WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue softball head coach Magali Frezzotti signed transfer catcher Delaney Reefe. Reefe will join the Boilermakers this fall after spending her freshman year at Maryland.
"Delaney adds talent, personality, high game IQ and straight up toughness to our roster," Frezzotti said. "She is an athletic catcher with the ability to hit for power- I am excited to strengthen our bullpen and our lineup with Delaney's skillset. I look forward to seeing Delaney push herself and her teammates everyday and watching her win in Black and Gold."
Reefe, a native of Frederick, Maryland, started behind the plate in 51 of Maryland's 54 games played, posting a .986 fielding % with 396 catches, 371 putouts and 7 assists. Offensively, she batted in 20 runs, including a walk-off double versus Boston College (3/8) and recorded a grand slam versus LMU (2/11/23) for her first home run of her collegiate career. Helping her team to a Big Ten Quarterfinals appearance in May. Prior to starting her collegiate career, she was named the 2022 Maryland Gatorade Softball Player of the Year.
She will wear the #11 uniform.
Reefe will be joining a Purdue squad that set a program record for consecutive Big Ten wins, tied the program record for triples in a single season (18) and stole 98 bases. Led by first-year head coach Frezzotti, the Boilermakers finished its season with 25 wins, including 11 in Big Ten play, which were the most by the program since 2014.
"Delaney adds talent, personality, high game IQ and straight up toughness to our roster," Frezzotti said. "She is an athletic catcher with the ability to hit for power- I am excited to strengthen our bullpen and our lineup with Delaney's skillset. I look forward to seeing Delaney push herself and her teammates everyday and watching her win in Black and Gold."
Reefe, a native of Frederick, Maryland, started behind the plate in 51 of Maryland's 54 games played, posting a .986 fielding % with 396 catches, 371 putouts and 7 assists. Offensively, she batted in 20 runs, including a walk-off double versus Boston College (3/8) and recorded a grand slam versus LMU (2/11/23) for her first home run of her collegiate career. Helping her team to a Big Ten Quarterfinals appearance in May. Prior to starting her collegiate career, she was named the 2022 Maryland Gatorade Softball Player of the Year.
She will wear the #11 uniform.
Reefe will be joining a Purdue squad that set a program record for consecutive Big Ten wins, tied the program record for triples in a single season (18) and stole 98 bases. Led by first-year head coach Frezzotti, the Boilermakers finished its season with 25 wins, including 11 in Big Ten play, which were the most by the program since 2014.