Misken Makes Academic All-League
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Fifth-year pitcher Bailey Misken added another accolade to her illustrious Colgate career, being named to the Patriot League All-Academic team for the second year in a row.
Misken makes the All-Academic team after etching her name in the Colgate softball record books by becoming the program's strikeout champion with 512 career Ks. The Murrieta, Calif., native also led the team with the lowest ERA for the fifth straight season (3.29), and pitched 18 complete games in 2024, tied for 17th most in the country.
The fifth-year ace ended the season ranked third in the Patriot League with 133 strikeouts, fourth in the conference with 12 wins, and tied for first in the league with three saves.
Misken also served as a research assistant for Professor Bailey of Colgate University studying women in the civil rights movement in Mississippi. She was also the recipient of the Pauli Murray Award for Excellence in African American Studies in 2023 and 2024.
Players Mentioned
Players Mentioned
Latest Women's Softball
- Colgate Places Record 413 on Patriot League Honor RollHAMILTON – Colgate athletics placed a program-record 415 total student-athletes on the 2023-24 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after 268 honorees were named to the winter/spring honor roll on Wednesday.
- Nardone ’23 Joins Softball StaffHAMILTON — Adrienne Nardone '23 will stay in Hamilton and serve as Colgate Softball's Director of Operations/Assistant Coach, Head Coach Marissa Lamison-Myers announced on Tuesday morning. Nardone spent the last five years as a player under Lamison-Myers, hitting a career .294 with 109 RBIs and 23 home runs.
- Shelton Named Patriot League Rookie of the YearBETHLEHEM, Pa. — Kiley Shelton's legendary first season of collegiate softball will end in storybook fashion, as the first-year outfielder was announced as the Patriot League Rookie of the Year on Tuesday afternoon.
- Five Raiders Land on All-League TeamsBETHLEHEM, Pa. — Junior catcher Quinn Livesay was voted as a first-team All-Patriot League catcher highlighting a list of five total Raiders named to All-League squads in 2024. Jillian Herbst (second base), Rachel Carney (shortstop), Adrienne Nardone (designated player), and Kiley Shelton (outfield) were all placed on the All-Patriot League second-team.
- Megenity Bags Rookie of the Week HonorsBETHLEHEM, Pa. — First-year outfielder Nora Megenity earned her first-ever Patriot League Rookie of the Week award after tallying a run in each of Colgate's four games last week. She also hit .364 with a .636 slugging percentage, lifting her first-career home run in a Raider loss against UAlbany.
- Raiders Split Season-Ending DoubleheaderHAMILTON — Colgate softball entered Saturday's doubleheader needing to sweep the Army Black Knights to keep playoff hopes alive. After a Rachel Carney walk off double in a 4-3 game one victory, postseason aspirations rested on a penultimate rubber match where the Raiders would fall, 13-6.