Three Hoosiers Earn Big Ten Honors
5/9/2025 12:00:00 PM | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– The Big Ten Conference announced their 2025 softball postseason honors on Friday afternoon and three Hoosiers were recognized.
Indiana senior Taylor Minnick was named All-Big Ten First Team while junior Avery Parker was named All-Big Ten Second Team. Senior Kinsey Mitchell earned the Big Ten's Sportsmanship Award.
Minnick has earned an All-Big Ten honor in each of her four seasons as a Hoosier and this is her second being named to the First Team. She was also named to the First Team in 2023, was named to the Second Team in 2024 and was part of the All-Freshman Team in 2022.
She is in the midst of a career-best season where she is hitting .470 at the plate, with 170 hits, 23 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 63 RBI.
This season, she has worked her way to the top of the program's all-time records for doubles (58) and RBI (196). She is currently tied with teammate Brianna Copeland for the program's most career home runs with 43.
Parker's Second Team nod marks the second time she has made an All-Big Ten team and the first since 2023. She was named to the All-Big Ten Third Team as a freshman.
The Westfield, Ind. native is having a career-best season, hitting .401 at the plate, while charting 63 hits, 16 doubles, 11 home runs and 58 RBI.
On March 18, Parker hit a go-ahead home run in the top of the seventh that proved to be the winning run in a 3-2 win at Notre Dame.
Mitchell earned the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for an excellent display of leadership and dedication to her team throughout the season and her career.
She has started all season in the outfield and at designated player, where she has hit .400 at the plate, and has 52 hits, 16 doubles, two home runs and 35 RBI.
FULL LIST OF INDIANA'S BIG TEN HONORS
All-Big Ten First Team
Taylor Minnick | Senior | Outfielder | Bloomington, Ind.
All-Big Ten Second Team
Avery Parker | Junior | Catcher | Westfield, Ind.
Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
Kinsey Mitchell | Senior | Outfielder | New Palestine, Ind.
Indiana senior Taylor Minnick was named All-Big Ten First Team while junior Avery Parker was named All-Big Ten Second Team. Senior Kinsey Mitchell earned the Big Ten's Sportsmanship Award.
Minnick has earned an All-Big Ten honor in each of her four seasons as a Hoosier and this is her second being named to the First Team. She was also named to the First Team in 2023, was named to the Second Team in 2024 and was part of the All-Freshman Team in 2022.
She is in the midst of a career-best season where she is hitting .470 at the plate, with 170 hits, 23 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 63 RBI.
This season, she has worked her way to the top of the program's all-time records for doubles (58) and RBI (196). She is currently tied with teammate Brianna Copeland for the program's most career home runs with 43.
Parker's Second Team nod marks the second time she has made an All-Big Ten team and the first since 2023. She was named to the All-Big Ten Third Team as a freshman.
The Westfield, Ind. native is having a career-best season, hitting .401 at the plate, while charting 63 hits, 16 doubles, 11 home runs and 58 RBI.
On March 18, Parker hit a go-ahead home run in the top of the seventh that proved to be the winning run in a 3-2 win at Notre Dame.
Mitchell earned the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for an excellent display of leadership and dedication to her team throughout the season and her career.
She has started all season in the outfield and at designated player, where she has hit .400 at the plate, and has 52 hits, 16 doubles, two home runs and 35 RBI.
FULL LIST OF INDIANA'S BIG TEN HONORS
All-Big Ten First Team
Taylor Minnick | Senior | Outfielder | Bloomington, Ind.
All-Big Ten Second Team
Avery Parker | Junior | Catcher | Westfield, Ind.
Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
Kinsey Mitchell | Senior | Outfielder | New Palestine, Ind.
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