2026 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 21
Elizabeth Schaefer
- Position:
- First Baseman
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Rockwall HS
- Hometown:
- Rockwall, TX
Career Honors
2026 - Senior
2025 - Junior
2024 - Sophomore
2023 - Freshman
High School
- 3x Academic All-WAC (2023, 2024, 2025)
- 2x College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2025, 2026)
2026 - Senior
- Played in 46 of ACU's 48 games and made 42 starts (28 at designated player, 14 at first base)
- Led ACU with 7 multi-RBI games and was tied for most multi-hit games with 13
- Finished second on the team with.339 batting average, .958 OPS, 42 hits and 22 RBI
- Hit 2 triples and 3 home runs
- Also had a .548 slugging and .410 on-base percentage
- Her 13 doubles tied for 2nd most in a season in ACU's Division I era
2025 - Junior
- Only player to start all of ACU's 53 games (all at first base)
- Hit .245 with .743 OPS
- Second on the team with a .372 on-base percentage
- Drew a team-high 26 walks
- Had 35 hits, 6 doubles and team-best four home runs
- Team-high .978 fielding percentage
2024 - Sophomore
- Played in 23 games, including six appearances in the circle
- Hit .259, including nine RBI
- Logged just 2.1 innings pitched
2023 - Freshman
- Appeared in 10 games, all in relief
- Struck out six batters in 7.1 innings
High School
- 2022 graduate of Rockwall HS
- Lettered in softball, volleyball, and track and field
- 2-Year Varsity Captain
- 2x 1st Team All-District
- 2x Texas Sports Writers Association 6A All-State
- 10-6A District MVP
- 2x Dallas Morning News All-Area
- Regional Finals MVP
- RHS Offensive MVP
- 2x DFW All-Metro All-Star
- Texas Fastpitch League All-Star
- All-North Texas Team
- RHS Single Season Home Run Record
- 4-Year Academic All-District
- Flo Softball Hot 100 Players
- Extra Innings Softball Elite 100 Players
- USA Softball All-American Team
- Born March 1
- Parents are James and Victoria Schaefer
- Graduated with bachelor 's(3.97 GPA) and master's (4.00 GPA) in accounting in four years
- Enjoys volleyball, traveling and spending time with her dogs
ACU Baseball: Rick McCarty Press Conference | May 11, 2026
Tuesday, May 12
ACU Baseball: Senior Day Ceremony | May 9, 2026
Saturday, May 09
ACU Softball: Jo Koons Press Conference | May 4, 2026
Monday, May 04
ACU Women's Basketball: Julie Goodenough Press Conference | May 4, 2026
Monday, May 04
