KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Junior outfielder
Fiona Crane (Evergreen Park, Ill./Northern Illinois/Mother McAuley) and sophomore outfielder
Aubrey Wroble (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) claimed NAIA All-American honors for the Saint Xavier University softball team (37-8/16-0 CCAC) when the awards were announced by the national office Tuesday morning after the conclusion of the NAIA Softball World Series that saw Southern Oregon University defeat Oklahoma City University for the national championship last week. Crane was named NAIA All-American Second Team, while Wroble earned a spot on the NAIA All-American Third Team. It is the first time since 2021 that the Cougars had two players named NAIA All-Americans when Allison Golic (2018-21), a First Team selection, and Lyda Robinson (2019-23) was an Honorable Mention.
Crane and Wroble are the 28
th and 29
th players, respectively for SXU, to earn NAIA All-American recognition. It's the second straight season that Saint Xavier has had an NAIA All-American after 2024 CCAC Player of the Year
Alexus Reese (2021-24) claimed NAIA All-American Third Team honors in 2024.
- Crane was named the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Player of the Year, earned All-CCAC First Team honors, won a CCAC Gold Glove and was a three-time CCAC Player of the Week. She was also a National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) NAIA All-Region V First Team selection, as well as a College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honoree. Crane played in and started all 45 games for the Cougars, setting the single-season program record with 71 stolen bases on 73 attempts. She also tied the single-game school record with five stolen bases against Judson University (Ill.) on April 23. Crane also set the SXU single-season on-base percentage record, reaching base at a .549 clip and broke the runs scored record, crossing home plate 67 times. She batted .497 (71-for-143) with a .545 slugging percentage, adding two triples and her first collegiate home run. Crane collected 78 total bases with 23 RBI and 16 walks. While patrolling center field, she had a perfect fielding percentage on 81 chances (78 putouts and three assists).
- Wroble was an All-CCAC First Team selection, a CCAC Gold Glove winner and was a two-time CCAC Player of the Week in 2025. She was an NFCA NAIA All-Region V First Team selection, along with earning CSC Academic All-District honors. Wroble broke her own single-season team batting average record, becoming the first player in SXU history to bat over .500 in a season (min. 100 at-bats), finishing with a .516 average (80-for-155). She also had an on-base percentage of .500 for the second consecutive season at .525, while slugging .523. With 80 hits on the season, Wroble became just the third player in program history to collect 80 or more hits in a year. She played in and started all 45 games for Saint Xavier, posting 81 total bases with 46 runs scored, was 42-for-44 on stolen base attempts, 20 RBI, four walks and a double. Wroble had a fielding percentage of .982 with 54 putouts, one assist and on error while playing right field.
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