Rio Grande placed four players on the All-River States Conference Softball Team. From left to right, Madison Ogden, Caitlyn Brisker and Kayla Sedgwick were named to the First Team, while Gabby Adams (far right) was a Second Team selection. Ogden was also named the league's Newcomer of the Year.

Posted: May 02, 2024

Quartet from Rio named All-RSC; Ogden Newcomer of the Year

Rio Grande/RSC Sports Information
RIO GRANDE, Ohio - Four players from the University of Rio Grande were among those named to the 2024 All-River States Conference Softball Team.
The 2024 All-River States Conference Softball Teams & Awards were announced during a ceremony between games at last week's RSC Softball Championship at Little Creek Park in South Charleston, W.Va.
Through balloting of the 12 RSC softball head coaches, the All-RSC First, Second, & Third Teams were selected this year along with the RSC Softball Player, Pitcher, Freshman, and Coach of the Year.
Also recognized were the RSC Softball Champions of Character Team and the RSC Softball Scholar-Athlete Team.
Rio Grande, which went on to win the tournament championship and punch its ticket to the NAIA National Championship, was represented on the First Team by senior shortstop Caitlyn Brisker (Oak Hill, OH), junior P/OF Madison Ogden (Williamsburg, OH) and sophomore outfielder Kayla Sedgwick (Richwood, OH), while sophomore Gabby Adams (Grove City, OH) was a Second Team pick.
Ogden, who transferred from NCAA Division I Morehead State University, was also named the RSC's Newcomer of the Year.
Brisker is batting a team-best .420 with 17 doubles, a team-high seven triples, three home runs and 25 runs batted in. She also leads the club in runs (48), hits (76), slugging percentage (.641), on-base percentage (.470) and stolen bases (27).
Ogden sports a 17-8 record, three saves, a 1.26 earned run average and 10 shutouts in the pitcher's circle. In 171-2/3 innings pitched, she's allowed 114 hits and just 37 walks while striking out 242 batters.
At the plate, Ogden is hitting .400 with a team-high 18 doubles, five homers and 30 RBI.
Sedgwick is batting .360 with 11 doubles and 28 RBI. She has struck out just seven times in 147 plate appearances.
Adams has a .358 batting average with 13 doubles, a team-high seven home runs and a team-best 37 runs batted in.
Indiana University Southeast claimed two of the major individual honors, with Autumn Oehlstrom named the RSC Player of the Year and Madison Wathen earning the RSC Pitcher of the Year award. Kristen Bradshaw from Shawnee State University was named the RSC Coach of the Year.
Oehlstrom, a graduate student from Lisbon, Ohio, was an offensive machine for the national-qualifying Grenadiers, leading the RSC in nine different offensive categories including batting average (.507), doubles (22), home runs (11), RBI (65), walks (28), extra base hits (33), on-base percentage (.582), slugging percentage (.906) and on-base-plus-slugging percentage (1.488).
Wathen, a senior from Floyds Knobs, Ind., led all pitchers in the RSC in wins (17) and strikeouts-per-seven-innings (11.92) and finished second in the RSC in ERA (1.55) and strikeouts (223).
Bradshaw led Shawnee State to a 36-11 overall record and the RSC's East Division Championship in her first season as head coach and SSU's first year in the league.
Shawnee State leads the conference in batting average (.341) and has remained in the top-25 all season nationally in that category.
The 36-win season serves as the most wins for the Shawnee State softball program since 1999.
Bradshaw, who began her coaching career at Rio Grande, has won 112 career games at the NAIA level.
The All-RSC First Team recognized 20 players, while the Second Team honored 17 players and the Third Team bestowed 16 players with accolades.
The RSC Softball Champions of Character Team featured one member from each team, as nominated by their head coach, for best displaying the NAIA's five-character values of respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership, and sportsmanship.
Rio Grande's representative on the list was sophomore Madison Perry (Portsmouth, OH).
The RSC Softball Scholar-Athlete Team honored those with a 3.25 GPA or higher who have been at their school for at least two semesters.
The RedStorm's list of scholars included Ogden, Sedgwick and Perry along with senior Sydney Campolo (New Lexington, OH), Kali Brickman (Huber Heights, OH); juniors Boo Sturgill (Wheelersburg, OH), Hannah Beers (Springfield, OH), Megan Bazler (Portsmouth, OH) and Peyton Young (Mt. Orab, OH); sophomores Bailee Caudill (Felicity, OH), Emma Elkins (Logan, WV), Rylie Hughes (Wheelersburg, OH), Hailey Conn (Wheelersburg, OH) and Brooklyn Sizemore (Bidwell, OH).

2024 ALL-RSC SOFTBALL TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
P--Madison Wathen, Indiana University Southeast
P--Madison Ogden, University of Rio Grande
P--Cassie Berry, Shawnee State University
C--Erin Templeman, Indiana University Southeast
C--Sierra Dunnagan, Shawnee State University
IF--Caitlyn Brisker, University of Rio Grande
IF--Lyric Krause, St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
IF--Kennadi Thompson, Midway University
IF--Mackenize Hale, Shawnee State University
IF--Jaselyn Conn, St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
OF--Autumn Oehlstrom, Indiana University Southeast
OF--Kayla Sedgwick, University of Rio Grande
OF--Alyssa Haynes, Oakland City University
OF--Mia Arndt, Point Park University
DP--Jasmine Kinzer, St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
UTL/OF--Brynlea Bennett, Indiana University Southeast
AL--Melanie Taylor, Point Park University
AL--Ryann Berger, Midway University
AL--Josie Lemmons, Indiana University Southeast
AL--Emma Hastings, Ohio Christian University
SECOND TEAM
P--Marin Jacobs, St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
P--Emily Fitzwater, St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
P--Hilarie Spitler, Ohio Christian University
C--Chandler Hayes, Ohio Christian University
C--Macy Wilkens, West Virginia University Institute of Technology
IF--Gabby Adams, University of Rio Grande
IF--Issy Wright, Indiana University Southeast
IF--Katie Rhodes, Midway University
IF--Jaleigh Crawford, St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
IF--Maleigh McDaniel, Alice Lloyd College
IF--Macie Zink, Indiana University Southeast
OF--Brittani Wolfenbarker, Shawnee State University
OF--Jenna Christopher, Shawnee State University
OF--Gracie Holok, Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus
OF--Abbi Henderson, St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
DP--Lexie Lockwood, Shawnee State University
UTL--Bianca Belo-Diaz, Shawnee State University
THIRD TEAM
P--Summer Rocha, St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
P--Hallie Foley, Indiana University Southeast
P--Jaylyn Mullenax, Point Park University
C--Gianna Welsh, Point Park University
C--Ruby Gray, St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
IF--Cassi Roman, Indiana University Southeast
IF--Olivia Barnett, West Virginia University Institute of Technology
IF--Lauren Spears, Shawnee State University
IF--Isabel Johnson, Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus
IF--Kristin Gardner, Ohio Christian University
IF--Lindsey Peyton, Brescia University
OF--Kasey Wood, Oakland City University
OF--Maddie Norton, Brescia University
OF--Carly Jones, Midway University
DP--Abby Gates, West Virginia University Institute of Technology
UTL--Morgan Stieneker, Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus