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Maestretti, Gomez, Noli Earn All-Region Selections
5/13/2026 10:22 PM | Softball
Maestretti becomes first underclassman pitcher ever named all-region first team
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Three Utah softball players added another accolade to their 2026 resumes on Thursday, when Hailey Maestretti, Mia Gomez and Cian Noli were all named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Mountain Region roster. Maestretti earned a spot on the all-region first-team, while Gomez and Noli landed on the all-region third-team.
Maestretti, who was a sophomore in 2026, is the first Utah pitcher to ever garner first-team all-region recognition as an underclassmen. Noli and Gomez give the Utes two freshman all-region picks for the first time since Hannah Flippen and Anissa Urtez were both honored as rookies in 2014.
An All-Big 12 Second-Team selection as well, Maestretti warranted an all-region spot by crafting a sophomore year that put her at or near the top of the Big 12 leaderboard in a slew of statistics. Her six shutouts placed her fourth in the league and are the most by a Utah pitcher since Kristin Arbogast logged seven in 2001. Her 2.53 ERA rates as fifth-best, her 14 complete games put her in a tie for second and her 13 wins have her sharing eighth. She was at her best against some of Big 12's toughest competition, firing complete game shutouts against then-21st ranked Arizona State and then-No. 1 Texas Tech, as well as consecutive triumphs over No. 19 Arizona on May 3 and 4.
Gomez logged one of the best rookie years in Utah history and she started it by reaching base in her first 36 collegiate games, the longest on-base streak in program history. The 11 homers she belted tied for the fourth-most ever by a Utah freshman, while her 64 hits, 13 doubles and .493 on-base percentage all rank in the top 10 in the Big 12. Her .388 batting average was the highest on the roster and she tied for the team lead in multi-hit performances, with 17, and multi-RBI games, with 12.
Noli spent her first collegiate season providing the Utes with an excellent glove at first base to go with a reliable bat that contributed a .311 average, five homers and 34 RBIs. Noli also contributed 11 two-out RBI hits to go with 10 multi-RBI performances. After getting off to slow start at the plate, no Ute was a better hitter for Utah than Noli since the start of March, with her .379 average and 28 RBIs both tops on the squad over the season's last 34 games. That includes a .324 clip in Big 12 play, bested only by Gomez's .338.
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Maestretti, who was a sophomore in 2026, is the first Utah pitcher to ever garner first-team all-region recognition as an underclassmen. Noli and Gomez give the Utes two freshman all-region picks for the first time since Hannah Flippen and Anissa Urtez were both honored as rookies in 2014.
An All-Big 12 Second-Team selection as well, Maestretti warranted an all-region spot by crafting a sophomore year that put her at or near the top of the Big 12 leaderboard in a slew of statistics. Her six shutouts placed her fourth in the league and are the most by a Utah pitcher since Kristin Arbogast logged seven in 2001. Her 2.53 ERA rates as fifth-best, her 14 complete games put her in a tie for second and her 13 wins have her sharing eighth. She was at her best against some of Big 12's toughest competition, firing complete game shutouts against then-21st ranked Arizona State and then-No. 1 Texas Tech, as well as consecutive triumphs over No. 19 Arizona on May 3 and 4.
Gomez logged one of the best rookie years in Utah history and she started it by reaching base in her first 36 collegiate games, the longest on-base streak in program history. The 11 homers she belted tied for the fourth-most ever by a Utah freshman, while her 64 hits, 13 doubles and .493 on-base percentage all rank in the top 10 in the Big 12. Her .388 batting average was the highest on the roster and she tied for the team lead in multi-hit performances, with 17, and multi-RBI games, with 12.
Noli spent her first collegiate season providing the Utes with an excellent glove at first base to go with a reliable bat that contributed a .311 average, five homers and 34 RBIs. Noli also contributed 11 two-out RBI hits to go with 10 multi-RBI performances. After getting off to slow start at the plate, no Ute was a better hitter for Utah than Noli since the start of March, with her .379 average and 28 RBIs both tops on the squad over the season's last 34 games. That includes a .324 clip in Big 12 play, bested only by Gomez's .338.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter |Instagram: @utahsoftball | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utessoftball).
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