Lienhard receives 2023 awards

Former NIACC all-American Laken Lienhard is presented with awards from the 2023 season by the NIACC coaches. Lienhard now plays at the University of St. Thomas.
Former NIACC all-American Laken Lienhard is presented with awards from the 2023 season by the NIACC coaches. Lienhard now plays at the University of St. Thomas.
October 10, 2023

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Former NIACC softball player Laken Lienhard was presented her two awards from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Monday by the NIACC coaching staff.

Before NIACC's scrimmage against the University of St. Thomas, NIACC coaches Matt Egger and Morgan Frost presented Lienhard with her 2023 awards for being a first-team all-American and being the NJCAA Division II's inaugural Joan Joyce Utility/Pitcher of the year award winner.

The Joan Joyce award goes to the NFCA NJCAA Division II first-team all-American utility/pitcher.

"Watching Laken compete this year was incredible," second-year NIACC coach Matt Egger said at athe time when the award was announced in June. "Her leadership and dedication meant so much to this year's team (our program) and it is awesome to see her efforts be rewarded like this."

Lienhard.is NIACC's first NFCA NJCAA first-team all-American since Kendall Cornick earned the honors as an outfielder in 2016.