PRINCETON, N.J. – After a successful 2026 regular season campaign that saw Harvard softball earn a spot in the 2026 Ivy League Tournament, a total of nine Crimson garnered All-Ivy League honors.

Junior infielder Sophie Sun, junior outfielder Audrey Szollosi and junior pitcher/utility Nicolette Hunter are the Crimson's representatives on the All-Ivy League First Team, while senior pitcher Riley Flynn and senior infielder Finley Payne are All-Ivy League Second Team selections. Sophomore catcher Quinn Salazar-Stewart, first-year infielder Hannah Ziecik and first-year outfielder Sheila Forbes are All-Ivy League honorable mentions, while senior pitcher Ryan Grace is an Academic All-Ivy League selection for a second-straight year.

Once again, Sun established herself as one of the top offensive talents in the Ancient Eight this season, as the 2024 Ivy League Player and Rookie of the Year ranked in the top five in the conference in OPS (1.201), RBIs (51), hits (59), home runs (13) and slugging percentage (.740) this season. A native of Austin, Texas, Sun is only the third Crimson in school history to record 50 or more RBIs in a single season, as her 13 home runs are the most in a single season since the 2013 season.

A tone setter for the Crimson at the top of the lineup and one of Harvard's team captains this season, Szollosi was stellar at the plate, on the base paths and in the outfield this season. A native of Upper Arlington, Ohio, Szollosi was tied for fourth in the Ivy League with 57 hits, a career-high, as her .377 batting average ranks second on the team and is also a career-best mark. Szollosi stole a career-best 17 bases this season, another career-high, as Szollosi led all Crimson outfielders with a .969 fielding percentage during the regular season.

Hunter emerged as a true two-way threat during her third season under the direction of Harvard head coach Jenny Rohn. An All-Ivy League Second Team honoree last year, Hunter led Harvard with a 3.11 earned run average and a career-high 87 strikeouts, as Hunter enters the Ivy League Tournament with 197 career strikeouts. A native of Camarillo, California, Hunter ranks fourth in the Ivy League in ERA and third in strikeouts. At the plate, Hunter launched four home runs and drove in 18 runs, both career-bests.

The 2023 Ivy League Rookie of the Year and the 2023 Ivy League Tournament's Most Outstanding Player, Flynn takes All-Ivy League honors for a second time in her collegiate career. A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Flynn ranks in the top 10 in the Ivy League in both opposing batting average (.280) and strike outs (62) this season across 73.1 innings pitched and 24 appearances. An All-Ivy League honorable mention last year, Flynn leads all active Crimson with 266 career strikeouts.

Now a three-time All-Ivy League selection, Payne produced career-highs in OPS (1.040), home runs (9) and RBIs (42), starting all 43 contests at second base this season. A native of Liberty Township, Ohio, Payne also stole 11 bases this season, as her 42 RBIs are tied for third in the Ivy League this year. In the last Ivy League regular season series against Columbia, Payne became just the eighth student-athlete in program history to record 100 career RBIs.

A consistent presence behind the plate for Harvard, Salazar-Stewart earns All-Ivy League honorable mention after posting career-highs in batting average (.336), hits (46), runs (21) and OPS (.796). In Ivy League action, Salazar-Stewart posted a .357 batting average with nine RBIs, as she also posted 12 multi-hit efforts this season.

Ziecik, a native of Waxhaw, North Carolina, enjoyed a productive first season with the Crimson at third base, ranking fourth on the team with a .322 batting average across 42 appearances, collecting 38 hits, five doubles, two home runs and 22 RBIs this season. Ziecik tallied nine multi-hit efforts and posted a team-best 11 game hitting streak this year.

A two-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week, Forbes was key for the Crimson at the plate this year, ranking second on the Crimson with a .461 on-base percentage and third with a .354 batting average. Forbes also tallied 46 hits on the season, ending the regular season with 13 multi-hit efforts. In Ivy League action, Forbes shined, posting a .397 batting average and an on-base percentage of .476.

One of the Crimson's leaders on and off the diamond, Grace is now a two-time Academic All-Ivy League selection after a stellar regular season effort. A native of Sammamish, Washington, Grace posted a 3.33 ERA across career-highs in appearances (23) and innings pitched (54.2), collecting 40 strike outs with a .255 opposing batting average. Grace led the Ivy League in runs allowed (34) this year.

Harvard postseason journey starts tomorrow at 2:30 p.m., as the Crimson face Columbia in the first round of the 2026 Ivy League Tournament, hosted in Princeton, New Jersey.

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