ORONO, Maine – With the 2026 softball season less than one month away, take a look at the new names on the University of Maine softball roster.
 
The Black Bears will begin the 2026 season on Friday, Feb. 6 at the Heart of Georgia Classic hosted by Mercer.
 

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3 | Kyla Brogan
Mass Polar Crush
P
Wethersfield, Conn.
Played travel ball for the Mass Polar Crush Gold since 2023 … earned MVP honors at Suffield Academy for the 2024 season, recording 159 strikeouts over 97.5 innings while limiting opponents to a .161 BA … captaining the squad in 2024-25 … All-NEPSAC Honorable Mention and CIAC All-Conference honoree … earned All-Academic Team honors.

7 | Neve Adams
Odessa College
C
Port Pirie, Australia
Played the last two seasons at Odessa College (NJCAA) ... played in 83 games for the Wranglers ... put up a .422 batting average, .510 on-base percentage and a .743 slugging percentage ... knocked in 90 RBI ... had 14 home runs, 24 doubles and two triples.

8 | Peyton Archer
Odessa College
INF
Austin, Texas
Spent the last three seasons at Odessa College (NJCAA) ... played in 29 games in 2022-23, hitting .409 with a .533 on-base percentage and .636 slugging percentage ... appeared in nine games in 2023-24 before going on to play in 26 games in 2024-25 ... in 64 career games, had a .388 batting average, 24 RBI, 17 walks , seven doubles, two triples and two home runs.

15 | Alli Goetz
Rock Gold VA
UTIL
Alexandria, Va.
Played travel ball for Rock Gold VA 18U … 2024 Team MVP at Alexandria City HS in 2024 … hit .426 with a 1.232 OPS while catching 102 innings … was the Alexandria Sportsman's Club Athlete of the Year and named Second Team All-State, All-Region First Team and All-Patriot District First Team … was All-Patriot District First Team and All-Region Second Team in 2023 and All-Patriot District and All-Region Honorable Mention in 2022 … also three-year starter for the basketball team, leading the team in rebounds two years in a row … National Honors Society member.

17 | Hannah Hipwell
Lady Dukes NY
P
Latham, N.Y.
Played her travel ball for Lady Dukes 18U Gold since 2022 … in 2023-24, recorded 60 strikeouts over 68 innings … for Shaker HS in 2024, threw 93.2 innings with 113 strikeouts while recording a .313 batting average … three-time Team MVP … 2024 Pitcher of the Year and Suburban Council All-Star and Suburban Council First Team honoree … two-year captain … also plays volleyball.

19 | Sage Soares
Indiana Magic Gold-Green
P
Coventry, R.I.
Most recently played travel ball for Indiana Magic Gold-Green 18U ... also played for Coventry HS, going  9-0 with a 0.68 ERA as a freshman en route to a state title.

20 | Annika Shearer
VA Glory National
OF
Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Plays travel ball for VA Glory U18 under Mike Mertz … team captain and four-year varsity starter at Cumberland Valley HS … named First Team All-State and First Team All Commonwealth All-Conference in 2024 … was Second Team Commonwealth All-Conference in 2023 … member of the District Champion team in 2023 and District Finalist in 2024 … 2024 Mid Penn Champion … hit .494 with a team-leading seven home runs in 2024 .. father played professional ice hockey from 1996-2012.

25 | Laura Craska
Team Pennsylvania Fastpitch
INF
Gibsonia, Pa.
Played travel ball for Team Pennsylvania Fastpitch … two-year captain at Mars High School … hit .429 with 22 RBI, 3 HR and a 1.243 OPS as a junior … named First Team All-Section and Second Team All-State as a junior … was Second Team All-Section as a sophomore and Honorable Mention All-Section as a freshman … National Honors Society member … high honor roll.

32 | Anna Carlson
Turnin2 National 18U
OF
Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Played travel ball for Turnin2 out of Brighton, Mich. since 2021 … hit .326 with a .415 OBP and .872 OPS for the 18U Turnin2 squad this past fall … at Bloomfield Hills HS in 2024, hit .438 with a .505 OBP and 1.293 OPS and helped the team to a second consecutive District Championship … captaining the squad in 2024-25 … named Team MVP in 2022 … Silver Bat Slugger Award in 2023 and 2024 … in 2024, earned First Team All-Region, First Team All-League, and First Team All-District … in 2023 and 2022, First Team All-League and All-District … National Honors Society member … father was a four-time Big 10 Champion kicker at University of Michigan while mother was a four-year member of the Michigan Dance Team.

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