LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Eight members of the Shepherd University softball team have been named 2024-25 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes. Senior shortstop Lexi Clatterbuck (Front Royal, Va./Skyline), senior third baseman Lauren Moore (Frederick, Md./Tuscarora/Trevecca Nazarene), senior pitcher Abby McBride (North East, Md./Rising Sun), sophomore first baseman Brenna Collis (Hedgesville, W.Va./Hedgesville), sophomore pitcher Madelayne Ruffner (Charles Town, W.Va./Washington), sophomore second baseman Cate Russian (Manassas, Va./Colgan), freshman catcher/outfielder Morgan Cave (Kearneysville, W.Va./Washington), and freshman outfielder Payton Weaver (Fairplay, Md./Williamsport) were honored.

Clatterbuck boasted a 3.78 grade point average for 2024-25 as a nursing major. She batted .299 with 44 hits in 147 at-bats. She drove in 22 runs and scored 19. Clatterbuck added six doubles, a triple, and two home runs. She was 6-of-7 in stolen bases.

Moore boasted a 3.67 grade point average in 2024-25 as an English major. She recently earned D2CCA All-American honors as she led 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).

McBride boasted a 3.15 grade point average as a marketing major. McBride appeared in 12 games with three starts. She posted an 0-4 mark with one complete game. She fanned 13 in 21.2 innings.

Collis boasted a 4.00 grade point average in 2024-25 as a health promotion and exercise science major. She batted .333 with 47 hits in 147 at-bats. She drove in 19 runs and scored 19. She added five doubles and six home runs. Collis drew 12 walks and was hit-by-pitch three times.

Ruffner boasted a 3.90 grade as an elementary education major. 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. The All-American ranked 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), ERA (0.83), and hits allowed per seven innings (3.81).

Russian boasted a 3.96 grade point average in 2024-25 as an elementary education major. She batted .210 with 22 hits in 105 at-bats. She drove in 12 runs and scored 20. Russian added one double, two triples, and a home run.  She drew 17 walks to rank second on the team in that category.

Cave boasted a 3.59 grade point average as a health promotion and exercise science major. She batted .229 with eight hits in 35 at-bats. She added a pair of doubles and was 2-for-2 in stolen bases. Cave posted a .971 fielding percentage hits in 35 chances.

Weaver boasted a 3.90 grade point average as a therapeutic recreation major. She batted .250 with six hits in 24 at-bats. She drove in two runs and scored 10. She was 2-of-5 in stolen bases. Weaver posted a .971 fielding percentage in 35 chances.