RENO, Nevada – The Mountain West announced its 2026 All-MW softball teams and individual honors as selected by the league’s 10 head coaches ahead of the 2026 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Softball Championship.
Nevada senior Hannah Di Genova was selected as the Mountain West Player of the Year, while UNLV freshman Lauren Fettic was named MW Pitcher of the Year. Grand Canyon senior Sydney McCray was voted the MW Defensive Player of the year, while Nevada’s Katelyn Wettelandwas tabbed the MW Freshman of the Year. GCU head coach Shanon Hays was picked as the MW Coach of the Year.
Di Genova is the third consecutive player from Nevada to be named MW Player of the Year and third overall. The senior batted .439 with 36 hits, including 14 home runs and 48 RBIs in 25 Conference starts. She also recorded 30 runs and 10 walks.
Fettic is the third Rebel and first since 2007 to be named the MW Pitcher of the Year. The freshman recorded a 9-3 mark with three saves in the circle in league action. She posted a 2.91 ERA in 13 starts and 20 appearances. She posted five complete games, while striking out 51 batters.
McCray becomes the first Lope to be selected as the MW Defensive Player of the Year. The senior started 25 games in the outfield for GCU, recording a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. She registered 49 putouts and an assist. Additionally, McCray hit .405 with 34 hits, 25 runs scored and eight RBIs.
Wetteland is the second Nevada player in program history to be named MW Freshman of the Year and first since 2022. The rookie posted a .361 batting average in 25 MW games. She recorded 30 hits, including 11 for extra bases, and 24 runs scored. Wetteland drove in 24 runs and registered 13 walks.
In his first season in the Mountain West, Hays was tabbed the MW Coach of the Year. He led the Lopes to the program’s first MW regular-season title with a 21-4 mark. Hays and the Lopes enter the 2026 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Softball Championship as the No. 1 seed.
2026 Mountain West Softball All-Conference
First Team
Kate Penberthy, Jr., INF, Boise State
Lauryn Carranco, Sr., P, Fresno State
Jada Cooper, So., UTL, Grand Canyon
Natalie Fritz, So., P, Grand Canyon
Trinity Martin, Gr., OF, Grand Canyon
Sydney McCray, Sr., OF, Grand Canyon
Madison Clark, Jr., INF, Nevada
Hannah Di Genova, Sr., INF, Nevada
Katelyn Wetteland, Fr., INF, Nevada
Miracle McKenzie, So., INF, New Mexico
DeNae Vasquez-Dickson, Jr., OF, New Mexico
Kaila Pollard, Jr., INF, San Diego State
Reina Zermeno, Sr., INF/UTL, San José State
Lauren Fettic, Fr., P, UNLV
Keyannah Chavez, Sr., OF, UNLV
Second Team
Madi Eslinger, Fr., C/INF, Colorado State
Reagan Wick, Jr., P, Colorado State
Jailey Wilson, Jr., INF, Colorado State
Jamie Hicks, Sr., INF, Fresno State
Emma Martinez, Sr., INF, Fresno State
Abi Jones, Fr., P, Grand Canyon
Tinley Lucas, Jr., C, Grand Canyon
Oakley Vickers, So., P, Grand Canyon
Tess Bumiller, Sr., P, Nevada
Haylee Engelbrecht, Sr., INF, Nevada
Jade Ignacio, Sr., C, San Diego State
Ahmiya Noriega, Sr., INF, San José State
Diamond Sefe, Sr., UTL, UNLV
Mantha Hatzenbeller, So., OF, UNLV
Kya Pratt, Sr., OF, Utah State
Player of the Year
Hannah Di Genova, Sr., INF, Nevada
Pitcher of the Year
Lauren Fettic, Fr., UNLV
Defensive Player of the Year
Sydney McCray, Sr., OF, Grand Canyon
Freshman of the Year
Katelyn Wetteland, INF, Nevada
Coach of the Year
Shanon Hays, Grand Canyon
