2025-26 Softball Roster

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11 Grace Reed

  • Class Junior
  • Position INF
  • Height 5-7
  • Hometown Clinton, N.J.
  • High School North Hunterdon
  • INFLCR grace-reed-1

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team  2024-25
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll 2024: March 25
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2024, Spring 2025

Career: Talented and versatile infielder who assumed the starting spot at third base in her sophomore season … Has seen time at three different infield positions in her first two seasons … Powerful hitter with 11 home runs in her career on the Main Line … Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters as a sophomore.

2025: Became the team's starter at third base with 37 starts at the hot corner in her second campaign at VU … Totaled 30 hits, seven home runs and five homers during her sophomore season while raising her batting average to .265 … Amassed 70 assists and 30 putouts as VU's third baseman with a team-high 41 assists in BIG EAST play … Racked up a six-game hitting streak from Apr. 13-22, including a pair of two hit outings … Hit two home runs in the same inning for a five-RBI performance against Towson … Contributed two hits and a pair of runs in BIG EAST Tournament game versus Providence.

2024: Played in 39 games with 27 starts across third base, shortstop and second base in her debut campaign … Batted .227 with 17 hits, six home runs and 16 runs batted in as a freshman … Registered a pinch-hit solo home run in the opener against Georgia Tech during her first career plate appearance … Made her first collegiate start at second base against Alabama on Feb. 8 … Totaled her first career multi-hit effort with a three-knock performance versus South Florida on March 4 … Hit a grand slam and reached base four times as part of another three-hit afternoon opposite St. Joe's … Started at shortstop against Georgetown with a two-hit, two-RBI day … Earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on March 25 … Tallied two hits against Lehigh on April 17 … Made an appearance as a defensive substitute in the BIG EAST Semifinals and Championship … Racked up 28 putouts and 41 assists with just six errors in her debut campaign.

North Hunterdon High School: Earned four varsity letters in softball as a shortstop … Earned Hunterdon County Player of the Year as a junior in addition to all-state and all-county honors … Twice named First Team All-Conference and All-Area … Holds the Skyland Conference record for most home runs in a season (15) … Set school records in career home runs (30) and extra base hits (67) … Honor roll student who made high honor roll in 2023 … Received academic excellence award in Spanish twice during scholastic career.

Personal: Born 4/11/05 in Morristown, New Jersey … Oldest of three children of Scott and Melina Reed … Has two younger siblings, Katie and Ryan … Sister Katie is signed to the Wildcats in the Class of 2029 ... Dad played basketball at Susquehanna University as a forward … Mom is a Villanova alum … Enjoys sewing, paddle boarding, crocheting and traveling … Said "I've wanted to go to Villanova since I was a little girl. The campus is beautiful, I love the environment and it's the perfect mix of high academics and competitive athletics" … Majoring in communication.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2024Freshman

    INF
    5'7"
    4
  • 4

    2025Sophomore

    INF
    5'7"
    4
  • 11

    2025-26Junior

    INF
    5'7"
    11