Northwestern College Softball

06/11/2026

𝙉𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙚 ...

Raider Softball since 2022:
→ 3x GPAC Regular Season Champs
→ 2x GPAC Tourney Champs
→ 3x NAIA Regionals & 2 Regional Finals
→ 2x NAIA Regional Host (Sioux Center)
→ Highest ranking in program history ( #4 in 2025)
→ Overall record: 212-59
→ 5 All-American & 7 All-Region Honors
→ GPAC Player of the Year, GPAC Pitcher of the Year & 3x GPAC Coach of the Year
→ 29 All-GPAC (including 19 First Team)
→ 25 NAIA Scholar Athletes & 12 CSC Academic All-District
→ Consistently nationally ranked or receiving votes since Nov. '22

06/02/2026

Looking forward to hosting this event again this year!

Work directly with college coaches to display and improve your softball skills in a relaxed and fun environment. Showcase is set for Friday, July 3, 2026 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

05/27/2026

✨ 𝘚𝘌𝘕𝘐𝘖𝘙 𝘚𝘗𝘖𝘛𝘓𝘐𝘎𝘏𝘛: 𝘊𝘈𝘚𝘚𝘐𝘋𝘠 𝘎𝘖𝘙𝘚 ✨

➔ 3x GPAC Regular Season Champion
➔ 2x GPAC Tournament Champion
➔ 3 NAIA Regional Appearances — including 2 Regional Finals
➔ 174-48 Overall Record
➔ Honorable Mention All-GPAC
➔ 100+ Career Starts
➔ Ranked Top-25 or Receiving Votes every season of her career

🎓 Elementary Education degree with endorsements in Reading & Coaching
🔴 NWC Red Education Club & Student Ambassador

05/27/2026

Getting it done in the classroom!

📰: https://nwcraiders.com/news/2026/5/26/softball-student-athletes-receive-csc-academic-all-district-accolades.aspx

05/16/2026

𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞, #𝟻

🔉 on

05/10/2026

Like mother, like daughter 🖤❤️

Dual-sport Raiders Kamea and Manda (Nelson ’99) Van Kalsbeek.

x Northwestern College Women's Basketball

05/04/2026

Taking home GPAC honors!

📰: https://nwcraiders.com/news/2026/5/4/four-raider-softball-athletes-recognized-on-all-gpac-list.aspx

04/29/2026

Raiders continue to receive votes in the final Play NAIA Softball Coaches' Poll.

Full story. ⬇️

Only six teams hold steady in the final NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 poll of the 2026 season

04/29/2026

𝙂𝙋𝘼𝘾 𝙏𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙉𝙀𝙔 𝙏𝙄𝙈𝙀 🚩 🥎

🆚: Dakota Wesleyan
⌚️: 2 pm
🏟️: Schilke Field | Fremont, NE
📺: gpacnetwork.com/midlanduniversity/
📊: nwcraiders.com/softballstats
📱: x.com/NWCSoftball

Full details 🔗: https://linktr.ee/nwcsoftball

04/28/2026

The Raiders will face Dakota Wesleyan at 2 pm on Wednesday, April 29 in Fremont on the Midland side of the GPAC Softball Tournament Bracket.

Full details: https://www.gpacsports.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260427pr273y

The 2026 GPAC Softball Tournament begins on Wednesday, April 29 and concludes on Saturday, May 2🥎

Regular season champions Midland and Dordt will host!