Here is the 2025 Suburban Life All-Area Softball team.
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Ainslie Bobroff, Glenbard West, senior, second base: Bobroff batted .460 with a .491 on-base percentage, .990 slugging percentage and 1.481 OPS with 46 hits, seven doubles, two triples, 14 homers, 41 RBIs and 38 runs scored. Fielded at a .955 percentage with just four errors. Class 4A Second Team All-State.
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Claire Bolda, Glenbard East, sophomore, pitcher: Upstate Eight Conference Pitcher of the Year posted a 14-4 record with a 1.13 ERA and 200 strikeouts over 111 innings. Class 4A Third Team All-State pick.
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Lilly Burda, York, junior, shortstop: Three-time All-State pick and a Class 4A Third Teamer this season, Burda batted .426 with 11 doubles, two triples, four homers, 28 runs scored and 26 RBIs for regional champion. She posted a .981 fielding percentage.
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Becca Chaney, Wheaton Warrenville South, junior, shortstop: Tigers’ team MVP and unanimous all-conference pick in the DuKane Conference batted .443 with a .476 on-base percentage, with 43 hits, nine doubles, two triples, five homers, 26 runs scored and 28 RBIs. Posted a .965 fielding percentage with over 100 chances.
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Reagan Crosthwaite, Wheaton North, senior, shortstop: Suburban Life Softball Player of the Year and Brown commit batted .424 with .531 on-base percentage and .980 slugging percentage. Crosthwaite had 42 hits, including 10 doubles and 15 home runs, 42 RBIs and 38 runs scored. Fielded at a .947 percentage with only seven errors. Class 4A First Team All-State pick led Falcons to second straight sectional final. Holds Wheaton North’s career and single-season records for home runs and RBIs.
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Kat Filkowski, Montini, senior, second base: Class 3A Second Team All-State pick led Lady Broncos to sectional title. Filkowski batted .476 with a .522 on-base percentage and .710 slugging percentage, with 59 hits, 13 doubles, five triples, two homers, 44 runs scored and 22 RBIs. Posted .932 fielding percentage at second base.
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Lauren Kennedy, St. Francis, junior, shortstop: Louisville recruit batted .500 with 44 runs scored, 37 hits, 10 doubles, five homers, 20 RBIs and 15 stolen bases in leading St. Francis to 23-5 record, a division championship in the Catholic League and sectional final. Class 3A Second Team All-State pick.
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Sam Lehnherr, Downers Grove North, senior, second base: Class 4A Third Team All-State pick batted .391 with a .436 on-base percentage. Lehnherr had 11 doubles, three triples, one homer, 22 RBIs and 19 runs scored for West Suburban Silver champs and sectional finalists.
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Natalie Pacyga, Lemont, senior, third base/shortstop: Western Illinois recruit batted .518 with a .534 on-base percentage and .893 slugging percentage. Pacyga had 58 hits, 24 doubles, three triples, four homers, 59 RBIs and 37 runs scored. Fielded at a .949 percentage. Class 3A First Team All-State pick.
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Sophia Rosner, Benet, sophomore, pitcher/utility: Two-way threat batted .442 with 13 doubles, six homers and 32 RBIs. Rosner also posted 8-7 record in the circle with a 1.47 ERA and 121 strikeouts over 104⅔ innings pitched with a .186 opponents batting average. All-conference and third team All-State.
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Sonia Ruchala, Willowbrook, senior, infielder: Indiana University-Indianapolis commit returned from a broken tibia and ankle injury that cost her most of her junior season to bat .511 with a .583 on-base percentage and 1.55 OPS, with nine home runs, 44 RBIs and 32 runs scored. Two-time All-State pick was a Class 3A Third Team All-Stater.
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Lexi Russ, IC Catholic Prep, sophomore, infielder: Russ broke IC Catholic’s single-season RBI record with 61 while hitting .443 with 51 hits and 14 doubles. Class 2A Second Team All-State pick led Knights to sectional title.
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Presley Wright, Wheaton Warrenville South, senior, pitcher: All-conference pitcher made a huge jump in her first season as Tigers’ ace with two 1-0 shutouts of Wheaton North and a shutout of Lake Park. Wright allowed zero earned runs in the regional final. Keiser University commit posted a 16-6 record with a 1.64 ERA and 161 strikeouts over 141 innings.
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Hannah Wulf, Wheaton North, junior, pitcher: South Carolina recruit posted 16-5 record with 0.97 ERA, 142 strikeouts and .176 batting average against over 137⅓ innings in helping lead Falcons to second consecutive sectional final. Class 4A Second Team All-State pick.
Honorable Mention
Ella Bonk, Downers Grove North, junior, outfielder; Kayla Buckels-Meen, Hinsdale South, senior, outfielder; Sofia Bucaro, IC Catholic Prep, junior, outfielder; Kelly Cahill, IC Catholic Prep, sophomore, catcher; Lilly Carver, Glenbard East, sophomore, shortstop; Abby Del Preto, Wheaton North, senior, infielder; Ashlynn Durkin, Downers Grove North, senior, pitcher; Ava Jacklin, Lyons, junior, shortstop; Kennedy Joe, Nazareth, senior, center fielder; Abby Mease, Wheaton Warrenville South, senior, center fielder; Mia Melendez, Riverside-Brookfield, freshman, infielder; Jacklyn Meyers, Downers Grove South, junior, infielder/outfielder; Aubry Raffen, Montini, sophomore, first base; Lainie Rosner, Benet, sophomore, catcher; Annabella Rychetsky, Nazareth, senior, pitcher; Megan Stieglitz, Glenbard West, senior, outfielder.