Iowa Softball Signs 2 Transfers for 2026-27

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Two student-athletes – Mischa Reiners and Caitlin Tighe – have signed with the University of Iowa softball program, it was announced Monday by head coach Stacy May-Johnson.

Reiners joins the Hawkeyes with two seasons of eligibility remaining, while Tighe has one.

• Two-time ICCAC All-Region First Team selection (2025, 2026)
• Appeared in 135 games over two seasons at Kirkwood Community College
• Career .373 hitter with 18 home runs, 136 runs scored and 142 RBIs
• Helped lead Kirkwood to the 2025 Region 11-B Championship and 2026 Region 11-A Championship
• Went 5-for-5 with two RBIs in the 2025 Region 11-B Championship game
• Hit .361 with 51 RBIs and 63 runs scored in 68 games as a freshman
• Started all 67 games in 2026
• Batted .385 with 13 home runs, 30 stolen bases, 73 runs scored and a team-high 91 RBIs in 2026

Caitlin Tighe

Senior
Utility | R/R
Edwardsburg, Mich.
Edwardsburg High School / Western Michigan

• Appeared in 132 games with 127 starts over three seasons at Western Michigan
• Two-time Academic All-MAC Team selection (2025, 2026)
• 2026 CSC Academic All-District honoree
• 2025 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• Started all 50 games at shortstop in 2025
• Hit .277 with one home run, 12 RBIs, 15 runs scored and six stolen bases in 2025
• Recorded eight multi-hit games during the 2025 season
• Started all 55 games in 2026
• Batted .337 while tying for the team lead with 10 home runs and 39 runs scored
• Ranked second on the team with 38 RBIs in 2026
• Tallied 13 multi-hit games during her senior season