(Thursday, August 28; Sioux Center, Iowa) Ruby Zylstra, a graduate of Unity Christian High School (Iowa), is attending Dordt University and plans to be a part of the softball program.
THE ZYLSTRA FILE
Previous School: Unity Christian HS (Iowa)
Position: Catcher, 3
rd base, 1
st base
Intended Field of Study:
Education
Honors & Highlights: Started 100 games for the Knights and totaled over 100 hits with a .364 batting average. Is in the top-10 career standings in Unity in hits, doubles, homeruns, batting average, slugging percentage, runs batted in, runs scored and sacrifices and had 600 putouts on defense. 1
st Team all-conference in 2025 and 2022, second team in 2023 and honorable mention in 2024. Claimed 3
rd Team all-state and earned all-district honors.
Parents: Mark and Gina Zylstra
Hometown: Orange City, Iowa
Why Dordt: "I chose Dordt because of the reformed, Christian perspective, and the solid education and softball program."
About Dordt
Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa, is a comprehensive Christian college rooted in the Reformed tradition. The Defender athletic program is a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC), American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) and the Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA).
U.S. News & World Report, Money Magazine, Forbes.com, Washington Monthly, and Princeton Review all list Dordt on their best colleges lists. Dordt is home to approximately 1,500 students.
