Michaela Edenfield

Michaela Edenfield is a 6-foot-1 professional softball catcher from Sneads, Florida. She was acquired in the 2nd Round of the 2025 College Draft following a collegiate career at Florida State.

Personal Life

Hobbies: Enjoys photography, makeup, fashion and reading.

Background: Started playing softball at age 10 and was also a standout volleyball player, leading her high school team to four straight state championships. Crowned homecoming queen at Sneads High School in 2019. Wears No. 51 because her mother also wore it, and her nickname is Area 51. Idolizes Serena Williams for her work ethic and drive and credits Florida State head coach Lonni Alameda as someone who made a difference in her life. Her proudest accomplishments are graduating and receiving an AUSL Golden Ticket. Has two cats named Sunkist and Casper, speaks Chinese and threw the ceremonial first pitch before the Texas Rangers' game against the Athletics on April 25, 2026.

Education: Majored in humanities at Florida State.

Family: Daughter of Tami Powell. Her aunt, Teresa Edenfield, played softball at Florida State from 1997-2001.

Professional Experience

Athletes Unlimited Softball League (2025–)

2026 AUSL All-Star Cup: Finished sixth with 870 leaderboard points. Appeared in five games as a reserve and recorded one hit. Highlights: tied for the league lead with 840 win points and six game victories, and shared the lead with six games of 100-plus points.

2026 AUSL Regular Season (Texas Volts): Edenfield earned the starting assignment in 16 of 19 games during the season, contributing a .172 batting average with one home run and two runs batted in. She tallied five hits with one run scored over the course of the year. Edenfield logged a season-high two hits against Chicago on July 5. Earlier in the season, on June 23 at Dell Diamond, she smashed a solo home run against the Bandits. She opened the season by going 1-for-2 against Oklahoma City on June 9.

2025 AUSL All-Star Cup: Earned 25th place on the final leaderboard after collecting 800 total points. Saw action in five games as a reserve, notching her first hit with an RBI double against Team Willis on August 20.

2025 AUSL Regular Season (Volts): Appeared in 19 games with 10 starts as a rookie with the Volts. Collected four hits, including a double, and was hit by a pitch three times.

International Experience (2019)

Team USA: Participated in the 2019 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team selection trials.

College Experience: Florida State (2021–2025)

Edenfield was a five-year letter winner at Florida State who started 239-of-243 career games from 2021-25.

Career Statistics: Compiled a .313 career batting average. Ranks third in Florida State history with 54 career home runs and fifth with 202 RBIs. Tallied 187 hits and 163 walks.

Senior Year (2025): Batted .331 with 10 home runs and 50 RBIs, collecting a career-high 51 hits.

Junior Year (2024): Hit a career-high .381 with 15 home runs and 46 RBIs.

Awards & Honors

All-America: Earned Third-Team NFCA All-America citation as a redshirt junior.

All-Region: Four-time NFCA All-Region performer.

All-Conference: Four All-ACC commendations, including First-Team notice in 2024.