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University of Illinois Athletics

2019 Softball Roster

8 Emily Oestreich

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Napa, Calif.
  • High School Vintage
  • Prev School Lake Land CC

Biography

Senior - 2019

  • Made 22 appearances with 11 starts
  • 6-2, 4.43 ERA, 60.0 IP, 79 H, 38 ER, 22 BB, 21 SO, .307 OBA
  • Went 2-1 in three appearances at the season-opening Houston Invitational with a 3.82 ERA in 11.0 innings.
  • Earned the complete game victory after giving up just one earned run on eight hits and struck out four in 7.0 innings against Boston College (2/16).
  • Earned the first win of the season after allowing just two earned runs on three hits and six walks in 4.2 innings, while striking out three against No. 22 Oklahoma State (2/8).
  • Allowed just two earned runs on four hits and two walks in 5.2 innings to earn the victory at Houston (2/9).

Junior - 2018

  • B1G Pitcher of the Week (3/5)
  • 16-10, 3.26 ERA, 40 appearances, 27 starts, 8 CG, 2 shutouts, 1 SV, 150.1 IP, 144 H, 70 ER, 68 BB, 102 SO, .248 OBA
  • 4-6 in Big Ten action, 4.30 ERA, 13 appearances, 9 starts, 47.1 IP, 53 H, 23 ER, 30 BB, 15 SO, .280 OBA
  • Paced the Illini with 16 wins on the season and a 3.26 ERA, ranking ninth and 14th, respectively, in the Big Ten. and is ninth in the Big Ten for victories.
  • Ranked tied for sixth in the conference in games started (27), ninth in appearances (40), 11th with a .248 opposing batting average and 13th with 102 strikeouts.
  • Owned a 1.45 ERA with a 1-1 record and allowed just two earned runs, while striking out six in 9.2 innings at the Big Ten Tournament.
  • Posted a 1.05 ERA with a 1-1 record and allowed just two earned runs in 13.1 innings in the Nebraska series.
  • Registered a 0.72 ERA in the Penn State series, allowing just one earned run in 9.2 innings.
  • Tied a season-high with eight strikeouts, while allowing just one run on one hit and two walks en route to earning her 13th win of the season in game two vs. Green Bay (4/18/18).
  • Gave up just two runs on five hits and a walk in four frames to earn her first league win over Purdue (3/23/18).
  • Did not allow a hit in six innings en route to tossing just the 13th no-hitter in program
  • history, while equaling a season-high eight strikeouts, and allowing just three base runners all day on three walks vs. UMass-Lowell (3/10/18).
  • Earned her first save of the season by holding Bradley (3/7/18) to two hits and striking out a pair in a scoreless seventh frame.
  • Starred in the Coach B Classic with a dominating 0.57 ERA while giving up just two earned runs on 10 hits, six walks and striking out 25 in 24.2 innings.
  • Went 1-2 with a 4.29 ERA at the season-opening UCF Friends of Jaclyn Invitational,
  • appearing in all five games, starting two contests and posting two complete games.
  • Totaled a season-high 15 strikeouts in 16.1 innings in her first action as an Illini.
  • Earned the first Illini win of the season after allowing just one earned run on five hits and striking out three in 5.0 innings vs. Providence (2/9).
  • Posted a season-high eight strikeouts and gave up just two earned runs in 7.0 innings vs. UCF (2/10).

Freshman/Sophomore (at Lake Land CC) - 2016/2017

  • Two-time NJCAA All-American while at Lake Land Community College (Mattoon, Ill.)
  • Named NFCA All-Midwest First-Team and Great Rivers Conference Player of the Year in 2017
  • Made two NJCAA WCWS appearances with LLCC, registering a fourth place finish in 2017
  • Led all NJCAA Division I pitchers in 2017 with 274 strikeouts and 12 shutouts, while also finishing in the top 10 in seven other categories
  • Two-time NFCA Pitcher of the Week during 2017 season
  • 2016 NFCA All-American
  • Earned MVP honors at the 2016 Great Rivers Conference Tournament
  • Finished LLCC career with school records for wins, strikeouts, starts, innings pitched, strikeouts per seven innings and shutouts

High School

  • Was a two-time All-State honoree and a 2013 First-Team High School All-American while at Vintage High School in Napa, California
  • Four-time MEL All-Conference, as well as 2013 MEL Pitcher of the Year and 2012 MEL Newcomer of the Year
  • Helped lead VHS to four-consecutive playoff berths and finished high school career with an 81-12 record and 668 strikeouts
  • Played travel ball with Lady Magic Havey, where she was ranked as a top-75 player from FloSoftball

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2018Junior

    Pitcher
    5'6"
    8
  • 8

    2019Senior

    Pitcher
    5'6"
    8