2025 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Picked up preseason recognition as a D1Softball D100 Freshman to Watch and Softball America Freshman Watch List member.
Season: Impressed in her debut season with the Nittany Lions, appearing in 26 contests and making 20 starts before being sidelined due to injury midway through the campaign… Logged a .321 batting average over the course of her freshman season, logging 17 hits with five going for extra bases, including three home runs and a pair of doubles… Logged 11 RBI in her inaugural collegiate campaign… Mustered a .959 OPS comprised of a .528 slugging percentage with a strong .431 on-base percentage… Drew 11 walks and published a perfect 2-for-2 stolen base campaign on the basepath… Was dominant defensively, turning in a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 68 putouts and nine assists… Caught a pair of opposing runners stealing.
vs. Duke (2/7): Made her collegiate debut as PSU’s starting catcher. vs. Texas Tech (2/7): Broke out in her second straight start on opening day, logging her first collegiate hit, home run, RBI and run scored in the same game… Finished 2-for-4 at the plate and recorded four putouts defensively. Canisius (3/7): Had her most complete collegiate game to date against the Golden Griffins, finishing a perfect 3-for-3 with a run scored, home run and trio of RBI in addition to an assist and season-best nine putouts. Fairfield (3/9): Mustered her third home run of the campaign, finishing 1-for-2 with a pair of RBI to her credit. Lafayette (3/9): Helped the Nittany Lions to a dominant shutout win over the Leopards, going 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI. Northwestern (3/13): Turned in a multi-hit game in her first performance against a Big Ten Conference competitor, going 2-for-4 with a double and RBI.
HIGH SCHOOL
An impressive two-sport athlete at Evergreen High School, Chamberlin spent her entire career as a pivotal player on both the softball and girls’ basketball teams… Chamberlin arrived in Happy Valley following one of the most dominant senior seasons in the nation, landing NFCA Third Team All-America distinction, as well as the 2024 Johnny Bench Award, recognizing the best catcher in the state of Ohio… She racked up school records in runs, walks, RBI, home runs, triples, batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage, also booking the state record in Ohio with 61 career home runs from 2021 to 2024… Chamberlin hauled in a litany of high school accolades, including multiple First Team All-State, First Team All-Conference and First Team All-District honors… She was recognized as the Conference Player of the Year in each of her final three season and helped lead Evergreen to a pair of conference titles… Chamberlin handled her travel ball commitments through the Turnin2 program, playing under the direction of coach Shawn Maloney… She participated in national travel schedules in each year of her career since 2018, including the last five seasons with Turnin2… Closed out her travel ball career as a member of the 2024 Allliance Fastpitch All-Star and Tournament Teams as well as the 18U Tier 2 Team… Chamberlin ranked as the No. 22 overall prospect in the 2024 class according to Extra Inning Softball and stands as the No. 15 catcher prospect.
PERSONAL
The youngest child and only daughter of Shane and Keri Chamberlin, Macy was born in the fall of 2005 in Wauseon, Ohio… She has one older brother, named Maddux, who is two years her senior… Her father participated in collegiate athletics at his alma mater, Defiance College, where he played tennis and basketball. An honor roll student in each of her academic years at Evergreen, Chamberlin was also an active participant in her school’s Students Against Destructive Decisions program… She graduated from Evergreen in the spring of 2024 and is currently studying criminology at the Pennsylvania State University… She hopes to continue her softball career as either a player or coach upon graduation but is also interested in potentially becoming a law enforcement officer… In her spare time, Macy enjoys listening to music and hanging out with family and friends.