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Jersey Number 32
Cierra Bender
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Shippensburg Area Senior
- Hometown:
- Shippensburg, Pa.
2025:
2024:
Prior to SHU:
Personal:
- One of three Pioneer that started all 48 games in 2025.
- Tallied 32 hits on the season with 17 RBIs, 12 runs, three doubles, one triple and two home runs as a sophomore second baseman.
- Posted seven multi-hit games.
- Went 3-for-5 with four RBIs in a SHU win over Iona on Feb. 16.
- Also three hits in wins over Central Connecticut (3/7) and Rider (3/22).
2024:
- All-NEC First Team
- NEC All-Rookie Team
- NEC Player of the Week (3/05)
- 2x NEC Rookie of the Week (3/26 & 3/05)
- Started 53 of her 55 games as a first year infielder.
- Was second on the team with .302 batting average (49-for-162).
- Paced the Pios with 12 doubles and was second with 27 RBIs, 25 runs and two triples.
- Tallied 13 multi-hit games, including three three-hit games.
- Went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBIs and a run in a road win over Fairfield (3/20).
Prior to SHU:
- Played at Shippensburg Area Senior High School.
- Earned Carlisle Sentinel Player of Year honors twice, Mid Penn Player of Year twice, and was named First Team All-State.
- Her academic honors include High Honor Roll, Part of National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Key Club.
Personal:
- Daughter of Emeryck and Nichole Bender.
- Majoring in Nursing.
Saige Harper Paris 2024
Tuesday, April 16
Behind the Boards (MIH): Season 2, Episode 13
Friday, March 08
Behind the Boards (WIH): Season 2, Episode 14
Friday, February 23
Behind the Boards (MIH): Season 2, Episode 12
Friday, February 16
