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Rio Grande junior Caitlyn Brisker was tabbed as an Honorable Mention selection to the 2023 NAIA Softball All America Team announced on Wednesday.
Rio Grande junior Caitlyn Brisker was tabbed as an Honorable Mention selection to the 2023 NAIA Softball All America Team announced on Wednesday.
Posted: Jun 07, 2023

Rio's Brisker named Honorable Mention All-America

Rio Grande/NAIA Sports Information
     KANSAS CITY, Mo. - University of Rio Grande junior shortstop Caitlyn Brisker was named an Honorable Mention selection to the 2023 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Softball All-America team.
     The team, selected by the NAIA-Softball Coaches' Association All-America Committee, was announced on Wednesday by the NAIA national office.
     Brisker, a native of Oak Hill, Ohio, batted a team-high .408 with five home runs and 36 runs batted in, while also leading the team in hits (69), runs scored (53), triples (7) and stolen bases (25). Her five home runs tied for the team lead.
     Brisker, who finished behind Indiana University Southeast senior outfielder Autumn Oehlstrom in River States Conference Player of the Year voting, led the RedStorm to a 35-18 record and the RSC East Division championship.
     Oehlstrom earned First Team All-America honors and was the only other player representing an RSC institution to be recognized.
     Haley Loffer of College of Idaho and Annalise Wood of Georgia Gwinnett were named National Player of the Year and National Pitcher of the Year, respectively.
     Loffer did it all for the Yotes. The grad student from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho finished the season with an impressive slash of .404/.564/.770, one of the best in the nation. Of those, her .564 on-base percentage was fourth in the nation.
     Wood put together an incredible season for the Grizzlies and was a key to Georgia Gwinnett's success. The sophomore went 23-3 as a starter and finished fourth in the nation with a 0.92 ERA in 198.2 innings pitched.
     Wood helped lead the Grizzlies all the way to the NAIA World Series, thanks in large part to allowing hitters just a .156 batting average.
     Cumberlands (Ky.), Georgia Gwinnett and Oregon Tech led all teams with three NAIA All-America selections across both teams. Georgia Gwinnett, Oregon Tech and Science & Arts (Okla.) each had two honorees on the first team, which led all schools on the top squad.
     Valley City State (N.D.) led all schools with two honorable mentions to the All-America teams.