Biography
2026: Earned third team National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America honors...Was a first team NFCA All-Region 3 selection...Garnered first team All-SUNYAC recognition...Played in and started 39 games during the season for Cortland...Batted 51-for-126 (.405) with 16 doubles, three home runs, 43 RBI, and 22 runs scored...Posted a .986 fielding percentage in 138 chances with 129 putouts and seven assists during the season...Led the team in batting average, doubles, and RBI, and tied for the team lead in hits and home runs...Hit safely in 24 games, including registering multiple hits in 17 contests...Batted 4-for-4 with three doubles, three RBI, and four runs scored in a road win at Canton...Finished 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, six RBI, and two runs scored in a home win over Fredonia...Was 4-for-4 with a double and five RBI in a road win at Plattsburgh...Hit 3-for-3 with two doubles, three RBI, and one run scored in a win over Morrisville...Finished 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and one run scored against Oneonta...Was 3-for-4 with a double, one RBI, and one run scored in a home win over Clarkson...Batted 3-for-3 with a double, one RBI, and two runs scored in a win over Ursinus...Went 2-for-3 with a double, four RBI, and one run scored in a home win over Buffalo State...Finished 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored in a home win over Clarkson...Had two hits, one double, one RBI, and one run scored in a win over Rutgers-Camden...Recorded two hits, one double, and one run scored against Buffalo State...Hit a home run and drove in two runs at Ithaca...Tallied two hits, one RBI, and one run scored against Huntingdon...Went 2-for-3 with a double and one RBI in a win over Bowdoin in the NCAA Div. III Regional...Was 2-for-3 with one RBI in a win over Oneonta...Hit 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI against LaGrange...Finished 2-for-5 and drove in two runs in a road win at Oswego...Tallied two hits in a home win over New Paltz.
2025: Shelby played in 29 games with 28 starts for the Red Dragons...Finished 27-for-90 (.300) with six doubles, 12 RBI, and eight runs scored...Hit safely in 17 games and registered multiple hits in seven contests...Batted 4-for-5 with a double, two RBI, and two runs scored in a road win at Oneonta...Finished 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI in a win over Tufts in the NCAA Div. III Regional...Went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in a win over Plattsburgh...Hit 2-for-4 with one RBI in a win at Oneonta...Batted 2-for-3 and scored a run against St. John Fisher...Finished 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored at RPI...Was 2-for-3 against Manhattanville...Doubled and drove in a run in a win over Smith.Â
Prior to Cortland: Attended St. Joseph's University...Member of the softball team for two seasons in 2023 and 2024...Batted 9-for-42 (.214) with three doubles, three RBI, and three runs scored in 2024...Posted a .989 fielding percentage with 80 putouts, 12 assists, and caught four runners stealing in 2024.
High School: Shelby is a 2022 graduate of Amsterdam...Member of the National Honor Society...Five-year starter on the softball team...Five-year member of the basketball team as a guard, including two years as a starter.
Other: Daughter of Rick and Kim LaMont...Has one sibling Megan...Sister Megan graduated from Cortland, was a softball player for the Red Dragons, and currently serves as assistant coach for the Cortland softball team.
