Madysyn Creighton signs with Defiance College

The softball playing career of Lynchburg-Clay senior will continue following high school, as the shortstop for the Lady Mustangs has signed to play collegiate softball for Defiance College.

Creighton, a four-year starter for LC, not only used her athletic skills to become a member of the Division III school, but she also used her skills in the classroom as she has a 3.9 GPA, receiving the Defiance College Trustee Scholarship and the Defiance College Service and Learning Scholarship.

"It was one of my dreams to play college ball, and I’m happy that with the help of my family and my coaches, I was able to have the opportunity to play college softball," Creighton said on her signing day at LCHS. "Defiance is a small college, and coming from a small town, I knew I wanted to go to a small college.

"They have the majors I'm interested in, and the fact they were helpful … I'm excited to go there."

Last season with LC, her junior year, Creighton batted .446 with a .500 on-base percentage. She totaled 48 stolen bases and 18 RBIs for an LC team that won the championship for Division I of the Southern Hills Athletic Conference.

During that season, she also had 33 singles, six doubles and two triples, as Creighton is a switch hitter.

Creighton's accomplishments on the softball field include two-time All-SHAC selection, team defensive MVP (two years), offensive MVP (one year) and second-team All-SE District, and she holds state records in most steals in a season and steals in a game.

In travel softball, she's played for the Cincy Doom 97 (2010), Cincy Static (2011) and the Valley Storm 18u team in 2014, where she played shortstop and outfield.

In the classroom, Creighton is a member of student council, the honor roll and has many other accomplishments.