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2017 Softball Roster

Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications

8 Shelby Tate

  • Position
    Outfield
  • Height
    5-3
  • Bat/Throw
    L/R
  • Class
    Junior
  • Hometown
    Mattoon, IL
  • Major
    Radiologic and Imaging Sciences

Biography

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

2017: Collected Academic All-GLVC accolades for the third straight year after playing in 42 games and making nine starts...hit .333 with an RBI and a .407 on-base percentage in 24 at-bats during her third year with the Eagles...finished third on the team with four sacrifice bunts...was USI's top pinch-runner off the bench, finishing the year with 14 runs scored...had her best game at the plate in USI's 9-2 win over Cedarville at The Spring Games, going 3-for-4 with a run scored.

2016: Garnered Academic All-GLVC honors for the second straight season after playing in 41 games, making 18 starts, during her second year with the Eagles...hit .296 with an RBI and 16 runs scored...had a .345 on-base percentage and was a team-best 6-of-6 in stolen bases...had a season-best five-game hitting streak to start the year...also had a season-high eight game reached base safely streak during the year...ended the year one a two-game hitting streak, including a 2-of-3 effort in USI's NCAA II Tournament loss to Indianapolis.

2015: Earned Academic All-GLVC honors after playing in 46 games and making 45 starts during her first season with the Eagles...began the year with a season-high seven-game hitting streak that saw her post a .348 batting average (8-23) with an RBI and five runs scored...had and on-base percentage of .423 in the first seven games...finished the year with a .300 batting average (12-40) with three RBIs and seven runs scored in the final 18 games...had a .364 on-base percentage in that time...overall, hit . 287 with seven RBIs and 22 runs scored...had an on-base percentage of .346...had a season-high two hits in nine games, including USI's NCAA II Midwest Region Tournament win over Wayne State...hit .339 with runners on base and .389 with runners in scoring position...also hit .400 with the bases loaded and had a .621 success rate in advancing runners.

TRANSFER: Spent a semester at Kaskaskia College in Centralia, Illinois, before transferring to USI...did not play.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Mattoon High School (Mattoon, Illinois) where she earned All-Big 12 Conference honors three times, including first-team accolades as a junior in 2012 and a senior in 2013...was honorable mention All-Conference as a sophomore in 2011...helped MHS to three sectional titles (2010, 2011, 2013) and a fourth-place finish in the 2012 IHSA Class 3A State Tournament.

TRAVEL: Helped her travel team to the 2011 NSA Illinois 'A' state title and to the 2013 USSSA state championship.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Amy Tate.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2015Redshirt Freshman

    Infield/Outfield
    5'3"
    8
  • 8

    2016Sophomore

    Outfield/Infield
    5'3"
    8
  • 8

    2017Junior

    Outfield
    5'3"
    8