Penn senior Ava Zachary has been named Miss Softball in Indiana.

Zachary learned the news during the North-South All-Star Game at IU on Saturday. She is the first Kingsmen player to ever win the honor.

“It means everything,” Zachary said. “It’s such a surreal moment. I’m super grateful for this opportunity and the opportunity that Penn softball has given me the past four years. It was an amazing moment to stand up there with all the other amazing talent in Indiana and to hear my name be read.”

New Prairie pitcher Ava Geyer was also one of the five finalists.

Zachary led the Kingsmen to SemiState this season, batting an incredible .543 in 2025, driving in 62 runs and hitting eight home runs. It was part of a spectacular career that included helping lead Penn to a state championship as a sophomore, playing alongside her sister Aubrey and for her head coach and mom Beth.

“This is so much more than an individual award,” Ava continued. “It’s an award for all the girls at Penn who have ever played Softball, and all the girls who played next to me the last four four years and worked so hard and gave such a great effort every day.”

The lefty hitting 3rd baseman will continue her career at Notre Dame next season.