Fond du Lac Cardinal’s Softball

06/19/2026

Congratulations to Jr. #5 Lillian Birschbach on being selected 1st Team - All-District (District 2) and Honorable Mention All-State!

This is Lilly’s second straight year making 1st Team All-District and 1st time making the All-State Team.

Lilly is just 6th player in program history to make the All-State team!

Keep up the amazing work #5💯
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06/17/2026

Vote for Senior #6 Mallory Thorpe! 🥎

With the pressure-packed WIAA State Tournament concluded and five respective champions crowned at the University of Wisconsin's Goodman Diamond on Saturday, it

06/16/2026

Today MacKenna Shultis and Mallory Thorpe played their final game in a Cardinal uniform at the WFSCA Senior All-Star Game in Wisconsin Dells!

Both girls hit the ball well and played great defense and their team went 1-1 on the day! Congratulations on 2 amazing careers💯 🥎

06/11/2026

S/O to future Fondy Cardinal Vivian Martinez for blasting her first over the fence HR! 💪🏻 🥎

Welcome to the Bomb Squad, Vivian Martinez! 💣🥎 Vivian launched one out of the park this weekend for the Wisconsin Bandits 12U! 💪🏼

06/09/2026

-Photos from awards night-

Thankful for another great season for our program!💯

JV Team Awards:
MVP: #11 Liberty Gessner
Most Improved: #2 Jada Fink
Cardinal Award: #33 Rowan Sievert
Gold Glove: #6 Lauren Bauer
Silver Slugger: #22 Ava Boeck

Varsity Team Awards:
MVP: #8 Breahna Mentink
Silver Slugger: #5 Lillian Birschbach
Gold Glove: #3 Tristyn Ernst
Cardinal Award: #6 Mallory Thorpe
Most Improved: #43 Alyssa Henke
Rookie of the Year: #10 Ava Martinez

Varsity Captains:
Tristyn Ernst
Mallory Thorpe
Breahna Mentink
Lillian Birschbach

FVA All-Conference:
1st Team:
Jr. - Lillian Birschbach - OF
Sr. - Alyssa Henke - DP

2nd Team:
Sr. - Mallory Thorpe - UT
Fr. - Ava Martinez - P
Jr. - Maddy Gau - INF

Honorable Mention:
Sr. - Breahna Mentink - INF
Sr. - Tristyn Ernst - C
Sr. - Alayna Fink - OF
Sr. - Mackenna Shultis - OF

Thank You:
Coach Darrell Campbell for 3 years as a JV assistant!

Booster Club President Jackie Thorpe for 4 years of running the club!
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06/07/2026

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S/O to 12U-Black player and future Fondy Cardinal Bailey Steele for blasting her first over the fence 💣! Great work One Three!! 💯 🥎

06/03/2026

Congratulations to Jr. #5 Lillian Birschbach for being selected 1st Team All-Conference OF for this season! This was Lilly’s 3rd straight season being selected to the AC Team. Lilly reached 100 hits for career this season, the second player to accomplish that since her teammate Mackenna did last season. She sits 5th All-time(109) with one last season to play. We are excited to have Lilly one last season before she plays at the next level. 🥎

06/03/2026

Congratulations to Senior #43 Alyssa Henke for being selected FVA 1st Team All-Conference DP. Alyssa didn’t start the season out as a starter but she took advantage of every opportunity she got until she earned her starting spot! Alyssa was a huge spark for our offense this season. Her ability to drive the ball, and drive in runs was so big all season. She had a hit or two vs every FVA team, earning her a spot on the AC Team. Amazing work four three💯 🥎

06/03/2026

Congratulations to Fr. #10 Ava Martinez for being selected FVA 2nd Team All-Conference pitcher. As the season went along you could see Ava’s confidence grow and improve. Her first ever Varsity WIN as our ACE came vs power house Kaukauna, a team Fondy hasn’t beaten in over 25 years. That win gave her the confidence that she could compete and win at the FVA level as a starting pitcher. She was blessed to have a Senior catcher to help her along and a veteran defense behind her. Ava started in every big game for us this season, including our regional playoff win over WBW in which Ava had a career high in strike outs with 12. Sky is the limit for #10, excited to have her for 3 more years on the mound! 🥎

06/03/2026

Congratulations to Senior #6 Mallory Thorpe for being selected FVA 2nd Team AC - Utility. This is Mallory’s 3 straight season being selected All-Conference. She is a 2 year captain, a true leader by example. WFSCA Senior All-Star and Academic All-State. Last season she was All-District and she finished her career with one hit shy of 100. Always willing to do whatever is needed of her, she played 3rd base, pitched when called upon and even play some 1st base. Next season Marian University has the privilege of adding her to their roster! 🥎