2025 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 26
Paige Berkmeyer
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wadsworth, Ohio
- High School:
- Highland HS
 University of Illinois Graduate |
 All-Big Ten Freshman Team |
 Illinois Record - Single-Game Home Runs |
| Illinois Record - Single-Game Total Bases |
SENIOR - 2025
- Team Captain
- Appeared in 48 games, making 42 starts
- Slashed .272/.384/.361
- Posted 34 hits, 14 runs and 27 RBI
- Logged eight extra base hits
- Hit three home runs, two of which were grand slams
- Caught eight runners stealing on the year
- Logged one pickoff at Rutgers (4/26/25)
- Recorded a grand slam on her birthday against Indiana State (3/11/25)
- Posted a second grand slam and went 4-for-4 against #21 Ohio State (5/2/25)
- Earned a pair of walks against CSU Bakersfield (2/7/25)
JUNIOR - 2024
- Academic All-Big Ten
- CSC Academic All-District
- Played in all 52 games, making 49 starts
- Slashed .313/.500/.423
- Caught 18 runners stealing to rank third all-time in a single season
- Set the program record for single game home runs for three against SIUE (3/27/24)
- Broke the program record for single game total bases with 12 against SIUE (3/27/24)
- Tied the single-game record with seven RBI against SIUE (3/27/24)
- Led the team with 37 RBI and seven hit by pitch
- Second on the team with seven homers and 72 total bases
- Third on the squad with 22 walks
- Recorded her first career stolen base at Michigan State (4/19/24)
- Went 2-for-2 in stolen bases on the season
- Tallied 11 multi-hit games
- Logged 204 putouts on the year
- Posted a .979 fielding percentage
SOPHOMORE - 2023
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Appeared in 40 games, making 30 starts primarily at catcher
- Slashed .177/.228/.244 for her sophomore campaign
- Tallied 14 hits and three runs
- Recorded her first hit of the season against Fordham (2/11/23)
- Posted her first run and RBI against Louisville (2/17/23)
- Tallied three hits and two RBI at Houston (2/25/23)
- Earned a pair of walks against Florida Gulf Coast (3/10/23)
- Posted her first collegiate home runs against SIUE (3/28/23)
- Recorded her lone double of the season at Michigan (4/9/23)
- Recorded 186 putouts and 22 assists.
Freshman - 2022
- Big Ten All-Freshman team
- Appeared in 32 games for the Illini, starting 26 primarily at catcher and designated player
- Knocked in two RBI vs. Western Illinois (5/4/22)
- Went 4-for-4 with four RBI at Illinois State (4/6/22)
- Produced a 1-for-3 effort with three RBI vs. SIUE (4/5/22)
- Went 2-for-3 with three RBI at Minnesota (4/3/22)
- Tallied first career hit vs. Central Arkansas (2/12/22)
- Made Illini debut vs. Central Arkansas (2/11/22), tallying first-career RBI
High School
- 2019 Suburban League All-Conference, First-Team All-Medina Gazette, Best of Greater Akron Preps All-Star
- Played club ball for Illinois Chill Gold
Illini Softball | Ava Moore Media Availability 1/29/2025
Wednesday, January 29
Illini Softball | Karley Yergler Media Availability 1/29/2025
Wednesday, January 29
Illini Softball | Head Coach Tyra Perry Availability 1/29/2025
Wednesday, January 29
ILLINI SB | Berkmeyer Catching Runners
Tuesday, June 11
