GRAND FORKS, N.D. – North Dakota softball coach Jordan Stevens and staff announced the addition of nine new Fighting Hawks as part of the 2024-25 signing class.

This year's class brings in members from as far south as Oklahoma and California as well as two from north of the border in Saskatchewan and British Columbia.

Coach Jordan Stevens said of the group: "We are excited about this class of incoming freshmen. I believe we accomplished our recruiting goals, and then some, with the type of talent that will be joining us next fall." 

"With players coming in from six different states and two provinces, we have a diverse group of players who have all played top notch schedules around North America. The amount of experience this group has is pretty impressive."

 

Makenna Alexander | UT | West Fargo, N.D. | Sheyenne HS

Lettered for SHS for three years…Earned All-Conference Honors as a Sophomore and a Junior…Two time team captain…Team won a conference championship her Sophomore year…a three-time academic letter winner

Maryn Anderson | 1B | New Market, Minn. |New Prague HS

Won five letters at New Prague High School…won three Conference championships in 2021, 2022 and 2023…Finished as Section Runner-up in 2023…also played club for the Minnesota Renegades…Named to school's A Honor Roll in 2020-21 and 2021-22…winner of team's Most Ambitious Award

Tehya Armstrong | SS/P | Watrous, Saskatchewan | Watrous Winston HS

Played in the Canada Cup with an ERA of 1.90 while batting .355 in the competition…played in the Provincial Championship with Team Sask in the U19 games at 16 years old, the team finished in fourth place…Played in the U14 Western Canada Championships and won team MVP award…given Honors with Great Distinction her sophomore and junior years

Chloe Bethune | IF | Lindell Beach, B.C. | Yale Softball Academy

Won the 2023 Provincial Home run Derby Champion (of the top 30 hitters in British Columbia)…Won the Silver Medal with club team Renegades 05 at the 2023 Canadian National Championships, and won Bronze with Renegades 06 at the British Columba Provincial Championships…played 103 games in 2023 and hit .407 with 101 hits in 248 at-bats…collected 52 extra base hits with 36 doubles, four triples and 12 home runs with 92 RBIs

Quincie Chunestudney | UT/P | Jay, Okla. | Colcord HS

Named All-District as a sophomore and Senior, named All Conference Second Team as a Senior…also excelled in track where she was a state runner up in 300m hurdles and in 4x4 relay…in the classroom she was on the Principal's Honor Roll and a member of National Honors Society

Alaina Foreman | OF | Simi Valley, Calif. | Simi Valley HS

Played club with I5 Softball…while playing travel ball she racked up 32 hits in 96 at-bats with ten extra base hits and scored 26 runs…transferred to SVHS and was limited to seven games in the spring of 2023 but batted .400 in seven games played

Rachel Loth | UT | Chatsworth, Calif. | El Camino Real Charter HS

Was a three year letter winner in high school…was part of an open division championship team her sophomore year…given a Student Athlete award and AP Honors Student

Unity Nelson | P | Tecumseh, Mich. | Whiteford HS

Pitched 151.2 innings her junior year and struck out 317 batters…Named First Team All-Conference as a Freshman, Sophomore and Junior…Named finalist for 2024 Michigan Softball Player of the Year…Member of National Honor Society

Alexandra Pole | C | Rocky Point, N.Y. | Rocky Point HS

Was a three year letter winner at RPHS…Played club with the Long Island Surge…in the classroom was named the Principal's List for four years

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