TAMPA, Fla., July 21, 2025 – Head Coach Ken Eriksen and the University of South Florida softball team announced that Carley Ernst will be joining the 2025 recruiting class. Ernst joins South Florida after having a stellar first year at Hofstra.
"What Carley Ernst does in the circle is so impressive to me," said Coach Eriksen. "She is a competitor, has a bulldog mentality, with no fear. She will make our team stronger. With our young guns coming back in Anne Long and McKenna Schroding, and our veterans in Belle Sardja and Hannah Marien, along with our newcomers (Amelia Jacob and Sydney Shaffer), the USF pitching staff just became the type of staff that gets us deep into the championship season without burning anyone out.