Ryleigh Thomas

2025 Delaware Softball CAA Regular Season Champions

Photo by: Michael Riccio

Photo by: Erin Moreland

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

Ryleigh Thomas Veronica Diomede Morgan Hess

Photo by: Michael Riccio

Photo by: University of Delaware

Position:
Pitcher/Outfield
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Saint Marks (Del.)
Hometown:
North East, Md.

HONORS AND AWARDS

One-time CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll

2025 SEASON

Appeared in 37 games with 26 starts
Had 16 hits, 14 runs scored, one double, two triples, four home runs, and 14 RBIs
Had a pinch-hit RBI single and scored a run on Feb. 23 against Penn
Delivered a seventh-inning RBI single off the bench on Feb. 24 against Longwood
Had an RBI single on March 8 against Drexel
Had a pinch-hit single on March 15 against Stony Brook
Had an RBI triple off the bench and scored a run on April 9 against Delaware State
Hit a three-run home run on April 12 against North Carolina A&T, the 40th home run of the season for Delaware to set a new team record
Hit an RBI triple on April 15 against Villanova
Hit a two-run home run and scored two runs on April 19 against Hampton
Hit a three-run home run, scored two runs, and drew a walk on May 1 against Towson
Hit a game-tying home run in the first game of the CAA Tournament on May 8 against Campbell
In last 15 games of the season, drove in 11 runs with seven extra base hits for a .650 slugging percentage

2024 SEASON

Appeared in 25 games, making five starts, while appearing in one game as a pitcher
Hit .241/.353/.414 with five doubles, four RBIs, and five runs scored
Had seven hits and five walks
Had a .917 fielding percentage in 11 chances
Made debut in the circle on Feb. 24 against Lehigh, earning the win by allowing two runs and two hits in four innings - also went 2-for-2 with a two-run double at the plate, her first career hits
Had pinch-hit RBI double on March 1 in a win against Maine
Went 2-for-4 with two doubles on March 22 in a win over Stony Brook
Drove in a run, walked, and scored a run on April 23 in a win over Coppin State
2023 CAA Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection

Bio: Three-year starter and two-time captain at Saint Marks High School... Earned Premier Girls Fastpitch All-America honors in 2021... Named team MVP as both a sophomore and a junior... Helped lead Saint Marks to its first playoff victory in 10 years in 2021... Hit nine home runs as a sophomore and batted .585 with five home runs as a junior