Shippensburg University Athletics

2025 NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Champion
2025 PSAC Eastern Division First Team
2025 Division II Academic All-District ®
2024 D2CCA All-Atlantic Region Second Team
2024 PSAC Eastern Division First Team
2024 Division II Academic All-District ®
2023-24 NFCA Scholar-Athlete
2023 PSAC East Freshman of the Year
2023 PSAC Eastern Division First Team
2023 PSAC Tournament Most Valuable Player
2023 PSAC Eastern Division Athlete of the Week (April 10)
2022-23 NFCA Scholar-Athlete
 
2025 (Junior): Led SU to an NCAA Division II Atlantic Region title and its third-ever berth in the NCAA DII Softball Championships…named an All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East First Team shortstop for the third consecutive season…one of two Raiders to start all 58 games…tied for third in the PSAC in total hits (82)…tied for seventh in the league in triples (5)…paced the qualified Raider hitters in numerous offensive categories, including batting average (.398), runs scored (44), total bases (119) and OPS (1.023)…tied for first on the team in extra-base hits (22), including five home runs…produced a team-best 24 multi-hit games, including seven three-hit contests…tallied a season-high four hits against Millersville (Apr. 15)…launched a pair of homers and drove in a season-best six runs against Kutztown (Apr. 5)…named PSAC East Athlete of the Week after an 14-for-25 (.560) week at the dish…enjoyed a team-high 23-game hitting streak…boasted a .962 fielding percentage at shortstop, committing just eight errors in 213 total chances…was selected to the 2025 Division II Academic All-District ® Team.
 
2024 (Sophomore): Picked up right where she left off in her sophomore campaign, earning All-PSAC East First Team honors for the second straight year in addition to being named to the D2CCA All-Atlantic Region Second Team…appeared in all 57 games as SU’s starting shortstop…boasted a .398 batting average, .457 on base percentage and a 1.095 OPS…led the team with 58 runs scored (fourth most in PSAC)…her 125 total bases were the second highest total in the conference and the fourth most in a single season in program history, trailing only Hannah Marsteller (2021, 2022, 2023)…finished in the top 10 in the PSAC in hits (81, fourth), doubles (17, fifth), home runs (11, seventh) and RBI (52, seventh)…155 assists set a new SU record…finished with a .963 fielding percentage…began the season with a 13-game hitting streak, and concluded the campaign with hits in 20 straight games…totaled 22 multi-hit games…clubbed two home runs against West Chester (Apr. 5)…drove in a season high four runs against West Liberty (Mar. 8)…named to the 2024 Division II Academic All-District Team ®.
 
2023 (Freshman): Tabbed PSAC East Freshman of the Year and All-PSAC East First Team…made all 54 starts at shortstop during her debut season for the Raiders…pummeled four home runs and drove in 11 over five games to help lead the Raiders to a PSAC Tournament title…blasted a pair of home runs and drove in five in the championship game to take home the PSAC Championships Most Valuable Player award…named PSAC Eastern Division Player of the Week for April 10 after hitting .483 with eight extra base hits over eight games…totaled 68 hits, including 16 doubles, two triples, 13 walks, and eight home runs…placed third on the team with hits, third with 34 RBIs, and second with 50 runs scored…ranked third on the team with a .622 slugging percentage, and accumulated a .378 batting average… recorded 95 putouts and 141 assists…named a 2022-23 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Scholar Athlete.
 
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.