ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- Sophomore pitcher
Madelayne Ruffner (Charles Town, W.Va./Washington) and senior third baseman
Lauren Moore (Frederick, Md./Tuscarora/Trevecca Nazarene) of the Shepherd University softball team have been named to the 2025 D2CCA All-American Team as announced on Thursday.
Ruffner led the Rams in the circle with a 20-5 mark with two saves with a 0.83 ERA. She fanned a Shepherd single-season record 316 and walked 30. She currently ranks first in the NCAA II rankings in strikeouts per seven innings (12.5), second in WHIP (0.71) and strikeouts-to-walk ratio (10.53), third in strikeouts (316), and ERA (0.83), and fourth in hits allowed per seven innings (3.81).
Moore topped the Rams with a .416 batting average with a team-best 74 hits in 178 at-bats. She drove in a team-best 51 runs and scored 31. She led the team in doubles (19) and home runs (12). Moore also topped the team in slugging percentage (.725) and OPS (1.187).
2025 D2CCA All-Americans
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Conf.
P Gisselle Garcia Pace Sr. NE10
P Brinson Rogers Southern Arkansas Sr. GAC
P Joni Russell Hillsdale Sr. G-MAC
C Carleigh Knowles North Georgia Fr. PBC
1B Kary Hales Catawba Sr. SAC
2B Hayden Dye Carson-Newman Sr. SAC
SS Heather Arnett Pittsburg State Jr. MIAA
3B Maleah Andrews Western Washington So. GNAC
OF Delaney Garden Lewis Sr. GLVC
OF Gianna Guerriero West Florida Sr. GSC
OF Paige Strickland Francis Marion Jr. CC
DP Natalie Ray North Georgia Jr. PBC
UT/P Emilee Boyer West Texas A&M Jr. LSC
UT Brianna Gallagher Catawba Jr. SAC
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Conf.
P Sarah Davenport East Stroudsburg So. PSAC
P Alyssa Poston Francis Marion Jr. CC
P Madelayne Ruffner Shepherd So. PSAC
C Hannah Taylor Eckerd So. SSC
1B Katie Gray Missouri Southern State Jr. MIAA
2B Grace Vondracek Caldwell Sr. CACC
SS Madalyn White Francis Marion Jr. CC
3B Lauren Moore Shepherd Sr. PSAC
OF Emily Konz Francis Marion Sr. CC
OF Jessica Miller Tiffin Fr. G-MAC
OF Sydnee Reaves North Georgia Jr. PBC
DP Alyssa Smokey Cal Poly Humboldt Sr. CCAA
UT/P Terin Ritz Central Oklahoma Sr. MIAA
UT Regan Dillon Southern Arkansas Jr. GAC
THIRD TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Conf.
P Cheyenne Floyd Angelo State Sr. LSC
P Kaiana Kong Western Washington So. GNAC
P Marissa Quintero Cal State East Bay So. CCAA
C Abbey Rogers Rogers State Sr. MIAA
1B Kendra Levesque Lubbock Christian Sr. LSC
2B Marissa Mitchell West Alabama Sr. GSC
SS Laylonna Applin Angelo State So. LSC
3B Mia Johnson Wisconsin-Parkside Jr. GLIAC
OF Rylee Lemos Central Oklahoma Jr. MIAA
OF Aylene Lucero Eastern New Mexico Sr. LSC
OF JT Smith UT Tyler Sr. LSC
DP Morgan Max Oklahoma Baptist Sr. GAC
UT/P Hali Scott Wingate Sr. SAC
UT Cara Cooper UIndy So. GLVC
BREAKDOWN BY CONFERENCE
Conference Overall 1st 2nd 3rd
Lone Star 6 1 0 5
MIAA 5 1 2 2
SAC 4 3 1 0
CC 4 1 3 0
GAC 3 1 1 1
Peach Belt 3 2 1 0
PSAC 3 0 3 0
CCAA 2 0 1 1
GLVC 2 1 0 1
G-MAC 2 1 1 0
GNAC 2 1 0 1
GSC 2 1 0 1