University of Delaware Athletics
2026 Softball Roster
Claire Woods
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Summertown
- Hometown:
- Summertown, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Middle Tennessee State
- Major:
- MBA - Focus in Sports Administration
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2026Â CSC Academic All-District selection
- 2026Â CUSA Saves Leader (4)
2026 SEASON
- Pitched in 30 games, 12 starts, 76.1 innings, and struck out 63
- Went 6-7 with a 4.49 ERA, four saves, one shutout, and held the opposition to a .228 BAA
- Pitched 4.1 shutout innings with one hit and one walk allowed with three strikeouts on Feb. 14 against Georgetown
- Earned first win on Feb. 15 against Saint Joseph's with five innings, two earned runs, three hits allowed, and five strikeouts
- Pitched 5.2 innings and allowed just two runs, two hits, and two walks on March 22 against Missouri State
- Struck out seven and allowed one hit in 3.1 relief innings to earn the win on April 4 against UTEP
- Pitched a perfect seventh inning to earn the save on April 12 against MTSU
- Allowed one hit, no runs, and no walk in 2.2 innings pitched to earn the save on April 18 againt Kennesaw State
- Pitched a shutout with seven strikeouts, no walks, and four hits allowed on April 21 against Maryland
- Allowed one run and two hits with four strikeouts in 4.1 relief innings in an elimination game during the CUSA Tournament on May 7 against WKUÂ
- 2026Â CSC Academic All-District selection
2025 SEASON
- Arrived as a mid-season transferÂ
- 2025 CAA Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2024 SEASON AT MIDDLE TENNESSEEÂ
- CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal List
- CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- President of MTSU SAAC
- Conference USA Representative for NCAA SAAC
- Pitched 66.1 innings and picked up two wins
- Recorded 46 strikeouts for the second most on the team
- Delivered eight strikeouts against LA Tech (03/16/24)
- Threw a complete game shutout against Austin Peay (03/19/24)Â
2023 SEASON AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE
- Made 9 appearances and one startÂ
- Pitched 21.1 innings with a 3.94 ERA
- Posted a 2-1 record
- Pitched 4.0 innings against FIU (April 22) allowing zero runs
- Recorded three strikeouts against North Carolina A&T (February 25)
2022 SEASON AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE
- Made 20 appearances and tied for the team lead with 14 starts in the circle
- Ranked fourth on the team with a 4.22 ERA
- Finished the season with a 2-10 record, including three complete games, including a complete-game shutout, and a pair of saves
- Pitched a career-high 7.2 innings and struck out a career-best eight batters against Evansville (Feb. 19)
- Threw her first-career complete-game shutout, throwing 7.0 innings and allowing just four hits and three walks, while striking out three batters against Illinois State (March 11)
Bio: Was a student-athlete at Summertown High School, playing four years of softball, three years of cross country, two years of basketball, and one year of swim team... Listed at No. 117 overall in the Extra Inning Softball top 200 to be MT’s top-ranked signee in the class of 2021... Checked in as the No. 64 pitcher nationally, ranking sixth in C-USA and second in Tennessee... Scout Softball named her the third-best uncommitted pitcher in the nation before she committed to the Blue Raiders... Named Single-A Middle Tennessee Miss Softball, listed on the Single-A & Private School Middle Tennessee All-State Team, and made the TNSCA Middle Tennessee All-Star Team after a stellar senior season in 2021... Senior season stats included a 21-1 record in the circle with 16 shutouts, striking out 197 in 126 innings with an ERA of 0.67 along with a .410 batting average, seven home runs, and 32 RBIs at the plate... Led her team to a Class-A State Championship and a No. 4 ranking in The Tennessean’s list of best Nashville-area high school softball teams... Named All-District Pitcher of the Year as a freshman and District MVP as a sophomore, while also earning Columbia Daily Herald All-Star Prep Softball Award honors in 2019... Has played with four travel teams through the years, most recently with So Cal Athletics, which had four players ranked in the Extra Inning Softball top 100... Has been part of two national championship teams and was selected for the 2017 Colorado Sparkler All-Star Games, 2018 USA Softball JO Cup Exhibition Camp, and 2018 Scout All-American Games
