June 6, 2023 - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Grand Rapids Community College softball ace Izzy Regner was one of the best pitchers in the nation this season, and was honored by being named Division II Third Team All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association.
Regner was one of 39 players selected by the NJCAA, and one of nine pitchers chosen. She joins three other players from Region XII; Emily Breslin of Jackson College, Sammy Michael of Oakland Community College and Elizabeth Townsend of Macomb Community College.
A freshman from Elkhorn, Wis., Regner earlier was named All-Region, All-MCCAA and First Team All-Conference and also named to the All-Tournament team at the NJCAA Region XII Regional Tournament.
Regner finished the season with a sparkling 1.36 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and 20-5 record.
But even more impressive she was second in the nation in strikeouts and strikeouts per game, finishing with 292 punch outs in 174.2 innings; an average of 11.7 per seven innings. She also was second on the team in several categories including a .436 batting average, 56 hits, 16 doubles, five home runs, 89 total bases, .690 slugging percentage, 18 walks and a .510 on base percentage.
Regner is the 14th All-American in GRCC softball history and the first since Megan Gregory and Krysten Bandstra in 2007. She will be playing at Ferris State University next season.
She is the fourth GRCC student-athlete to earn All-American honors this year.
Cross country runners Kaylee Scott and Audrey Meyering were selected after their performances in the NJCAA DII National Championships in November, and Audrey Torres earned the honor after helping the volleyball team to a fifth-place finish at the NJCAA DII National Tournament.
The softball team, under the direction of first-year head coach Chuck White, won its first conference championship since 1999 and was runners-up at the NJCAA Region XII Tournament.
This story was reported by Ben Brown.