SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. -- Shippensburg University softball head coach Alison Van Scyoc has confirmed the recruitment of six new players for the 2023 season.
 
Of the newcomers to the Raider program, five are freshmen and one is a transfer.
 
"I am excited to welcome the 2022-23 softball class," Van Scyoc said. "We are bringing in tremendous young women who have a passion for softball and a passion to achieve academically. They are a talented group that are coming to Shippensburg playing on highly competitive travel teams that have helped prepare them for this transition."
 
The recruits will join 16 returning players from a 2022 Raider team that reached the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Tournament and hosted the NCAA Atlantic Regionals.
 
"We had some specific positional needs, and this class gives us depth in the pitching circle, infield, and outfield," Van Scyoc said. "I am ready to kick off the fall semester shortly, so that we can begin developing skills, building team chemistry, and working towards a successful season."
 
2023 Softball Recruiting Class
 
Annie Bechtold
Sophomore | 1B/UT
Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley (East Stroudsburg)
 
Garnet Valley High School: Totaled four varsity letters for the Jaguars under head coach Allison Alkins…played on the club circuit for the Pegasus Fast Pitch under coach Dennis Moran…named All-Central League and All-Delaware County honoree three years in a row…led the team in hits as a freshman…surpassed the 100-hit mark in her career…also earned three varsity letters in volleyball and one in basketball.
 
About Bechtold: Full name is Annie Elizabeth Bechtold…is the daughter of Scott and Pam Bechtold…majoring in exercise science with a human performance and fitness concentration…has two siblings: Andrew and Michael…father, Scott played two years of football at Syracuse and went to play two years of baseball at Delaware…brother Michael played four years of baseball at James Madison…brother, Andrew played four years of baseball at Maryland and now plays professionally with the Minnesota Twins.
 
Rilee Ehrlacher
Freshman | IF
Allentown, Pa./Northampton Area
 
Northampton Area High School: Totaled two varsity letters for the Konkrete Kids under head coach Kristy Henritzy…played on the club circuit for the Phantoms under coach Billy Milisits…hit .432 with 38 hits as a senior…named two-time First Team All-Conference EPC Northampton County…named EPC First Team All-Star as a senior…totaled 32 RBIs, 12 doubles, a triple and two home runs…helped the team defend their District 11 Class 6A softball championship as a senior …was at-bat for the winning run to win the District 11 Class 6A title as a junior, the school's first since 2013…graduated with a 3.9 GPA and was an honor roll student.
 
About Ehrlacher: Full name is Rilee Marie Ehrlacher…is the daughter of Bob and Marla Ehrlacher…majoring in exploratory studies…has a sibling, Brynne.  
 
Lindsey Haser
Freshman | IF
New Cumberland, Pa./Trinity
 
Trinity High School: Totaled four varsity letters for the Shamrocks under head coach Glenn Reinhardt…played on the club circuit for the Gold Coast Hurricanes under coach Mark Stoicheff…hit .318, eight RBIs, nine runs as a senior…named to the PennLive's midseason all-star team…guided the Shamrocks to a 15-3 record as a junior…ranked as the top seed in the District 3 3A playoffs…hit .537 with seven triples and eight home runs as a junior…led the team with nine doubles and 42 RBIs and 38 runs as a junior…also played basketball and soccer.
 
About Haser: Full name is Lindsey Grace Haser…majoring in criminal justice.   
 
Caitlyn Martell
Freshman | IF
Morrisville, Pa./Pennsbury
 
Pennsbury High School: Totaled four varsity letters for the Falcons under coaches Frank McSherry and Dave Murphy…played on the club circuit for the Pennsbury Gems Gold under coach Keith Ford… named to the PaHSSBCA All-State First Team as a senior…named to the PaHSSBCA All-State Second Team as a junior…is a two-time Trentonian All-Area First Team honoree…named as a two-time Bucks County Courier Times First Team honoree…is a two-time All-Suburban One League (SOL) First Team honoree…was All-SOL honorable mention as a freshman…stole 12 bases and was not caught as a senior…did not commit an error playing shortstop as a senior…graduated with a 4.3 GPA…was a member of the National Honor Society.
 
About Martell: Full name is Caitlyn Martell…is the granddaughter of Kim Spicer…majoring in early childhood education.   
 
Emilee Sullivan
Freshman | IF
Newville, Pa./Big Spring
 
Big Spring High School: Totaled four varsity letters for the Bulldogs under head coach Mike Gutshall…played on the club circuit for the Tri-State Thunder Gold under coach Missy Cutchall… named to the Mid-Penn Conference All-Star team as a junior…totaled 16 home runs… hit .426 with five home runs and 30 RBIs as a junior.
 
About Sullivan: Full name is Emilee Sullivan…is the daughter of John and Dawn Sullivan…majoring in exploratory studies…has a sibling, Brooke.
 
Kaira Zamadics
Freshman | IF
Allentown, Pa./Northampton Area
 
Northampton Area High School: : Totaled two varsity letters for the Konkrete Kids under head coach Kristy Henritzy…played on the club circuit for the Outlaws under coach Jeff Fischl… named Lehigh Valley Live First Team pitcher as a senior…named EPC Second Team All-Star as a senior…threw a one-hitter to win the District 11 Class 6A…totaled 19 RBIs, seven doubles, a triple and a home run…totaled 136.2 innings pitched in the circle, with 169 strikeouts, with a single-game career high of 14 strikeouts…was named Co-Pitcher of the year as a senior.  
 
About Zamadics: Full name is Kaira Nicole Zamadics…is the daughter of Chad and Kristen Zamadics…majoring in biology with an ecology, environmental and conservation concentration…has two siblings, Jade and Emily.