Skip To Main Content

University of Illinois Athletics

2025 Softball Roster

Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois Fighting Illini

24 Stevie Meade

  • Position Outfielder
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Olathe, Kan.
  • High School Saint Thomas Aquinas HS
  • Instagram stevie.meade
  • Twitter meade_stevie

Biography

Big Ten Logo white All-Big Ten Freshman Team

SENIOR - 2025

  • Team Captain
  • Played in 48 games, starting 45
  • Slashed .273/.489/.340
  • Posted 38 hits, 17 runs and 27 RBI
  • Logged 18 extra-base hits including 11 doubles, two triples and five home runs
  • Recorded 11 multi-hit games
  • Added three hits against Wisconsin (3/15/25), Western Illinois (4/1/25) and at Northwestern (4/5/25)
  • Recorded three RBI against Wisconsin (3/15/25)
  • Hit a pair of doubles at Mizzou (3/18/25), at Purdue (4/18/25) and at Rutgets, (4/26/25)
  • Went 3-for-3 in stolen bases

JUNIOR - 2024

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • CSC Academic All-District
  • Started all 52 games this season in the outfield
  • Team Captain
  • Slashed .296/.428/.410
  • Logged 14 multi-hit games
  • Tallied a season-high three RBI against Missouri (3/13/24) and at Saint Louis (3/11/24)
  • Posted a pair of doubles at Maryland (4/6/24)
  • Scored a pair of runs on 10 separate occasions
  • Amassed a home run at Maryland (4/6/24 and 4/7/24), at Saint Louis (3/11/24) and against Missouri (3/13/24)
  • Mashed three hits at Saint Louis (3/11/24), Michigan State (4/19/24), Maryland (4/6/24)
  • Went 4-for-5 in stolen bases
  • Logged a team-best 11 sacrifice hits, tied for fourth all-time at Illinois
  • Led the team with 25 walks

SOPHOMORE - 2023

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • CSC All-District
  • Started all 56 games as a sophomore
  • Slashed .295/.452/.362 on the season
  •  Second on the team with 15 multi-hit games
  • Tied for first on the team with three triples
  • First on the team with 11 doubles
  • Recorded 9 hits and 33 runs
  • Logged 17 extra-base hits including three home run
  •  Logged 23 RBI and earned 15 walks
  • Went 3-for-4 in stolen bases
  • Tallied a season-high three hits against Rutgers (3/26/23)
  • Scored four runs against Rutgers (3/26/23)
  • Tallied three RBI against Ohio State (4/15/23)
  • Hit a home run against Louisville (2/17/23), at Mizzou (3/14/23) and SIUE (3/28/23)
  • Notched a triple against Marist (3/11/23), Valparaiso (3/15/23) and Rutgers (3/26/23)
  • Posted a .955 fielding percentage with 83 putouts, two assists and two errors.

Freshman - 2022

  • Big Ten All-Freshman team
  • Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week 3/8/22
  • Started all 52 games she appeared in for the Illini
  • Slashed .280/.314/.427
  • Tallied 46 hits and 10 doubles while driving in 28 runs
  • Went 8-for-10 in stolen bases
  • Struck for a team-best 13 sacrifice hits
  • Made Illini debut going 2-for-4 with three RBI vs. Central Arkansas (2/11/22)
  • Went 2-for-4 with three RBI and first-career home run vs. Western Illinois (2/19/22)
  • Connected for 14 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI performances
  • Season-best 10 game hitting streak and reached base streak

High School

  • 2018 Second-Team All-Conference EKL
  • 2019 Second-Team All-State Honorable Mention, EKL First-Team All-Conference
  • Ranked 85 in the class of 2021 by Extra Innings Softball
  • Played club ball for the DeMarini Aces

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2022Freshman

    Outfielder
    5'3"
    24
  • 24

    2023Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'3"
    24
  • 24

    2024Junior

    Outfielder
    5'3"
    24
  • 24

    2025Senior

    Outfielder
    5'3"
    24