Coleman, Rohwer & Shifflett Named B1G Players To Watch
Jan 29 | Softball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers softball junior outfielder Makenna Coleman, junior infielder Sam Rohwer and junior right-handed pitcher Brooke Shifflett were named Big Ten Softball Players To Watch by the conference office on Thursday.
| THE MAKENNA COLEMAN FILE |
Junior * Outfield * R/R * Glendora, California/Glendora/Bryant
SOPHOMORE (2025 - at Bryant)
- Played in 51 games, making 50 starts in the outfield, primarily in left field.
- Recorded a career-high 45 hits, 16 doubles, and 29 RBI.
- Tied her career-high of six home runs.
- Tallied 15 multi-hit games.
- Registered nine multi-RBI games
- Set the America East Tournament record for doubles in a game with three vs. UML (May. 7)
- Set the America East Tournament for most doubles during the tournament with five
- Had a stretch of four straight games with multiple RBIs (Mar. 22 - 26).
- Second season of 25+ RBIs
- Career-high 23 extra base hits
FRESHMAN (2024 - at Bryant)
- America East Rookie of the Year
- First Team All-America East
- America East Rookie Team
- America East All-Tournament Team
- Played in 45 games for the Bulldogs in center field
- Recorded 41 hits, eight doubles, four triples, six home runs, 25 RBI and batted .347
- Posted 12 multi-hit games
- Went on a 13-game hitting streak from Apr. 13 - Apr. 21, the longest hitting streak by a freshman in DI program history
- Hit .400 in conference play, posting 16 RBIs, three home runs and 11 extra base hits
| THE SAM ROHWER FILE |
Junior * Infield * R/R * Mukilteo, Washington/Kamiak/Bryant
SOPHOMORE (2025 - at Bryant)- First Team All-America East for second consecutive season
- America East All-Academic Team
- Appeared in 54 games, making 53 starts at second base
- Posted career-highs in hits (54), doubles (13), RBI (40), batting AVG (.355), triples (2) and slugging percentage (.603)
- Registered 14 multi-hit games, including tallying four twice against UMBC (Apr. 18) and UML (May. 7)
- Eight multi-RBI games, including tying a career-high five vs, UML (Apr. 13)
- Tied her career high with seven home runs
- First career two-home run game at UMBC (Apr. 18), which began a stretch of four home runs in three games (Apr. 18 - 22)
- Hit .407 in conference play and led the team with 22 hits, six doubles and five home runs
- Top-five in the conference in batting average, OBP, hits, RBI and doubles
- Seven-game hitting streak from (Apr. 13 - 27)
- First Team All-America East All-Rookie
- America East All-Rookie Team
- Appeared in 50 games, making 49 starts in the middle-infield
- Recorded 34 hits, five doubles, seven HR, 29 RBI, and SLG% (.469)
- Tallied eight multi-hit games
- Recorded seven multi-RBI games
- Went on an eight-game winning streak from (Mar. 12-22), taylling 12 hits, seven RBIs and three home runs
- Career-high four hits vs. Troy (Feb. 24)
- Career-high five hits vs. Holy Cross (Apr. 23)
| THE BROOKE SHIFFLETT FILE |
Junior * Pitcher * R/R * Pleasant Hill, Missouri/Pleasant Hill/Creighton
SOPHOMORE (2025 - at Creighton)
- Made 21 appearances inside the circle in 2025 with 14 starts, three complete games and a shutout as a sophomore
- Tossed 72.2 innings with 61 strikeouts, holding opponents to a .204 batting average
- Season-high six strikeouts against Kansas City (Apr. 29), DePaul (Apr. 27) and Saint Mary's (Mar. 1)
- Complete-game shutout over Saint Mary's, allowing one hit with six strikeouts (Mar. 1)
- Allowed one hit in a complete-game victory with five strikeouts and one run scored at Providence (Mar. 7)
- Collected five strikeouts over Northern Kentucky (Feb. 15)
FRESHMAN (2024 - at Creighton)
- Made four appearances in the circle during her first season with the Bluejays in 2024
- Recorded five strikeouts, including three in a season-high 3.0 innings of work in a crucial 10-6 win over UConn in the BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals
- Tossed 1.2 scoreless innings of one-hit ball at UConn on (Apr. 12)
- Made her collegiate debut as a reliever at Texas State (Feb. 11)
PRIOR TO COLLEGE
- First Team All-Conference, All-District, All-Regional and All-State as a junior and senior
- Guided the Roosters and Chicks to a Class 3 District 7 Runner-up finish with a 1.04 ERA and 144 strikeouts in the circle, while hitting .386 with 34 hits, including four doubles, five triples and eight home runs as a senior
- Led Pleasant Hill to their third straight MRVC Conference Championship and the District 7 Regional Final after posting a 0.98 ERA with 238 strikeouts as a junior
- Hit .350 and posted a .833 slugging percentage with two doubles, three triples and seven home runs, earning First Team All-District 7 honors as a sophomore
- Earl Award finalist for best high school pitcher in the Kansas City Metro area as a junior
- Earned Academic All-State honors following junior season, while receiving Academic All-Conference Recognition all four years of high school
The Rutgers softball team opens the 2026 campaign next weekend at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Florida. The Scarlet Knights will take on North Carolina Central and #4 Tennessee on Friday, February 6, meet South Alabama and Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday, February 7, and close out opening weekend with Notre Dame on Sunday, February 8. All games will be available on GameChanger and Statbroadcast.
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