Softball Staff

Cici Keidel

Hitting, Infield & Outfiedld

  • Four-year starter for Ohio University Softball. Appearing in 186 career games.
  • Finished senior year hitting .306 and recording 65 putouts.
  • Team caption Junior & Senior year
  • First team All state, First team All OCC, and First team all District (HS)

Carter Wachtel

Pitching

  • 4x All Ohio – 3x First Team (2021-2024 Triway High School)
  • 2x DII State Finalist – 2022 State Champion (Triway High School)
  • 1,016 Strikeouts, 1.04 ERA (2021-2024 H.S)
  • 2022 PGF 16U National Champion – Premier Division (Georgia Impact Caymol)
  • DI Power 5 Recruit (Georgia Tech)

McKenzie Bump

Hitting & Infield

  • 4 years at Ohio State University
  • 1 year at University of Kentucky
  • above .300 college career batting average
  • Ohio’s all time leader in batting average (highschool)
  • 3x All Ohio, All District & All Conference
  • 16u National Champion (Lasers)
  • Team Captain

Alyssa Miller

Pitching

  • Current Capital University Softball player
  • 25 Games played in her Freshman year at Capital University where she led the team in multiple pitching statistics including innings pitched (91.1 IP) and Strikeouts (65 SO)
  • Played locally at Jonathan Alder High School (2024 Graduate) where she received Second Team All-Conference; First Team All-Conference and Honorable Mention All-Ohio honors during her high school career

Emily Walker

Hitting & Infield

  • Earned Master’s degree in Sport Psychology & Motor Behavior at University of Tennessee
  • Mental Performance Coach for Maryville College Softball ‘25-’26
  • Played collegiately at Ohio University and Ohio Dominican University, ending with a .300 AVG., 68 hits, 12 2B, 7 3B, 2 HR, and 37 stolen bases
  • 2019 HS Softball State Champion with Johnathan Alder High School
  • Practice Coordinator for University of Tennessee Club Softball, played a crucial role in taking the team to its first and second Regional appearances in ‘25 and ‘26

Martha Henkel

Hitting, Catching & Infield

  • Played locally at Dublin Coffman High school (2019-2022)
  • Was 2x All OCC & 2x All District while at Dublin Coffman
  • Plays collegiately at Bowling Green University
  • Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete at Bowling Green University
  • Played as a freshman and starting catcher as a sophomore