2025-26 Michigan State Softball Roster
Roster
Behlke, Autumn

Jersey Number 8
Autumn Behlke
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 5-8
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- North Ridgeville, Ohio
- High School:
- North Ridgefield
- Prev School:
- Youngstown State
- Club:
- Thunder Elite
Bio
2025 (Sophomore, at Youngstown State): Made 21 appearances in the circle, starting 14 games (second most on the team) … Threw 83.2 innings, striking out 49 … Compiled a 5-8 record and 6.02 ERA …Had 23 at-bats over 16 games, with three hits and a walk.
2024 (Freshman, at Youngstown State): Appeared in 27 games…Made 12 appearances in the circle, including seven starts…Batted .271 with two doubles, three home runs, eight runs scored and 13 RBIs…Recorded a .310 batting average against Horizon League opponents…Drove in eight runs in league play…Posted a record of 4-2 with 41 strikeouts in 41 innings pitched.
Club: Played for Mike Combs and Jeff Steiner for Thunder Elite (Warren, Ohio)
High School: Was a four-year letterwinner at North Ridgeville High School...Named the Lorain County Player of the Year and the Southwestern Conference Player of the Year in 2023...Earned player-of-the-year honors from the Lorain Morning Journal and Cleveland.com...Posted a career batting average of .481 with 18 home runs, a 1.28 earned-run average, and 471 strikeouts in 262 innings pitched...Had 209 strikeouts as a senior...Set the school single-season records for most home runs, perfect games, not hitters, strikeouts, and earned-run average.
Personal: Daughter of Shawna and Joseph Behlke...Both parents were collegiate athletes at Tiffin: her mother played both soccer and softball, while her father played baseball … Has a brother, Joshua... Major is Communications Leadership & Strategy … Hobbies include painting and aspires to a career as a creative art director.
2024 (Freshman, at Youngstown State): Appeared in 27 games…Made 12 appearances in the circle, including seven starts…Batted .271 with two doubles, three home runs, eight runs scored and 13 RBIs…Recorded a .310 batting average against Horizon League opponents…Drove in eight runs in league play…Posted a record of 4-2 with 41 strikeouts in 41 innings pitched.
Club: Played for Mike Combs and Jeff Steiner for Thunder Elite (Warren, Ohio)
High School: Was a four-year letterwinner at North Ridgeville High School...Named the Lorain County Player of the Year and the Southwestern Conference Player of the Year in 2023...Earned player-of-the-year honors from the Lorain Morning Journal and Cleveland.com...Posted a career batting average of .481 with 18 home runs, a 1.28 earned-run average, and 471 strikeouts in 262 innings pitched...Had 209 strikeouts as a senior...Set the school single-season records for most home runs, perfect games, not hitters, strikeouts, and earned-run average.
Personal: Daughter of Shawna and Joseph Behlke...Both parents were collegiate athletes at Tiffin: her mother played both soccer and softball, while her father played baseball … Has a brother, Joshua... Major is Communications Leadership & Strategy … Hobbies include painting and aspires to a career as a creative art director.
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