Grinnell softball team establishes 14 school records in 2025 campaign

GRINNELL, Iowa - Fourteen school records were either set or tied by the 2025 version of the Grinnell College softball team.

Nine of the marks came on the individual side, including runs in a game by Sofia DiCarlo '25 with four, bases on balls in a game by Jasmine Oda '25 with four and times hit by pitch in a game by Hannah Dykstra '25 with two.

Season marks set or tied came from the quartet of Lindsey Schultz '27, Kayla O'Malley '28, Dykstra and DiCarlo (44 games played and 44 games started) and O'Malley (150 at-bats and seven triples).

Career marks came from Dykstra with 67 walks and Emma Trani '26 with four saves.

New team game marks came in two categories, triples with three and hit by pitch with four. Team season marks were established or tied in games played (44), triples (19) and batters faced (1389).

Below is a look at top 10 entries in the record book following the 2025 campaign (the complete record book can be found here).

Individual Game
Runs-1, Sofia DiCarlo vs. Beloit, 4
Bases on balls-1, Jasmine Oda vs. WestConn, 4
Hit by pitch-1, Hannah Dykstra vs. Rutgers-Newark, 2
Assists-7, Sofia DiCarlo vs. Lawrence, 7

Individual Season
On-base percentage-7, Hannah Dykstra, .507
Games played-1, Lindsey Schultz, Kayla O'Malley, Hannah Dykstra and Sofia DiCarlo, 44; 6, Kala Bisterfeldt, 43
Games started-1, Lindsey Schultz, Kayla O'Malley, Hannah Dykstra, Sofia DiCarlo, 44
At-bats-1, Kayla O'Malley, 150; 3, Sofia DiCarlo, 142; 5, Lindsey Schultz, 137
Runs-9, Sofia DiCarlo, 35
Hits-5, Kayla O'Malley and Sofia DiCarlo, 55
Doubles-10, Hannah Dykstra, 11
Triples-1, Kayla O'Malley, 7
RBIs-10, Hannah Dykstra, 35
Total bases-9, Kayla O'Malley, 79
Bases on balls-3, Hannah Dykstra, 26; 7, Elyse Pender, 20
Sacrifice flies-5, Lindsey Schultz, 3
Sacrifice hits-5, Lindsey Schultz, 10; 6, Kala Bisterfeldt, 9
Wins-8, Lane Kohler, 10
Pitching games started-3, Emma Trani, 22; 7, Lane Kohler, 20
Batters faced-6, Emma Trani, 582
Assists-6, Hannah Dykstra, 100
Caught stealing by-4, Leanna Guerra, 8

Individual Career
Batting average-7, Hannah Dykstra, .366 (118-322)
Slugging percentage-8, Hannah Dykstra, .540
On-base percentage-3, Hannah Dykstra, .490
Stolen base percentage-3, Hannah Dykstra, .900 (27-30)
Games played-10, Hannah Dykstra, 132
Runs-5, Hannah Dykstra, 102
Triples-7, Kayla O'Malley, 7
Home runs-6, Hannah Dykstra, 8
RBIs-5, Hannah Dykstra, 91
Total bases-9, Hannah Dykstra, 174
Bases on balls-1, Hannah Dykstra, 67
Hit by pitch-2, Hannah Dykstra, 15
Sacrifice flies-7, Hannah Dykstra, 4
Stolen bases-4, Hannah Dykstra, 27
Stolen base attempts-9, Hannah Dykstra, 30
Lowest opponent batting average-8, Lane Kohler, .313
Strikeouts per seven innings-8, Lane Kohler, 3.74
Wins-10, Lane Kohler, 13
Saves-1, Emma Trani, 4; 3, Lane Kohler, 3
Pitching appearances-8, Lane Kohler, 57
Combined shutouts-4, Emma Trani, 3
Fielding percentage-3, Kayla O'Malley, .989 (84-4-1); 6, Jasmine Oda, .984 (474-15-8); 8, Elyse Pender, .973 (177-5-5)
Chances-9, Jasmine Oda, 497
Putouts-5, Jasmine Oda, 474
Doubles plays turned-3, Jasmine Oda, 22; 9, Hannah Dykstra, 13

Team Game
At-bats-4, Ripon, 40
Hits-2, Monmouth, 21; 9, Ripon, 18
Triples-1, St. Norbert, 3
Hit by pitch-1, Rutgers-Newark, 4

Team Season
Batting average-5, .314 (365-1163)
On-base percentage-4, .394
Games played-1, 44
At-bats-3, 1163
Runs-4, 223
Hits-3, 365
Doubles-6, 51
Triples-1, 19
RBIs-4, 205
Total bases-6, 457
Bases on balls-4, 139
Hit by pitch-4, 19
Sacrifice flies-9, 6
Sacrifice hits-2, 39
Wins-10, 14
Innings pitched-4, 266.0
Batters faced-1, 1389
Chances-3, 1203
Putouts-3, 798
Assists-6, 337
Double plays turned-4, 14
Caught stealing by-2, 13

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Players Mentioned

#18 Sofia DiCarlo: IF; 5' 10"; Senior; R/R

#4 Hannah Dykstra: OF/UT; 5' 4"; Senior; L/R

#8 Lane Kohler: P/OF; 5' 8"; Senior; R/R

#17 Jasmine Oda: IF; 5' 6"; Senior; R/L

#22 Elyse Pender: UT; 5' 10"; Sophomore; R/R

#11 Lindsey Schultz: OF; 5' 4"; Sophomore; L/L

#14 Emma Trani: P; 5' 4"; Junior; R/R

#12 Kala Bisterfeldt: MIF; 5' 7"; First-Year; R/R

#10 Leanna Guerra: C; 5' 1"; First-Year; R/R

#13 Kayla O'Malley: OF; 5' 6"; First-Year; R/R

Players Mentioned

#18 Sofia DiCarlo
: 5' 10"; Senior; R/R
: IF

#4 Hannah Dykstra
: 5' 4"; Senior; L/R
: OF/UT

#8 Lane Kohler
: 5' 8"; Senior; R/R
: P/OF

#17 Jasmine Oda
: 5' 6"; Senior; R/L
: IF

#22 Elyse Pender
: 5' 10"; Sophomore; R/R
: UT

#11 Lindsey Schultz
: 5' 4"; Sophomore; L/L
: OF

#14 Emma Trani
: 5' 4"; Junior; R/R
: P

#12 Kala Bisterfeldt
: 5' 7"; First-Year; R/R
: MIF

#10 Leanna Guerra
: 5' 1"; First-Year; R/R
: C

#13 Kayla O'Malley
: 5' 6"; First-Year; R/R
: OF