2026 NFCA D3 All-Americans

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Swarthmore pitcher Lilly Goldberg and Gettysburg third baseman Renee Laczkowski are two of 55 softball players from 40 different schools that have been voted to one of three 2026 NFCA Division III All-America teams, the Association revealed on Wednesday afternoon.

Goldberg, a sophomore pitcher for the Garnet, was named to the second team. Laczkowski, a sophomore third baseman for the Bullets, collected third team honors. 
 
Goldberg earned her second straight All-America nod after garnering third team recognition in 2025. With the honor, the sophomore became the first player in program history to be named an All-American in multiple seasons. Goldberg is just the third multi-time All-American in Centennial Conference history.

The Centennial Conference Pitcher of the Year, Goldberg posted a 20-4 record with a 1.37 ERA, becoming the first pitcher in Swarthmore history to record 20 wins in a season. She hurled 18 complete games with five shutouts. The sophomore walked just 34 batters and struck out 104 in 158.2 innings while opponents hit just .208 against her. She ranked eighth in Division III in ERA, 15^th in WHIP, 18^th in wins, 24^th in hits allowed per seven innings, 31^st in shutouts and complete games, and 32^nd in innings pitched. Goldberg helped lead the Garnet to a 35-10 record, setting a new program mark for victories. Swarthmore captured its second consecutive Centennial Conference title with Goldberg earning Tournament MVP accolades. The Garnet hosted a NCAA Regional Tournament for the first time.

Laczkowski, a third baseman, claimed third-team All-America honors after earning her first all-region accolade – a first-team nod – after a second-straight all-conference honor. She was the Centennial Conference (CC) Player of the Year and earned first-team honors in 2026. Starting all 41 games, she hit a team-best .429 on the year with 57 hits and 42 RBIs. She scored 32 runs and walked 13 times. She also recorded a team-high 12 doubles and four home runs to go with two triples for a .639 slugging percentage. She recorded multiple hits in six of the last seven regular-season games and 18 times total this season.

The NFCA All-America teams are voted on by the Association’s All-America Committees. In Division III, the committee is comprised of one member head coach from each of the NCAA’s 10 regions. All student-athletes who were nominated by a member head coach and voted to the first, second or third team All-Region squads were eligible for All-America consideration.