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2025 Softball Roster

Jay Ruzicka
Steve Sheridan
Steve Sheridan
Steve Sheridan
Steve Sheridan
Idalis Fuentes
Paul Buckowski
Angela Sosa

9 Melody Kappel

  • Class Senior
  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-8
  • Bat/Throw L/L
  • Hometown Greenville, N.Y.
  • High School Greenville
  • Major Geoscience

Biography

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I love the campus, being close to home, and the welcoming community as well as the opportunity to excel in both academics and athletics.

At Union: Member of the Geology Club and Wells House ... completed summer research with Professor Gillikin and Professor Rodbell studying paleoclimatology in Peruvian Andes cave systems.

2025: Appeared in 26 games with 21 starts between the circle and the outfield as a senior … made 15 appearances and 12 starts in the circle, striking out 23 batters in 64.1 innings … allowed one earned run in seven innings to earn the win over Oberlin (3/24) … struck out three in 6.0 innings to pick up a victory at MCLA (4/22) … had at least one hit in eight of her final 11 appearances of the year, including multi-hit games against MCLA and SUNY Potsdam (4/28).

2024: Started all 32 games for the first time in 2024, including 22 appearances and 14 starts in the circle … set a new Union single-season record at the plate with 24 walks … led team and was 13th in Liberty League in on-base percentage (.418) ... 16 runs scored were tied for second-most on the squad … drew a walk in 18 games and reached safely in 24 contests … registered team- and career-high numbers of 93 innings pitched, 54 strikeouts, and seven complete games … led team with three wins … struck out a career-best eight while allowing no earned runs in complete game win against Skidmore (4/14) ... won three consecutive decisions in four appearances from 4/13-19, pitching 21 innings in that span and allowing just seven runs (two earned) and seven walks while striking out 16.

2023: Appeared in 32 games and started 29 of them, made 15 appearances in the circle…Batted .205 with 5 RBI and 15 runs…She drew 17 walks…In the circle she started 6 games and posted a 4-4 record with 1 complete game and 1 save…She struck out 36 batters…Earned her first win of the season against Keuka (3/23)…Recorded her first save of the season against Skidmore (4/21).
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2022: Attended Ithaca College as a first-year ... made 13 appearances in the circle as a first-year, posting a 3-1 record and 2.06 earned run average with three saves in 34.0 innings ... tossed two scoreless innings to earn the save in her collegiate debut against Scranton (3/5) ...threw 2.1 innings of one-hit relief to earn the save against St. John Fisher (4/4) ... came on in relief and allowed only two hits in a season-high 5.2 scoreless frames to earn the win against Oneonta (4/5)... struck out a season-high three batters in back-to-back relief outings, allowing one run in 7.2 innings against St. Lawrence (4/10) and Alfred (4/12).

Before Union: A 2021 graduate of Greenville High School...Played softball and ran cross-country for all four years...Named a four-time Scholar Athlete, received multiple MVP Awards, and 2021 First-Team Patroon Conference All-Star honors...Won the 2019 Patroon Conference Championship...member of the National Honor Society.

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2023Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'8"
    9
  • 9

    2024Junior

    Pitcher
    5'8"
    9
  • 9

    2025Senior

    Pitcher
    5'8"
    9