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2018 Softball Roster

Brian & Jeanne Bradley
Lynda Hodges
Sarah Klopfer, Hillsdale
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
David Arthur, USI Photography
Marleah Fossett

7 Marleah Fossett

  • Position
    First base
  • Height
    5-4
  • Bat/Throw
    L/L
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Brownsburg, IN
  • Major
    Exercise Science (Pre-Occupational Therapy)

Biography

Year-by-Year Statistics
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018

OVERALL: Finished her career ranked second all-time in hit-by-pitches (30), third in putouts (1,075), tied for third in grand slams (2), tied for 12th in home runs (15) and 13th in RBIs (96)...was part of the winningest senior class in USI Softball history, amassing a 161-69 overall record and becoming the first senior class in program history to advance to the NCAA II Tournament four straight years.

2018: Overcame injury early in the season to earned Academic All-GLVC accolades after playing and starting 53 of USI's 64 games...hit .293 with five doubles, four home runs and 26 RBIs...hit .318 in the post season with two doubles, two home runs and 11 RBIs...feasted on opposing pitchers in the GLVC Tournament when she hit .583 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs...hit a grand slam in USI's 6-1 win over Missouri-St. Louis in the GLVC Tournament semifinals and had a two-run home run in the Eagles' 4-2 win over the Tritons in the GLVC Tournament championship...had a pair of six-game hitting streaks during the year...had at least two hits in 11 games, including a season-high three hits against Missouri-St. Louis in the GLVC Tournament semifinals...also had multiple RBIs in six contests.

2017: Garnered D2CCA honorable mention All-America honors as well as D2CCA and NFCA first-team All-Midwest Region accolades after leading the Eagles with a .412 batting average and a .528 on-base percentage during her junior campaign...also earned third-team All-GLVC honors and Academic All-GLVC laurels after compiling 14 doubles, five home runs and 32 RBIs...ended the year with a career-best 14-game hitting streak that saw her hit .444 with three doubles and eight RBIs...reached base safely in the final 15 games of the year...posted a .500 batting average with four runs scored and a pair of RBIs in seven NCAA II Tournament games...went 3-of-4 at the plate in USI's 4-3 loss to West Florida in the elimination bracket of the NCAA II Championship...had at least two hits in 21 games and at least three hits in four contests, including a season-high four hits in USI's 12-6 win over Wayne State (Neb.) in March...drove in at least two runs in five contests and had at least three RBIs on a pair of occasions...went 5-of-8 at the dish with a pair of doubles, a home run and seven RBIs in USI's doubleheader split with Missouri S&T...had a season-high four RBIs in USI's 7-1 win in the opener over Missouri S&T...was stellar in the field for the Eagles, committing just one error in 459 chances and posting a USI-best .998 fielding percentage...finished the year ranked second in the GLVC in batting average and on-base percentage...led the GLVC and was 13th in the nation with a single-season school-record 21 hit-by-pitches...was 19th in the nation in on-base percentage...was first in the GLVC in fielding percentage amongst players with at least 300 chances...also was second in the GLVC in total chances and putouts (449).

2016: Earned second-team All-GLVC honors as well as Academic All-GLVC accolades after becoming USI's full-time first baseman in late February...played in 41 games, making 36 starts...hit .336 with 11 doubles, six home runs, and 37 RBIs...was third on the team in batting average, home runs, and RBIs...had a team-best 13-game hitting streak in March that saw her hit .478 (22-46) with a home run, six doubles, 11 runs scored, and 14 RBIs...had a four-game hitting streak before missing the last four games with a concussion...was 3-of-8 (.375) with a pair of home runs and four RBIs in USI's GLVC Tournament wins over Bellarmine and Missouri-St. Louis...in less than a week, had a grand slam and a two-run home run off of Missouri-St. Louis All-American pitcher Hannah Perryman...had 10 muli-hit games and a pair of games with at least three hits...went a season-best 4-of-4 in USI's game-two win over Missouri S&T...was second on the team with 14 multi-RBI games, with a season-high four coming in USI's loss to Missouri-St. Louis on the second-to-last game of the regular season...hit .349 with runners on base and .351 with runners in scoring position...also hit .410 with two outs.

2015: Collected Academic All-GLVC honors...played in 18 games as a freshman, making nine starts as a designated player and three starts at first base...hit .219 (7-32) with a pair of doubles, an RBI, and four runs scored...had a .281 slugging percentage and a .375 on-base percentage.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Cardinal Ritter High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she earned varsity letters in softball...earned third-team All-State honors after hitting .667 with 15 home runs, 12 doubles, and 47 RBIs in 2014...was a four-time All-Conference, All-City, and team most valuable player at CRHS after posting a .575 career batting average...hit 23 career home runs, 29 doubles, and 147 RBIs...also scored 121 runs during her four-year career at CRHS...set the single-season school records for batting average (.667), RBIs (47), hits (58), runs scored (42), and home runs (15)...finished second in the state in home runs and fourth in batting average during her senior season...was seventh in the state as a junior with a .620 batting average.

TRAVEL: Played for the Indiana Gators travel ball team.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Eugene and Christina Fossett.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2015Freshman

    First base
    5'4"
    7
  • 7

    2016Sophomore

    First base
    5'4"
    7
  • 7

    2017Junior

    First base
    5'4"
    7
  • 7

    2018Senior

    First base
    5'4"
    7