KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Washburn Ichabod softball team had seven different players earn 11 different honors as the 2026 All-MIAA Softball team was announced today by the league office.
 
Sophomore outfielder Makenzie Sais was the lone Ichabod representative on the first team after earning second-team honors last season. Sais leads all levels of the NCAA with 67 stolen bases this season while batting .419 (seventh in the MIAA) with 72 hits (fourth in the MIAA) while scoring 46 runs with 29 walks ranking fifth in the MIAA in on base percentage at .505. Sais was also one of four Ichabods to be named to the Gold Glove team. She recorded 80 putouts with three outfield assists, committing only one error.
 
Senior pitcher Sadie Walker was named second-team all-MIAA after going 18-8 in the circle with 13 complete games, six shutouts with a 2.29 ERA in 32 appearances. Walker's 18 wins is tied for third in the MIAA this season and her 171 innings pitched are second, her 26 starts are third and her 142 strikeouts are fifth in the MIAA rankings. Walker was a second-team all-MIAA pick as a sophomore.
 
Sophomore Dalaney Anderson was a second-team all-MIAA pick at second base after breaking the Ichabod single season RBI mark with her 64th against Emporia State last weekend. Anderson is batting .297 starting all 53 games leading the Ichabods with 12 home runs. Anderson is fourth in the MIAA in RBI, sixth in home runs.
 
Earning Honorable Mention all-MIAA honors were sophomore catcher Madi Moore, senior first baseman Kate Ediger, freshman outfielder Taylor Brees and junior infielder Aspen Burgardt. Moore, Ediger and Burgardt were also named to the MIAA Gold Glove team.
 
Moore earns her second MIAA Gold Glove award after picking it up as a freshman in 2024 after missing the 2025 season. For the second consecutive season, Moore recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 253 putouts and 21 assists. With the bat, Moore hit .291 with 14 doubles and 29 RBI adding three home runs.
 
Ediger, who moved from third base to first base this season, had only two errors in 350 chances with 340 putouts. She also batted .354 starting all 53 games, leading the team with 15 doubles.
 
Brees started 49 of 50 games in her first season as an Ichabod and is second on the squad with a .388 batting average scoring 37 runs with 52 hits and 31 RBI while drawing 28 walks going 16 for 16 in stolen bases.
 
Burgardt started all 53 games en route to honorable mention honors after batting .349 with 52 hits and 13 doubles adding 31 RBI drawing 36 walks, which is third in the MIAA.
 
The Ichabods will open postseason play on Wednesday in Emporia as the No. 8 seed facing the No. 9-seeded Missouri Western Griffons at 3 p.m.
 
Player of the Year: Rylee Lemos, Central Oklahoma 
Pitcher of the Year: Kiki Pickens, Missouri Southern 
Defensive Player of the Year: Rylee Lemos, Central Oklahoma 
Freshman of the Year: Emily Davis, Missouri Southern 
Coaching Staff of the Year: Missouri Southern 
 
ALL-MIAA FIRST TEAM 
Pitcher: Harley Culie – Rogers State 
Pitcher: Emily Davis – Missouri Southern 
Pitcher: Kiki Pickens – Missouri Southern 
Catcher: Lexi Davis – Pittsburg State 
First Base: Katie Gray – Missouri Southern 
Second Base: Rylee Anglen – Central Oklahoma 
Shortstop: Heather Arnett – Pittsburg State 
Third Base: Kadyn Trochim – Pittsburg State 
Outfield: Bailey Dillon – Missouri Southern 
Outfield: Rylee Lemos – Central Oklahoma 
Outfield: Makenzie Sais – Washburn 
Designated Player: Marisa Johnson – Central Missouri 
Utility: Bailey Brumley – Central Missouri 
  
ALL-MIAA SECOND TEAM 
Pitcher: Emma Crabb – Pittsburg State 
Pitcher: Kinsley Hill – Rogers State 
Pitcher: Sadie Walker – Washburn 
Catcher: Taylor Thompson – Central Missouri 
First Base: Jaden Jordan – Rogers State 
Second Base: Dalaney Anderson – Washburn 
Shortstop: Taylor Nuckolls – Missouri Southern 
Third Base: Brooke Flewelling – Emporia State 
Outfield: Haley Gallo – Central Oklahoma 
Outfield: Hannah Green – Fort Hays State 
Outfield: Alleyna Rushing – Pittsburg State 
Designated Player: Brooklyn Lyles – Central Oklahoma 
Utility: Sailor Hall – Pittsburg State 
 
ALL-MIAA THIRD TEAM 
Pitcher: Shelby Beard – Central Oklahoma 
Pitcher: Carleigh Kinnaird – Central Oklahoma 
Pitcher: Harley Pruetting – Missouri Western 
Catcher: Jenna Jobe – Central Oklahoma 
First Base: Kennedy Clark – Central Oklahoma 
Second Base: Mack Minarik – Northwest Missouri 
Shortstop: Kalee Higdon – Missouri Western 
Third Base: Carsen Tinkler – Missouri Southern 
Outfield: Lexi Blackmon – Central Missouri 
Outfield: Brooklyn Ryan – Central Oklahoma  
Outfield: Taryn Burkhardt – Emporia State 
Designated Player: Addison Callaway – Emporia State 
Utility: Ashlyn Finarty – Missouri Western 
  
GOLD GLOVE TEAM 
Pitcher: Emily Davis – Missouri Southern 
Catcher: Madi Moore – Washburn 
First Base: Kate Ediger – Washburn 
Second Base: Rylee Anglen – Central Oklahoma 
Shortstop: Taylor Nuckolls – Missouri Southern 
Third Base: Aspen Burgardt – Washburn 
Outfield: Rylee Lemos – Central Oklahoma 
Outfield: Brooklyn Ryan – Central Oklahoma 
Outfield: Taryn Burkhardt – Emporia State 
Outfield: Makenzie Sais – Washburn 
(Team Reflects Ties in Voting) 
  
HONORABLE MENTION 
Central Missouri: Andi Siebeneck (Pitcher); Kyrsten Moran (Outfield) 
Central Oklahoma: Hannah Demoff (Shortstop); Sherri Mason (Third Base) 
Emporia State: Hannah Butterbaugh (Pitcher); Ally Miller (Catcher); Avery Brewer (First Base); Brynley Smith (Second Base) 
Fort Hays State: Audrey Gillespie (Catcher); Lilly Ramirez-Johnson (Second Base); Peyton Shepard (Outfield); Abbey Duarte (Designated Player) 
Missouri Southern: Maddie Rolfs (Outfield) 
Missouri Western: Ayva McComas (Third Base) 
Nebraska Kearney: Mary Chvatal (Shortstop) 
Northeastern State: Jensyn Elder (Pitcher) 
Northwest Missouri: Jadyn Streigle (Pitcher); Alexis Brown (Outfield) 
Pittsburg State: Haili Igou (Outfield) 
Washburn: Madi Moore (Catcher); Kate Ediger (First Base); Taylor Brees (Outfield); Aspen Burgardt (Utility)