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2019 Softball Roster

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6 Kiana Sherlund

  • Position Outfield
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fairfax, Va.
  • High School Fairfax
  • Prev School North Carolina

Biography

Senior - 2019

  • Top 50 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Watch List
  • Big Ten All-First-Team
  • Started all 58 games this season in centerfield
  • Hit .367 with 54 R, 72 H, 17 2B, 4 3B, 5 HR, 22 RBI, 112 TB, 20 BB, 2 HBP
  • Hit walk-off home run against Toledo during the NCAA Lexington Regional (5/18)
  • Totaled three hits, an RBI and a run in a win over EIU (3/26).
  •  Led the Illini with a .476 batting average, 10 hits and three doubles in games against IUPUI, Indiana State and Wisconsin.
  •  Tallied a .600 average in the series with No. 23 Wisconsin with 6 H, 2 2B, 4 R, 1 RBI, 8 TB
  •  Posted a 3-for-4 performance at the plate that included one double as well as two runs scored in a win over No. 23 Wisconsin (3/24).
  • Opened 2019 by knocking at least one hit in the first 11 games of the season.
  • Totaled three hits, an RBI and a run in a win over EIU (3/26).
  • Led the Illini with a .476 batting average, 10 hits and three doubles in games against IUPUI, Indiana State and Wisconsin.
  • Tallied a .600 average in the series with No. 23 Wisconsin with 6 H, 2 2B, 4 R, 1 RBI, 8 TB
  • Posted a 3-for-4 performance at the plate that included one double as well as two runs scored in a win over No. 23 Wisconsin (3/24).
  • Totaled a team-high four hits – including a double and a triple - plus two hits in a doubleheader with Indiana State (3/20).
  • Registered a .727 average after going 8-for-11 with two doubles, eight runs scored, two RBI and a stolen base at the ACC/B1G Challenge.
  • Went 3-for-3 with a double, two runs in a win over GT (2/16).
  • Scored four runs to go along with two hits and two RBI in a win over Georgia Tech (2/15).
  • Totaled a team-high seven hits with three doubles, four runs and three stolen bases at the season-opening Houston Invitational.

Junior - 2018

  • NFCA All-Midwest Region First-Team
  • Big Ten Conference First-Team (unanimous)
  • Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee
  • University of Illinois Dike Eddleman Female Athlete of the Year Finalist
  • College Sports Madness Big Ten Conference Player of the Week
  • Started all 55 games in the outfield
  • Paced the team with a .397 BA, 52 R, 81 H, 8 3B, 47 RBI, 122 TB and ranked second with 15-17 SB
  • Also totaled 7 2B, 6 HR, 13 BB, .598 slug%, .433 OB%, .966 fielding %, 81 PO, 5 A.
  • Led the Big Ten Conference in hits, triples and total bases, while also ranking fourth in batting average and runs, seventh in RBI, tied for 10th in stolen bases and 14th in slugging percentage.
  • Ranked third in the nation with her eight triples, fourth with 0.15 triples per game, eighth in hits, 30th in runs per game (0.95), 49th in total bases and 66th in batting average.
  • Knocked six home runs on the season, with four of her long balls going as grand slams.
  • Her eight three-baggers and 81 hits set new season records for the program in both categories.
  • Owned a team-high 26 multiple-hit games - including seven three-hit contests and two four-hit games - while also totaling 12 multiple-RBI games
  • Batted a .455 average in a series win over Nebraska with 5 H, 3 RBI, 1 2B, 1 R, 1 SB
  • Went 5-of-9 effort at the plate, as well as totaling team-highs of six RBI and five runs in two wins at Penn State (4/27-28/18).
  • Tied her career-high with five RBI to go along with a homer and a grand slam and three runs in a Saturday win at Penn State (4/28/18).
  • Tallied five hits, two RBI and two runs in a doubleheader sweep of Green Bay (4/18/18).
  • Led Illini with a .667 average on a 8-of-12 performance at the plate with a double, triple and grand slam, seven RBI and five runs in a series sweep of Maryland.
  • Posted a .385 batting average with five hits and three runs in a series win at Purdue.
  • Hit .556 at the Fresno State Friendly with 10 hits, five RBI, five runs, two triples, a home run and a stolen base to lead the Illini.
  • Posted a .471 batting average at the Coach B Classic with 8 hits, 7 RBI, 7 runs, including knocking her first home run - a grand slam - vs. Murray State (3/3).
  • Hit .357 with five hits and an RBI at the B1G/ACC Challenge.
  • Batted a .316 average in the opening weekend with six hits - including one double - three RBI and two runs at the UCF Friends of Jaclyn Invitational.

Sophomore - 2017

  • Fighting Illini Newcomer of the Year finalist
  • Started in all 58 games she saw action in, missing just one contest in her first season as an Illini and playing all 58 games in the outfield
  • .343 BA, 39 R, 71 H, 14 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 22 RBI, 93 TB, 12 BB, 17-of-20 SB
  • .960 fielding percentage, 88 PO, 7 A, 4 E
  • Led Illini with 71 hits (T6 in B1G) and 17-of-20 stolen bases (T5th in B1G)
  • Tied for second on the team and tied for 10th in the B1G with 14 doubles
  • Registered .500 (8-of-16) in NCAA Regional with a double, three runs, two RBI and 2-for-3 in stolen bases
  • Knocked her first collegiate home run against USF (March 18)
  • Batted .455 with five hits, four runs and three RBI in Purdue series
  • Hit .667 with 6 hits (1 2B, 1 3B), 1 run, 1 RBI and 2 stolen bases at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic

Freshman (at North Carolina) - 2016

  • Saw action in 49 games as a freshman at North Carolina, used primarily as pinch runner but making 15 appearances in the outfield including nine starts.
  • Named to the 2016 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
  • Hit .120 (3-for-25) with a double, a walk and 17 runs scored while going 6-for-11 in steals. 

High School

  • Missed her senior season at Fairfax High School due to surgery for a torn labrum. 
  • Collected a plethora of accolades in 2014, including being named a USA Today First-Team All-American as well as First-Team All-Metropolitan Area, first-team all-state, first-team all-region, first-team all-conference and team MVP.
  • Earned the 2015 US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award.
  • No. 24 on the list of Full Count Softball/Flo Softball "Hot 100 2015s".
  • Batted .630 with five home runs, 26 stolen bases and 39 runs scored as a junior at Fairfax High School.
  • Played travel ball for the Lady Lightning Gold Team Miken (LLGTM).

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2017Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'6"
    6
  • 6

    2018Junior

    Outfield
    5'6"
    6
  • 6

    2019Senior

    Outfield
    5'6"
    6