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2026 Softball Roster

Jay Ruzicka
Jay Ruzicka
Jay Ruzicka
Jay Ruzicka

3 Carra Cleaves

  • Class Sophomore
  • Position Pitcher/Outfield
  • Height 5-9
  • Bat/Throw R/R
  • Hometown Plano, Texas
  • High School Plano West Senior
  • Major Biomedical Engineering

Biography

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I chose Union for the sense of community, the opportunities to travel abroad, and the academic opportunities that will allow me to study in different fields.



Honors and Awards:
- All-Liberty League Honorable Mention (2025)
- Liberty League Rookie of the Week (4/7/25, 4/28/25)
- Freshman Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award (2024-25)

At Union: Member of Best Buddies

2025: Appeared in 19 games with 14 starts in the circle as a first-year … posted an 8-6 record with a 2.69 earned run average and 90 strikeouts in 101.2 innings … second in the Liberty League in strikeouts, complete games (12) and saves (2); third in shutouts (3); sixth in batting average against (.257); and seventh in wins and ERA … also hit .230 (14 of 61) with a double, triple, 11 runs batted in and seven runs scored … tossed a three-hit shutout with seven strikeouts to earn her first collegiate win over Knox (3/23) … went 2-for-3 with a season-best three RBIs at the plate against Oberlin (3/25) … struck out a season-high 10 and allowed only one seventh-inning run while also scoring the eventual game-winning run to knock off Ithaca (4/4) … punched out five of the eight batters she faced in relief against MCLA (4/22) … tossed nine scoreless innings in two games against RIT (4/25), throwing a two-hit shutout in game one and adding a pair of scoreless innings to earn a game-two save … threw Union’s first no-hitter in over a decade with a five-inning win over SUNY Potsdam (4/28), conceding only one hit batter.

Before Union: A 2024 graduate of Plano West Senior High School … played four years of softball and one year of soccer for the Wolves … a three-time All-District selection, including a pair of first-team honors as a junior and senior … a two-time All-Area honorable mention … named the team’s Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore and senior … named Academic All District in all four seasons … helped the team to a regional quarterfinal berth as a junior and a semifinal spot as a senior … a National Honor Society student and summa cum laude graduate.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2025First Year

    Pitcher/Outfield
    5'9"
    3
  • 3

    2026Sophomore

    Pitcher/Outfield
    5'9"
    3