Blickenstaff signs with Anderson for softball

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Softball

Pioneer senior Crystabelle Blickenstaff, third from left, signed with Anderson University to continue her softball and academic careers. Blickenstaff hit .355 with three homers and 30 RBIs and a 1.098 OPS last year as a junior for the Lady Panthers. She hit .333 with 19 RBIs in Pioneer’s state title winning season of 2021. She is the third player in the RTC coverage area to sign with Anderson, joining Rochester’s Kylie Coleman and Tippecanoe Valley’s Madi Smith.