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Five Raiders named to 2025-26 Division II Academic All-District ® Team

Five Shippensburg University softball players were named Tuesday to the 2025-26 Division II Academic All-District Team.

The honor recognizes student-athletes for combined academic and athletic performance. The team is coordinated by the College Sports Communicators.

The Shippensburg honorees are Reagan Bauman, Gianna Cimino, Rilee Ehrlacher, Caitlyn Martell and Sarah Sabocsik.

Bauman, a junior right fielder from Hatfield, is an exercise science major with an allied health pre-professional concentration and a minor in gerontology. She maintained a 3.71 cumulative GPA during the Spring 2026 semester. Bauman earned All-PSAC Eastern Division First Team and All-Region honors as an outfielder after batting .373 with 16 doubles, five triples, five home runs, 36 RBIs and 45 runs scored.

Cimino, a sophomore second baseman from Lansdale, is an exercise science major with an allied health pre-professional concentration. She maintained a 3.59 cumulative GPA. Cimino batted .299 with 10 home runs, eight doubles, one triple and 35 RBIs.

Ehrlacher, a senior left fielder from Northampton, graduated this month with a degree in communication studies. She maintained a 3.57 cumulative GPA. Ehrlacher ranked second on the team with a .374 batting average and recorded 17 doubles, eight home runs, one triple, 40 RBIs and 110 total bases.

Martell, a senior shortstop from Morrisville, graduated this month with a degree in marketing. She maintained a 3.83 cumulative GPA. Martell earned All-PSAC Eastern Division Second Team and All-Region honors at shortstop after batting .392. She led the Raiders with 82 hits, 43 RBIs and 124 total bases, while adding eight home runs, 16 doubles and one triple.

Sabocsik, a junior center fielder from Hatfield, is an exercise science major with an allied health pre-professional concentration. She maintained a 3.88 cumulative GPA. Sabocsik batted .260 with a .428 on-base percentage, eight doubles, three triples and five home runs.

Martell is a three-time Academic All-District honoree. Sabocsik earned the recognition for the second time, while Bauman, Cimino and Ehrlacher received the honor for the first time.

According to CSC, eligible nominees must compete in 90 percent of their institution’s games or start in at least 66 percent of games. Pitchers must make at least 17 appearances or pitch 35 innings.

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