch 2007-10 99
 
STOLEN BASES YEARS NO.
1. Allie Fauth 2018-23 141
2. Lexi DeBace 2019-24 87
 
EARNED RUN AVG. (400 inn. minimum) YEARS NO.
1. Kayla Simacek 2020-24 1.34
2. Karli Persson 2013-16 3.28
3. Angela Vedders 2003-06 3.39
 
INNINGS PITCHED YEARS NO.
1. Kayla Simacek 2020-24 924.1
1. Angela Vedders 2003-06 554.2
2. Karli Persson 2013-16 502.0
 
STRIKEOUTS YEARS NO.
1. Kayla Simacek 2020-24 1,193
2. Angela Vedders 2003-06 353
3. Karli Persson 2013-16 346
 
WINS YEARS NO.
1. Kayla Simacek 2020-24 114
2. Karli Persson 2013-16 47
3. Meridee Hunst 1996-99 41
    Angela Vedders 2003-06 41

** Due to incomplete statistics for various years, these records do not reflect all years of Bethel softball. The Sports Information Office welcomes corrections or suggestions with documented evidence to support any changes. Last update: 6/5/2025