Wayne State College redshirt sophomore pitcher Kennadi Borngrebe has been voted to the D2CCA All-Central Region Softball Team, earning Second Team honors.  The announcement was made Monday morning and the team is selected by college sports communicators in the Central Region. 
            A graduate of Elkhorn South High School, Borngrebe earned All-NSIC First Team honors this season leading the Wildcats and NSIC in most pitching categories.  She had a 19-7 record with a 1.77 ERA, recording 17 complete games and five shutouts in 26 starts and 30 total appearances in the circle.  Borngrebe led the NSIC in opponent batting average (.181) and batters struck out looking (63), was second in strikeouts with 215, third in ERA, fourth in innings pitched (169.2) and tied for fourth in wins with 19.  She was also named to the NFCA Division II Player of the Year Watchlist in April. 
            Borngrebe fired the first Wildcat no-hitter in over a decade on April 7^th when she blanked Augustana 9-0.  She recorded 10 or more strikeouts in eight games this season, highlighted by a career-high 14 in a 12-1 win at Minnesota State April 11^th.  Borngrebe opened the season being named NSIC Pitcher of the Week on February 10^th after posting wins to open the season against Chadron State and Nebraska-Kearney. 
            At the plate, Borngrebe started 25 games as designated player and posted a .308 batting average with six home runs and 33 RBI.  She posted 11 multi-hit games and was second on the team with 12 games of multiple runs batted in.  Borngrebe had a season-high four RBI that included a three-run homer in a 9-0 win over Augustana April 7^th and was 3 for 5 in a 2-1 10-inning win over Emporia State February 21^st. 
            Wayne State finished the 2026 season with records of 42-14 overall and 21-9 in the NSIC to finish in third place.  The 42 wins by the Wildcats were the second-most in program history and just the third time ever the team won 40 games in a season.