Outlook
Lily Hans is a strong, solid athlete who has a big upside when it comes to being able to compete at the next level … Has a strong arm across the diamond … Gets the ball off fast and does a great job with her transfer in and out of her glove … Reads the ball well off the bat … At the plate has good pop and barrel speed and does a great job of identifying pitches … Her ability to take aggressive swigs make her threat when she steps in the box …  Earned a black belt in karate in which credits that process in teaching her discipline and how to be good leader … Originally committed to Missouri Western State University.

Freshman Year 2025
Played in and started 41 games … Batted .489 (45-for-110) with 18 doubles, a triple, four home runs, 13 walks, 28 runs scored and 33 driven in … Produced 12 multiple-hit games,  including four 3-hit games, and seven multiple-RBI games … Tied for second on the team in doubles and tied for seventh in the conference … Her 18 doubles also tie for 18^th on JCCC season chart … Went 3-for-4 in her collegiate debut with a home run, scored a run and three RBI in a 10-9 loss to No. 24 North Iowa Area (2-14-25) … Had an RBI single in a 10-9 loss to No. 4 Jones (2-21-25) … Doubled and scored a run and belted a two-run home run over the left field fence in a 1-8-8 victory over Indian Hills in the first game of a twin bill (2-28-25) … Followed with three doubles, two runs and three RBI in a 12-4 win over the Trojans in game two (2-28-25) … Her three doubles tie the third-best game in team history … Drove in four runs off three doubles to power JCCC to a 5-2 win over Bryant & Stratton (3-8-25) … Became the first player in program history to produce three or more doubles in a game twice in a season … That effort started a 10-game hitting streak which she batted .500 (14-for-28) with five doubles, a home run, nine runs scored and 13 driven in … Belted a solo home run in a 5-1 win over No. 17 North Iowa Area (3-8-25) … Went 2-for-2 with a double, a run scored and RBI in a 9-0 win over Dawson (3-11-25) … Doubled to drive in two in first and produced a run off a fielder’s choice in the fourth to help JCCC a 16-3 win and complete the sweep over Dawson (3-11-25) … Drove in three runs with a double and sacrifice fly in a 10-4 win over Labette to open conference play (3-27-25) … Singled, doubled and drove in a run in a 10-2 win at Independence (4-15-25) … Went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI in a 13-1 win at Highland (4-22-25) … Hit a solo home run, walked and scored twice in a 10-0 win at Allen (4-26-25) … Had an RBI triple and scored in a 9-1 win over Fort Scott in the opening round of the Region 6 Division II Tournament (5-6-25) … Followed with two singles and a walk in a 9-1 win over Allen in the second rounds (9-8-25) … Doubled, walked and scored two runs in a 9-4 win over Kansas City Kansas in the semifinals (5-9-25) … Hit.214 at the World Series (3-for-14) with a double, three walks, four runs scored and three RBI … Had a double, two walks, scored two runs and drove in one in a 6-5 win over Kirkwood in the opening game (5-19-25) … Went 2-for-4 with a walk and scored the tying run an eventual 3-2 10-inning win over Iowa Central (5-22-25).

High School
Started one year and earned two varsity letters for coach David Bingham at Ankeny High School, Ankeny, Iowa … Helped the Hawks for a fourth-place finish at the Iowa 5A State Tournament her senior year … As a junior Ankeny finished 31-8, qualified for state and finished in a tie for seventh … Helped Ankeny capture back-to-back CIML championships … Hit .231 with two doubles, a home run, six runs and six driven in as a junior and hit .209 with 18 hits, four doubles, two homers, 16 runs and 10 driven in her senior season …  Played club softball for the Iowa Outlaws Select and Nebraska Gold … Earned two varsity letters in wrestling … Recorded a fourth-place finish in the 130-pound class at the IGHSAU Regional Qualifier (1-27-23) … Posted a third-place finish at the CIML Conference Tournament (1-17-23) … Finished runner-up at the Raccoon River ADM Invitational (12-17-22) Nevada Round Robin (1-5-23) and Bob Sharp Invitational (1-14-23) prior to the CIML Championship … Earned Iowa High School Athletic Association Distinguished Academic Achievement and CIML All-Academic recognition in softball 2020-24 and wrestling 2022-24 … Earned Academic All-State honorable mention in both softball wrestling as a senior . 

Personal
Born Lily Mae Celli Hans on May 16, 2006, in Des Moines, Iowa … Nickname is Mae … Daughter of Derrick and Jessica Hans … Has a brother, Austin …  Major is undecided but her career ambition is to be a police officer or an EMT/firefighter … Also recruited by Missouri Western State University and North Iowa Area Community College … Favorite foods are chips and queso … Favorite fast food restaurant is Raising Canes … Favorite restaurant is Outback Steakhouse … Favorite TV shows are The Rookie and The Office …Favorite movie is That’s My Boy … Favorite sports movie is A League of Their Own … Favorite book is Divergent … Favorite music entertainer is Cody Johnson … Favorite cartoon characters are Tom and Jerry … Greatest sports moment was a double play run down where she dove to get the second girl out … Best player she has played against is Campbell German, a University of South Carolina commit … Notable alumni from her school are former Minnesota and Florida softball player Kendyl Lindaman and NFL players Dennis Gibson and Pat Dunsmore.