NEW HAVEN, Conn. (June 17,2026) – Caldwell University softball player Haleigh Fisher has been selected the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Student-Athlete of the Month for May 2026, CACC Commissioner Dan Mara announced today. Fisher earned the award for demonstrating success on the field during the month, while also being a standout in the classroom and giving back to her community.

Fisher, a rising junior pitcher from Smyrna, N.Y., helped Caldwell capture the 2026 CACC regular-season championship and earn an at-large selection into the NCAA Division-II Tournament. She appeared in six of the Cougars’ seven postseason games and finished as the CACC’s leader in earned-run average at 2.60.

Fisher was named the 2026 CACC Pitcher of the Year and to the D2CCA and NFCA All-East Region Second Teams. In two seasons, her 17 victories and 106 strikeouts rank among the top 20 in Caldwell history.

Academically, Fisher maintains a 3.89 cumulative grade-point average with a double major in biology and psychology. She has already attained 127 credits in two years at Caldwell. She earned 2026 College Sports Communicators Academic All District® and 2025 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete Honors, and is a three-time President’s Level member of the CACC Academic Honor Roll.

Fisher is a coach in the Sherburne Area Little League. She has also served as a volunteer softball clinician for the Sherburne-Earlville Central School District.

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