2026 Softball Roster

Knox College
Knox College
Knox College
Knox College
Knox College

1 Cheyanne Merkel

  • Class Junior
  • Position Utility
  • Hometown Flippin, Ark.
  • B/T R/R
  • High School Flippin
  • Height 5-4
  • Prev School Missouri State-West Plains
  • Major Psychology

Biography

FAVORITES
Movie Stand by Me
TV Show Shameless or Riverdale
Actor Adam Sandler
Musical Artist/Group Don Toliver and Drake
Song Around Me - Don Toliver
Author Suzanne Collins
Book The Summer I Turned Pretty
Video Game Minecraft or Genshin Impact
App Instagram
Food Potatoes
Favorite Place in the World My home
Favorite Place on Campus Fieldhouse

2026

Had a three-hit game vs. Grinnell on April 29 … Scored three runs and had three stolen bases vs. Maranatha Baptist on April 28 … Drove in four runs vs. Augsburg on March 18 … Played in 35 games, started 31 … Had 30 hits in 99 at-bats for a .303 batting average … Scored 20 runs, had one double, one triple, three home runs, and 13 RBI … Slugged .44 and had an on-base percentage of .343 … Stole seven bases.



High School
Attended Flippin High School and played softball … was district champs in 2022 and was conference champs inb 2021 and 2022 … was All state softball in 2021 and 2022, All region in 2021 and All Conference in 2021-2023.

Personal
Daughter of Fred and Melissa Merkel … born on Jan. 14, 2005 … enjoys swimming, working and playing video games … she plans on possibly going to grad school fo psychology after graduating … she  came to Knox because of the great environment and the welcoming coaches and teammates.

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