2021 Softball Roster
Elisabeth Huckleberry
- Position:
- Infield
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Spencer County
- Hometown:
- Fisherville, Ky.
Appeared in 49 games, which included 48 starts at first base … tallied 25 hits, 21 runs scored, nine doubles, three home runs and 16 RBI … finished third on the team with 24 walks … notched a hit and stole a base in her first collegiate game against North Dakota (2/13) … recorded at least one walk in 19 games, which included multiple walks in five contests … tallied four multi-hit games … went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and two RBI at Loyola (4/2) … went 2-for-2 with two home runs and a season-high five RBIs in SIU’s 8-0 run-rule win over Valpo (5/2) … her two home runs tied the school record for most home runs in a single game and she became just the 10th Saluki freshman to hit two homers in a game … notched a hit in two of SIU’s three MVC Tournament games, which included a solo home run in Southern’s championship game win over UNI (5/15).
High School
Three-time all-region honoree and five-time all-district selection … rewrote the Spencer County record books and left the program as it's all-time leader in nearly every offensive statistical category including career hits (246), runs scored (189), runs batted in (165), home runs (26) and doubles (66) … also set single-season records in hits (59), doubles (25), runs (55), home runs (12) and runs batted in (50) … was named her region's Player of the Year as a junior after she hit .491 with a .537 on-base percentage to lead the Bears to their first regional tournament appearance since 2011 … was selected to the prestigious East-West All-Star Team.
