NEB Preps' Class A state softball all-tournament team: Closman leads champion Millard North

Millard North went 4-0 to win the Class A state softball title, and M. Closman's four home runs make her NEB Preps' tournament MVP. These are NEB Preps selections, not NSAA honors, built only from NSAA's official box scores for the 13 Class A games at Hastings and Lincoln.

How we picked: NEB Preps totaled every player's hitting and pitching from NSAA's official box scores for all of the class's state tournament games, then weighed production against team results, giving the champion and runner-up extra weight. Players are listed by first initial and last name as the box scores show them; anyone whose name the box scores cut off or left unclear was not considered.

Tournament MVP

M. Closman, Millard North: 7-for-11 with four home runs, 10 runs scored, six RBIs and two walks in four games, including a homer in the 4-1 title win over Elkhorn South.

Top Pitcher

J. Severson, Millard North: 2-0 in three appearances, with 16 innings, nine hits, one earned run, two walks and 12 strikeouts. She threw a two-hitter in the final and also homered in it.

All-tournament team

• T. Kampbell, Millard North: 7-for-12 with a double, a homer, nine RBIs, eight runs and a steal in four games.
• J. Pokorny, Millard North: 5-for-11 with a double, a homer and eight RBIs in four games.
• A. Beard, Millard North: 4-for-10 with a double, two homers, five RBIs, four runs and three walks.
• O. Songster, Elkhorn South: 3-1 in the circle over 28 innings with 15 strikeouts, and 6-for-13 at the plate for the runner-up.
• I. Jackson, Elkhorn South: 6-for-15 with three doubles and seven RBIs in four games.
• H. Peters, Elkhorn South: 6-for-16 with two doubles, six runs and a steal.
• M. Coatman, Lincoln Southwest: 4-for-9 with a double, two homers, seven RBIs and five runs in four games.
• M. McCarty, Lincoln Southwest: Two homers and seven RBIs, plus 19 1/3 innings and 17 strikeouts in the circle.
• L. Garcia, Millard West: 2-2 over 25 innings, the second-most in the class, with 19 strikeouts.
• A. Schaefer, Omaha Westview: 2-for-2 with two homers, six RBIs and a walk, and six innings pitched.
• P. Sandy, Lincoln East: 5-for-10 with a double, a homer and five runs in three games.

Millard North placed five players, the most of any team. Champion Millard North outscored its four opponents 41-6, and Elkhorn South reached the final unbeaten before losing 4-1.

Sources: NSAA official box scores, Class A, Oct. 14, 16, 17 and 19, 2026 (via NSAA Softball Championships HQ); NSAA Class A bracket sheet. These are NEB Preps selections, not NSAA honors.

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