Indiana University Athletics
Seven Hoosiers Named to NFCA All-Region Teams
5/14/2026 1:05:00 PM | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Indiana Softball had seven players recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) on Thursday afternoon for earning All-Region honors for the Great Lakes Region.
Indiana's Ella Troutt and Aly VanBrandt both earned First Team honors.
Josie Bird and Alex Cooper both were named to the Second Team.
Cassidy Kettleman, Avery Parker and Madalyn Strader were all selected for the Third Team.
For Bird, Cooper, Kettleman and Troutt, it is the first all-region honor for each of them.
This is VanBrandt's third all-region selection and the first time being on the first team.
Parker attained her fourth all-region pick as she has made an all-region team in every year of her collegiate career.
Strader has been selected to an all-region team in both her freshman and sophomore year as she was on the first team in 2025.
2026 INDIANA NFCA ALL-REGION HONORS
NFCA All-Region First Team
Ella Troutt
Aly VanBrandt
NFCA All-Region Second Team
Josie Bird
Alex Cooper
NFCA All-Region Third Team
Cassidy Kettleman
Avery Parker
Madalyn Strader
Indiana's Ella Troutt and Aly VanBrandt both earned First Team honors.
Josie Bird and Alex Cooper both were named to the Second Team.
Cassidy Kettleman, Avery Parker and Madalyn Strader were all selected for the Third Team.
For Bird, Cooper, Kettleman and Troutt, it is the first all-region honor for each of them.
This is VanBrandt's third all-region selection and the first time being on the first team.
Parker attained her fourth all-region pick as she has made an all-region team in every year of her collegiate career.
Strader has been selected to an all-region team in both her freshman and sophomore year as she was on the first team in 2025.
2026 INDIANA NFCA ALL-REGION HONORS
NFCA All-Region First Team
Ella Troutt
Aly VanBrandt
NFCA All-Region Second Team
Josie Bird
Alex Cooper
NFCA All-Region Third Team
Cassidy Kettleman
Avery Parker
Madalyn Strader
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