Piper named ECAC Pitcher of the Year

5/30/2025 9:37:00 AM

DANBURY, Conn.--Westminster College freshman Cheyenne Piper (Latrobe, Pa., Ligonier Valley) was recognized as the 2025 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Pitcher of the Year Friday morning.

Piper's selection to the All-ECAC team comes on the heels of being honored as a National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) NCAA Division III All-Region selection on May 17. A First Team All-Region VII pick, she is the program's first all-region first team selection since Jazmyn Rohrer in 2018. Piper earned the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Pitcher of the Year award and the league's Newcomer of the Year award May 14. She is Westminster's fourth all-time PAC Player of the Year honoree, joining Mackenzie Latess (2024), Jazmyn Rohrer (2018) and Jennifer Pancake (2007).

A right-handed pitcher, Piper finished her freshman season with a 17-6 record and 1.71 earned-run average (ERA) in 20 starts (26 appearances). She fired 17 complete games with a school-record nine shutouts in 147.0 innings pitched. Piper's 168 strikeouts rank third among the program's all-time leaders while her 17 victories are tied for fourth-most in program history. She has three of Westminster's top 10 single-game strikeout performances, including a 15-strikeout effort in the Titans' 4-3, 16-inning victory over Thiel College on April 23. She was named to the All-Tournament Team and scored Most Outstanding Player honors following this year's PAC Championship Tournament after going 3-0 with three shutouts, 13 strikeouts and three walks over 19.0 innings pitched during Westminster's run to its second-straight PAC title. The No. 2 seed in this year's championship tournament, Westminster did not allow a run in its three tournament wins, turning in an 11-0, five-inning win over No. 6 Thiel on May 1, a 6-0 win over top-seeded Grove City College on May 2 and a 7-0 title-clinching shutout over Grove City on May 8.

Westminster, led by 29th-year head coach Jan Reddinger, wrapped up its season with a 28-13 record. As the winner of this year's PAC championship tournament title, Westminster secured the league's automatic qualifying bid to the Division III Championships. It was the Titans' second-straight year appearing in the regional round of the national championships.

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