ILLINOIS STATE SOFTBALL

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1 2017 SCHEDULE USF Wilson DeMarini Tournament (Tampa, Fla.) Feb. 9 at No. 25 South Florida L, 5-4 Feb. 10 vs. No. 6 Michigan L, 4-2 Feb. 10 vs. No. 4 Florida L, 9-0 [5] Feb. 11 vs. Delaware W, Feb. 12 vs. St. John s W, 2-1 [8] Arizona State Littlewood Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) Feb. 17 vs. No. 17 Missouri W, 7-3 Feb. 17 at Arizona State L, 7-1 Feb. 18 vs. South Dakota cancelled Feb. 18 at Arizona State cancelled Feb. 19 vs. No. 17 Missouri cancelled Hilltopper Spring Fling (Bowling Green, Ky.) Feb. 23 at Western Kentucky L, 8-2 Feb. 24 vs. Wright State W, 3-0 Feb. 24 vs. Austin Peay W, 7-2 Feb. 25 vs. IUPUI W, 10-1 [5] LSU Tiger Invitational (Baton Rouge, La.) Mar. 3 vs. Illinois L, 4-2 Mar. 3 at No. 13 LSU L, 10-2 [5] Mar. 4 vs. Troy L, 1-5 Mar. 4 vs. Florida Atlantic W, 2-1 Mar. 5 vs. No. 10 Minnesota L, 7-3 Florida Atlantic Tournament (Boca Raton, Fla.) Mar. 10 vs. LIU Brooklyn L, 4-2 Mar. 10 at Florida Atlantic L, 5-7 Mar. 11 vs. Rutgers W, 13-2 [5] Mar. 12 vs. Fordham W, 7-6 [8] Mar. 12 vs. Fairfield W, 5-3 Mar. 14 at Florida Atlantic L, 2-1 Mar. 17 at Indiana State* W, 8-1 Mar. 18 at Indiana State* W, 9-3 // W, 10-3 Mar. 25 at Wichita State* W, 5-3 // W, 8-3 Mar. 26 at Wichita State* L, 11-3 [5] Mar. 29 at Illinois L, 5-3 Apr. 1 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* W, 8-7 [8] // L, 12-7 Apr. 2 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* L, 7-5 Apr. 8 LOYOLA CHICAGO* W, 3-1 // W, 2-1 Apr. 9 LOYOLA CHICAGO* W, 15-0 [5] Apr. 12 DePAUL L, 5-1 Apr. 14 at Drake* W, 7-2 // W, 3-1 Apr. 15 at Drake* W, 10-2 [5] Apr. 19 BRADLEY* W, 9-1 [5] // W, 6-5 Apr. 22 MISSOURI STATE* W, 7-2 // W, 5-3 Apr. 23 MISSOURI STATE * W, 5-2 Apr. 25 at Bradley* W, 6-2 Apr. 29 at Evansville* W, 18-0 [5] // W, 10-1 [6] Apr. 30 at Evansville* cancelled May 6 NORTHERN IOWA* L, 11-1 // L, 8-2 May 7 NORTHERN IOWA* L, 8-2 MVC Tournament (Normal, Ill.) May 12 Semifinal vs. SIU L, 2-0 [8] NISC Regional 3 (Normal, Ill.) May 16 IUPUI W, 5-4 May 17 Murray State W, 2-0 May 18 Michigan State L, 4-3 // W, 6-0 NISC Championship (Liberty in Lynchburg, Va.) May 21 vs. Cal Poly/Lamar Noon May 22 TBD TBD Home games in BOLD CAPS at Marian Kneer Stadium. * Missouri Valley Conference game ILLINOIS STATE SOFTBALL 13 MVC Titles 6 MVC Tournament Titles 9 NCAA Tournament Appearances Illinois State Redbirds at the National Invitational Softball Championhip Illinois State REDBIRDS (33-22, 20-6 MVC) BA:.302 (.330) ERA: 3.47 (3.32) Runs Scored: 294 (174) Runs Allowed: 224 (100) Head Coach (career record): Melinda Fischer(1, ), 32nd season at ISU Recently: ISU captured the NISC Regional 3 title with a 6-0 win over Michigan State. Quickly: After three weeks at home, The Redbirds travel to the NISC Championship round at Liberty for a six-team double-elimination tournament. The 2017 regular season Missouri Valley Champions went 3-1 during the NISC regional round at home with the lone loss coming to Michigan State. # Name Pos Notes 00 Heineman CF Quick in center 1 Hale RF Leadoff, leads ISU in HBP 2 Caliva 2B 2nd most double plays 3 Turczyn (2B) Started 12 games at second 4 Thulen (OF)* Appeared in 24 games as PR 5 Domkuski P 17 appearances, 2nd most IP 7 K. Borries (OF)* 1-for-1 in lone at-bat, 4 appearances 8 Mesecher (OF)^ Had 7-game hitting streak 9 Phipps (IF)^ JUCO transfer from Heartland CC 10 Christner P Increasing time as relief pitcher 11 Vanderpool (IF)* Scored 15 runs, 31 appearances 12 Daly LF Tied ISU record: 3 HR, 7 RBI (4/29) 2017 ILLINOIS STATE SOFTBALL AWARD WINNERS MVC Weekly Awards: Jordan de los Reyes (3x Player), Shannon Felde (Player), Riley Strandgard (Player, 2x Scholar Athlete), Sarah Finck (Pitcher), Alyssa Wiebel (Newcomer), Allison Spence (Scholar Athlete) MVC Yearly Awards: Jordan de los Reyes (Player of the Year, all-defensive team, first team), Allison Spence (first team), Sarah Finck (first team), Shannon Felde (first team), Riley Hale (first team), Annie Hieneman (second team) MVC All-Tournament: Annie Heineman, Sarah Finck MVC Scholar Athlete: Annie Heineman (first team), Shannon Felde (first team), Riley Hale & Riley Strandgard (honorable mentions) NFCA All-Mideast Region: Jordan de los Reyes (first team), Allison Spence (third team), Riley Hale (third team), Shannon Felde (third team) CoSIDA Academic All-District: Shannon Felde Possible Starters 8 - Mesecher 12 - Daly 16 - Wiebel 24 - Strandgard 00 - Heineman 13 - de los Reyes 2017 ROSTER BREAK DOWN 2 - Caliva # Name Pos Notes 13 de los Reyes C Owns 9 ISU career/season records 14 Johnson P Redshirted freshman year 15 Scully (C) Works with relief pitchers 16 Wiebel 3B Quick glove at 3rd 17 Stevens (IF) Injured to start 2017 season 19 A. Borries (C)^ Two doubles as PH 20 Felde DP 21-game hitting streak, 1 SO in Spence 1B Leads ISU in doubles & double plays 23 Finck P Has two two-hitters in Strandgard SS 3 MVC weekly honors 25 Prader (C) 6 appearances, 2016 MVC scholar (pos) indicates non-starter *pinch runner ^pinch hitter 22 - Spence Facebook: /ISURedbirds #BackTheBirds Hale DP 20 - Felde Pitchers W-L (S) ERA IP 5 Domkuski Christner Johnson Felde Finck (1)

2 Recently The 2017 regular season MVC title is the first for the Redbirds since The Redbirds' 20-6 league record is the second-best Valley record in Illinois State program history. The Redbirds went 3-1 at the inaugural NISC Regional to clinch the Region 3 title. Illinois State's bats came alive in game two with a 6-0 shutout over Michigan State for Ali Domkuski's first career shutout. Weekly MVC Awards Jordan de los Reyes Player May 1 For the second week in a row, Jordan de los Reyes made history as the Illinois State career home run record holder, totaling 54 home runs. The senior belted at least one home run in each game last week, recording an astounding slugging percentage. During her 6-for-8 week, the Moline-native drove in 14 RBIs off five extra-base hits and three sac-flies. De los Reyes upped her 2017 total to 66 RBIs, surpassing the Illinois State single-season record by 10. Sarah Finck Pitcher April 24 Finck led the Redbirds in the circle, recording four wins and a save in the five games this week. The junior tossed 23.0 complete innings, giving up only five runs in three games. The Redbirds' ace owns a 9-0 record in her last 11 appearances, closing out the remaining two games with scoreless innings. Jordan de los Reyes Player April 24 De los Reyes made history last week by becoming career RBI record holder, not only for Illinois State but also for the Missouri Valley Conference. De los Reyes posted one of her best weeks of the season, batting.692 with a slugging percentage thanks to three home runs and a double. The East Moline native's 10 RBIs this week ups her career total to 174. With two intentional walks against her last week, the senior continued to dominate at the plate, extending her hitting streak to six games including two three-hit games. Riley Strandgard Player & Scholar Athlete April 17 Logging four-straight multi-hit games, Riley Strandgard led the Redbirds with a.692 average, slugging an even The junior capped off her 9-for-13 week with a perfect 3-for-3 appearance in the weekend finale. Strandgard drove in four runs throughout the weekend, including a two-rbi home run. Quick Hitters MVC AWARD WINNERS Jordan de los Reyes garnered the prestigious MVC Player of the Year award in addition to first-team and all-defensive team honors. Allison Spence, Sarah Finck, Shannon Felde and Riley Hale collected first-team all-conference honors. Annie Heineman rounded out the group with second-team honors, totaling eight for the Redbirds, which is the third-most MVC awards in program history. Heineman and Finck were also named to the MVC All-Tournament team. RANKING REDBIRDS After the Redbirds 13th and 14th consecutive MVC wins, Illinois State earned a vote in the NFCA Top-25 Coaches Poll for the first time since 2011 on May 2. The Redbirds are ranked top-25 in three statistical categories: 12th in home runs/game (1.08), 15th in slugging (.484) and 23rd in double plays/game (.47). RACKING UP THE RECORDS The 2017 MVC Player of the Year, Jordan de los Reyes is holds eight ISU records and one MVC record: Illinois State and Missouri Valley Conference career RBI record holder... Illinois State career home run and slugging percentage record holder... Illinois State single-season slugging percentage, RBI and total bases records holder... Tied Illinois State single-season home run record. 4th RBIs/game th Home runs/game th Home runs th Total Bases Allison Spence Scholar Athlete April 11 The sophomore led the team with a slugging percentage thanks to two solo home runs and an RBI double. Spence had a perfect outing at the plate in Sunday's contest, going 3-for-3 with two RBIs. She also drew three walks, helping her post a.700 on-base percentage. Riley Strandgard Scholar Athlete March 28 Strandgard led the Redbirds with six RBIs during her 5-for-11 weekend against reigning MVC Tournament Champion Wichita State. The captain slugged three extra-base hits, including a two-run home run to left field in the series finale. Strandgard plated two runs in each game of the series, while highlighting the weekend with a 3-for-5 game in Saturday's nightcap. Jordan de los Reyes Player March 20 Jordan de los Reyes opened conference play with a bang, going 7-for-10 with a slugging percentage. The senior led the Redbirds with seven RBI and seven hits during the week. She failed to strikeout while being walked four times at Indiana State. On Saturday alone, de los Reyes went 6-for-8 with three runs and seven RBI in the Redbirds first MVC sweep since Shannon Felde Player February 20 She hit.571 with three RBI on four hits before the ASU Littlewood Classic was called due to rain. In her fourth-consecutive multi-hit game, the sophomore sparked the Redbirds offense against Arizona State with one RBI. In the historic win over No. 17 Mizzou, Felde drove in two runs to give ISU the early lead over the perennial powerhouse en route to the 7-3 win. Alyssa Wiebel Newcomer February 13 Wiebel led the Illinois State softball team with six RBIs, two home runs, and a slugging percentage. The freshman went 3-for-4 in her collegiate debut against No. 25 USF. Wiebel launched a two-run home run against No. 6 Michigan on Friday one of only three home runs allowed by UM. Wiebel went 2-for-3 against Delaware with three RBIs and three runs. Jordan de los Reyes' National Rankings 6th RBIs th Slugging th Average HALE YEA! With a.349 average, the Redbirds' leadoff hitter, Riley Hale, has logged 16 multi-hit games. Hale currently has an 25-game reached-base streak - the third longest streak in program history. YES SPENCE Second in the Valley, Allison Spence totals 15 doubles, sporting a.365 average with 19 multi-hit games. General Information Location:... Normal, Ill. University Founded: Enrollment:...21,039 Nickname:...Redbirds Colors:...Red & White Affiliation:... NCAA Division I Conference:... Missouri Valley President:... Dr. Larry Dietz Director of Athletics:...Larry Lyons Faculty Representative:... Dr. Jeri Beggs Team Information 2016 Record: MVC Record (finish): (7th) Home Record: Away Record: Neutral Site Record: Starters Returning/Lost:...7/2 Facility:... Marian Kneer Stadium (Capacity: 1,050) Program History First : All-Time Record:... 1, All-Time DI Record (since 1983):... 1, All-Time Gateway/MVC Record: Regular Conference Titles: Conference Tournament Titles:... Six NCAA Tournament Appearances:...Nine... ( 88, 95, 00, 01, 06, 07, 10, 11, 12) MVC Most Valuable Players: Coaching Staff Head Coach:...Melinda Fischer (Illinois St. 72) :...32nd Record at ISU:...1, (32 years) Record:...1, (34 years) Associate Head Coach:...Tina Kramos (Missouri St. 95) :...17th Assistant Coach:... Megan Warner (Illinois St. 12) :...3rd Volunteer Assistant:... Bill Dickson (Illinois St. 54) :...19th Softball Office:... (309) Softball Fax:... (309) Athletics Communications Softball Contact:... Mary Lee Gibson Office:... (309) Cell:... (773) mlgibs1@ilstu.edu Asst. AD/Communications:... Mike Williams ...mcwilli@ilstu.edu Facebook: /ISURedbirds #BackTheBirds 2

3 Illinois State Softball 2017 # Name Pos. B/T Ht. Class Hometown High School / Previous 00 Annie Heineman C OF L/L 5-3 Sr. Normal, Ill. Normal Community West 1 Riley Hale OF L/R 5-3 So. West Burlington, Iowa West Burlington Notre Dame 2 Alex Caliva C IF R/R 5-7 Jr. Carol Stream, Ill. Glenbard North 3 Abby Turczyn C IF R/R 5-4 Jr. LaSalle, Ill. LaSalle-Peru Township 4 Stephanie Thulen OF R/R 5-5 Fr. Fenton, Ill. Erie 5 Ali Domkuski P/1B R/R 5-7 So. Towanda, Ill. Normal Community 7 Kadi Borries OF R/R 5-7 Fr. Teutopolis, Ill. Teutopolis 8 Kori Mesecher OF L/R 5-9 So. Stronghurst, Ill. West Burlington Notre Dame 9 Riley Phipps IF R/R 5-8 Jr. Mattoon, Ill. Mattoon / Heartland CC 10 Morgan Christner P R/R 5-9 Fr. New London, Iowa New London 11 Taylor Vanderpool IF R/R 5-6 Fr. Lebanon, Ind. Western Boone 12 Caitlyn Daly OF R/R 5-9 Jr. Downers Grove, Ill. Downers Grove South 13 Jordan de los Reyes C C R/R 5-8 Sr. Moline, Ill. Moline 14 Veronique Johnson P R/R 5-8 R-Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Park Hill 15 Ryann Scully C R/R 5-7 So. Elgin, Ill. St. Edward Central Catholic 16 Alyssa Wiebel IF R/R 5-8 Fr. Van Horne, Iowa Benton Community 17 Jenna Stevens IF L/R 5-6 So. Oregon, Ill. Newman Central Catholic 19 Anni Borries C/IF R/R 5-7 Fr. Teutopolis, Ill. Teutopolis 20 Shannon Felde P/UT R/R 5-7 So. Schaumburg, Ill. Schaumburg 22 Allison Spence IF L/R 5-9 So. Beecher, Ill. Marian Catholic 23 Sarah Finck P R/R 5-6 Jr. East Peoria, Ill. East Peoria 24 Riley Strandgard C IF R/R 5-9 Jr. Sherrard, Ill. Sherrard 25 Lauren Prader C/IF R/R 5-5 Jr. Waterloo, Ill. Gibault Catholic C denotes team captain Alphabetical # Name Pos. 19 Anni Borries C/IF 7 Kadi Borries OF 2 Alex Caliva IF 10 Morgan Christner P 12 Caitlyn Daly OF 5 Ali Domkuski P/1B 20 Shannon Felde P/UT 23 Sarah Finck P 1 Riley Hale OF 00 Annie Heineman OF 14 Veronique Johnson P 8 Kori Mesecher OF 9 Riley Phipps IF 25 Lauren Prader C/IF 13 Jordan de los Reyes C 15 Ryann Scully C 22 Allison Spence IF 17 Jenna Stevens IF 24 Riley Strandgard IF 4 Stephanie Thulen OF 3 Abby Turczyn IF 11 Taylor Vanderpool IF 16 Alyssa Wiebel IF Coaching Staff Head Coach: Melinda Fischer (Illinois State 72, 32nd season) Associate Head Coach: Tina Kramos (Missouri State 95, 17th season) Assistant Coach: Megan Warner (Illinois State 12, third season) Volunteer Assistant: Bill Dickson (Illinois State 54, 19th season) Pronunciations Anni BORRIES... like borris Kadi BORRIES... like borris Alex CALIVA...cuh-LEE-va Caitlyn DALY...like daily Ali DOMKUSKI... dom-cus-key Shannon FELDE...fell-DEE Annie HEINEMAN... hine-uh-men VERONIQUE Johnson... ver-o-neek Kori MESECHER... MESS-ker Stephanie THULEN...THOO-len Abby TURCZYN...TUR-zhin Alyssa WIEBEL...WEE-ble Roster Breakdown Redbirds by Class Freshmen (7) A. Borries, K. Borries, Christner, Johnson, Thulen, Vanderpool, Wiebel Sophomores (7) Domkuski, Felde, Hale, Mesecher, Scully, Spence, Stevens Juniors (7) Caliva, Daly, Finck, Phipps, Prader, Strandgard, Turczyn Seniors (2) Heineman, de los Reyes Redbirds by State Illinois (18) Iowa (3) Indiana, Missouri (1) Media Availability All player and coach interviews should be arranged through the Athletics Communications Office. Cell phone numbers for players will not be released, and they have been instructed not to conduct interviews without prior approval of the Athletics Communications Office. The locker room and training room are closed to the media at all times. Please allow 24 hours in order to facilitate arrangements. Redbirds by Position Catchers (4) A. Borries, Prader, de los Reyes, Scully Infielders (11) A. Borries, Caliva, Domkuski, Phipps, L. Prader, Spence, Stevens, Strandgard, Turczyn, Vanderpool, Wiebel Outfielders (6) K. Borries, Daly, Hale, Heineman, Mesecher, Thulen Pitchers (5) Christner, Domkuski, Felde, Finck, Johnson Utility (1) Felde Batting Right-handed (18) Left-handed (5) Facebook: /ISURedbirds #BackTheBirds 3

4 Quick Hitters "THIS GIRL IS ON FIRE" The walkup song for the Redbirds' ace, Sarah Finck, is accurate. With a record, the junior pitched her second- career one-hitter at Evansville after her first at Drake. The Redbirds ace owns a 14-3 MVC record, going 11-3 in her last 16 appearances. FIGHTING FELDE - TOUGH TO STRIKEOUT With only three strikeouts this season, Shannon Felde is one of the toughest players to strikeout in the country. The sophomore owns the second-longest known hitting streak in program history at 21 games (Feb. 10-Apr. 8) with 16 multi-hit games. WALK-OFF WINNERS IN BRADLEY TWIN-BILL The Redbirds opened up game one with four home runs in the first inning, capped off by a Riley Hale two-run single in the fifth inning for the 9-1 win in five innings. After falling to a five-run deficit, Illinois State's energy kept the team focused through a Shannon Felde RBI and two home runs by Jordan de los Reyes, plating five, for the 6-5 win in the bottom of the seventh. MELINDA'S 1,000 On April 14, head coach Melinda Fischer tallied her 1,000th win at Illinois State. With over 1,000 career wins to her name, Fischer is the 20th coach in NCAA Softball history to earn 1,000 wins at one school. She is the 10th Division I coach to do this. DOMINATING IN DES MOINES The Redbirds logged their first sweep at Drake since 2007, earning their third MVC for the first time since AND-OH MAN THAT'S A SCHOOL RECORD The school record eight home runs in April 9th's 15-0 win ties the third-most home runs in a single game in NCAA history. Four different teams (Florida twice, UTSA twice, Oklahoma, College of Charleston) achieved eight home runs in a single game seven times prior to the 2017 season. The previous Illinois State single-game record was four home runs, matched seven times (Last: INS on April 20, 2011). The third inning's four consecutive home runs tied a previous school record from 2010 at Missouri State. IT S BEEN A WHILE IN WICHITA Saturday s doubleheader sweep of the Shockers was the first at Wichita for the Redbirds since It was also the first series win since Wichita State previously won eight-straight from 2014 to REDBIRDS DOWN NO. 17 MIZZOU On Feb. 17, 2017, the Illinois State softball team defeated 17th-ranked Mizzou, 7-3 at the Arizona State Littlewood Classic marking the Redbirds first ranked win since A pair of home runs and a two-run double solidified the Redbird s 7-3 over the national powerhouse. First win over Mizzou since May 5, 1995 (W, 5-1) First win over a ranked opponent since March 3, 2013 (def. #13 Lafayette, 4-3) SCHEDULE OUTLOOK Illinois State begins the 2017 campaign on the road at five tournaments and two league series before the home opener on April 1. The Redbirds nonconference slate features 11 NCAA Tournament teams from 2016, including Super-Regional winners Michigan and LSU. The Redbirds will face seven teams ranked in the NCFA s preseason coaches Top 25 poll. PRESEASON MVC Returning starters, catcher Jordan de los Reyes and shortstop Riley Strandgard were named to the Valley s 2017 preseason all-conference team last week. Illinois State was selected for a fifth-place finish in the conference standings, behind league favorite Drake. O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN! The Illinois State softball has selected five captains this season: seniors Annie Heineman and Jordan de los Reyes, and juniors Alex Caliva, Riley Strandgard, and Abby Turczyn. YOUNGEST IN THE VALLEY With only two seniors on the 23-person roster, the Illinois State softball team has the youngest squad in the Valley and the 10th-youngest squad in NCAA Division I Softball this season. Annie Heineman and Jordan de los Reyes make up nine percent of the team, consisting of seven freshmen, sophomores, and juniors each. NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK The Illinois State softball team added seven newcomers to its roster this season, including six freshmen and one transfer from Heartland CC. The Redbirds freshmen pack a punch with two conference titles, four regional titles, two sectional titles, and one state championship. Among the group, there is an Iowa 1A Pitcher of the Year, a Legacy Award winner with over 100 career hits, and an Iowa Softball Gatorade Player of the Year. In high school, the six incoming freshmen set single-season double, home run, and RBI records, in addition to ranking second on Iowa s all-time home run list. SEEING DOUBLE The Redbirds thier first pair of twins on their roster, Anni and Kadi Borries from Teutopolis, Illinois. UNIFORM PATCH Redbird student-athletes, coaches and staff will wear the patch in memory of the SEVEN men Illinois State and the Bloomington-Normal community lost on April 7, The patch is dedicated to the memory of the SEVEN staff and friends of ISU who perished in an airplane crash. The crash occurred while approaching to land at the Central Illinois Regional Airport near Bloomington, Illinois. The men were returning from the NCAA Men s Final Four in Indianapolis. The Last Time Illinois State... Scored 10 Runs...at Evansville - W, 10-1 (4/29/17) Scored 11 Runs...vs. Bradley - W, 11-3/6 (4-26/16) Scored 12 Runs...vs. Memphis - W, 12-3 (2/19/16) Scored 13 Runs... vs. Rutgers - W, 13-2 (3/11/17) Scored 14 Runs...at Evansville - W, 14-5 (4/3/15) Scored 15 Runs...at Evansville - W, 18-0 (4/29/17) Scored 15+ Runs...vs. Delaware - W, (2/11/17) Hit One Home Run...Michigan State (5/18/17) Hit Two Home Runs... Missouri State (4/22/17) Hit Three Home Runs... at Evansville (4/29/17) Hit Four Home Runs... at Evansville (4/29/17) Hit Five Home Runs... vs. North Texas (2/13/15) Hit Six Home Runs... Loyola (4/9/17) Defeated a Ranked Opponent... vs. No. 17 Mizzou, 7-3 (2/17/17) Shutout an Opponent...Michigan State - W, 6-0 (5/18/17) Was Shutout... Southern Illinois - L, 2-0 [8] (5/12/17) Was Shutout at Home... Southern Illinois - L, 2-0 [8] (5/12/17) Failed to Walk...at Wichita State - L,11-3 (3/26/17) Did Not Strikeout... Murray State - W, 2-0 (5/17/17) Struck Out Just Once... Missouri State - W, 5-2 (4/23/17) Was No-Hit... vs. South Florida - L, 7-0 (2/6/15) Had One Hit...vs. No. 4 Florida (2/10/17) Played Extra Innings... Southern Illinois - L, 2-0 [8] (5/12/17) Committed No Errors...Michigan State - W, 6-0 (5/18/17) Committed Three Errors...Southern Illinois - L, 12-7 (4/1/17) Committed Four+ Errors...6 vs. Northern Iowa - L, 8-2 (5/6/17) An Illinois State Hitter... Hit a Home Run... Allison Spence vs. Michigan State (5/17/17) Hit Two Home Runs...Jordan de los Reyes at Evansville (4/29/17) Hit Three Home Runs...Caitlyn Daly at Evansville (4/29/17) Hit a Grand Slam... Allison Spence at Evansville (4/29/17) Drew Four Walks... Alyssa Wiebel at Indiana State (3/18/17) Stole Two Bases...Annie Heineman at UNI (5/7/16) Had Three Hits...Daly, de los Reyes at Evansville (4/29/17) Had Four Hits... Jordan de los Reyes at Indiana State (3/18/17) Had Five Hits...Lauren Kellar vs. UIC (2/17/13) Had Three RBI... Allison Spence vs. Michigan State (5/18/17) Had Four RBI... Jordan de los Reyes at Bradley (4/25/17) Had Five RBI...Jordan de los Reyes at Evansville (4/29/17) Had Six RBI... Lauren Kellar [7] vs. UIC (2/17/13) Had Seven RBI...Caitlyn Daly at Evansville (4/29/17) Hit Back-to-Back HRs... Hale, Felde vs. Bradley (4/19/17) Hit Back-to-Back-to-Back HRs...Buker, Warning, Smith vs. Drake (4/14/07) Hit Four-Straight HRs... de los Reyes, Spence, Wiebel, Strandgard vs. Loyola (4/9/17) Scored Four Runs... Shannon Felde vs. Delaware (2/11/17) An Illinois State Pitcher... Struck Out 10 Batters...Regan Romshek at Drake [11] (5/3/15) Did Not Issue A Walk... Sarah Finck vs. Murray State (5/17/17) Threw A Perfect Game... Taylor Baxter vs. Central Conn. St. (2/27/11) Threw A No-Hitter... Taylor Baxter vs. Central Conn. St. (2/27/11) Threw A One-Hitter... Sarah Finck at Evansville (4/29/17) 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) Facebook: /ISURedbirds #BackTheBirds 4

5 Regular Headlines WEEK THIRTEEN - MVC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS Despite the three-game setback to Northern Iowa, Illinois State earned a share of the 2017 MVC title on Senior Day. The 2017 regular season MVC title is the first for the Redbirds since The Redbirds' 20-6 league record is the second-best Valley record in Illinois State program history. WEEK TWELVE - RECORDS IN THE RAIN With a game cancelled at Evansville from rain, Illinois State logged is sixth MVC sweep with a pair of run-rule wins. Jordan de los Reyes, the new ISU career home run record holder, is the MVC Player of the Week for the third time. Caitlyn Daly tied the ISU single-game records with three HRs and seven RBIs. Sarah Finck tossed a one-hitter. WEEK ELEVEN - FIVE AND OH The Redbirds walked away unscathed with a perfect record that included two come-from-behind wins. Jordan de los Reyes penned her name in the ISU and MVC record books as the career RBI leader. In the circle, Morgan Christner tossed her first win with Sarah Finck going 4-0 for the MVC's weekly honor. WEEK TEN - DOMINATING DRAKE The Redbirds held the Bulldogs to five runs throughout the weekend, earning their third conference sweep of Sarah Finck owns a 7-0 record in her last eight appearances, including a five-inning one-hitter. Riley Strandgard logged multi-hit games in each contest to earn MVC's weekly honors. WEEK NINE - RECORD BREAKING SWEEP OVER LOYOLA Hosting Loyola, Jordan de los Reyes and Allison Spence led ISU with two home runs in the record breaking eight home run finale. Four others accounted for homers in Sunday's win that matched the third-most home runs in a single game in NCAA history. ISU's pitching staff tossed three gems, accounting for a 0.37 ERA on the weekend. Ali Domkuski through 6.1 hitless innnigs before allowing two - her second two-hitter of the season. Sarah Finck followed suit with a two-hitter. WEEK EIGHT - HOME SWEET HOME Down 7-2 heading to the bottom of the seventh, the Redbirds rallied five runs in the seventh to earn the 8-7 win in eight innings over Southern Illinois on Saturday. Illinois State logged 33 hits against Southern Illinois in the 1-2 weekend. WEEK SEVEN - WINNING IN WICHITA Illinois State won its second conference series of the season at Wichita State, 2-1. Outhitting the Shockers 20-13, Illinois State did not trail throughout Saturday s twin bill to come away with the Redbirds first doubleheader sweep at Wichita State since The Shockers took the series finale Sunday in five inn. Helping the Redbirds to a series win over Wichita State, Riley Strandgard was named the Missouri Valley Conference female Scholar-Athlete of the Week. WEEK SIX - HOT START IN THE VALLEY With 34 hits in the trio of games, Illinois State began MVC play with a sweep of Indiana State, marking the first since 2015 at Evansville. It is also the best start to Valley play since 2010 when the Redbirds won 10 straight. Jordan de los Reyes earned the MVC s Player of the Week honor following her 7-for-10 weekend with seven RBI. WEEK FIVE - SPRING BREAK IN THE SUNSHINE STATE The Redbirds slugged four home runs against Rutgers with two against Fairfield. Jordan de los Reyes led the home run efforts with three, followed by Riley Strandgard with two and Allison Spence with one. In her first game back, Shannon Felde went 7-for-13 at the plate, batting.558 with seven RBI. Leading ISU with nine RBI at FAU, Riley Strandgard hit for the cycle between Sunday s games. Jordan de los Reyes tallied five extra base hits, slugging.900 while driving in seven. WEEK FOUR - EARLY LEADS NOT ENOUGH IN THE BAYOU The Redbirds led each of their opponents at the LSU Tiger Invite but one hot inning took away Illinois State s edge to drop four out of five games. Illinois State s lone win came in 2-1 fashion over Florida Atlantic on Saturday. Pitcher Sarah Finck earned the win in the circle while Alyssa Wiebel s RBI-triple scored Taylor Vanderpool for the game-winning run. WEEK THREE - BRINGING THE WIN(D)S TO KENTUCKY The Redbirds outscored their opponents at Western Kentucky s Hilltopper Spring Fling, in the four-game tournament to come away with a 3-1 record. Illinois State faced a variety of weather conditions during the weekend from sunny, blue skies to 25+ mph winds to temperatures in the 30s. Ali Domkuski struck out a career-high, nine batters with two hits against Austin Peay. WEEK TWO - TOPPING NO. 17 BEFORE RAIN IN THE DESERT For the first time in 22 years, the Illinois State softball team defeated 17th-ranked Mizzou, 7-3 marking the program s first ranked win since The Redbirds capitalized on a pair of home runs and a two-run double to solidify the win. In her second-consecutive weekend batting over.550, Shannon Felde was named the MVC s softball Player of the Week the second weekly honor for the Redbirds this season. WEEK ONE - LONGEST START TO THE SEASON After nearly a three-hour delay, Illinois State s match up against Delaware concluded at 12:22 a.m. with a final score of At 1:39 p.m., the Redbirds topped St. John s, 2-1 in 8.0 innings before returning to Normal, Illinois. Following her collegiate debut, Alyssa Wiebel was named the MVC s softball Newcomer of the Week the first weekly conference honor for the Redbirds since Inside the Numbers Record when... Overall Conference 20-6 Non-Conference Home games 12-7 Away games 11-9 Neutral site 10-6 Day games Night games 4-5 vs Left starter 3-6 vs Right starter Run games Run games Run games 16-9 Extra innings 3-1 Shutouts 5-2 Scoring 0-2 runs runs runs runs 8-0 Opponent 0-2 runs runs runs runs 1-4 Scored in 1st inning 21-4 Opp. scored in 1st 10-6 Scores first 25-7 Opp. scores first 8-15 After 4 leading trailing tied 5-4 After 5 leading trailing tied 3-3 After 6 leading trailing tied 3-3 Hit 0 home runs home run home runs 13-1 Opponent 0 home runs home run HRs 3-7 Made 0 errors error errors 9-8 Opp. made 0 errors error errors 12-3 Out-hit opponent 26-4 Out-hit by opponent 5-15 Hits are tied Missouri Valley Standings Conference Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Northern Iowa Illinois State Southern Illinois Wichita State Drake Evansville Missouri State Loyola Indiana State Bradley Weekly RPI May May May Apr Apr Apr Apr Mar Mar MVC Preseason Poll Rk. Team (first place votes) Pts 1. Drake (6) Wichita State (3) Southern Illinois Northern Iowa (1) Illinois State Evansville Missouri State 34 Bradley Indiana State Loyola 14 Facebook: /ISURedbirds #BackTheBirds 5

6 NISC Championship CHAMPIONSHIP Bracket ROUND All Games Times are based on local time zone Kennesaw State Weber State (107 rpi) Sun May 7pm 1 Liberty (49 rpi) Mon May 10am 3 (90 rpi) Tues May 4pm 7 Cal Poly (63 rpi) Sun May 4pm Lamar (125 rpi) 2 Mon May 1pm Wed May Noon 4 10 NISC Champions Illinois State (57 rpi) Loser 7 Tues May 7pm Loser 1 9 Mon May 4pm 5 Wed May 3pm 11 Champions Loser 4 Loser 2 Mon May 7pm Tues May 1pm 6 8 Loser 10 (if first loss) Loser 3 Redbirds vs. NISC Field vs. #4 Cal Poly Last Meeting: L, 0-3 on Mar. 11, 2000 All-time Series Record: 0-1 vs. #5 Liberty Last Meeting: W, 3-2 on Feb. 21, 2015 All-time Series Record: 1-0 First meeting: Kennesaw State, Lamar, and Weber State Streaks and Miscellaneous Stats Reached Base Streaks Longest Current 1 Hale, Riley Felde, Shannon Wiebel, Alyssa Strandgard, Riley de los Reyes, Jorda Caliva, Alex Annie Heineman 11-8 Mesecher, Kori 8-22 Spence, Allison Daly, Caitlyn 4-3 Turczyn, Abby 3-19 Borries, Anni Phipps, Riley Vanderpool, Taylor Borries, Kadi Finck, Sarah 1 1 Hitting Streaks Longest Current 20 Felde, Shannon Strandgard, Riley de los Reyes, Jorda Caliva, Alex Mesecher, Kori 7-16 Wiebel, Alyssa Spence, Allison Hale, Riley Annie Heineman 5-12 Daly, Caitlyn 4-19 Borries, Anni Turczyn, Abby 1-9 Phipps, Riley Borries, Kadi 1 1 Multiple Hit Games Total 22 Spence, Allison de los Reyes, Jorda Hale, Riley Felde, Shannon Strandgard, Riley Wiebel, Alyssa Annie Heineman Daly, Caitlyn Mesecher, Kori Caliva, Alex Borries, Anni TEAM Multiple RBI Games Total 13 de los Reyes, Jorda Strandgard, Riley Spence, Allison Wiebel, Alyssa Hale, Riley Felde, Shannon Annie Heineman Daly, Caitlyn Caliva, Alex Mesecher, Kori TEAM Facebook: /ISURedbirds #BackTheBirds 6

7 Redbird Coaching Staff Year Overall Conference ^! *! ! ! *! * * *^! ^! * * *^! * ^! * * - MVC Regular Title ^ - MVC Tournament Title! - NCAA Tournament Appearance MELINDA FISCHER ILLINOIS STATE HEAD COACH Illinois State 32nd season ISU Record 1, MVC record Overall record 1, Alma Mater Illinois State 72 Only 18 head coaches in NCAA Division I softball can claim to have won 1,000 games in their coaching career. Illinois State head coach Melinda Fischer, who begins her 32nd season at the helm of the Redbird softball program this spring, can claim such an honor. The all-time winningest coach in Illinois State Athletics history. Missouri Valley Conference All-Centennial Head Softball Coach. A combined nine Missouri Valley Conference and Gateway Athletic Conference regular-season championships. A 2010 NFCA Hall of Fame inductee. A 2016 ISU College of Applied Science and Technology Hall of Fame Inductee. All of that and more define Illinois State head softball coach Melinda Fischer. Fischer s 1,000 career victories, spread out among 33 previous seasons as a collegiate head coach (at both Eastern Illinois [ ] and Illinois State [1986-present]), rank her as the 17th-winningest coach in NCAA Division I softball history and the 10th-winningest active head coach. She s continued her historical rise through the career coaching ranks with her 1,000th-career win in an 8-2 victory over Northern Iowa in the MVC Tournament on May 8, Since 1986, during her 31 previous seasons leading the Illinois State softball program, Fischer has directed the Redbirds to national prominence, most recently with their ninth NCAA Regional appearance in Fischer has led her teams to 10 regular-season Valley titles. She also has two Gateway regular-season championships to her credit, as well as four Valley Tournament titles. Fischer began her coaching career in 1974 after a four-year stint as an ISU student-athlete. She became a graduate assistant coach for ISU s softball and basketball teams while completing a master s degree in physical education. As an athlete at Illinois State, Fischer helped lead the Redbirds to the 1969 Women s College World Series, coming in as the runner-up to earn her spot in the ISU Athletics Hall of Fame in Fischer continues to utilize her softball knowledge, not only as a coach and administrator, but also as a teacher. She contributes her skill through camps and clinics, while continuing to mold Illinois State into a national contender. TINA KRAMOS Associate Head Coach - 17th season MEGAN WARNER Assistant Coach - 3rd season BILL DICKSON Volunteer Assistant - 18th season Facebook: /ISURedbirds #BackTheBirds 7

8 Redbird Pitching Staff #10 Morgan Christner RHP Freshman New London, Iowa. 5-9 Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 10 vs FLORIDA Feb 17 at Arizona State Mar 12 vs Fairfield Apr 01 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Apr 19 BRADLEY Apr 22 MISSOURI STATE May 06 NORTHERN IOWA May 07 NORTHERN IOWA Totals #5 Ali Domkuski RHP Sophomore Towanda, Ill. 5-7 Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 10 vs FLORIDA * Feb 17 at Arizona State * Feb 23 at WKU Feb 24 vs Austin Peay * Mar 03 vs Illinois * Mar 04 vs Troy * Mar 05 vs Minnesota Mar 10 at Fla. Atlantic * Mar 12 vs Fairfield * Mar 18 at Indiana State-1 * Mar 25 at Wichita State-2 * Mar 29 at Illinois Apr 01 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS- * Apr 08 LOYOLA CHICAGO-2 * Apr 12 DEPAUL * Apr 14 at Drake-2 * Apr 19 BRADLEY-2 * Apr 22 MISSOURI STATE-2 * Apr 28 at Evansville-2 * May 06 NORTHERN IOWA-2 * May 07 NORTHERN IOWA May 18 MICHIGAN STATE * Totals #20 #20 Shannon Felde, Felde Shannon RHP - 7 Sophomore appearances Schaumburg, (All games) Ill. 5-7 Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 10 vs MICHIGAN Feb 11 vs DELAWARE * Mar 25 at Wichita State Mar 26 at Wichita State Mar 29 at Illinois Apr 01 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Apr 02 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Totals Facebook: /ISURedbirds #BackTheBirds 8

9 Redbird Pitching Staff #23 Sarah Finck RHP Junior East Moline, Ill. 5-6 Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 09 at USF * Feb 11 vs DELAWARE Feb 12 vs St. John's * Feb 17 vs Mizzou * Feb 23 at WKU * Feb 24 vs Wright State * Feb 25 vs IUPUI * Mar 03 vs Illinois Mar 03 at LSU * Mar 04 vs Troy Mar 04 vs Fla. Atlantic * Mar 05 vs Minnesota * Mar 10 vs LIU Brooklyn * Mar 11 vs Rutgers * Mar 12 vs Fordham * Mar 14 at Fla. Atlantic * Mar 17 at Indiana State * Mar 18 at Indiana State-2 * Mar 25 at Wichita State-1 * Mar 26 at Wichita State * Mar 29 at Illinois * Apr 01 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS- * Apr 02 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * Apr 08 LOYOLA CHICAGO-1 * Apr 09 LOYOLA CHICAGO * Apr 12 DEPAUL Apr 14 at Drake-1 * Apr 14 at Drake Apr 15 at Drake * Apr 19 BRADLEY-1 * Apr 19 BRADLEY Apr 22 MISSOURI STATE-1 * Apr 22 MISSOURI STATE Apr 23 MISSOURI STATE * Apr 25 at Bradley * Apr 28 at Evansville-1 * May 06 NORTHERN IOWA-1 * May 07 NORTHERN IOWA * May 12 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * May 16 IUPUI * May 17 MURRAY STATE * May 18 at Michigan State * Totals #14 Veronique Johnson RHP R-Freshman Kansas City, Mo. 5-8 Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 10 vs MICHIGAN * Feb 10 vs FLORIDA Feb 17 at Arizona State Mar 03 at LSU Mar 04 vs Troy Mar 10 at Fla. Atlantic Mar 12 vs Fairfield Mar 18 at Indiana State Mar 25 at Wichita State Mar 29 at Illinois Apr 01 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Totals Facebook: /ISURedbirds #BackTheBirds 9

10 and Single-Game Highs #00 Annie HEINEMAN At-bats 5, twice (at INS, 3/18) 5, five times Runs 3 (at Evansville, 4/29) same Hits 3 (at Drake, 4/15) 4 (at Evansville, 3/28/15) RBI 3 (Loyola, 4/9) 4 (at Evansville, 3/28/15) Home Runs N/A 1, eight times Put-outs 3, twice (at Drake, 4/14) 5, three times Assists N/A 2, twice (Evansville, 4/16/16) Notable: 2016 & 2017 captain, 2016 MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention #1 Riley HALE At-bats 4, 12x (Mich. St., 5/18) 4, 17 times Runs 3, 3x (at Evansville, 4/29) 3, four times Hits 3 (at INS 3/18) 3, twice RBI 3, twice (Bradley, 4/19) 5 (vs. Memphis, 2/19/16) Home Runs 1, 7x (MSU, 4/22) 1, 10 times Put-outs 3, twice (at Bradley, 4/25) 5 (vs. Florida, 3/6/16) Assists 1 (at Wichita St., 3/25) 4, twice Notable: 40 appearances freshman year, leadoff role in 2017, starting in RF #2 Alex CALIVA At-bats 4, twice (at Drake, 4/14) 4, five times Runs 2, 2x (at Evansville, 4/29) same Hits 2, 3x (at Evansville, 4/29) 2, five times RBI 2, 3x (at Drake, 4/14) 3 (Wichita State, 4/2/16) Home Runs 1, twice (UNI, 5/6) 1, three times Put-outs 6 (at INS 3/18) same Assists 7 (Loyola, 4/8) same Notable: 2017 captain, splits time with Turczyn at 2B #3 Abby TURCZYN At-bats 3, 2x (at INS 3/17) 4, three times Runs 2 (vs. Austin Peay, 2/24) 2 (Northern Iowa, 3/15/15) Hits 1, 2x (at Wichita St., 3/25) 2 (Southern Illinois, 4/14/15) RBI 1 (vs. LIU Brooklyn, 3/10) 3 (Southern Illinois, 4/14/15) Put-outs 5 (vs. Troy, 3/4) 6 (Loyola, 4/25/15) Assists 4, twice (at INS 3/18) 5, twice (vs. Montana, 2/20/16) Notable: 2017 captain, splits time with Caliva at 2B #4 Stephanie THULEN At-bats N/A N/A Runs 1, 7x (at Evansville, 4/29) same Hits N/A N/A RBI N/A N/A Put-outs N/A N/A Assists N/A N/A Notable: 4-yr all-conference selection, Legacy Award winner with 100+ career hits #5 Ali DOMKUSKI At-bats N/A 1, three times Runs N/A N/A Hits N/A N/A RBI N/A N/A Put-outs N/A 1, three times Assists 2 (at Wichita St., 3/25) 4 (vs. EKU, 3/11/16) Innings Pitched 7.0, 2x (Mich. St., 5/18) same Fewest Runs 0, 7.0 IP (Mich. St., 5/18) same Fewest Hits 2, 7.0 IPtwice (Loyola, 4/9) same Strikeouts 9, 7.0 IP (vs. Austin Peay, 2/24) same Notable: Made 20 appearances in the circle with nine starts in 2016 #7 Kadi BORRIES At-bats 1 (vs. Rutgers, 3/11) same Runs 1 (at WKU, 2/23) same Hits 1 (vs. Rutgers, 3/11) same RBI N/A N/A Put-outs N/A N/A Assists N/A N/A Notable: 3x regional champion, first set of twins (Anni) for Redbird Softball #8 Kori MESECHER At-bats 4 (at INS 3/18) same Runs 2 (vs. IUPUI, 2/25) same Hits 2, twice (at INS 3/18) same RBI 2 (vs. IUPUI, 2/25) same Put-outs 3, 3x (at Wichita St., 3/25) same Assists 2 (Loyola, 4/8) same Notable: Splits time at LF with Daly, seven-game hit streak (2/17-3/3) Facebook: /ISURedbirds #BackTheBirds 10

11 and Single-Game Highs #9 Riley PHIPPS At-bats 3, twice (at WKU, 2/23) same Runs 1, twice (vs. Minnesota, 3/5) same Hits 1, 4x (Mich. St., 5/18) same RBI 1 (vs. Delaware, 2/11) same Put-outs 10 (at USF, 2/9) same Assists N/A N/A Notable: 2x all-conference & all-region selection at HCC; 21 home runs in 2016 #10 Morgan CHRISTNER At-bats N/A N/A Runs N/A N/A Hits N/A N/A RBI N/A N/A Put-outs N/A N/A Assists N/A N/A Innings Pitched 4.0, twice (MSU, 4/22) same Fewest Runs 0, 3.1 IP (Bradley, 4/19) same Fewest Hits 3, 4.0 IP (MSU, 4/22) same Strikeouts 2, 4.0 IP, twice (MSU, 4/22) same Notable: Named Iowa 1A Pitcher of the Year as a junior #11 Taylor VANDERPOOL At-bats 2, 2x (at Evansville, 4/29) same Runs 1, 16x (IUPUI, 5/16) same Hits N/A N/A RBI N/A N/A Put-outs 1 (vs. Florida, 2/10) same Assists N/A N/A Notable: Named Indiana Crossroads Top 100 Selection as a sophomore #12 Caitlyn DALY At-bats 4, 4x (at Drake, 4/14) same Runs 3 (at Evansville, 4/29) same Hits 3 (at Evansville, 4/29) same RBI 7 (at Evansville, 4/29) same Home Runs 3 (at Evansville, 4/29) same Put-outs 5, twice (Bradley, 4/19) same Assists 1, 2x (at Drake, 4/14) same Notable: Tied school records of single game home runs and RBIs on 4/29/17 #13 Jordan DE LOS REYES At-bats 5, 3x (SIU, 4/1) 6 (vs. Jacksonville, 2/6/15) Runs 3 (at Evansville, 4/29) 4 (vs. North Texas, 2/13/15) Hits 4 (at INS 3/18) 4, twice RBI 5, 4x (at Evansville, 4/29) 5, six times Home Runs 2, 4x (at Evansville, 4/29) 3 (vs. North Texas, 2/13/15) Put-outs 9, twice (vs. APSU, 2/24) 15 (Northern Iowa, 3/14/15) Assists 2, 9x (SIU, 5/12) 4 (vs. Liberty, 2/21/15) Notable: 2017 captain, 2017 MVC Preseason, 2016 MVC Defensive POY & First-Team, 3x MVC POTW in 2017, Holds ISU RBI Record, 200 Hit Club #14 Veronique JOHNSON At-bats N/A N/A Runs N/A N/A Hits N/A N/A RBI N/A N/A Put-outs N/A N/A Assists 3 (at FAU, 3/10) same Innings Pitched 4.0, twice (at INS 3/18) same Fewest Runs 0, 4.0 IP (at INS 3/18) same Fewest Hits 1, 4.0 IP (at INS 3/18) same Strikeouts 2, 1.1 IP (vs. Florida, 2/10) same Notable: Holds Park Hill HS records in single-season ERA, & career- and single-season Ks #15 Ryann SCULLY At-bats N/A N/A Runs N/A N/A Hits N/A N/A RBI N/A N/A Put-outs N/A N/A Assists N/A N/A Notable: 4-yr starter at St. Edward s HS #16 Alyssa WIEBEL At-bats 4, 14x (at Evansville, 4/29) same Runs 3, 3x (at Drake, 4/14) same Hits 3, twice (SIU, 4/2) same RBI 4 (vs. IUPUI, 2/25) same Home Runs 1, 6x (Mich. St., 5/18) same Put-outs 3, 3x (MSU, 4/22) same Assists 7 (SIU, 4/1) same Notable: Week 1 MVC Newcomer of the Week on 2/13/17, Iowa Softball Gatorade POY; 4x all-state honoree, two-time POY Facebook: /ISURedbirds #BackTheBirds 11

12 and Single-Game Highs #17 Jenna STEVENS At-bats N/A 2 (vs. Montana, 2/19/16) Runs N/A N/A Hits N/A N/A RBI N/A N/A Put-outs N/A 12 (Wichita State, 4/2/16) Assists N/A 1 (Indiana State, 4/9/16) Notable: Started nine games between 1B and DP #19 Anni BORRIES At-bats 2, twice (vs. IUPUI, 2/25) same Runs 1 (vs. Troy, 3/4) same Hits 2 (vs. Troy, 3/4) same RBI 1 (vs. Rutgers, 3/11) same Put-outs 3 (vs. IUPUI, 2/25) same Assists 2 (vs. IUPUI, 2/25) same Notable: 3x regional champion, first set of twins (Kadi) for Redbird Softball #20 Shannon FELDE At-bats 6 (vs. Delaware, 2/11) same Runs 4 (vs. Delaware, 2/11) same Hits 4 (vs. Delaware, 2/11) same RBI 4 (vs. Delaware, 2/11) same Home Runs 1, twice (Bradley, 4/19) same Put-outs 1 (SIU, 4/2) same Assists 2, twice (vs. Delaware, 2/11) 3 (Illinois, 4/5/16) Innings Pitched 7.0 (vs. Michigan, 2/10) same Fewest Runs 4 (vs. Michigan, 2/10) 5, 3.2 IP (Wichita State, 4/2/16) Fewest Hits 7 (vs. Michigan, 2/10) 6, 3.2 IP (Wichita State, 4/2/16) Strikeouts 2, 3x (1.0 IP, at Illinois, 3/29) 3, 3.2 IP (Wichita State, 4/2/16) Notable: MVC Player of the Week in Week 2, 21-game hitting streak [2/10-4/8] #23 Sarah FINCK At-bats 2 (vs. Delaware, 2/11) 4 (at Loyola, 4/23/16) Runs 1 (vs. Delaware, 2/11) 2 (Bradley, 4/26/16) Hits N/A 2 (Bradley, 4/26/16) RBI N/A 3 (Bradley, 4/26/16) Home Runs N/A 1, three times Put-outs 1, 4x (UNI, 5/6) 2 (vs. Jacksonville St., 3/11/16) Assists 5 (MSU, 4/22) 5, twice Innings Pitched 8.0, 3x (SIU, 5/12) 9.1 (at UCF, 3/8/16) Fewest Runs 0, 7.0 IP, twice (Loyola, 4/9) 0, six times Fewest Hits 1, 5.0 IP, twice (at Evansville, 4/29) same Strikeouts 7, 5.0 IP (at WKU, 2/23) 9, 7.0 IP, twice (vs. Memphis, 2/19/16) Notable: Starting 23 games with 10 complete games and three shutouts in 2016 #24 Riley STRANDGARD At-bats 5, 4x (at Wichita St., 3/25) 5, four times Runs 2, 7x (at Evansville, 4/29) 2, eight times Hits 3, 5x (at Drake, 4/15) 3, 10 times RBI 4 (vs. Fordham, 3/12) 4, three times Home Runs 1, 5x (Bradley, 4/19) 1, 20 times Put-outs 4, 2x (at Wichita St., 3/25) same Assists 8 (vs. Mizzou, 2/17) 8, twice (same) Notable: 2017 captain, 2017 MVC Preseason, 2016 NFCA All-Mideast Region second team, MVC Player and Scholar-Athlete of the Week on 4/17, Scholar-Athlete on 3/28 #25 Lauren PRADER At-bats 4 (vs. Austin Peay, 2/24) 4, twice (same) Runs N/A 2 (Bradley, 4/26/16) Hits N/A 2, twice (Bradley, 4/26/16) RBI N/A 1, four times Home Runs N/A 1 (Wichita State, 4/2/16) Put-outs N/A 9 (Florida A&M, 3/4/16) Assists N/A 4, twice (at Loyola, 4/24/16) Notable: 2016 MVC Scholar-Athlete Team #22 Allison SPENCE At-bats 5, twice (at INS 3/18) same Runs 2, 3x (Loyola, 4/9) same Hits 3, 4x (Loyola, 4/9) same RBI 4 (at Evansville, 4/29) same Home Runs 2 (Loyola, 4/9) same Put-outs 18 (SIU, 5/12) same Assists 2, twice (Loyola, 4/9) 4 (vs. Montana, 2/20/16) Notable: GW RBI-single vs. St. John s Facebook: /ISURedbirds #BackTheBirds 12

13 Statistics Borries, Anni TOTAL Borries, Kadi TOTAL Caliva, Alex TOTAL Christner, Morgan TOTAL Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / TOTAL / Daly, Caitlyn TOTAL Domkuski, Ali TOTAL Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / / TOTAL / Felde, Shannon TOTAL Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / / TOTAL / Facebook: /ISURedbirds #BackTheBirds 13 Finck, Sarah

14 Statistics Finck, Sarah TOTAL Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / / / TOTAL / Hale, Riley TOTAL Annie Heineman TOTAL Johnson, Veronique TOTAL Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / TOTAL / Mesecher, Kori TOTAL Phipps, Riley TOTAL Prader, Lauren TOTAL Facebook: /ISURedbirds #BackTheBirds 14

15 Statistics de los Reyes, Jordan TOTAL Scully, Ryann Spence, Allison TOTAL Stevens, Jenna TOTAL Strandgard, Riley TOTAL Thulen, Stephanie TOTAL Turczyn, Abby TOTAL Vanderpool, Taylor TOTAL Wiebel, Alyssa TOTAL Facebook: /ISURedbirds #BackTheBirds 15

16 Results Date Opponent Score Inns Overall MVC Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 09, 2017 at #24 USF L Finck, S. (L 0-1) 567 2:21 Feb 10, 2017 vs #6 MICHIGAN L Felde, S. (L 0-1) :49 Feb 10, 2017 vs #4 FLORIDA L Domkuski, A. (L 0-1) :45 Feb 11, 2017 vs DELAWARE W Felde, S. (W 1-1) :48 Feb 12, 2017 vs St. John's W 2-1 (8) Finck, S. (W 1-1) :56 Feb 17, 2017 vs #17 Mizzou W Finck, S. (W 2-1) 299 1:30 Feb 17, 2017 at #21 Arizona State L Domkuski, A. (L 0-2) 868 1:46 Feb 23, 2017 at WKU L Finck, S. (L 2-2) 175 1:51 Feb 24, 2017 vs Wright State W Finck, S. (W 3-2) 0 1:31 Feb 24, 2017 vs Austin Peay W Domkuski, A. (W 1-2) 100 2:04 Feb 25, 2017 vs IUPUI W Finck, S. (W 3-3) 0 1:27 Mar 03, 2017 vs Illinois L Domkuski, A. (L 1-3) :01 Mar 03, 2017 at #13 LSU L Finck, S. (L 4-3) :38 Mar 04, 2017 vs Troy L Domkuski, A. (L 1-4) :47 Mar 04, 2017 vs Fla. Atlantic W Finck, S. (W 5-3) :19 Mar 05, 2017 vs #10 Minnesota L Finck, S. (L 5-4) :08 Mar 10, 2017 vs LIU Brooklyn L Finck, S. (L 5-5) 338 1:45 Mar 10, 2017 at Fla. Atlantic L Domkuski, A. (L 1-5) 338 2:09 Mar 11, 2017 vs Rutgers W Finck, S. (W 6-5) 0 1:50 Mar 12, 2017 vs Fordham W 7-6 (8) Finck, S. (W 7-5) 0 2:08 Mar 12, 2017 vs Fairfield W Domkuski, A. (W 2-5) 0 1:25 Mar 14, 2017 at Fla. Atlantic L Finck, S. (L 6-6) 361 1:27 * Mar 17, 2017 at Indiana State W Finck, S. (W 8-6) 106 2:03 * Mar 18, 2017 at Indiana State-1 W Johnson, V. (W 1-0) - 2:26 * Mar 18, 2017 at Indiana State-2 W Finck, S. (W 9-6) 170 1:59 * Mar 25, 2017 at Wichita State-1 W Finck, S. (W 10-6) - 1:56 * Mar 25, 2017 at Wichita State-2 W Felde, S. (W 2-1) 185 2:30 * Mar 26, 2017 at Wichita State L Finck, S. (L 10-7) 235 1:40 Mar 29, 2017 at Illinois L Finck, S. (L 10-8) 357 2:01 * Apr 01, 2017 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS-1 W 8-7 (8) Felde, S. (W 3-1) - 2:30 * Apr 01, 2017 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS-2 L Domkuski, A. (L 2-6) 452 1:25 * Apr 02, 2017 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L Felde, S. (L 3-2) 268 2:07 * Apr 08, 2017 LOYOLA CHICAGO-1 W Finck, S. (W 11-8) - 1:32 * Apr 08, 2017 LOYOLA CHICAGO-2 W Domkuski, A. (W 3-6) 342 1:40 * Apr 09, 2017 LOYOLA CHICAGO W Finck, S. (W 12-8) 218 1:24 Apr 12, 2017 DEPAUL L Domkuski, A. (L 3-7) 164 1:59 * Apr 14, 2017 at Drake-1 W Finck, S. (W 13-8) 125 8:22 * Apr 14, 2017 at Drake-2 W Finck, S. (W 14-8) 125 1:55 * Apr 15, 2017 at Drake W Finck, S. (W 15-8) 120 1:28 * Apr 19, 2017 BRADLEY-1 W Finck, S. (W 16-8) - 1:33 * Apr 19, 2017 BRADLEY-2 W Finck, S. (W 17-8) 422 2:13 * Apr 22, 2017 MISSOURI STATE-1 W Finck, S. (W 18-8) - 1:43 * Apr 22, 2017 MISSOURI STATE-2 W Christner, M (W 1-0) 300 2:01 * Apr 23, 2017 MISSOURI STATE W Finck, S. (W 18-8) 189 1:47 * Apr 25, 2017 at Bradley W Finck, S. (W 20-8) 201 1:50 * Apr 28, 2017 at Evansville-1 W Finck, S. (W 21-8) 419 1:52 * Apr 28, 2017 at Evansville-2 W Domkuski, A. (W 4-7) 419 2:00 * May 06, 2017 NORTHERN IOWA-1 L Finck, S. (L 21-9) - 2:15 * May 06, 2017 NORTHERN IOWA-2 L Domkuski, A. (L 4-8) 381 2:12 * May 07, 2017 NORTHERN IOWA L Finck, S. (L 21-10) 302 1:27 May 12, 2017 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 0-2 (8) Finck, S. (L 21-12) 424 2:17 May 16, 2017 IUPUI W Finck, S. (W 22-11) 222 1:40 May 17, 2017 MURRAY STATE W Finck, S. (W 23-11) 160 1:20 May 18, 2017 at Michigan State L Finck, S. (L 24-12) 0 2:04 May 18, 2017 MICHIGAN STATE W Domkuski, A. (W 5-8) 121 1:57 () extra inning game Facebook: /ISURedbirds #BackTheBirds 16

17 2017 Missouri Valley Conference Statistics Record: 20-6 Home: 9-5 Away: 11-1 MVC: 20-6 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% 13 de los Reyes, Jordan Spence, Allison Hale, Riley Felde, Shannon Borries, Anni Strandgard, Riley Caliva, Alex Annie Heineman Daly, Caitlyn Wiebel, Alyssa Mesecher, Kori Turczyn, Abby Phipps, Riley Vanderpool, Taylor Stevens, Jenna Prader, Lauren Christner, Morgan Borries, Kadi Finck, Sarah Johnson, Veronique Domkuski, Ali Thulen, Stephanie Totals Opponents LOB - Team (191), Opp (151). DPs turned - Team (12), Opp (6). IBB - Team (3), de los Reyes 2, Hale, R. 1, Opp (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 23 Finck, Sarah / Christner, Morgan / Domkuski, Ali / Johnson, Veronique / Felde, Shannon / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (2), de los Reyes 2, Opp (10). Pickoffs - Team (1), de los Reyes 1. SBA/ATT - de los Reyes (5-9), Domkuski, A. (4-5), Finck, S. (1-4). Facebook: /ISURedbirds #BackTheBirds 17

18 2017 Statistics Record: Home: 12-7 Away: 11-9 Neutral: 10-6 MVC: 20-6 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% 7 Borries, Kadi de los Reyes, Jordan Felde, Shannon Spence, Allison Hale, Riley Strandgard, Riley Wiebel, Alyssa Borries, Anni Caliva, Alex Mesecher, Kori Annie Heineman Daly, Caitlyn Phipps, Riley Turczyn, Abby Prader, Lauren Vanderpool, Taylor Finck, Sarah Stevens, Jenna Johnson, Veronique Christner, Morgan Domkuski, Ali Thulen, Stephanie Totals Opponents LOB - Team (383), Opp (340). DPs turned - Team (25), Opp (14). IBB - Team (6), de los Reyes 3, Hale, R. 1, Strandgard,R 1, Heineman, A. 1, Opp (1). Picked off - Wiebel, A. 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 23 Finck, Sarah / Christner, Morgan / Domkuski, Ali / Felde, Shannon / Johnson, Veronique / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (11), de los Reyes 10, Borries, A. 1, Opp (15). Pickoffs - Team (3), de los Reyes 3, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - de los Reyes (20-29), Finck, S. (13-19), Domkuski, A. (7-10), Borries, A. (5-5), Johnson, V. (3-3), Felde, S. (2-2). Facebook: /ISURedbirds #BackTheBirds 18

19 2017 Illinois State Redbirds 00 - Annie Heineman - OF 1- Riley Hale - OF 2 - Alex Caliva - IF 3 - Abby Turczyn - IF 4 - Stephanie Thulen - OF 5 - Ali Domkuski - P/1B 7 - Kadi Borries - OF 8 - Kori Mesecher - OF 9 - Riley Phipps - IF 10 - Morgan Christner - P 11 - Taylor Vanderpool - IF 12 - Caitlyn Daly - OF 13 - Jordan de los Reyes - C 14 - Veronique Johnson - P 15 - Ryann Scully - C 16 - Alyssa Wiebel - IF 17 - Jenna Stevens - IF 19 - Anni Borries - C/IF *started most recent game 20 - Shannon Felde - P/UT 22 - Allison Spence - IF 23 - Sarah Finck - P 24 - Riley Strandgard - IF 25 - Lauren Prader - C/IF Head - Melinda Fischer Assoc. - Tina Kroamos Asst. - Megan Warner Vol. - Bill Dickson Facebook: /ISURedbirds #BackTheBirds 19