2023 Softball Recruiting Class

Posted: Aug 02, 2023

Head Coach Hailey Cavanagh is excited to announce the official 2023-2024 Softball recruiting class commits. There are nine student athletes that will be joining the program this fall.

Coach Cavanagh stated "We are excited to welcome this year's fall incoming class to Concordia. This group is an extremely dynamic and talented class, and will be instrumental for the Cardinals continued success during their careers! What's fun about this class is not only are they extremely accomplished, but they are really, really great people. We expect that they'll buy in quickly, and do what it takes to continue elevating our program!"

Name	Position	Previous School	Accomplishments (High School)
Mia Bendinelli	UT	Lake Central High School	3x Sectional and Regional Champs 2x Semi-state champions State Runner-up 2021 .500 Batting average her senior year
Faith Cramton	IF	Central Michigan University	3x All Conference 2x All District 1x All Region KLAA Scholar Athlete Team Captain Coaches award for leadership, attitude and work ethic KLAA District and Regional Medal Holder (Team Wins) 21 doubles in a season (Senior year) & qualified for State Record for home runs per inning (2)
Elliana Gaines	UT	Lansing Community College	All Conference All district All Region Academics All State
Amber Lamphier	RHP	Lapeer High School	3x SVL Academic Team 3x All Conference Team Captain 367 Strikeouts thrown in high school
Emmi Liptow	UT/C	Jefferson High School	3x All Conference, 2x all region, district Monroe County All Region Academic All State Salutation (Top 10) 165 Hits – 94 RBIS – 141 Runs Scored – 77 Stolen Bases
Kaleigh McClelland	IF	Saline High School	1^st Team All-Conference & All District Academic All State & Scholar Athlete Award SEC Sportsmanship Award 2x Team Captain .426 batting average – 143 hits – 104 rbi – 119 runs scored – 29 doubles and 16 homeruns
Sarah McManus	UT/P	Marian Catholic High School	Captain Senior Year 2x Regional Champions 2023 best start in school history with 12 wins in a row 60 k's thrown her senior year
Emilee Underwood	RHP	Chelsea High School	3x all conference, district, region, and state 3x Ann arbor player of the year 3x Ann arbor dream team MHSSCA Senior All-Star Player, Team White for Division 2 508 total innings pitched, 810 strikeouts – 72-11 record
Madalyne Wieneke	OF	Riverview High School	2x All Conference, District, Region and State District 2x News Herald Dream team MHSSCA Senior All-Star Player, Team White for Division 2 116 Hits, 124 RBIs, 102 runs scored 27 Homeruns

Additional news and information regarding the softball program will be available in the near future and throughout the summer. Fans are encouraged to connect with the Cardinals on the team's social media pages on Twitter (@CUAA_Softball), Instagram (@CUAA_CardinalsSB), and Facebook (Concordia University Ann Arbor Softball)!