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2026 Softball Roster

John and Pam Boyle

11 Cate Russian

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Colgan
  • Hometown Manassas, Va.

Biography

Honors and Awards
• 2026 McMurran Scholar -- Shepherd's Highest Academic Honor
• 2024-25 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete

2026:
Appeared in 37 games with 36 starts ... batted .292 with 31 hits in 106 at-bats ... drove in 16 runs and scored 22 ... added a team-best 10 doubles and a home run ... drew 12 walks and was hit-by-pitch once ... had a sacrifice fly and a sacrifice ... was 2-of-3 in stolen bases ... posted a .924 fielding percentage in 105 chances.

2025: Appeared in 51 games with 48 starts ... batted .210 with 22 hits in 105 at-bats ... drove in 12 runs and scored 20 ... drew 17 walks to rank second on the team ...was 4-of-5 in stolen bases ... posted a .919 fielding percentage in 136 chances.

2024: Appeared in 31 games with three starts ... batted .063 with one hit in 16 at-bats ... scored nine runs and drew three walks ... posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in eight chances.

Prior to Shepherd: A 2023 graduate of Colgan High School where she played softball for Andrew O'Brien ... lettered four years in softball ... batted .395 with two doubles, three triples, nine runs batted in, seven walks, and four stolen bases as a senior ... added a .509 OPS.

Personal: The daughter of Blythe and Ken Russian ... majoring in elementary education.

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2024Freshman

    SS
    5'6"
    11
  • 11

    2025Sophomore

    IF
    5'6"
    11
  • 11

    2026Junior

    IF
    5'6"
    11