With the high school softball state tournament being played this week at Caswell Park in North Mankato and culminating with championships held at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium at the University of Minnesota, here’s a look at the best softball players in Minnesota — the 2025 All-Minnesota Team.
The Minnesota Star Tribune chose 25 players for the All-Minnesota Team, with selections based on individual success and input from coaches from various conferences and classes. Players are listed with statistics through section semifinals.
Pitchers
Mariah Anderson
United South Central
Junior
Also a finalist for the All-Minnesota Player of the Year, Anderson has put up stats that wow. In the circle, she’s 22-0 with a 0.15 ERA and 338 strikeouts, tops in the state. At the plate, she’s hitting .582 with 46 hits, with at least one hit in every game this regular season. College: undecided.
Madelyn Anthony
North St. Paul
Senior
Anthony came back this season with something to prove after missing all of 2024 with a torn ACL. She looked like she didn’t miss a day at the plate. Toward the end of the regular season, Anthony was hitting .500 and had registered five home runs and 32 RBI, striking out just seven times in the regular season. She was also 10-3 as a pitcher, striking out 95, and also played on the infield. College: St. Benedict.
Avery Augedahl
Caledonia
Sophomore
Much of the credit for the Warriors’ exceptional season goes to Augedahl, who took over the role of staff ace and responded with a 19-5 record, 0.81 ERA, four shutouts and 257 strikeouts. Also a standout at the plate, she’s hitting .422 with 36 RBI, 35 hits and four home runs. College: undecided.
Jorey Fry
Rosemount
Senior
She throws myriad spinning pitches that keep opponents off balance. In her second season as the No. 1 arm, she’s kept the Irish among the top teams in Class 4A, compiling a 16-4 record with a 1.11 ERA and 142 strikeouts. College: Minnesota State Mankato.
Edina
Junior
Meyer helped elevate the Hornets to the No. 1 seed in Class 4A, Section 6. Crafty on the rubber, she prefers to outthink opposing hitters rather than overpower them, hitting her spots with an array of pitches with heavy spin. She went 10-5 with a 1.33 ERA and 132 strikeouts in the regular season and often helped her own cause at the plate, hitting .507. College: undecided.
Avery Muellner
Forest Lake
Junior
After four seasons of splitting pitching duties, Muellner has seized the role of ace for the Rangers, who throughout the season ranked No. 1 in the Star Tribune’s Minnesota Top 25. Her pitches have good spin, helping her compile a 16-1 record, 0.869 ERA and 0.766 WHIP with 138 strikeouts. She’s a .294 hitter with one home run and 15 RBI. College: St. Thomas.
Kendal Pillar
Rush City
Junior
Pillar has kept statisticians busy all season. She’s hitting .633 with 50 hits and 51 runs, both of which lead the state, along with six home runs. In the circle, she has posted a 14-4 record with a 0.56 ERA and 219 strikeouts while issuing just 21 walks. College: Bethany Lutheran.
The Player of the Year carried heavy expectations and has more than lived up to them. After an award-packed junior season in which she led the Rockets to the Class 2A state title, she’s put up tremendous numbers on the rubber: 22-0, 0.45 ERA and 286 strikeouts, topping 1,000 for her career. Hitting, Raymond has a .442 average with 22 RBI. College: Minnesota.
Kylinn Stangl Mankato East Senior A finalist for Player of the Year, the Gophers signee is among the top pitchers in the state. The two-time defending Class 3A champion Cougars go as Stangl goes. A vocal leader, she’s dominant in the circle (17-4, 1.52 ERA, 183 strikeouts) and at the plate, where she’s hitting .433 with a state-leading 10 home runs. College: Minnesota.
On May 5, Sylvia-Cochran’s amazing effort was one of the state’s best-pitched games this season. She threw a 1-0, 12-inning victory over Brainerd, setting a state record with 26 strikeouts. After missing much of April, she caught fire in May, going 12-1 with a save. She has a 1.31 ERA and 175 strikeouts. College: Minnesota Duluth.