WHAC announces softball All-Conference, DC's Craft named Second Team

DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference announced the 2025 Softball All-Conference Teams on Tuesday with Defiance's Anika Craft (Radnor, Ohio/Buckeye Valley) earning Second Team All-WHAC, headlining a total of seven awards for the program.

Craft, a senior pitcher and outfielder, completed a superb career with her second All-Conference selection after earning Second Team All-HCAC as a junior. Craft was the team's leading pitcher in strikeouts and was sixth in the WHAC with 85. Her team-high 107.2 innings were 11th in the conference and was 19th with a 4.55 ERA. Craft also had her best season at the dish, leading the team with a .408 average with 62 hits and 11 steals. Her batting average was 11th among WHAC hitters while her hits were sixth-most.

Craft was also among seven Academic All-Conference selections, earning the third such honor of her career. Fellow senior Elizabeth Patrick also garnered her third Academic All-Conference award while juniors Ali Mowen and Anna Emswiler were chosen for their second. Sophomores Emma Rodgers, Madison Guggenbiller and Avery Roever earned their first-career Academic All-Conference selection.

Rodgers also represented Defiance on the WHAC's Champions of Character Team, her second straight nod for a conference sportsmanship award.

Below is the complete list of Defiance's Academic All-Conference players who achieved a 3.25 cumulative GPA or higher and enrolled at Defiance for at least one year.