LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Freshman pitcher
Madelayne Ruffner (Charles Town, W.Va./Washington) of the Shepherd University softball team has been named to the 2024 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II All-Atlantic Region team as announced by the NFCA on Thursday.
Ruffner, a second team selection, paced the Shepherd pitching staff with a 16-5 mark with a save and a 1.83 ERA. She fanned a school-record 242 batters in 143.0 innings. Her 11.8 strikeouts per seven innings rank her second nationally, while her 242 strikeouts place her ninth. Her 7.33 strikeout-to-walk ratio ranks her 11th nationally and her 4.70 hits allowed per seven innings mark places her 16th. Ruffner recorded 10 strikeouts or more in 16 contests. She broke the Shepherd mark for most strikeouts in a game with 16 against Northern State and tied it later in the season against Lock Haven.
The complete All-Atlantic Region team is listed below.
NCAA DIVISION II ALL-ATLANTIC REGION TEAM
DIVISION II - ATLANTIC REGION - FIRST TEAM
P Sarah Davenport East Stroudsburg University
P Brianna McCown University of Charleston
P Callie Sowers Bloomsburg University
C Aleese Angelo Millersville University
1B Jamie Roberts Frostburg State University
2B Brooklyn Fukushima Seton Hill University
3B Grace Paredes Seton Hill University
SS Hannah Rose University of Charleston
OF Kassidy Wittig Seton Hill University
OF Allison Rubal University of Charleston
OF Delaney Good Lock Haven University
UT/P Caleigh Rister PennWest California
DP or UT/Non-P Isabella Andujar University of Charleston
DIVISION II - ATLANTIC REGION - SECOND TEAM
P
Madelayne Ruffner Shepherd University
P Delaney Haller Fairmont State University
P Kara Green Virginia State University
C Morgan Lindsay Shippensburg University
1B Natalia Mallozzi Gannon University
2B Courtney Raines Concord University
3B Delaney Patella Indiana University of Pennsylvania
SS Madison Pikula Indiana University of Pennsylvania
OF Madison Melvin West Chester University
OF Camryn Murphy Seton Hill University
OF Hailey Darrington Virginia State University
UT/P Kendall Stoffel West Virginia Wesleyan College
DP or UT/Non-P Kylee Stacy Concord University
