- Appeared in 41 games in her first season at UIS
- Led the team with a 4.51 ERA, five complete games, and three shutouts
- At the plate, was second on the team with five homers, and had 12 extra-base hits
UIS:
2021- Appeared in 41 games, including 34 starts … tenth in the GLVC in pitching appearances, and 14
th in games started … appeared in 23 games on the mound, including 16 starts … led the pitching staff with a 4.51 ERA, five complete games, and three shutouts … had a 4-8 record and one save … struck out 42 batters in 93 2/3 innings … had a .307 opponent batting average … at the plate, batted .211 with a .463 slugging percentage and .290 on-base percentage … second on the team with five home runs, and 12 of her 20 hits were extra-base hits … had 15 runs and 20 RBI … eight-for-eight on stolen base attempts … threw shutouts against Minnosota State, Moorhead, Southwest Baptist, and Missouri S&T … threw a four-hitter in eight innings in that Southwest Baptist contest … struck out a season-high five batters against Ferris State and Lewis … had a 3.53 ERA and a .281 opponent batting average in GLVC games … batted .290 with runners in scoring position … led the team with 13 two-out RBI … had four games with a pair of hits, and five games with two or more RBI … drove in three runners in three games … scored two runs in five contests … drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the sixth in a 3-2 win against Truman State … had six total bases, two runs, and a RBI against Minnesota State, Moorhead.
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Prior to UIS:
A transfer from IUPUI … was the team’s top pitcher in 2020 … appeared in 12 games and started nine games … went 3-6 on the year and threw 58 innings … struck out 30 batters … threw a complete game shutout against Western Illinois, allowing just three hits and striking out a season-high seven batters … had five complete games in nine starts … was named the Horizon League Pitcher of the Week once during the year … at the plate, went four-for-20 with two runs, one home run, and three RBI.
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High School:
Third-team all-state … first-team all-conference … named to the all-area team … in her career, was 28-8 on the mound with a 2.63 ERA … struck out 205 batters … at the plate, batted .355 with 61 hits, 53 RBI, eight home runs, a .421 on-base percentage, and a .633 slugging percentage … helped her team be state runner-ups in 2016, and regional champions in 2018 … a member of the Avantis Yellow Jackets, Chicago BullSox, and Bloomington Angels club teams … finished fourth place at A-State in 2016 and second place in 2020 … also lettered in basketball and volleyball … earned the team’s Hustle Award in basketball.
Personal:
The daughter of Tisha and Jason Diederich … has three siblings, Jasmine, Mason, and Thomas … a Criminology and Criminal Justice major.
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