Canton Resident Michaela Adams Inducted into Albion College Athletic Hall of Fame
Albion, MI (11/02/2026) — Albion College is pleased to congratulate Canton resident Michaela Adams, inducted earlier this month into the College's Athletic Hall of Fame. A member of the Class of 2005, Adams graduated from Albion with a degree in economics and management.
Just the third Hall of Fame inductee whose primary sport was softball, Adams pitched 478 career innings. She struck out 397 batters and threw an incredible 10 shutouts to post 43 career wins - all-school records at the time. Adams was chosen every year as an All-conference athlete in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association and once made the National Fastpitch Coaches Association all-region second team. Her single-season record of 122 strikeouts stood for 18 years and paved the way to Albion's appearance in the first-ever MIAA tournament.
Adams helped coach the 2006 squad before embarking on her career as a speech-language pathologist. She currently works for Canton Public Schools.
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About Albion College
Albion College is a top-ranked, top-value liberal arts college and one of Michigan's three original chartered institutions of higher learning. Named a 2025 Carnegie Opportunity College and University-one of just 10 nationwide-Albion guarantees real-world learning for every student and the skills sought after by employers, from internships, consulting, community service, and mentored research to clinical placements and global study, across more than 80 areas of study. With an 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio and dedicated advising before classes begin, Albion delivers results: 98% of graduates are employed, in graduate school, or in service programs within six months, and pre-med students enjoy a 96% medical school acceptance rate-among the highest in the state. The walkable campus sits on the Kalamazoo River, with 24 highly-competitive Division III sports, 100+ student-led clubs and organizations, active Greek Life, and its own Amtrak stop.
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Canton resident Michaela Adams (center, with Albion College president Wayne Webster and athletic director Jennifer Rushton) was recently inducted into Albion College’s Athletic Hall of Fame
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