BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- Junior pitcher Madelayne Ruffner (Charles Town, W.Va./Washington) of the Shepherd University softball team has been named to the 2026 D2CCA All-Atlantic Region Team as announced on Monday. Ruffner was earlier named to the NFCA All-Region Team.

Ruffner, a first team selection,  posted a 15-8 mark with four saves and a 1.28 ERA. She fanned 292 and walked 22 in 164.2 innings. Ruffner set a Shepherd single-game mark with 19 strikeouts against Millersville (April 4) and Kutztown (April 24). She also tossed no-hitters against Millersville (April 4) and Kutztown (April 14). She was a four-time PSAC East Pitcher of the Week and three-time Wilson/NFCA Division II Pitcher of the Week. Ruffner currently leads NCAA II in strikeouts (291), strikeouts per seven innings (12.4), and WHIP (0.71).

The complete D2CCA All-Atlantic Region Team is shown below.

2026 D2CCA All-Region NCAA Division II First Team
Pos. Name School Yr. Conf.
P             Madelayne Ruffner       Shepherd University     Jr.          PSAC
P             Addison Mass University of Charleston Sr.          MEC
P             Sarah Davenport             East Stroudsburg University       Jr.          PSAC
C             Delaney Ridgell                East Stroudsburg University       Sr.          PSAC
1B           Kinsley Proepper            East Stroudsburg University       So.         PSAC
2B           Aniyah Jackson Claflin University             Sr.          CIAA
3B           Delaney Patella                IUP        Sr.          PSAC
SS           Delaney Warnick             Glenville State  Sr.          MEC
OF          Maddie Cavenaugh        Slippery Rock    Fr.          PSAC
OF          Emily Henn        Kutztown University      Jr.          PSAC
OF          Arden Miller      Frostburg State                Sr.          MEC
DP          Lexi Pickett        Millersville University    So.         PSAC
UT          Taylor Dawkins Bowie State University Jr.          CIAA
UT/P      Danielle Ciliberto             West Chester   Sr.          PSAC

SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Conf.
P             Katelynn Grissom Claflin University        Jr.          CIAA
P             Dani Hayward   Shippensburg University             So.         PSAC
P             Jyla Thomas       Winston-Salem State University               Sr.          CIAA
C             Jeniah Williams Claflin University             Jr.          CIAA
1B           Kayla Moran University of Charleston    Sr.          MEC
2B           Madison Pikula                IUP        Sr.          PSAC
3B           Emilee Sullivan Shippensburg University             Sr.          PSAC
SS           Caitlyn Martell  Shippensburg University             Sr.          PSAC
OF          Mairead Hopkins             West Chester   Sr.          PSAC
OF          Reagan Bauman              Shippensburg University             Jr.          PSAC
OF          Kassidy Wittig   Seton Hill            Jr.          PSAC
OF          Allie Wenrich    Bloomsburg       So.         PSAC
DP          Breonna Marietta           Fairmont State University           Sr.          MEC
UT          Jenna Kaufman                Bloomsburg       Fr.          PSAC
UT/P      Izabella Donaldson         Frostburg State                So.         MEC

Player of the Year: Maddie Cavenaugh, Slippery Rock
Pitcher of the Year: Addison Mass, Charleston