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Illinois State University Athletics

2018 Softball Roster

24 Riley Strandgard

  • Position IF
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Sherrard, Ill.

Biography

Senior (2018): 2018 MVC All-Defensive Team member ... MVC Scholar Athlete team honorable mention … Hit .228 with 22 runs scored, 37 hits, four doubles, one triple and tied for the most home runs with four ... Finished her career in the top-10 all-time at Illinois State in games started, at-bats, hits, home runs, total bases and RBIs ... Has second-most assists all-time with 545 and the most double plays turned all-time with 40 - 13 of those in 2018 ... Hit game-winning home run in the top of the 10th against UNI (May 10) in the first round of the MVC Tournament ... Turned in nine multi-hit and two multi-RBI games this season ... Had three hits against North Dakota (Feb. 18) and Evansville (Apr. 13) ... Hit home runs in back-to-back games at then-No. 25 Oklahoma State (Mar. 13) and Tulsa (Mar. 14).

Junior (2017): MVC Preseason All-Conference selection ... MVC Scholar Athlete team honorable mention … MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week on March 28 ... MVC Player of the Week on April 17 ... MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week on April 18 … Started all 57 games at shortstop for the Redbirds, sporting a .306 average … Tallied 55 hits, driving in 36 … Tied for the third-most home runs with seven … Led the Redbirds with six sacrifice hits … Collected 83 putouts with 179 assists to rank fourth in the Redbirds’ single-season records … Logged 12 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games … Tied for the Redbirds’ second-longest hitting streak of 12 games (April 8-25) … Recorded back-to-back three-hit games versus Rutgers with three RBI (March 11) and Fordham with four RBI (March 12) … Went 3-for-5 at Wichita State scoring and driving in two runs each … Was a perfect 3-for-3 at Drake with a run and RBI apiece (April 15) … Recorded two hits against both IUPUI (May 16) and Michigan State (May 18) in the NISC Regional. 

Sophomore (2016): Named to the NFCA All-Mideast Region Second Team ... named to the All-MVC Second Team ... named to the MVC All-Tournament Team ... named an MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention ... started all 53 games at shortstop ... led the team in batting average (.368), hits (60), triples (2), total bases (91), slugging percentage (.558) and on-base percentage (.421) ... had 18 multi-hit games, including five with three hits ... had 16 hits during team's 11-game road trip March 3-12 ... finished 4-for-5 with four RBIs in doubleheader at Missouri State ... compiled hit streaks of eight and five games in MVC play ... had nine multi-RBI games, including four RBIs in a single game March 19 at Missouri State ... struck out only three times from March 11 - April 23, including 17 games in that span without a strikeout ... finished 4-for-8 with a home run, two RBIs and a run in three games at the MVC Tournament ... finished season with a .958 fielding percentage.

Freshman (2015): Notable...named to the All-MVC Second Team...Season...appeared in 47 games and started 45...hit .301 with eight home runs and 25 RBIs...scored first career run in win over Jacksonville (Feb. 6)...recorded first career hit vs. No. 1 Florida (Feb. 7)...had five-game hit streak from February 14-27 against three ranked opponents and five NCAA Tournament teams...had first career multi-hit game against Kansas with two hits (Feb. 20)...hit first career home run to break up a perfect game and give ISU the lead against No. 1 Florida (Feb. 21)...hit a solo home run vs. No. 22 Texas A&M (Feb. 28)...had two hits and two RBIs in win over Louisville (March 9)...went 6-12 with five RBIs and three runs scored in series vs. Indiana State (March 21-22)...tied season-high for hits with three and drove in season-high four runs in a 3-4 effort against Evansville (March 28)...hit a solo home run vs. Southern Illinois (April 3)...had two hits and an RBI vs. Wichita State (April 11)...went 2-4 with a solo homer vs. Bradley (April 22)...finished 2-3 with two RBIs and hit game-tying home run in the bottom of the seventh vs. Loyola (April 25)...had two hits and scored twice vs. Bradley in MVC Tournament (May 7)...hit a two-run home run against UNI in MVC Tournament (May 7)...hit a double vs. Missouri State in MVC Tournament (May 8).

Sherrard: Three-year starter at Sherrard High School, first for head coach Bob Phelps and now for Mike DeLoose...two-time second team all-state selection...currently ranks 12th in IHSA history with 34-career home runs...three-time all-area and all-conference choice...has started every game for three-straight seasons...Argus Dispatch All-Area Player of the Year as a junior in 2013...crushed 11 home runs and drove in 57 RBI...led the Tigers to a 24-8 mark and regional title...broke her own school record with 12 home runs as a junior in 2012...also hit .412 and recorded 49 RBI...Tigers placed fourth in the state, finishing with a 29-7 record...set school-record with 11 home runs as a freshman in 2011, also hitting .432...won a regional championship, as the Tigers went 27-4...played for Milan Aces ASA summer team, originally coached by Burnett Moody and now coached by Olie Johnson...won 2013 USFA World Series and the NSA state title...also a two-year member of the Sherrard volleyball team and three-year player for the basketball team...plans to major in elementary education.

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2015Freshman

    UT
    5'9"
    24
  • 24

    2016Sophomore

    UT
    5'9"
    24
  • 24

    2017Junior

    IF
    5'9"
    24
  • 24

    2018Senior

    IF
    5'9"
    24