URBANA, Ill. – The 2023 Big Ten Softball All-Big Ten teams were announced by the conference office Wednesday morning, with four different Illini earning All-Big Ten honors. 

Kailee Powell and Kelly Ryono were named to the Second Team All-Big Ten. Delaney Rummell earned an All-Defensive Team nod and Miranda Gallardo was the Fighting Illini's Sportsmanship Award honoree.

Powell earned Big Ten accolades for a third-straight year. The Fighting Illini first baseman owns a .298 hitting clip with a .404 slugging percentage. Powell has shined in league play all season as the fifth year holds a .362 batting average to pace the Illini squad while also logging six extra-base hits and six RBI. In 2022, Powell was also named to the Second Team All-Big Ten. Following the 2021 campaign, Powell was on both the All-Defensive Team and the First Team All-Big Ten.

Earning her first ever all-conference bid, Ryono leads the Fighting Illini with a .349 batting average, 12 home runs and 47 RBI this season. The senior posts 22 extra-base hits on the year and holds a .627 slugging percentage during her senior campaign. The Huntington Beach, Calif., native hit .324 against league foes, with a .618 slugging percentage that included five doubles and five home runs. Ryono also leads the team with 17 multi-hit games including six three-hit games

The Illini's starting third baseman for four-straight seasons, Rummell has been a force at the hot corner this year. During her senior campaign, Rummell has just two errors on the year, holding a .986 fielding percentage in 2023. In conference play alone, the Gilberts, Ill., native recorded a single error, helping her to a .980 fielding percentage.

Gallardo was named the Sportsmanship Award honoree for Illinois, her first recognition this season. The senior from Buena Park, Calif., has played in 14 games this season, scoring five runs.

Illinois softball battles the fifth-seeded Wisconsin Badgers in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday. First pitch on Big Ten Network is slated for 7 p.m. from Eichelberger Field.

2023 BIG TEN CONFERENCE SOFTBALL POSTSEASON HONORS

Player of the Year: Taryn Kern, Fr., 2B, Indiana

Pitcher of the Year: Autumn Pease, 5th-Yr., RHP, Minnesota

Freshman of the Year: TARYN KERN, 2B, Indiana

Coach of the Year: Kate Drohan, Northwestern

FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG TEN

TARYN KERN, Fr., 2B, Indiana

Taylor Minnick, So., DP, Indiana

Nia Carter, Sr., OF, Iowa

Lexie Blair, Grad., OF, Michigan

Kayla Chavez, So., 3B, Minnesota

Taylor Krapf, So., C, Minnesota

Jess Oakland, Fr., SS, Minnesota

AUTUMN PEASE, 5th-Yr., RHP, Minnesota

Billie Andrews, Jr., SS, Nebraska

Brooke Andrews, Jr., OF, Nebraska

Katelyn Caneda, Fr., 2B, Nebraska

Nikki Cuchran, Grad., 1B, Northwestern

Danielle Williams, Grad., LHP, Northwestern

Kami Kortokrax, So., SS, Ohio State

Melina Wilkison, So., OF, Ohio State

Emily Maddock, Jr., 3B, Penn State

Katie Keller, Grad., 1B, Wisconsin

Maddie Schwartz, Grad., RHP, Wisconsin

SECOND TEAM ALL-BIG TEN*

Kailee Powell, 5th-Yr., 1B, Illinois

Kelly Ryono, Sr., OF, Illinois

Cora Bassett, RS-Jr., OF, Indiana

Avery Parker, Fr., OF, Indiana

Sarah Stone, So., 1B, Indiana

Mackense Greico, 5th-Yr., 1B, Maryland

Courtney Wyche, Sr., RHP, Maryland

Jaeda McFarland, Jr., OF, Maryland

Lauren Derkowski, So., RHP, Michigan

Indiana Langford, Fr., 2B, Michigan

Natalie DenHartog, Grad., OF, Minnesota

Hannah Cady, Jr., 3B, Northwestern

Jordyn Rudd, Grad., C, Northwestern

Skylar Shellmyer, Grad., OF, Northwestern

Sam Hackenbracht, Sr., DP, Ohio State

Lexie Black, Sr., 1B, Penn State

Bailey Parshall, 5th-Yr., LHP, Penn State

Payton Lincavage, Sr., 3B, Rutgers

Kyleigh Sand, Jr., SS, Rutgers

Morgan Smith, Jr., OF, Rutgers

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM

TARYN KERN, 2B, Indiana

Cassidy Kettleman, OF, Indiana

Avery Parker, OF, Indiana

Jalen Adams, RHP, Iowa

Indiana Langford, 2B, Michigan

Mandy Esman, 2B, Michigan State

Jess Oakland, SS, Minnesota

Katelyn Caneda, 2B, Nebraska

Kelsey Nader, OF, Northwestern

Kansas Robinson, 2B, Northwestern

Ryann Orange, DP, Rutgers

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM

P: Trinity Schlotterbeck, Sr., Maryland

C: Jordyn Rudd, Grad., Northwestern

1B: Mya Felder, Sr., Nebraska

2B: Katelyn Caneda, Fr., Nebraska

SS: Kami Kortokrax, So., Ohio State

3B: Delaney Rummell, Sr., Illinois

OF: Jaeda McFarland, Jr., Maryland

OF: Lexie Blair, Grad., Michigan

OF: Morgan Smith, Jr., Rutgers

SPORTSMANSHIP HONOREES

Miranda Gallardo, Sr., Illinois

Brianna Copeland, So., Indiana

Nia Carter, Sr., Iowa

Taylor Liguori, Sr., Maryland

Keke Tholl, Jr., Michigan

Anna Fox, Sr., Michigan State

Nani Valencia, So., Minnesota

Abbey Newlun, Jr., Nebraska

Kendall Peterson, Sr., Northwestern

Meggie Otte, Sr., Ohio State

Morgan Farrah, 5th-Yr., Penn State

Emilee Cox, Sr., Purdue

Kiersten Withstandley, Sr., Rutgers

Kate Linkletter, So., Wisconsin

ALL CAPS indicates unanimous selections

* - additional players due to ties in voting