2026: Started all 50 games for the Mountaineers in 2026 ... Batted .299 in her rookie season with 43 hits in 144 at-bats ... Finished fourth on the team in hits ... Clubbed 10 home runs and tallied 43 RBIs ... Ranked in the top three on the team in both home runs (third) and RBIs (three) ... Led all Sun Belt freshmen in both home runs and RBIs ... Finished the season as one of 20 players in the Sun Belt with 10 or more home runs and was one of 15 players with 40 or more RBIs ... Named the Sun Belt Player of the Week on March 10, becoming the first App State freshman to receive that honor since Grace Barrett in 2024 ... Erupted for four home runs and 14 RBIs at the Mountaineer Classic to help her garner Player of the Week honors ... Hit her first two career home runs vs. Princeton at the Tar Heel Invitational ... One of four Mountaineers with multiple grand slams in 2026 ... Cracked a home run in back-to-back Sun Belt games against Coastal Carolina (March 15) and Southern Miss (March 20) ... Became one of 12 players in program history to hit 10 or more home runs in a season with her home run on March 20 ... Recorded 11 games with at least two RBIs in her freshman season ... Drove in a career-best six runs on March 8 against Queens ... Finished third on the team in total bases (77). 

HIGH SCHOOL
From Schererville, Ind., Schafer joins the Mountaineers after posting a standout career at Lake Central High School. Schafer batted .485 for her career, slashing 176 hits in 363 at-bats. Not only does she hit for average, she also hits for power, as 82 of her 176 hits went for extra bases, which included 51 doubles and 14 home runs. Every year of her high school career saw her smoke at least 10 doubles. Schafer comes into the 2026 season after hitting .529 - a career-best – in her senior year, while also driving home 47 runs in 85 at-bats. Schafer boasts numerous individual accolades at Lake Central High School as she was a 2023 first-team all-state selection, a two-time all-conference honoree, the 2022 Rookie of the Year and the 2023 MVP of her team. She is a proven winner, as her team was a three-time sectional champion and a two-time regional champion. Academically, Schafer was a member of the National Honor Society, the Leadership Athletic Counsel and was named the Student of the Month three times.