The Anoka-Ramsey Softball team placed seven players on All-MCAC teams as voted on by the league's coaches for their performances during the 2023 season.

In addition to the seven players earning recognition, Head Coach Dave Alto was named the South Division Coach of the Year leading the Golden Rams to a 38-9 regular season record, and a 16-0 mark in the MCAC.

Molly Gross - 1st Team All-South Division; All-MCAC; South Division Player of the Year

Gross was dominant all season in the pitching circle as she led the MCAC in strikeouts with 185, good for fourth in the nation, and had a league-best 1.31 ERA.  Gross also had 62 hits on the season and drove in 47 runs.

Emma Bright - 1st Team All-South Division; All-MCAC

Bright ran past the competition, literally, with 79 stolen bases - tops in the NJCAA while batting .515 with league-highs of 85 hits (3rd nationally) and 85 runs scored (1st nationally).

Emma Hurd - 1st Team All-South Division; All-MCAC

Hurd was second in the nation in runs scored with 75 and seventh in hits with 73 while batting .493 on the season.  In the field Hurd committed just one error for a .997 fielding percentage.

Maddie Bottineau - 1st Team All-South Division; All-MCAC

Bottineau had a league-high 22 doubles which was second in the nation, and 77 total hits (4th nationally) batting .517 overall.

Lyla Galli - 1st Team All-South Division; All-MCAC

Galli was second in the NJCAA with 13 home runs, tops in the MCAC, while also ranking sixth nationally in hits (74) and seventh in runs scored (56) batting .503 for the season.

Hailey Babcock - 2nd Team All-South Division

Babcock was seventh in the nation in runs scored (56), ninth in hits (71), and only struck out three times on the season while batting .504.

Alyssa Meadows - 2nd Team All-South Division

Meadows was second in the NJCAA in walks with 30 and committed only one error in the field for a .989 fielding percentage.

The Golden Rams host the NJCAA Region XIIIA Tournament May 11-12.  Tournament info can be found HERE.