ILLINOIS STATE SOFTBALL 2021 game notes 2021 Schedule FEBRUARY (3-2) 11 1 - North Florida W, 4-0 Illinois State Bradley 12 1 - Clemson L, 0-11 (5) Overall Record...... 27-6 Overall Record...... 16-17 12 1 - North Florida canceled^ MVC Record...... 13-2 MVC Record...... 9-11 13 1 - Clemson canceled^ Home Record...... 8-1 Home Record...... 10-5 13 1 - Jacksonville canceled^ Away Record...... 10-2 Away Record...... 4-11 19 at North Alabama canceled^ Neutral Site Record...... 9-3 Neutral Site Record...... 2-1 20 at North Alabama canceled^ Last 5 / Last 10...... 4-1 / 9-1 Last 5 / Last 10...... 1-4 / 4-6 20 vs. Tennessee State canceled^ Head Coach...... Melinda Fischer Head Coach...... Amy Hayes 21 vs. Tennessee State canceled^ Career Record (37 seasons)...... 1,131-835-4 Career Record (22 seasons)...... 478-541 24 at RV/23 Tennessee L, 0-3 Record at ILS (36 seasons)...... 1,090-810-4 Record at BU (13 seasons)...... 265-365 25 2 - UT Martin W, 8-3 26 2 - UT Martin canceled^ Scouting The Opponent 26 2 - Northern Kentucky canceled^ 27 2 - Northern Kentucky W, 4-0 (5) Bradley enters the series finale on Tuesday Illinois State at Bradley 27 2 - Central Michigan canceled^ with an overall record of 16-17 and a 9-11 mark Tuesday, April 27 - 3 PM MARCH (15-2) in MVC play. The Braves took a game from UNI Peoria, Illinois 5 3 - No. 10/11 Kentucky L, 4-5 this weekend on the road, winning 6-3 with a Petersen Hotels Field at the 5 3 - FIU W, 3-2 multi-hit performance from Avry Blume. Louisville Slugger Sports Complex 6 3 - Pitt W, 9-5 6 3 - FIU W, 9-3 Bradley is led at the dish by Blume and 7 3 - Coastal Carolina W, 12-5 Camryn Monteer, who are both hitting over Hayes’ Record vs. Fischer: 9-26 7 3 - Florida Atlantic W, 5-4 (8) .300, while Camryn Schaller has been holding Series: Illinois State leads 73-24 12 4 - Dayton L, 2-3 it down in the circle with a 2.78 ERA. Last Meeting: 4/21/21 (ISU won 7-0) 12 4 - North Dakota State W, 7-1 13 4 - Middle Tennessee W, 1-0 Last Time Out... 13 4 - Dayton W, 1-0 14 4 - North Dakota State W, 2-0 Illinois State picked up two more shutout wins in a weather-shortened series at Evansville 20 at Indiana State* W, 4-3; W, 10-0 (5) this weekend. Morgan Day hurled her second one-hitter in as many outings in game one of 21 at Indiana State* W, 4-2 the twin bill on Sunday, before Mack Leonard took over pitching duties in the second game. 24 Northern Illinois W, 6-0 The Redbirds edged the Purple Aces in the first contest, as Leonard and Emme Olson were 27 Loyola Chicago* postponed the only two to get a hit, before the bats broke open scoring in the 9-0 run-rule victory. 28 Loyola Chicago* W, 7-4; W, 5-4 APRIL (9-2) Leonard, Jayden Standish and Reili Gardner each recorded a home run, while three more 2 at Drake* L, 1-4; W, 5-0 Redbirds added extra-base hits. The Redbirds are winners of their last four games - all 3 at Drake* W, 9-3 shutouts - including Thursday night’s doubleheader sweep of Bradley. 10 Missouri State* canceled^ (DH) 11 Missouri State* canceled^ 2021 MVC Standings 13 DePaul W, 7-2 Team...... MVC Record...... Overall Record 17 Southern Illinois* W, 6-1; W, 4-3 1. Illinois State...... 13-2 (.867)...... 27-6 (.818) 18 Southern Illinois* L, 2-3 2. Missouri State...... 12-5 (.706)...... 21-15 (.583) 21 Bradley* W, 8-0 (6); W, 7-0 24 at Evansville* canceled^ 3. UNI...... 14-6 (.700)...... 24-16 (.600) 25 at Evansville* W, 1-0; W, 9-0 (5) 4. Southern Illinois...... 13-7 (.650)...... 31-11 (.738) 27 at Bradley* 3 PM 5. Indiana State...... 10-10 (.500)...... 17-22 (.436) MAY (0-0) 1 UNI* 12 PM (DH) 6. Bradley...... 9-11 (.450)...... 16-17 (.485) 2 UNI* 11 AM 7. Drake...... 8-11 (.421)...... 14-26 (.350) 7 at Valparaiso* 2 PM (DH) 8. Evansville...... 7-12 (.368)...... 19-19 (.500) 8 at Valparaiso* 12 PM 9. Loyola Chicago...... 6-12 (.333)...... 10-24 (.294) 13-15 at MVC Tournament TBA 10. Valparaiso...... 1-17 (.056)...... 5-28 (.152) All home games (BOLD) 1 - River City Leadoff (Jacksonville, Fla.) #BackTheBirds // #FlyTogether 2 - Tennessee Invitational (Knoxville, Tenn.) 3 - FAU “Parents’ Weekend” Tournament (Boca Raton, Fla.) @RedbirdsSB // @ISURedbirds 4 - MTSU Invitational (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) *Missouri Valley Conference Game @RedbirdSoftball // @ISURedbirds ^Game canceled due to inclement weather - All games listed in Central Time /IllinoisStateRedbirdSoftball - Game dates, opponents, times and locations are subject to change The basics The Last Time... Location:...... Normal, Ill. Illinois State: University Founded:...... 1857 Scored 10 Runs.....at Indiana State - W, 10-0 {5} (3/20/21) Enrollment:...... 20,720 Scored 11 Runs...... vs. Austin Peay - W, 11-4 (2/28/20) Nickname:...... Redbirds Scored 12 Runs.....vs. Coastal Carolina - W, 12-5 (3/7/21) Colors:...... Red & White Scored 13 Runs...... vs. Rutgers - W, 13-2 {5} (3/11/17) Affiliation:...... NCAA Division I Scored 14 Runs...... at Indiana State - W, 14-2 {5} (3/23/19) Conference:...... Missouri Valley Scored 15 Runs.....at Wichita State - W, 15-2 {5} (4/20/13) President:...... Dr. Larry Dietz Scored 16+ Runs...... at Evansville - W, 16-8 {6} (3/17/19) Director of Athletics:...... Kyle Brennan Hit One Home Run...... vs. Bradley (4/22/21) Faculty Representative:...... Dr. Jeri Beggs Hit Two Home Runs...... vs. Southern Illinois (4/17/21) Meet the Coaching Staff Hit Three Home Runs...... at Evansville (4/25/21) Hit Four Home Runs...... vs. Bradley (4/22/21) Head Coach:...... Melinda Fischer (Illinois State ‘72) Hit Five Home Runs...... vs. North Texas (2/13/15) Season:...... 36th Hit Six Home Runs...... Loyola (4/9/17) Record at ISU:...... 1,090-810-4 (35 years) Defeated a Ranked Opponent... vs. No. 16 Indiana - W, 3-0 (3/2/19) Career Record:...... 1,131-835-4 (37 years) Shutout an Opponent....at Evansville - W, 9-0 {5} (4/25/21) Senior Associate HC:...... Tina Kramos (Missouri State ‘95) Was Shutout...... at Tennessee - L, 3-0 (2/24/21) Season:...... 21st Was Shutout at Home..... Valparaiso - L, 9-0 {5} (5/5/18) Assistant Coach:...... Mike Armitage (UW-Platteville ‘08) Failed to Walk...... vs. North Dakota St. - W, 2-0 (3/14/21) Season:...... 2nd Did Not Strikeout...... vs. Austin Peay - W, 5-4 (2/29/20) Volunteer Assistant Coach:.... Margie Wright (Illinois State ‘74) Struck Out Just Once....at Indiana St. - W, 10-0 {5} (3/20/21) Season:...... 2nd Was No-Hit...... vs. South Florida - L, 7-0 (2/6/15) Graduate Manager:...... Brenna Finck (Murray State ‘19) Had One Hit...... at Tennessee - L, 3-0 (2/24/21) Season:...... 2nd Played Extra Innings...... at FAU - W 5-4 {8} (3/7/21) Softball Office:...... (309) 438-3633 Committed No Errors...... at Evansville - W, 1-0 (4/25/21) Softball Fax:...... (309) 438-3597 Committed Three Errors...... vs. DePaul - W, 7-2 (4/13/21) Program History An Illinois State Hitter: First Season:...... 1965 Hit a Home Run....Leonard, Standish, Gardner at Evansville (4/25/21) All-Time Record:...... 1,455-999-6 (.590) Hit Two Home Runs....Mack Leonard vs. Bradley (4/22/21) All-Time DI Record (since 1983):...... 1,161-862-4 (.570) Hit Three Home Runs...... Caitlyn Daly at Evansville (4/29/17) All-Time Gateway/MVC Record:...... 534-241-2 (.686) Hit a Grand Slam...... Jayden Standish vs. Coastal (3/7/21) Regular Season Conference Titles:...... 13 Drew Four Walks...... Brittni LaFountaine vs. NC State (2/8/19) Conference Tournament Titles:...... 6 Stole Two Bases.... Taylor Vanderpool at Southern U (3/9/20) NCAA Tournament Appearances:...... 9 Had Three Hits...... Kaili Chval vs. Southern Ill. (4/18/21) ...... (‘88, ‘95, ‘00, ‘01, ‘06, ‘07, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12) Had Four Hits...... Mack Leonard vs. Pitt (3/6/21) MVC Most Valuable Players:...... 11 Had Five Hits...... Lauren Kellar vs. UIC (2/17/13) About the Birds Had Three RBI...... Mack Leonard vs. DePaul (4/13/21) ‘ Had Four RBI....Mack Leonard vs. Austin Peay (2/28/20) 2020 Record:...... 12-11 Had Five RBI...... Mack Leonard vs. Bradley (4/22/21) 2020 MVC Record (finish):...... 0-0 (n/a) Had Six+ RBI...... Alyssa Wiebel {6} vs. NC State (2/8/19) Home Record:...... 0-0 Hit Back-to-Back HRs....Strandgard, Bra. LaFountaine vs. DePaul (4/13/21) Away Record:...... 2-5 Hit Three-Straight HRs....Buker, Warning, Smith vs. Drake (4/14/07) Neutral Site Record:...... 10-6 Hit Four-Straight HRs...... de los Reyes, Spence, Wiebel, Starters Returning / Lost:...... 8 / 3 ...... R. Strandgard vs. Loyola (4/9/17) Facility (Capacity):...... Marian Kneer Stadium (1,050) Scored Four Runs.....Emme Olson at Evansville (3/17/19) Athletics Communications An Illinois State Pitcher: Assistant Director (Softball):...... Shelby Hild Struck Out 10 Batters.... Morgan Day at Evansville {11} (4/25/21) Email:...... [email protected] Struck Out 15+ Batters....Morgan Day vs. DePaul {15} (4/13/21) Office Phone Number:...... (309) 438-3249 Did Not Issue a Walk....Morgan Day at Middle Tenn. (3/13/21) Cell Phone Number:...... (309) 241-9801 Threw a Perfect Game....Taylor Baxter vs. Central Conn. St. (2/27/11) Website:...... GoRedbirds.com Threw a No-Hitter.... Morgan Day vs. North Dakota St. (3/14/21) Threw a One-Hitter....Morgan Day at Evansville (4/25/21) Pitched 11 Innings...... Jordan Birch vs. Drake (4/15/12) Pitched 12 Innings.... Shannon Nicholson vs. Missouri State (5/5/07) Pitched 13 Innings....Audra Rast vs. Indiana State (4/1/00) Bird Bits PREPARE FOR LIFTOFF JUST ANOTHER DAY Illinois State belted eight home runs this week, as the Redbirds Morgan Day turned in her seventh double-digit performance of went a perfect 4-0 with wins over Bradley and Evansville. The the season, while grabbing her 12th win with a 7-2 victory over Redbirds hit four home runs in the series-opening run rule of the DePaul on April 13. The right-handed hurler has turned in 191 Braves – the first time ISU hit four in a single game since 2017. strikeouts on the year - the most in the Valley and tied for Mack Leonard accounted for two of the four, before adding to eighth-most in NCAA Division I - and holds a 1.66 ERA in 122.0 her season total in a run rule of the Purple Aces. Reili Gardner innings pitched. also got in on the action in Sunday’s 9-0 win at Evansville, belting her first career homer in the victory, and rookie Jayden Standish POWERFUL PAIR contributed her fifth on the year. The junior tandem of Mack Leonard and Emme Olson has been a threat all season, as the duo in the top three on the team in 1-2 PUNCH batting average, RBIs, doubles and total bases. The pair have just Morgan Day and Mack Leonard went a combined 4-0 in the been struck out four times each in the last 10 games for the circle this week, posting a 0.00 team ERA. Day tossed a pair of Redbirds. Leonard is currently riding a team-best 18-game one-hitters and eclipsed 200 strikeouts on the year, while neither reached base streak heading into this week’s contest at Bradley, Redbird allowed an extra-base hit in their outings. The duo held while Olson saw her 17-game streak come to an end on Sunday. their opponents to a .111 batting average and collectively allowed just nine hits and 11 walks, while fanning 28. RAIN RUINS (ANOTHER) WEEKEND The Redbirds saw their 13th cancellation of the season due to With Day’s ninth strikeout against the Purple Aces, the senior inclement weather Apil 10-11, as the three-game series against became the fourth Redbird in program history to reach 200 K’s, Missouri State was put to a halt before it even started. Another as it was the fifth time it had been accomplished. Former ISU run in with weather at Evansville saw Illinois State’s 14 cancelled standout Audra Rast holds the single season record of 299 that game - the most in program history during a single season. was set in 2003. RED-HOT REDBIRDS BIG BATS VS. BRADLEY Heading into this week’s competition, the Redbirds are off to their Three ‘Birds hit .500 at the dish on April 22 in a doubleheader, best start since 1981, sitting at 27-6 overall and 13-2 in league shutout sweep of Bradley. Illinois State hit four home runs in the play. Three of ISU’s six losses this season have come against series-opening run rule of the Braves - the first time the Redbirds nationally-ranked teams (Clemson, Tennessee and Kentucky). hit four in a single game since against Evansville in 2017. Mack The Redbirds have been shut out just twice and are winners of 19 Leonard accounted for two of the four, before adding another of their last 21 outings. one in a run rule of Evansville, to sit with a team-high nine on the year. OH-KAILI Kaili Chval reached base in all three of Illinois State’s outings at FLYING SOLO Drake, as the Redbirds took the series over the Bulldogs for the Four different Redbirds tallied a solo home run against SIU in first time since 2017. Chval went .500 at the dish (5-for-10), while the three-game series. Spenser Strandgard lifted one in the posting a .500 slugging percentage and .583 on-base series opener, registering a home run for the second-straight percentage. The sophomore accounted for two of ISU’s five game. Mack Leonard and Emme Olson each delivered one in hits in the series-opening setback, while drawing a walk. In the ISU’s comeback win in game two of the doubleheader against second game of the doubleheader, Chval matched a career-high the Salukis, as the Redbirds won, 4-3. In Sunday’s series finale, with three hits, while driving in a career-high three runs and Jayden Standish bombed her fourth of the season off of Saluki stealing a base. In the series-clinching victory, Chval drew a walk ace Sarah Harness, who had just previously given up five long and scored a run, while extending her reached base streak to five balls in MVC play. games.

STEALING THE SERIES FROM THE SALUKIS DYNAMIC DUO For the first time since 2015, Illinois State stole the series from Mack Leonard and Morgan Day were named the MVC Player Southern Illinois, opening the weekend with a doubleheader and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, on March 29 after a trio of sweep on April 17. Morgan Day grabbed two more wins in the impressive outings against the Huskies and the Ramblers. circle, while fanning a combined 13 Salukis and posting a team-best 1.50 ERA. After opening with a 6-1 victory against the Leonard boasted a .857 batting average (6-for-7), 2.286 slugging Salukis, Illinois State rallied from a 3-2 deficit to win 4-3 by way percentage and .909 on-base percentage. She led the team in of solo home runs delivered by Mack Leonard and Emme Olson. all offensive categories this week, including home runs (3), runs scored (7) and RBIs (6), while taking a team-high 16 totals bases PAYING OFF AT THE PLATE in her three outings. Sophomore Brandi LaFountaine turned in a career performance against the Blue Demons on April 13, as the Redbirds powered Day went 3-0 in the circle this week, hurling 32 strikeouts in 17.2 past DePaul, 7-2, in their final nonconference game of the innings of work while posting a 1.19 ERA and holding her season. After Spenser Strandgard led off the sixth inning with a opponents to a .143 batting average for the week. home run, LaFountaine followed suit with a long ball of her own, turning in her first career hit. Bird Bits (cont’d) STREAK SNAPPED PRESEASON POLL PREDICTIONS The Redbirds carried a 10-game win streak into their conference On March 16, the Missouri Valley Conference released its softball series at Drake - matching their longest streak since 2017. The preseason poll, completed by the league’s head coaches, and Bulldogs opened the three-game set with a 4-1 victory over Illinois State was picked to finish second behind Southern Illinois. Illinois State, before the Redbirds bounced back in the win column. With eight starters returning in 2021, the Redbirds tallied 87 points and two first-place votes in the preseason poll, behind LONG BALL LEONARD Southern Illinois, who received 96 points and six first-place Mack Leonard bombed three home runs in three wins for the votes. Missouri State followed closely behind Illinois State in the Redbirds, including a pair against Loyola in the series opener. voting, collecting 78 points, while UNI (70) and Drake (57) each Leonard became just the third Redbird in five seasons to hit two grabbed a first-place vote. Rounding out the bottom half of the home runs in a game and is up to a team-leading five home runs poll was Indiana State (44), Evansville (40), Bradley (35), on the year. Valparaiso (28) and Loyola Chicago (15).

HONEY WE’RE HOME! Andrea Coursey, Mack Leonard and Morgan Day were selected Illinois State hosted Northern Illinois for its home opener on to the preseason All-MVC squad and are no strangers to March 24, powering past the Huskies, 6-0, in nonconference recognition from the conference and league’s head coaches. This action. Morgan Day was lights out in the circle, fanning 12 batters is the second time that Coursey has been selected to the while allowing just a pair of hits in the complete game effort. The preseason all-conference team at third base, while Leonard is senior grabbed her eighth win of 2021, while collecting her fifth receiving her first nod. Day earned All-MVC Second Team honors shutout. At the plate, Mack Leonard went a perfect 3-for-3 with in 2019 and has been named MVC Pitcher of the Week twice this a two-RBI double and home run. The Redbirds’ win marked their season. first home-opening victory since 2017. ISN’T IT GRAND? LEAVE IT TO LEONARD With Jayden Standish at the plate and the bases loaded, the Leading the Birds at the dish and in the circle this weekend was rookie delivered her first collegiate hit, blasting a home run over junior utility player Mack Leonard. Leonard went 2-0 in the circle the left center field wall to help the Redbirds take a six-run lead with a save, posting a 0.00 ERA in a team-high 10.2 innings of in a 12-5 victory for Illinois State over Coastal Carolina on March work. She gave up just three hits – all singles – and delivered 7. Standish’s base-clearing slam was the first for a Redbird since eight strikeouts in a trio of outings, while holding the batters she Allison Spence hit one in a run-rule win over Evansville in 2019. faced to a .088 batting average. For her performance, she was named the league’s Pitcher of the Week on March 22. MACK ATTACK Mack Leonard boasted a .520 batting average, going 13-for-26 Leonard was just as impressive at the plate, turning in a from the dish, as the Redbirds went 5-1 at the FAU Parents’ team-best .444 batting average. She went a perfect 3-for-3 in the Weekend Tournament. In Illinois State’s lone loss against then- series opener and fell a triple shy of the cycle, before contributed No. 10 Kentucky, Leonard was the only Redbird to turn in a another hit and pair of walks in the final two contests. multi-hit game, while recording a pair of RBIs. Her most impressive performance at the plate was a 4-for-5 outing in a 9-5 DELIVERING AT THE DISH win over Pitt, as the junior utility player scored a pair of runs and The Redbirds boasted a .227 batting average at the dish this added two more RBIs to her weekend stat line. After tossing a weekend in a series sweep of Indiana State, while outscoring the strikeout in the top of the seventh against FIU on Friday, Leonard Sycamores, 18-5. Four Redbirds turned in a batting average of lifted a two-out home run to walk it off for the Redbirds, 3-2, in .300 or better, as Mack Leonard led the way with a .444 average. the final frame while grabbing a win in the circle. For her Dayna Kennedy led the team with six RBIs and a pair of home performance, she was named the MVC Pitcher of the Week on runs to go with a 1.250 slugging percentage, while Spenser March 9. Strandgard turned in a pair of extra-base hits. WEATHER WARRIORS NO-NO FOR MO Weather has not been Illinois State’s friend this season, as the Morgan Day became the first Redbird pitcher in a decade to Redbirds have already seen 10 cancellations due to rain or snow. toss a complete-game no-hitter on Sunday, as Illinois State took The 10 canceled contests are the most for ISU since the Redbirds the MTSU Invitational title game, 2-0, over North Dakota State. were forced to miss eight in 2013 due to weather. Illinois State’s 11 Former Redbird Taylor Baxter (2011-14) tossed a no-no against games played are the third fewest played by a school in the Valley Central Connecticut State on Feb. 27, 2011, which also marks the this season thus far. last time a Redbird turned in a perfect game. Day gave up just one walk in Sunday’s win, while fanning a season-high 16 Bison. For the season, Day has a MVC-leading 93 strikeouts and ranks ninth in all of NCAA Division I in the category. Her lone loss of the weekend came by way of a defensive fielding error by ISU. For her performance at the MTSU Invitational, Day was recognized as the MVC Pitcher of the Week on March 15 and mentioned as a top performer by the NFCA. Bird Bits (cont’d) DESTRUCTIVE DAY FRESH FACES Senior standout Morgan Day managed to do some damage in Illinois State welcomes five freshmen to the Birdhouse in 2021. the circle for the Redbirds at the Tennessee Invitational, posting The class is highlights by a pair of local utility players - Hanna a 1.70 ERA in 12.1 innings pitched. Day made two starts in three Hicks and Jayden Standish - while fellow Illinois natives Madi appearances, tossing one complete game shutout. The Bylak and Reili Gardner add depth to the infield and outfield, right-hander out of Tuscola, Illinois, recorded 21 strikeouts, while respectively. Right-hander Allison Tillema will add her talents to allowing just a trio of runs against the nationally-ranked Lady the strong Illinois State pitchng staff. Vols. In Illinois State’s win over UT Martin on Thursday, Day entered the circle for 2.1 innings of relief, fanning six of the seven CAREER WIN NO. 1,100 batters she faced while holding the Skyhawks without a hit or a With an 11-4 decision against Austin Peay on Feb. 28, 2020, walk. On Saturday against Northern Kentucky, Day tossed her Illinois State head coach secured her 1,100 career victory. second one-hitter of the season, striking out 10 in five full innings Fischer’s 1,104 career victories, spread out among 36 seasons as as the game was called for weather. Day didn’t surrender a walk a collegiate head coach, at both Eastern Illinois (1979-80) and in the shutout performance and registered her 11th double-digit Illinois State (1986-present), rank her as the 19th-winningest strikeout performance of her career. coach in NCAA Division I softball history and the 10th-winningest active head coach. POWER AT THE PLATE In Illinois State’s pair of wins at the Tennessee Invitational, five WRIGHT RETURNS Redbirds turned in batting averages of .400 or better, while A familiar face will return to the Illinois State program, as former accounting for eight of ISU’s 12 runs. Spenser Strandgard led the Redbird player and head coach Margie Wright has rejoined the way, turning in a perfect 3-for-3 appearance at the plate against ISU coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach for the 2021 UT Martin, while rookie Reili Garder (2-for-2) was also perfect at season. the dish in the win. Mack Leonard turned in her first double and triple of the season, while power hitter Emme Olson launched a Wright, who was a pitcher for the Redbirds from 1971-74, returned pair of 3-RBI homers in ISU’s wins over UT Martin and Northern to her alma mater from 1980-85 to lead the Redbirds, before Kentucky. finishing her collegiate coaching career at Fresno State (1986-12). The Hall of Fame coach directed the Bulldogs to a national title SNOWBIRDS in 1998, while guiding the program to the NCAA Women’s College Illinois State was fully rested heading into the Tennessee World Series 10 times out of the program’s 12 appearances. She Invitational, after the previously scheduled trip to North Alabama became the NCAA’s all-time winningest softball coach in 2000 was canceled due to the ice and snow dumped in Florence, and currently sits third (1,457), behind Arizona’s Mike Candrea Alabama, by two winter storms. UNA’s Athletic Director Mark (1,664) and Michigan’s Carol Hutchins (1,655). Linder announced on Feb. 18 that its men’s golf, baseball, softball, volleyball, cross country and men’s and women’s FAMILY TIES basketball teams that were all scheduled to compete, either at The Illinois State softball team has had several sets of sisters home or on the road, would be unable to return to competition come through the softball program in recent years, all playing at until Monday, Feb. 22, at the earliest. Rather than picking up least one season together, including sisters Brandi and Brittni games, the Redbirds remained in Normal and held an intersquad LaFountaine on the current roster. scrimmage indoors. Junior infielder Emme Olson is the first to have had a sister play A DOZEN BY DAY for Melinda Fischer and not been able to share a season playing Morgan Day picked up right where she left off in the circle in together, as Emme is the younger sister of Redbird All-American Illinois State’s weather-shortened outing at the River City Leadoff Abby Olson, who played for Fischer from 2008-11. during opening weekend. In the Redbirds’ season-opening win over North Florida, Day delivered 12 strikeouts in a complete Additionally, junior pitcher Mack Leonard is the first daughter game effort, posting a 0.00 ERA. Day’s shutout win of the of a former player in the Fischer era to be a Redbird, as she is Ospreys marked the 12th of her career, as the right-hander the daughter of Lana (Davis) Leonard, who played for ISU from gave up just one hit while allowing a trio of walks. Day held the 1990-93. batters she faced to a .043 batting average in her dominate performance, while being named the Missouri Valley Conference LEONARD PLAYS IN FLORIDA GULF COAST SOFTBALL LEAGUE Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 15. Junior utility player Mack Leonard gained the most valuable experience this summer, accepting an invitation to play in the PICKING UP THE PIECES Florida Gulf Coast Collegiate Softball League. After leading After a shortened season in 2020, and with the loss of four key the Redbirds in 2020 offensively with a .443 batting average, players, the Redbirds will look to continue its momentum during and posting a 3.70 ERA in the circle, the Normal, Illinois, native the 2021 slate. Illinois State returns key players in utility players continued to shine with the Myakka City RiverMocs. Entering the Emme Olson, Dayna Kennedy and Mack Leonard, infielders league playoffs, Leonard owned a 9-0 record in the circle and a Spenser Strandgard, Rebecca Moffett and Andrea Coursey, .482 average at the plate and was named the league’s MVP. and a dynamic pair in pitcher Morgan Day and catcher Brittni LaFountaine. 2021 Illinois State Softball Miscellaneous Stats2021 for Illinois Illinois State State Softball (as of Apr 25, 2021) Miscellaneous Stats for(All Illinois games) State (as of Apr 25, 2021) (All games)

Home Run Tracker MiscellaneousMultiple Hit Games Stats2 3 4 5+ Total Multiple RBI Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Feb. 25...... Emme Olson (3-run) vs. UT Martin 31Multiple Leonard, Hit Mack Games 102 33 14 5+- Total14 31Multiple Leonard, RBI Mack Games 5 2 3 3 - 4 15+ Total9 Feb. 27...... Emme Olson (3-run) vs. Northern Kentucky 1531 Olson,Leonard, Emme Mack 109 -3 -1 - - 914 1531 Olson, Leonard, Emme Mack 4 5 2 3 - - - 1 6 9 8 Chval, Kaili 3 4 - - 7 8 Chval, Kaili 3 1 - - 4 March 5...... Spenser Strandgard (solo) vs. No. 10 Kentucky 15 Olson, Emme 9 - - - 9 15 Olson, Emme 4 2 - - 6 21 8 Chval,Strandgard, Kaili Spense 33 24 - - - - 5 7 23 8Standish, Chval, Kaili Jayden 3 3 - 1 - - 1 - 4 4 ...... Mack Leonard (walk-off) vs. FIU 216 Coursey, Strandgard, Andrea Spense 33 12 - - - - 4 5 2123 Strandgard, Standish, JaydenSpense 3 3 - - - - - 1 3 4 March 7...... Jayden Standish (grand slam) vs. Coastal Carolina 18 6 Coursey,Gardner, AndreaReili 23 11 - - - - 3 4 121 Kennedy, Strandgard, Dayna Spense 2 3 - - - - 1 - 3 3 23 Standish, Jayden 3 - - - 3 6 Coursey, Andrea 2 - - - 2 ...... Dayna Kennedy (solo) at Florida Atlantic 18 Gardner, Reili 2 1 - - 3 1 Kennedy, Dayna 2 - - 1 3 4423 LaFountaine,Standish, Jayden Brittni 23 ------2 3 14 6Bylak, Coursey, Madi Andrea 1 2 1 - - - - - 2 2 March 13...... Jayden Standish (walk-off) vs. Dayton 445 Jefferson, LaFountaine, Chloe Brittni 22 ------2 2 1814 Gardner, Bylak, MadiReili 1 1 - 1 - - - - 1 2 March 14...... Jayden Standish (solo) vs. North Dakota State 14 5 Jefferson,Bylak, Madi Chloe 12 1 - - - - - 2 2 TEAM18 Gardner, Reili 24 1 7 - 0 - 3 - 34 1 1 Kennedy, Dayna 2 - - - 2 14 Bylak, Madi 1 1 - - 2 TEAM 24 7 0 3 34 March 20...... Mack Leonard (solo) at Indiana State TEAM 40 12 1 0 53 1 Kennedy, Dayna 2 - - - 2 ...... Dayna Kennedy (3-run) at Indiana State TEAM 40 12 1 0 53 March 21...... Dayna Kennedy (solo) at Indiana State Hitting Streaks Longest Current Reached Base Streaks Longest Current March 24...... Mack Leonard (solo) vs. Northern Illinois 15 Olson, Emme 11 - 31 Leonard, Mack 18 18 March 28...... Mack Leonard (solo & 2-run) vs. Loyola Chicago Hitting8 Chval, Streaks Kaili Longest10 Current1 15Reached Olson, Emme Base Streaks Longest17 Current- 15 Olson, Emme 11 - 31 Leonard, Mack 18 18 April 13...... Spenser Strandgard (solo) vs. DePaul 23 Standish, Jayden 8 1 8 Chval, Kaili 13 13 14 8 Chval,Bylak, MadiKaili 710 - 1 1415 Bylak, Olson, Madi Emme 9 17 1 - ...... Brandi LaFountaine (solo) vs. DePaul 3123 Leonard,Standish, Mack Jayden 68 21 23 8Standish, Chval, Kaili Jayden 9 13 1 13 April 17...... Spenser Strandgard (solo) vs. Southern Illinois2021 Illinois State 141 Kennedy, Bylak, Softball Madi Dayna 57 - - 1 14Kennedy, Bylak, MadiDayna 8 9 1 1 31 Leonard, Mack 6 2 23 Standish, Jayden 9 1 ...... Mack Leonard (solo)Miscellaneous vs. Southern Stats Illinois for Illinois 6 Coursey,State (as Andrea of Apr 25, 2021)4 1 21 Strandgard, Spense 6 5 (All games)21 1 Kennedy,Strandgard, Dayna Spense 45 1 - 6 Coursey,1 Kennedy, Andrea Dayna 5 8 1 1 ...... Emme Olson (solo) vs. Southern Illinois 18 6 Coursey,Gardner, AndreaReili 44 11 1821 Gardner, Strandgard, Reili Spense 4 6 1 5 2021 Illinois State Softball April 18...... Jayden Standish (solo) vs. Southern Illinois 212 Moffett, Strandgard, Rebecca Spense 34 11 10 6LaFountaine, Coursey, Andrea Brandi 3 5 - 1 Miscellaneous Stats for Illinois18 State Gardner, (as Reiliof Apr 25, 2021)4 1 18 Gardner, Reili 4 1 April 22...... Multiple Hit GamesMack Leonard2 (3-run)3 vs.4 Bradley5+ Total Multiple5 Jefferson, RBI Chloe Games 2 3 -4 5+ Total 2 Moffett, Rebecca 3 1 (All games)44 2 Moffett,LaFountaine, Rebecca Brittni 13 - 1 5 10Jefferson, LaFountaine, Chloe Brandi 2 3 1 - ...... 31 Leonard, MackAndrea Coursey10 (solo)3 vs.1 Bradley- 14 31 Leonard, Mack 5 3 - 1 9 15 Olson, Emme 9 - - - 9 10 155 Jefferson,LaFountaine,Olson, Emme Chloe Brandi 142 2 --- - 6 3 Hicks,2 Moffett, Hanna Rebecca 1 3 - 1 ...... Mack Leonard (2-run) vs. Bradley 44 LaFountaine, Brittni 1 - 44 5LaFountaine, Jefferson, Chloe Brittni 1 2 - 1 Multiple 8 Chval, HitKaili Games 23 34 4- 5+- Total7 Multiple 8 Chval, RBIKaili Games 23 31 4- 5+- Total4 ...... 21 Strandgard,Spenser Spense Strandgard3 (solo)2 vs.- Bradley- 5 1023 LaFountaine,Standish, Jayden Brandi 31 - -- 1 4 3 Hicks, Hanna 1 - 31 Leonard, Mack 10 3 1 - 14 31 Leonard, Mack 5 3 - 1 9 44 LaFountaine, Brittni 1 - ...... 15 6 Coursey,Olson, Emme AndreaDayna Kennedy93 (2-run)1- vs.-- Bradley-- 94 1521 Olson,Strandgard, Emme Spense 43 2- -- -- 63 18 Gardner, Reili 2 1 - - 3 1 Kennedy, Dayna 2 - - 1 3 April 25...... 8 Chval, KailiJayden Standish (2-run)3 4 at Evansville- - 7 8 Chval, Kaili 3 1 - - 4 2123 Strandgard,Standish, Jayden Spense 3 2- -- -- 53 23 6 Coursey,Standish, Andrea Jayden 32 -- -- 1- 42 ...... 446 Coursey, LaFountaine, AndreaMack Brittni Leonard32 (solo)1- at Evansville-- -- 42 2114 Strandgard,Bylak, Madi Spense 31 -1 -- -- 32 ...... 18 5 Jefferson,Gardner, ReiliChloeReili Gardner2 (solo)1- at Evansville-- -- 32 181 Kennedy, Gardner, DaynaReili 21 -- -- 1- 31 2314 Standish,Bylak, Madi Jayden 31 1- -- -- 32 TEAM6 Coursey, Andrea 242 -7 -0 -3 342 2021 MVC Preseason44 1 Kennedy,LaFountaine, Dayna PollBrittni 2 ------22 14 Bylak, Madi 1 1 - - 2 TEAM5 Jefferson, Chloe 402 12- 1- 0- 532 18 Gardner, Reili 1 - - - 1 Rank / Team (First-place14 Bylak, Madi votes)...... 1 1 -Points- 2 TEAM 24 7 0 3 34 1. Southern Illinois 1 Kennedy, (6)...... Dayna 2 - - -96 2 TEAMHitting Streaks Longest40 12 Current1 0 53 Reached Base Streaks Longest Current 2. Illinois State15 (2) Olson,...... Emme 11 - 87 31 Leonard, Mack 18 18 3. Missouri State 8...... Chval, Kaili 10 1 78 15 Olson, Emme 17 - 4. UNI (1)...... Hitting23 Standish, Streaks Jayden Longest8 Current1 70 Reached 8 Chval, Base Kaili Streaks Longest13 Current13 5. Drake (1)...... 1514 Olson,Bylak, EmmeMadi 117 -- 57 3114 Leonard,Bylak, Madi Mack 189 181 6. Indiana State 31...... 8 Chval,Leonard, Kaili Mack 106 12 44 1523 Olson,Standish, Emme Jayden 179 -1 1 Kennedy, Dayna 5 - 1 Kennedy, Dayna 8 1 7. Evansville...... 23 Standish, Jayden 8 1 40 8 Chval, Kaili 13 13 14 6 Coursey,Bylak, Madi Andrea 74 -1 1421 Bylak,Strandgard, Madi Spense 96 15 8. Bradley...... 3121 Leonard,Strandgard, Mack Spense 64 21 35 23 6 Coursey,Standish, Andrea Jayden 95 11 9. Valparaiso...... 181 Kennedy, Gardner, DaynaReili 54 -1 28 181 Kennedy, Gardner, DaynaReili 84 11 10. Loyola Chicago 62 Coursey,Moffett,...... Rebecca Andrea 43 11 15 2110 Strandgard,LaFountaine, Spense Brandi 63 5- 21 5 Jefferson,Strandgard, Chloe Spense 42 1- 62 Coursey,Moffett, Rebecca Andrea 53 11 2021 MVC Preseason1844 Gardner,LaFountaine, Reili All Brittni-Conference41 1 - 18 5 Jefferson,Gardner, ReiliChloe 42 11 10 LaFountaine, Brandi 1 - 3 Hicks, Hanna 1 - Allyson Ivey (1B) .2...... Moffett, Rebecca 3Loyola Chicago1 10 LaFountaine, Brandi 3 - 5 Jefferson, Chloe 2 - 442 Moffett, LaFountaine, Rebecca Brittni 31 1- Maddy Vermejan44 (2B) LaFountaine,...... Brittni Southern1 -Illinois 5 Jefferson, Chloe 2 1 Andrea Coursey10 (3B) LaFountaine,...... Brandi 1 Illinois- State 3 Hicks, Hanna 1 - Adara Opiola (3B)...... UNI 44 LaFountaine, Brittni 1 - Sammey Bunch (SS)...... UNI Katelyn Massa (C)...... Southern Illinois Mack Leonard (UT/P)...... Illinois State Taise Thompson (DP/UT-NP)...... Bradley Eryn Gould (OF)...... Evansville Jenny Jansen (OF)...... Southern Illinois Macy Johnson (OF)...... Drake Morgan Day (P)...... Illinois State Sarah Harness (P)...... Southern Illinois 2021 Illinois State Softball Overall Statistics for Illinois State (as of Apr 25, 2021) (All games2021 Overall Sorted bystatistics Batting avg) Record: 27-6 Home: 8-1 Away: 11-2 Neutral: 8-3 MVC: 13-2

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 31 Leonard, Mack . 4 2 0 33-33 100 31 42 8 2 9 33 81 . 8 1 0 25 3 13 0 . 5 4 7 0 0 3-3 1 45 1 . 9 7 9 8 Chval, Kaili . 3 5 7 33-33 98 19 35 5 1 0 16 42 . 4 2 9 17 5 17 1 . 4 6 7 2 2 3-6 32 0 4 . 8 8 9 15 Olson, Emme . 3 4 0 33-33 103 18 35 6 1 3 23 52 . 5 0 5 13 3 11 0 . 4 2 1 2 0 3-3 55 43 9 . 9 1 6 23 Standish, Jayden . 2 6 6 25-21 64 9 17 2 1 5 16 36 . 5 6 3 7 1 22 0 . 3 4 7 0 2 0-0 23 35 1 . 9 8 3 21 Strandgard, Spenser . 2 6 2 33-32 84 18 22 3 0 4 16 37 . 4 4 0 15 0 12 0 . 3 7 4 0 1 1-1 177 4 4 . 9 7 8 10 LaFountaine, Brandi . 2 5 0 11-0 8 1 2 0 0 1 1 5 . 6 2 5 4 0 2 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 6 Coursey, Andrea . 2 4 2 27-19 66 7 16 2 0 1 10 21 . 3 1 8 3 3 13 0 . 3 0 6 0 1 0-0 11 8 3 . 8 6 4 5 Jefferson, Chloe . 2 4 1 21-6 29 2 7 1 0 0 2 8 . 2 7 6 3 0 8 0 . 3 1 3 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 18 Gardner, Reili . 2 2 9 31-30 70 17 16 4 0 1 8 23 . 3 2 9 5 0 25 0 . 2 8 0 0 3 3-3 25 0 1 . 9 6 2 14 Bylak, Madi . 2 0 5 32-32 73 12 15 4 1 0 9 21 . 2 8 8 6 3 16 2 . 2 8 6 2 7 4-4 30 58 8 . 9 1 7 1 Kennedy, Dayna . 2 0 5 33-33 88 16 18 2 1 4 18 34 . 3 8 6 17 3 19 1 . 3 4 9 1 1 5-5 227 7 1 . 9 9 6 44 LaFountaine, Brittni . 1 7 4 11-9 23 2 4 1 0 0 3 5 . 2 1 7 1 0 9 0 . 2 0 0 1 0 0-0 59 4 0 1.000 2 Moffett, Rebecca . 1 7 1 22-13 35 11 6 1 0 0 0 7 . 2 0 0 2 2 11 0 . 2 5 6 0 3 2-2 8 2 0 1.000 4 Calabrese, Michelle . 0 0 0 26-17 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1-1 9 1 0 1.000 3 Hicks, Hanna . 0 0 0 5-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 . 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 20 Fox, Amanda . 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 27 Ross, Hannah . 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 29 Day, Morgan . 0 0 0 24-18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 3 9 3 . 8 0 0 Totals . 2 7 6 33 852 166 235 39 7 28 155 372 . 4 3 7 119 23 186 5 . 3 7 6 8 21 25-28 660 216 36 . 9 6 1 Opponents . 2 0 0 33 819 74 164 23 4 13 65 234 . 2 8 6 81 10 273 5 . 2 7 9 3 9 34-39 631 222 43 . 9 5 2

LOB - Team (227), Opp (189). DPs turned - Team (10), Opp (9). IBB - Team (1), Leonard, M. 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 20 Fox, Amanda 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Day, Morgan 1 . 5 7 16-4 24 18 14 7/0 0 129.0 86 36 29 28 202 15 3 10 . 1 8 3 4 3 0 2 4 31 Leonard, Mack 2 . 0 5 10-2 18 14 8 5/0 1 85.1 71 33 25 50 68 8 1 3 . 2 1 8 11 7 0 1 5 27 Ross, Hannah 4 . 2 0 1-0 1 1 0 0/0 0 5.0 6 5 3 3 3 0 0 0 . 2 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 1 . 8 1 27-6 33 33 22 12/0 1 220.0 164 74 57 81 273 23 4 13 . 2 0 0 16 10 0 3 9

Opponents 4 . 3 9 6-27 33 33 12 2/0 0 210.1 235 166 132 119 186 39 7 28 . 2 7 6 17 23 0 8 21

PB - Team (4), Kennedy, D. 4, Opp (7). Pickoffs - Team (1), Kennedy, D. 1. SBA/ATT - Kennedy, D. (27-29), Leonard, M. (19-20), Day, M. (15-19), LaFount, Bri (7-10). 2021 Illinois State Softball Conference statistics for Illinois State (as of Apr 25, 2021) (MVC games2021 mvc-onlyonly Sorted statistics by Batting avg) Record: 13-2 Home: 6-1 Away: 7-1 MVC: 13-2

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 31 Leonard, Mack . 4 5 2 15-15 42 18 19 2 0 7 15 42 1.000 15 3 6 0 . 6 1 7 0 0 1-1 0 22 0 1.000 6 Coursey, Andrea . 3 6 7 13-8 30 6 11 2 0 1 8 16 . 5 3 3 2 1 4 0 . 4 2 4 0 0 0-0 2 2 0 1.000 8 Chval, Kaili . 3 6 4 15-15 44 10 16 3 0 0 6 19 . 4 3 2 11 3 7 1 . 5 1 7 0 1 2-3 15 0 1 . 9 3 8 15 Olson, Emme . 3 1 3 15-15 48 8 15 4 0 1 10 22 . 4 5 8 8 2 8 0 . 4 2 4 1 0 2-2 27 15 4 . 9 1 3 21 Strandgard, Spenser . 2 3 3 15-15 43 9 10 3 0 2 9 19 . 4 4 2 6 0 6 0 . 3 2 7 0 0 1-1 79 2 1 . 9 8 8 44 LaFountaine, Brittni . 2 2 2 5-3 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 . 2 2 2 1 0 2 0 . 2 7 3 1 0 0-0 29 1 0 1.000 1 Kennedy, Dayna . 2 1 1 15-15 38 10 8 2 0 3 13 19 . 5 0 0 9 2 8 0 . 3 8 0 1 0 2-2 96 4 0 1.000 23 Standish, Jayden . 2 1 1 14-13 38 4 8 1 1 2 7 17 . 4 4 7 5 1 12 0 . 3 1 8 0 0 0-0 19 27 0 1.000 10 LaFountaine, Brandi . 1 6 7 8-0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 1 6 7 2 0 2 0 . 3 7 5 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 18 Gardner, Reili . 1 6 1 14-14 31 8 5 1 0 1 3 9 . 2 9 0 3 0 15 0 . 2 3 5 0 1 2-2 13 0 0 1.000 5 Jefferson, Chloe . 1 3 3 12-3 15 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 . 2 0 0 1 0 5 0 . 1 8 8 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 2 Moffett, Rebecca . 1 0 0 8-4 10 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 . 1 8 2 0 3 1-1 2 0 0 1.000 14 Bylak, Madi . 0 9 4 15-15 32 3 3 0 1 0 5 5 . 1 5 6 2 1 10 1 . 1 6 7 1 3 2-2 10 28 1 . 9 7 4 3 Hicks, Hanna . 0 0 0 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 4 Calabrese, Michelle . 0 0 0 12-7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 3 1 0 1.000 29 Day, Morgan . 0 0 0 10-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 4 2 . 7 5 0 Totals . 2 6 1 15 387 82 101 19 2 17 79 175 . 4 5 2 67 13 90 2 . 3 8 4 4 8 14-15 297 106 9 . 9 7 8 Opponents . 1 9 9 15 366 27 73 10 2 6 25 105 . 2 8 7 39 4 119 1 . 2 8 4 0 4 21-22 284 107 23 . 9 4 4

LOB - Team (113), Opp (89). DPs turned - Team (2), Opp (4). IBB - Team (1), Leonard, M. 1.

(MVC games only Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 31 Leonard, Mack 1 . 2 5 5-1 9 7 5 4/0 1 44.2 36 9 8 26 37 2 0 1 . 2 1 8 6 2 0 0 3 29 Day, Morgan 2 . 0 6 8-1 10 8 6 2/0 0 54.1 37 18 16 13 82 8 2 5 . 1 8 4 1 2 0 0 1 Totals 1 . 7 0 13-2 15 15 11 6/0 1 99.0 73 27 24 39 119 10 2 6 . 1 9 9 7 4 0 0 4

Opponents 5 . 1 0 2-13 15 15 7 0/0 0 94.2 101 82 69 67 90 19 2 17 . 2 6 1 10 13 0 4 8

PB - Team (4), Kennedy, D. 4, Opp (3). Pickoffs - Team (1), Kennedy, D. 1. SBA/ATT - Kennedy, D. (18-18), Leonard, M. (12-12), Day, M. (9-10), LaFount, Bri (3-4). 2020 Illinois State Softball Overall Statistics for Illinois State (as of Mar 10, 2020) (All2020 games FINAL Sorted overall by Battingstatistics avg) Record: 12-11 Home: 0-0 Away: 2-5 Neutral: 10-6 Conference: 0-0

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Leonard, Mack . 4 4 3 20-20 70 19 31 10 2 6 18 63 . 9 0 0 6 0 14 0 . 4 8 1 1 0 1-1 22 14 0 1.000 Olson, Emme . 3 2 9 23-23 79 10 26 8 2 3 21 47 . 5 9 5 5 0 13 0 . 3 6 9 0 1 0-0 35 34 3 . 9 5 8 Wiebel, Alyssa . 3 1 9 23-23 72 12 23 9 0 6 13 50 . 6 9 4 8 1 13 0 . 3 9 5 0 0 2-2 20 1 0 1.000 Strandgard, Spenser . 3 0 0 20-20 40 7 12 2 0 3 8 23 . 5 7 5 5 1 13 0 . 3 8 3 1 0 0-0 103 0 5 . 9 5 4 Coursey, Andrea . 2 9 6 18-18 54 7 16 6 0 2 5 28 . 5 1 9 3 1 11 0 . 3 4 5 0 0 0-0 10 23 2 . 9 4 3 Vanderpool, Taylor . 2 6 3 17-15 38 8 10 2 0 1 2 15 . 3 9 5 7 0 12 0 . 3 7 8 0 1 3-4 14 16 2 . 9 3 8 Chval, Kaili . 2 6 2 22-21 61 11 16 0 0 0 5 16 . 2 6 2 6 2 20 1 . 3 4 8 0 3 0-0 21 3 2 . 9 2 3 Kennedy, Dayna . 2 2 9 20-17 48 3 11 4 1 0 1 17 . 3 5 4 7 2 18 0 . 3 5 1 0 0 0-0 65 3 2 . 9 7 1 Borries, Kadi . 2 1 1 17-15 38 6 8 2 0 3 5 19 . 5 0 0 5 0 12 0 . 3 0 2 0 0 0-0 8 0 1 . 8 8 9 LaFountaine, Brittni . 2 0 5 16-15 44 5 9 1 0 1 8 13 . 2 9 5 3 0 12 0 . 2 5 0 1 0 0-0 104 5 4 . 9 6 5 Borries, Anni . 1 9 2 14-9 26 2 5 0 0 1 3 8 . 3 0 8 4 0 9 0 . 3 0 0 0 1 1-1 7 12 2 . 9 0 5 Moffett, Rebecca . 1 3 8 12-12 29 3 4 1 0 0 1 5 . 1 7 2 2 1 12 0 . 2 1 9 0 1 1-1 14 28 6 . 8 7 5 Jefferson, Chloe . 0 0 0 11-2 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 . 1 2 5 0 0 0-0 19 1 0 1.000 LaFountaine, Brandi . 0 0 0 3-2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 Calabrese, Michele . 0 0 0 7-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 Fox, Amanda . 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 3 1 . 8 0 0 Pence, Kenzie . 0 0 0 13-0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.000 Totals . 2 7 6 23 619 101 171 45 5 26 91 304 . 4 9 1 63 8 167 1 . 3 4 9 3 7 8-9 446 156 31 . 9 5 1 Opponents . 2 4 9 23 579 97 144 24 1 17 84 221 . 3 8 2 69 9 162 2 . 3 3 5 5 11 29-33 454 117 17 . 9 7 1

LOB - Team (146), Opp (131). DPs turned - Team (6), Opp (4). Picked off - Wiebel, A. 1, Chval, K. 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha Borries, Kadi 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Day, Morgan 2 . 7 6 7-5 16 12 8 2/0 0 78.2 64 43 31 26 123 16 1 11 . 2 1 7 0 3 0 0 7 Leonard, Mack 3 . 7 0 3-2 12 7 2 1/0 0 41.2 41 26 22 35 24 3 0 2 . 2 5 3 5 2 0 2 3 Ross, Hannah 4 . 0 0 1-1 6 1 0 0/0 0 14.0 17 9 8 3 7 3 0 2 . 3 0 9 2 1 0 1 1 Fox, Amanda 7 . 7 4 1-3 7 3 0 0/0 0 12.2 18 16 14 5 8 2 0 2 . 3 1 6 2 2 0 2 0 Totals 3 . 5 3 12-11 23 23 10 3/0 0 148.2 144 97 75 69 162 24 1 17 . 2 4 9 9 9 0 5 11

Opponents 4 . 0 7 11-12 23 23 11 3/1 1 151.1 171 101 88 63 167 45 5 26 . 2 7 6 11 8 0 3 7

PB - Team (0), Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (2). SBA/ATT - LaFount, Bri (17-20), Day, M. (15-18), Kennedy, D. (11-12), Leonard, M. (8-9), Fox, A. (4-4), Ross, H. (2-2), Borries, A. (1-1). NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown / Previous School 1 Dayna Kennedy UT R/R 5-11 So. Decatur, Ill. / Mt. Zion HS 2 Rebecca Moffett SS/UT R/R 5-6 Sr. Herrin, Ill. / Herrin HS / John A. Logan CC 3 Hanna Hicks UT R/R 5-10 Fr. Mapleton, Ill. / Illini Bluff HS 4 Michele Calabrese UT R/R 5-7 Jr. Naperville, Ill. / Waubonsie Valley HS 5 Chloe Jefferson C/3B R/R 5-7 So. Kankakee, Ill. / Herscher HS 6 Andrea Coursey 3B R/R 5-6 Sr. Urbana, Ill. / St. Joseph-Ogden HS 8 Kaili Chval OF L/R 5-8 So. Aurora, Ill. / Oswego East HS 10 Brandi LaFountaine UT R/R 5-10 So. East Moline, Ill. / United Township HS 13 Allison Tillema P R/R 5-9 Fr. Horicon, Wis. / Horicon HS 14 Madi Bylak IF R/R 5-8 Fr. Manteno, Ill. / Bishop McNamara HS 15 Emme Olson UT L/R 5-7 Jr. Hartsburg, Ill. / Hartsburg-Emden & Olympia HS 18 Reili Gardner OF L/R 5-6 Fr. Elgin, Ill. / Burlington Central HS 20 Amanda Fox P L/L 5-10 So. Saunemin, Ill. / Pontiac Township HS 21 Spenser Strandgard UT R/R 5-10 Sr. Sherrard, Ill. / Sherrard HS 22 Kenzie Pence OF L/R 5-8 Jr. St. Joseph, Ill. / St. Joseph-Ogden HS 23 Jayden Standish UT R/R 5-7 Fr. Lexington, Ill. / Lexington HS 27 Hannah Ross P R/R 5-8 So. Scottsdale, Ariz. / Chaparral HS 29 Morgan Day P R/R 5-10 Sr. Tuscola, Ill. / Tuscola HS 31 Mack Leonard P/1B L/R 5-11 Jr. Normal, Ill. / Normal Community HS 44 Brittni LaFountaine C/1B R/R 5-10 Sr. East Moline, Ill. / United Township HS

Head Coach Melinda Fischer (Illinois State, 1972 | 36th Season) Sr. Associate Head Coach Tina Kramos (Missouri State, 1995 | 21st Season) Assistant Coach Mike Armitage (UW-Platteville, 2008 | 2nd Season) Volunteer Assist. Coach Margie Wright (Illinois State, 1974 | 2nd Season) Graduate Manager Brenna Finck (Murray State, 2019 | 2nd Season)

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Illinois State...... 36th Season ISU Record...... 1,090-810-4 MVC Record...... 490-229-2 Overall Record...... 1,131-835-4 Alma Mater...... Illinois State ‘72

Year Overall Conference Only 24 head coaches in NCAA Division I softball can claim to have TINA KRAMOS 2021 27-6 13-2 won 1,000 games in their coaching career with at least 10 years Sr. Associate Head Coach 2020# 12-11 0-0 of Division I head coaching experience. Only 13 of those coaches can claim 1,000 wins at one institution. Illinois State head coach 21st Season 2019 18-33 11-10 Missouri State ‘95 2018 21-33 11-14 Melinda Fischer, who enters her 36th season at the helm of the Redbird softball program during the 2020-21 academic year, can 2017*& 33-24 20-6 claim both honors, in addition to many others. 2016 20-33 10-14 2015 25-31 14-12 The all-time winningest coach in Illinois State Athletics history. 2014 25-28 17-8 Missouri Valley Conference All-Centennial Head Softball Coach. 2013 28-20 13-7 A combined nine Missouri Valley Conference and Gateway 2012^! 37023 18-8 Athletic Conference regular-season championships. A 2010 NFCA 2011*! 36-19 21-5 Hall of Fame inductee. A 2016 ISU College of Applied Science 2010! 32-20 19-5 and Technology (CAST) Hall of Fame Inductee. Had the NFCA’s Distinguished Service Award named after her in 2018. All of that 2009 24-26 12-11 Mike Armitage 2008 28-20 17-7 and more define Illinois State head softball coach Melinda Fischer. Assistant Coach ! 2007 44-17-1 18-7-1 2nd Season *! Fischer’s 1,131 career victories, spread out among 36 previous 2006 38-16 19-4 UW-Platteville ‘08 2005 31-21 13-14 seasons as a collegiate head coach, at both Eastern Illinois (1979-80) and Illinois State (1986-present), rank her as the 19th- 2004 33-19-1 18-9 winningest coach in NCAA Division I softball history and the 2003* 29-23 20-6 10th-winningest active head coach. She’s continued her historical 2002* 34-17 21-4 rise through the career coaching ranks with her 1,000th-career *^! 2001 37-18 19-3 win in an 8-2 victory over Northern Iowa in the MVC Tournament ^! 2000 27-33 10-8 on May 8, 2015. In April 15, 2017, Fischer became the 20th coach 1999 31-21 14-4 in NCAA Softball history to earn 1,000 wins at one school and only 1998 20-30 7-11 the 10th Division I coach reach this mark at the time. 1997* 28-21 14-2 1996* 35-19 15-2 Since 1986, during her previous 35 seasons leading the Illinois Brenna Finck 1995*^! 46-14 19-1 State softball program, Fischer has directed the Redbirds to Graduate Manager 1994 36-21 11-7 national prominence, most recently with their ninth NCAA 2nd Season 1993 26-34 11-7 Regional appearance in 2012. Fischer had led her teams to Murray State ‘19 1992 24-35-2 8-9-1 10 regular-season Valley titles. She also has two Gateway regular-season championships to her credit, as well as four 1991 37-21 13-5 Valley Tournament titles. 1990* 29-26 12-2 1989 24-28 12-4 Fischer began her coaching career in 1974 after a four-year stint as ^! 1988 39-12 13-3 an ISU student-athlete. She became a graduate assistant coach 1987 41-20 11-7 for ISU’s softball and basketball teams while completing a 1986* 35-17 13-5 master’s degree in physical education. As an athlete at Illinois # - Shortened season due to COVID-19 State, Fischer helped lead the Redbirds to the 1969 Women’s pandemic College World Series, coming in as runner-up to join the ISU * - MVC Regular Season Title ^ - MVC Tournament Title Atheltics Hall of Fame in 1993. Margie wright ! - NCAA Tournament Appearance Volunteer Assistant Coach & - NISC Tournament Appearance 2nd Season Illinois State ‘74 Meet Coen Frambes Illinois State softball head coach Melinda Fischer announced the signing of then-eight-year-old Coen Frambes at a press conference held at Redbird Arena on March 25, 2019.

The Fairbury, Illinois, native signed her draft day letter in the presence of her family, newest teammates, Reggie Redbird and other ISU student-athletes. The group celebrated Coen’s signing with a pizza party, photo booth, dance party and games.

Coen was connected with Redbird softball through Team IMPACT, a national nonprofit organization that connects children facing serious or chronic illnesses with collegiate athletic programs, forming life-long bonds and life-changing outcomes. Children in the program are drafted to a team on a special signing day planned by their teammates.

As a member of the ISU softball family, Coen will attend Redbird practices, games, team dinners, events and more.

About Team IMPACT Since 2011, Team IMPACT has matched more than 1,700 children with more than 500 colleges and universities in 49 states, reaching over 50,000 participating student-athletes. The child joins the athletic team and the student-athletes join the child’s support team. Throughout the journey, the child gains strength, camaraderie and support while the student-athletes experience lessons of courage, resiliency and perspective they can’t learn in a classroom. Illinois State Season - Career Highs

2021 (33 G)...... #1 Dayna Kennedy...... Career (53 G) 2021 (27 G)...... #6 Andrea Coursey...... Career (128 G) 4, 3x, last 4/2 at Drake...... At-bats...... 4, 7x, last 4/2/21 at Drake 4, 3x, last 4/17 vs. SIU...... At-bats...... 5, 3/31/18 vs. Indiana St. 2, 2x, last 3/20 at Indiana St.....Hits.... 2, 4x, last 3/20/21 at Indiana St. 3, 4/17 vs. SIU...... Hits...... 3, 4/17/21 vs. SIU 2, 3/20 at Indiana St...... Runs...... 2, 3/20/21 at Indiana St. 1, 7x, last 4/25 at Evansville....Runs...... 2, 3x, last 2/6/20 at USF 5, 3/20 at Indiana St...... RBIs...... 5, 3/20/21 at Indiana St. 2, 4/17 vs. SIU...... RBIs...... 4, 5/5/18 vs. Valpo 1, 5x, last 4/25 at Evansville.....Steals....1, 5x, last 4/25/21 at Evansville n/a...... Steals.... 1, 2x, last 3/16/19 at Evansville 2, 3x, last 4/17 vs. SIU...... Walks....3, 2/16/20 vs. Detroit Mercy 1, 3x, last 4/22 vs. Bradley.....Walks....2, 3x, 2/16/19 vs. Detroit Mercy 2, 3x, last 4/18 vs. SIU...... Strikeouts..... 2, 7x, last 4/17/21 vs. SIU 2, 2/24 at Tennessee...... Strikeouts...... 4, 2/7/20 vs. Michigan 1, 2x, last 3/28 vs. Loyola....Doubles....1, 6x, last 3/28/21 vs. Loyola 1, 2x, last 4/25 at Evansville....Doubles....1, 19x, last 4/25/21 at Evansville 1, 4x, last 4/22 vs. Bradley....Home Runs....1, 4x, last 4/22/21 vs. Bradley 1, 4/22 vs. Bradley...... Home Runs....1, 7x, last 4/22/21 vs. Bradley

2021 (23 G)...... #2 Rebecca Moffett...... Career (35 G) 2021 (33 G)...... #8 Kaili Chval...... Career (55 G) 4, 3/7 vs. Coastal...... At-bats....4, 2x, last 3/7/21 vs. Coastal 5, 2x, last 4/3 at Drake...... At-bats...... 5, 3x, last 4/3/21 at Drake 1, 6x, last 4/17 vs. SIU...... Hits...... 2, 2/16/20 vs. Detroit Mercy 3, 4x, last 4/18 vs. SIU...... Hits...... 3, 4x, last 4/17/21 vs. SIU 2, 2x, last 4/3 at Drake...... Runs...... 2, 3x, last 4/3/21 at Drake 2, 3/20 at Indiana St...... Runs....2, 4x, last 3/20/21 at Indiana St. n/a...... RBIs...... 1, 2/7/20 vs. Michigan 3, 4/3 at Drake...... RBIs...... 3, 4/3/21 at Drake 1, 2x, last 3/28 vs. Loyola.....Steals....1, 3x, last 3/28/21 vs. Loyola 1, 3x, last 4/3 at Drake...... Steals...... 1, 3x, last 4/3/21 at Drake 1, 2x, last 4/3 at Drake...... Walks...... 2, 2/29/20 vs. Austin Peay 2, 3x, last 4/22 vs. Bradley.....Walks....2, 3x, last 4/22/21 vs. Bradley 3, 3/6 vs. Pitt...... Strikeouts...... 3, 3/6/21 vs. Pitt 2, 3x, last 3/24 vs. NIU..... Strikeouts....2, 9x, last 3/24/21 vs. NIU 1, 3/5 vs. Kentucky...... Doubles....1, 2x, last 3/5/21 vs. Kentucky 1, 5x, last 4/25 at Evansville....Doubles....1, 5x, last 4/25/21 at Evansville n/a...... Home Runs...... n/a n/a...... Home Runs...... n/a

2021 (5 G)...... #3 Hanna Hicks...... Career (5 G) 2021 (11 G)...... #10 Brandi LaFountaine...... Career (14 G) 1, 4x, last 4/25 at Evansville....At-bats....1, 4x, last 4/25/21 at Evansville 2, 4/13 vs. DePaul...... At-bats...... 3, 3/9/20 at Southern U n/a...... Hits...... n/a 1, 2x, last 4/18 vs. SIU...... Hits...... 1, 2x, last 4/18/21 vs. SIU n/a...... Runs...... n/a 1, 4/13 vs. DePaul...... Runs...... 1, 4/13/21 vs. DePaul n/a...... RBIs...... n/a 1, 4/13 vs. DePaul...... RBIs...... 1, 4/13/21 vs. DePaul n/a...... Steals...... n/a n/a...... Steals...... n/a 1, 3/20 at Indiana St...... Walks...... 1, 3/20/21 at Indiana St. 1, 4x, last 4/22 vs. Bradley....Walks....1, 4x, last 4/22/21 vs. Bradley 1, 2x, last 4/25 at Evansville....Strikeouts....1, 2x, last 4/25/21 at Evansville 1, 2x, last 4/17 vs. SIU...... Strikeouts...... 2, 2/8/20 vs. Ga. State n/a...... Doubles...... n/a n/a...... Doubles...... n/a n/a...... Home Runs...... n/a 1, 4/13 vs. DePaul...... Home Runs...... 1, 4/13/21 vs. DePaul

2021 (26 G)...... #4 Michele Calabrese...... Career (65 G) 2021 (32 G)...... #14 Madi Bylak...... Career (32 G) 2, 3x, last 2/27 vs. N. Kentucky....At-bats....2, 3x, last 2/27/21 vs. N. Kentucky 4, 2x, last 3/7 vs. Coastal....At-bats....4, 2x, last 3/7/21 vs. Coastal n/a...... Hits...... n/a 3, 3/7 vs. Coastal...... Hits...... 3, 3/7/21 vs. Coastal 1, 3x, last 3/21 at Indiana St.....Runs....1, 13x, last 3/21/21 at Indiana St. 2, 2x, last 4/13 vs. DePaul.....Runs....2, 2x, last 4/13/21 vs. DePaul n/a...... RBIs...... n/a 3, 4/22 vs. Bradley...... RBIs...... 3, 4/22/21 vs. Bradley 1, 3/21 at Indiana St...... Steals....1, 3x, last 3/21/21 at Indiana St. 1, 4x, last 4/25 at Evansville.... Steals....1, 4x, last 4/25/21 at Evansville n/a...... Walks...... n/a 1, 5x, last 4/17 vs. SIU...... Walks...... 1, 5x, last 4/17/21 vs. SIU 2, 2x, last 2/27 vs. N. Kentucky.... Strikeouts....2, 2x, last 2/27/21 vs. N. Kentucky 2, 4x, last 4/3 at Drake..... Strikeouts....2, 4x, last 4/3/21 at Drake n/a...... Doubles...... n/a 2, 3/7 vs. Coastal...... Doubles...... 2, 3/7/21 vs. Coastal n/a...... Home Runs...... n/a n/a...... Home Runs...... n/a

2021 (21 G)...... #5 Chloe Jefferson...... Career (32 G) 2021 (33 G)...... #15 Emme Olson...... Career (107 G) 3, 3x, last 3/20 at Indiana St.....At-bats....3, 4x, last 3/20/21 at Indiana St. 5, 2x, last 4/3 at Drake...... At-bats...... 5, 5x, last 4/3/21 at Drake 2, 2x, last 3/28 vs. Loyola...... Hits.... 2, 2x, last 3/28/21 vs. Loyola 2, 9x, last 4/17 vs. SIU...... Hits...... 4, 2/21/20 vs. Hofstra 2, 2x, last 3/28 vs. Loyola.....Runs....1, 3x, last 3/28/21 vs. Loyola 2, 3x, last 4/17 vs. SIU...... Runs...... 4, 3/17/19 at Evansville 1, 2x, last 4/22 vs. Bradley....RBIs....1, 3x, last 4/22/21 vs. Bradley 3, 2x, last 2/27 vs. N. Kentucky....RBIs..... 5, 2/16/20 vs. Detroit Mercy n/a...... Steals...... n/a 1, 3x, last 4/25 at Evansville....Steals.... 1, 4x, last 4/25/21 at Evansville 1, 3x, last 4/25 at Evansville....Walks....1, 5x, last 4/25/21 at Evansville 2, 2x, last 4/2 at Drake...... Walks...... 3, 3/16/19 at Evansville 2, 4/2 at Drake...... Strikeouts...... 2, 4/2/21 at Drake 3, 3/21 at Indiana St...... Strikeouts....3, 2x, last 3/21/21 at Indiana St. 1, 3/28 vs. Loyola...... Doubles...... 1, 3/28/21 vs. Loyola 1, 6x, last 4/17 vs. SIU...... Doubles.....2, 2x, last 2/8/20 vs. Ga. State n/a...... Home Runs...... n/a 1, 3x, last 4/17 vs. SIU...... Home Runs...... 2, 2/16/19 vs. Utah St. Illinois State Season - Career Highs

2021 (31 G)...... #18 Reili Gardner...... Career (31 G) 2021 (1 G)...... #27 Hannah Ross *...... Career (7 G) 4, 3x, last 4/3 at Drake...... At-bats...... 4, 3x, last 4/3/21 at Drake 5.0 IP, 3/7 vs. Coastal...... Innings....5.0 IP, 2x, last 3/7/21 vs. Coastal 3, 3/7 vs. Coastal...... Hits...... 3, 3/7/21 vs. Coastal 6, 3/7 vs. Coastal...... Hits (most)...... 6, 3/7/21 vs. Coastal 2, 4x, last 4/22 vs. Bradley....Runs....2, 4x, last 4/22/21 vs. Bradley n/a...... Hits (fewest)...... 0, 2/7/20 vs. Florida 2, 4/3 at Drake...... RBIs...... 2, 4/3/21 at Drake 3, 3/7 vs. Coastal...... ER (most)....3, 3x, last 3/7/21 vs. Coastal 1, 3x, last 4/22 vs. Bradley....Steals....1, 3x, last 4/22/21 vs. Bradley n/a...... ER (fewest).... 0, 2x, last 2/16/20 vs. Detroit Mercy 2, 4/22 vs. Bradley...... Walks...... 2, 4/22/21 vs. Bradley 3, 3/7 vs. Coastal...... Walks...... 3, 3/7/21 vs. Coastal 3, 3/5 vs. Kentucky...... Strikeouts...... 3, 3/5/21 vs. Kentucky 3, 3/7 vs. Coastal...... Strikeouts...... 3, 3/7/21 vs. Coastal 1, 4x, last 4/13 vs. DePaul....Doubles....1, 4x, last 4/13/21 vs. DePaul n/a...... HBP...... 1, 2/7/20 vs. Florida 1, 4/25 at Evansville...... Home Runs...... 1, 4/25/21 at Evansville n/a...... Most scoreless IP.... 1.0 IP, 2/7/20 vs. Florida * Numbers based on at least 1 inning of work 2021 (1 G)...... #20 Amanda Fox *...... Career (8 G) 2021 (24 G)...... #29 Morgan Day *...... Career (120 G) 0.2 IP, 2/12 vs. Clemson.....Innings.....3.1 IP, 2/16/20 vs. Detroit Mercy 7.0 IP, 10x, last 4/25 at Evansville... Innings...... 9.1, 3/2/18 at LSU 1, 2/12 vs. Clemson...... Hits (most)...... 7, 3/8/20 at LSU 10, 3/5 vs. Kentucky...... Hits (most)....10, 2x, last 3/5/21 vs. Kentucky n/a...... Hits (fewest).... 1, 2x, last 2/29/20 at WKU 0, 3x, last 3/14 vs. NDSU.... Hits (fewest)....0, 8x, last 3/14/21 vs. NDSU n/a...... ER (most)...... 5, 3/8/20 at LSU 4, 4/2 at Drake...... ER (most)....7, 4x, last 2/15/20 vs. Kentucky n/a...... ER (fewest).... 0, 2x, last 2/29/20 at WKU 0, 8x, last 4/22 vs. Bradley....ER (fewest)....0, 36x, last 4/22/21 vs. Bradley n/a...... Walks...... 2, 2x, last 3/8/20 at LSU 4, 3/24 vs. NIU...... Walks...... 7, 2/9/18 at Florida n/a...... Strikeouts....3, 2/16/20 vs. Detroit Mercy 16, 3/14 vs. NDSU...... Strikeouts...... 18, 2/28/20 vs. IUPUI n/a...... HBP...... 1, 2x, last 3/8/20 at LSU 1, 3x, last 4/25 at Evansville.... HBP....2, 4x, last 2/15/20 vs. Kentucky 0.2 IP, 2/12 vs. Clemson....Most scoreless IP....3.1 IP, 2/16/20 vs. Detroit Mercy 7.0 IP, 4x, last 4/25 at Evansville....Most scoreless IP....7.0 IP, 14x, last 4/25/21 at UE * Numbers based on at least 1 inning of work * Numbers based on at least 1 inning of work 2021 (33 G)...... #21 Spenser Strandgard...... Career (63 G) 2021 (33 G)...... #31 Mack Leonard...... Career (83 G) 4, 5x, last 4/18 vs. SIU...... At-bats...... 4, 7x, last 4/18/21 vs. SIU 5, 2x, last 3/7 vs. Coastal....At-bats....5, 2x, last 3/7/21 vs. Coastal 3, 2x, last 4/17 vs. SIU...... Hits...... 4, 2/14/20 vs. Boise State 4, 3/6 vs. Pitt...... Hits...... 4, 3/6/21 vs. Pitt 2, 5x, last 4/22 vs. Bradley....Runs....2, 6x, last 4/22/21 vs. Bradley 3, 3x, last 4/25 at Evansville...... Runs.... 3, 3x, last 4/25/21 at Evansville 2, 3x, last 4/25 at Evansville....RBIs...... 4, 2/14/20 vs. Boise State 5, 4/22 vs. Bradley...... RBIs...... 5, 4/22/21 vs. Bradley 1, 4/3 at Drake...... Steals...... 1, 4/3/21 at Drake 1, 3x, last 3/21 at Indiana St.....Steals....1, 5x, last 3/21/21 at Indiana St. 2, 2x, last 4/3 at Drake...... Walks...... 2, 2x, last 4/3/21 at Drake 2, 4x, last 4/22 vs. Bradley....Walks....2, 5x, last 4/22/21 vs. Bradley 2, 4/2 at Drake...... Strikeouts..... 3, 2/14/20 at Arizona St. 2, 2/24 at Tennessee...... Strikeouts....3, 2x, last 2/14/20 at Arizona St. 2, 3/20 at Indiana St...... Doubles...... 2, 3/20/21 at Indiana St. 1, 8x, last 4/13 vs. DePaul...Doubles.....2, 2x, last 2/28/20 vs. Austin Peay 1, 4x, last 4/22 vs. Bradley....Home Runs....1, 7x, 4/22/21 vs. Bradley 2, 2x, last 4/22 vs. Bradley....Home Runs....2, 2x, last 4/22/21 vs. Bradley

2021 (0 G)...... #22 Kenzie Pence...... Career (31 G) 2021 (14 G)...... #31 Mack Leonard *...... Career (41 G) n/a...... At-bats...... 2, 3x, last 3/9/19 vs. LIU 7.0 IP, 6x, last 4/22 vs. Bradley....Innings....7.0, 8x, last 4/22/21 vs. Bradley n/a...... Hits...... 1, 3x, last 3/9/19 vs. Purdue 8, 4/17 vs. SIU...... Hits (most).....8, 2x, last 4/17/21 vs. SIU n/a...... Runs.....1, 8x, last 3/7/20 vs. Campbell 0, 2x, last 3/20 at Indiana St.....Hits (fewest)....0, 3x, last 3/20/21 at Indiana St. n/a...... RBIs...... n/a 6, 2/12 vs. Clemson...... ER (most)...... 6, 2/12/21 vs. Clemson n/a...... Steals...... n/a 0, 6x, last 4/22 vs. Bradley....ER (fewest)....0, 12x, last 4/22/21 vs. Bradley n/a...... Walks...... 1, 2/23/19 at Florida 6, 2x, last 4/2 at Drake...... Walks...... 6, 2x, last 4/2/21 at Drake n/a...... Strikeouts....1, 5x, last 3/1/19 vs. USC Upstate 9, 3/7 at FAU...... Strikeouts...... 9, 3/7/21 at FAU n/a...... Doubles...... n/a 2, 2/12 vs. Clemson...... HBP...... 2, 2/12/21 vs. Clemson n/a...... Home Runs...... n/a 7.0 IP, 3x, last 4/22 vs. Bradley...Most scoreless IP....7.0 IP, 3x, last 4/22/21 vs. Bradley * Numbers based on at least 1 inning of work 2021 (25 G)...... #23 Jayden Standish...... Career (25 G) 2021 (11 G)...... #44 Brittni LaFountaine...... Career (90 G) 4, 3x, last 4/3 at Drake...... At-bats...... 4, 3x, last 4/3/21 at Drake 3, 3x, last 3/28 vs. Loyola.....At-bats....5, 2x, last 2/28/20 vs. Austin Peay 2, 3x, last 3/14 vs. NDSU...... Hits...... 2, 3x, last 3/14/21 vs. NDSU 2, 2x, last 3/28 vs. Loyola...... Hits.....2, 7x, last 3/28/21 vs. Loyola 2, 3/7 at FAU...... Runs...... 2, 3/7/21 at FAU 2, 3/6 vs. FIU...... Runs...... 2, 2x, last 3/6/21 vs. FIU 5, 3/7 vs. Coastal...... RBIs...... 5, 3/7 vs. Coastal 1, 3x, last 4/2 at Drake...... RBIs....2, 5x, last 3/9/20 at Southern U n/a...... Steals...... n/a n/a...... Steals...... n/a 2, 4/17 vs. SIU...... Walks...... 2, 4/17/21 vs. SIU 1, 4/2 at Drake...... Walks...... 4, 2/8/19 vs. NC State 2, 7x, last 4/25 at Evansville.... Strikeouts...2, 7x, last 4/25/21 at Evansville 3, 2/24 at Tennessee...... Strikeouts....3, 3x, last 2/24/21 at Tennessee 1, 2x, last 3/28 vs. Loyola.....Doubles....1, 2x, last 3/28/21 vs. Loyola 1, 3/6 vs. FIU...... Doubles...... 1, 6x, last 3/6/21 vs. FIU 1, 5x, last 4/25 at Evansville....Home Runs....1, 5x, last 4/25/21 at Evansville n/a...... Home Runs....1, 4x, last 2/29/20 at WKU TV / Radio Roster

1 - dayna kennedy 2 - rebecca moffett 3 - HANNA HICKS 4 - michele Calabrese 5 - chloe jefferson SOPHOMORE SENIOR FRESHMAN JUNIOR SOPHOMORE UT | 5-11 | R/R SS/UT | 5-6 | R/R UT | 5-10 | R/R UT | 5-7 | R/R C/3B | 5-7 | R/R Decatur, Ill. Herrin, Ill. Mapleton, Ill. Naperville, Ill. Kankakee, Ill. Mt. Zion HS John A. Logan CC Illini Bluffs HS Waubonsie Valley HS Herscher HS

6 - andrea coursey 8 - Kaili chval 10 - brandi lafountaine 13 - allison tillema 14 - madi bylak SENIOR SOPHOMORE SOPHOMORE FRESHMAN FRESHMAN 3B | 5-6 | R/R OF | 5-8 | L/R UT | 5-10 | R/R P | 5-9 | R/R IF | 5-8 | R/R Urbana, Ill. Aurora, Ill. East Moline, Ill. Horicon, Wis. Manteno, Ill. St. Joseph-Ogden HS Oswego East HS United Township HS Horicon HS Bishop McNamara HS

15 - emme olson 18 - Reili gardner 20 - amanda fox 21 - spenser strandgard 22 - Kenzie Pence JUNIOR FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE SENIOR JUNIOR UT | 5-7 | L/R OF | 5-6 | L/R P | 5-10 | L/L UT | 5-10 | R/R OF | 5-8 | L/R Hartsburg, Ill. Elgin, Ill. Saunemin, Ill. Sherrard, Ill. St. Joseph, Ill. Hartsburg-Emden & Olympia HS Burlington Central HS Pontiac Township HS Sherrard HS St. Joseph-Ogden HS

23 - jayden standish 27 - Hannah Ross 29 - morgan day 31 - mack leonard 44 - brittni lafountaine FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE SENIOR JUNIOR SENIOR UT | 5-7 | R/R P | 5-8 | R/R P/OF | 5-10 | R/R P/1B | 5-11 | L/R C/1B | 5-10 | R/R Lexington, Ill. Scottsdale, Ariz. Tuscola, Ill. Normal, Ill. East Moline, Ill. Lexington HS Chaparral HS Tuscola HS Normal, Community HS United Township HS