High School: First Team All-State selection … Great Northern Conference (GNC) Player of the Year and unanimous First Team All-Conference selection … Three-time captain and four-time letterwinner in softball under head coach Jeremy Jirschele … Posted a .482 batting average with a .941 slugging percentage, 24 stolen bases and eight home runs as a junior in 2025 … Was the GNC leader for hits in a season (59) as a sophomore in 2024, finishing with a .562 average, a .990 slugging percentage, 50 runs scored and 29 RBI … As a first-year in 2023, posted a .472 average with 34 hits … Also a standout on varsity basketball, volleyball, track and field, and cross country teams … Career points leader in basketball and an All-State honoree … First Team All-Conference selection in volleyball … Earned multiple All-State and All-Conference honors in track, placing Top-5 in several state events in 2023 and 2024 … Plays club softball for JBA Clutch, coached by Jeremy Jirschele … Parents are Jeremy and Jennie Jirschele … Father, Jeremy, played baseball at UW-Oshkosh, was drafted by the Kansas City Royals and later served as head coach at UW-Stevens Point … Grandfather, Mike, was a third base coach for the World Series champion Kansas City Royals … Uncle, Justin, is the third base coach for the Chicago White Sox … Brother, Keagen, plays college baseball at South Dakota State.
 
Jirschele on Choosing Northwestern: “I chose Northwestern because the softball program is incredible—the coaches are supportive, the team culture is uplifting, and the overall environment just felt right. Beyond athletics, the campus environment is incredibly