Senior (2015): Notable...named to the All-MVC Defensive Team...Season...started 48 games, primarily in leftfield...hit .175 with three home runs and seven RBIs...scored first run of the season vs. Boston (Feb. 15)...registered first hit of the season with single vs. Liberty (Feb. 21)...went 1-1 with a double and a run vs. UNI (March 14)...finished Indiana State series 3-7 with three runs and four RBIs...hit a pinch-hit home run vs. Indiana State (March 21)...hit game-winning three-run homer in the top of the seventh vs. Indiana State (March 22)...had a pair of hits in Southern Illinois series (April 3-4)...set season-high with two hits, which included a home run, vs. Wichita State (April 12)...had game-winning RBI base hit vs. Loyola (April 25)...finished career with a hit vs. Missouri State in the MVC Tournament (May 8).
Junior (2014): Season…saw the most playing time of her career, appearing in 35 games with 27 starts…made a career-high four putouts in left field in her first start since 2012 against No. 4/3 Florida (Feb. 7)…scored a career-high two runs in the win at Louisville (March 10)…tallied two hits against UNI (March 21)…combined to go 4-for-10 in the series against Northern Iowa (March 21-22) after entering with two hits all season…set career-highs in hits (three), RBI (four) and runs (three), while also hitting a home run, at Southern Illinois (April 5).
Sophomore (2013): Season...made 16 appearances, all off the bench...tallied one hit in 11 at bats, but posted a .333 on-base percentage thanks to two walks and two hit by pitches...made her season-debut as a pinch hitter vs. Sam Houston State (Feb. 9)...hit by a pitch vs. No. 12 Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 23)...made her first appearance in the field vs. LIU Brooklyn (March 1), going 0-for-1 with a walk...went 1-for-2 with one run scored and one RBI vs. Miami (Ohio) (March 10), her only hit, RBI and run of the season...walked as a pinch hitter vs. Southern Illinois (March 30)...was hit by a pitch in a pinch hitting appearance at Wichita State (April 20).
Freshman (2012): Season...appeared in 23 games and made one start, posting a .238 batting average with a double, a home run and eight RBI, all as a pinch hitter...drew a pair of walks and was hit by a pitch for a .333 on-base percentage...drove in a pair of runs with her first-career hit, a pinch hit single, vs. Boston (Feb. 24)...drove in game-winning runs as a pinch hitter on back-to-back days vs. South Alabama (Mar. 3) and Penn State (Mar. 4)...went 2-for-3 with a game-tying homer and a game-winning three-run double, both career firsts, in the series vs. Wichita State (Mar. 24-25).
LaSalle-Peru Township HS: Two-sport athlete at LaSalle-Peru who participated in volleyball and softball...led team with a .470 batting average and 25 RBI as a junior...three-time all-conference and all-area selection...helped the Cavaliers win conference and regional championships as a freshman...member of the Midland Magic 92.
Personal: Born November 6, 1992...Parents: Tom and Lori Turczyn...mother, Lori, is an ISU alumna...Sibling: Abby, who signed a LOI with the Redbirds in Nov. 2013...Major: environmental health.
