Softball | 04/26/20 | 2:12 PM

HELENA, Mont. -- With the conference season just underway, the Carroll College Fighting Saints softball team looked forward to making a run in the Cascade Collegiate Conference.

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, it meant the end of a season. And for the Fighting Saints seniors, it meant the end of their college careers.

It wasn't the way anybody envisioned nor wanted the season to end. 

In lieu of the traditional Senior Day Weekend, Carroll College Athletics is highlighting our seniors and including one final memory from their time at Carroll College.

Congratulations to the seniors --  Anna ApRoberts, Ali Williams, Kendall Mooney, Megan McCormick, Courtney Schroeder, Brooke Brown and Brooke Yarnall. Carroll Athletics wishes you the best in your bright futures. 

"I would like to thank these seven seniors for their commitment and quest to leave Fighting Saints Softball better than when they arrived," Saints coach Aaron Jackson said. "Each of these student-athletes played different roles during their careers and each of them played those roles to the best of their ability. Each was willing to do what was best for the team in order for the Saints to be at their best. I wish each of them the best in their future endeavors that will cover many different areas, from computer science, to business, to the healthcare industry, and in the classroom. It's a great day to be a Fighting Saint."



ApRoberts will leave Carroll as one of the most decorated Saints in softball's history. She will graduate with a degree in accounting and finance and minors in business administration and theology. The senior from Portland, Oregon, was a NFCA all-region selection her junior year, as well as a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete and a first team all-CCC performer. The second baseman was also selected as academic all-conference twice and NFCA all-academic once. She was an honorable mention all-CCC performer her sophomore year and a second team all-CCC player her freshman year. She appeared in 141 games for the Saints and held a batting average of .322 with 68 RBI and 11 home runs. 

ApRoberts: "I want to thank all of my teammates that I have played with here at Carroll. Thank you for constantly pushing me to get better in everything I do and for supporting all of my dreams on and off the field. Thank you to the coaching staff for taking a chance on me, believing in me, and helping me grow on and off the field. Thank you to everyone in the Carroll Community for your unending support for all of the students at the school. Thank you all for inspiring us to learn and grow into the people God created and calls us to be.

Thank you to all my past coaches and teammates for helping me achieve my goals and get to this final "Senior Day." Most of all, thank you to my parents and my sister. Thank you for supporting me, loving me, and traveling with me and for me. Thank you for the sacrifices you made so that I could chase my dreams. Dad, thank you for sitting on a bucket and catching for me for 10 years. Thank you for pushing me to be my best and for never letting me settle. Mom, thank you for constantly encouraging me and helping me look at things in new ways. Thank you both for the best hugs after games and for being the best life coaches I could ask for. Sis, thank you for being the best big sister a girl could ask for. Thank you for leading me and for showing me how to learn and grow through life changes. I love you all so much and I am so thankful to be part of our crazy family.

I could not imagine a better four years that I will look back on and always be thankful for. I am so grateful for the lifelong friends that I gained during my time on this team. Seniors, this may not have been the way we pictured our Senior Day, but know that I am so thankful for the past four years with you all."


Williams was a major contributor from Day One on campus. She will graduate with a degree in biology. The senior from Kalispell, Montana, became an all-CCC honorable mention pick her freshman year and followed that up with a second team all-CCC award as a pitcher her sophomore year. Williams held a career .293 batting average to go along with 69 RBI and 16 home runs. She was 32-25 as a starting pitcher with a 3.20 ERA. She had 300 career strikeouts. 

Ali Williams: "I just want to thank all of my teammates for giving me so many laughs and great memories that I will cherish forever." 



Mooney appeared in 126 games for the Fighting Saints. She will graduate with a degree in elementary education with focus in special education. She was named a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete as a junior and is a two time academic all-conference selection. As a sophomore she was a Gold Glove winner. The mainstay at third base held a career batting average of .286 with 55 RBI and 8 home runs. 

Mooney: "Thank you Saints Family for your continued support over the last four years. What a ride it's been! This sport has given me so much the past 17 years: It's given me lots of love, laughter, friends, family, countless memories, a few black eyes, and so much more. I feel so blessed to have been able to continue my career here as a Saint. Carroll Softball gave me a family, and for that I am forever grateful. 

To my family -- words can never thank all of you enough for coming and supporting me wherever you could! Thank you to all the grandmas and grandpas, aunts and uncles, cousins, Austin, my amazing host family, the Nelson's, and the Daily family for everything. Lastly, thank you Mom, Dad, and Kellen. You've done everything to get me to this moment. Thank you for all the miles traveled and love you've given me. I couldn't have done any of this without all of your support. I love you all so, so much! 

Thank you Aaron, Sarah, John, and Allison for the opportunity to play the sport that I love at Carroll.

To my fellow seniors, I love you all so much and have loved the last four years playing by your sides! You guys have been the best of friends and I can't wait to see where we all go from here! You guys are family.

Thank you for the last four years, I have loved wearing purple and gold. As always, Go Saints!"



McCormick appeared in 73 games for the Fighting Saints. She will graduate with a degree in computer science with a social media minor. The first baseman held a career .265 batting average and recorded 21 RBI and six home runs. 

McCormick: "I am forever thankful for my four years as a Carroll Saint. I'm the 46th person in my family to be a Fighting Saint and growing up I told myself that I would never go to Carroll because everyone in my family goes to Carroll, but I am so thankful that I did. Carroll College gave me the opportunity to live out my dreams as a college athlete, but Carroll gave me so much more than that. Carroll taught me So many lessons about life that I will take with me after I leave Helena and over the course of four years total strangers turned into my best friends that I can't imagine my life without. My years at Carroll we're filled with so many laughs and memories that I will cherish forever.

I want to say thank you to my amazing support system while at Carroll. Even though I was 12 hours from my hometown I was constantly surrounded by family. With grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and more in Helena, I never felt alone. Thank you Robinson family for everything you did for me. I can't thank you enough!

Choosing to continue my education and softball career at Carroll was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Carroll truly is 'Not For School, But For Life.' My softball career may be over and my degree is nearly completed, but I will forever be a Fighting Saint." 



Schroeder saw time at first base and as a pitcher during her career with the Saints. She will graduate with a degree in health sciences. After prepping at C.M. Russell in Great Falls, she appeared in 46 games with the Saints and posted a .219 career batting average with 22 RBI and 3 home runs. 

Schroeder: "Fighting Saint Family,

Thank you so much for the love and support over the past four years. I felt right at home throughout my time here. I have made so many connections through this opportunity and will be forever grateful! I wouldn't trade my experience here for anything else. 

With love,

Courtney Schroeder"



Brown has held a solid role in the pitching rotation for the Saints since her freshman season. The Phoenix, Arizona, native will graduate with a degree in secondary education social studies with a minor in special education. Brown saw action in 51 games on the mound. She held a career 5.32 ERA with 119 strikeouts. 

Brown: "Being a part of the Fighting Saints family is an experience I will never forget. The Fighting Saints community is really special and I am proud to be a part of it. I also want to give a special shout out to coach John Hawe, you are a big part of this program and I appreciate all of the time you give." 



Yarnall has also carved out a role with the Saints since her freshman season. The outfielder out of Frenchtown, Montana,  appeared in 108 total games. She will graduate with a degree in computer science with a minor in social media. She became a second team NFCA All-Region selection her junior season as well as an honorable mention all-CCC pick. She held a .304 batting average with 32 RBI and two home runs. She stole 47 bases during her career. 

Yarnall: "I would like to thank everyone that made my experience as a Saint one to remember. Coming to a new place is hard but the people around me made it so easy and worth all of the 4 years I played. I wouldn't have asked for a better group of girls to play with all four years and I am so thankful for the friends and family I made along the way. I also just want to say thankyou to my family for watching me play the game I love for 15+ years, and giving up summers, birthdays, weddings and so much more for me, it means a lot! Go Saints!!"