2027 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 17
Abby Sabalaskey
- Position:
- Left-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Westville, Ill.
- High School:
- Westville HS
- Prev School:
- Northern Kentucky
Freshman - 2026
- Appeared in 31 games, starting 12 in the circle
- Totaled staff-bests in ERA (4.40) and WHIP (1.67) in 105.0 innings of work
- Finished with a staff-best 8-7 record, including her first collegiate win over Campbell (2/13/26) and a complete-game shutout over IU Indy (2/28/26)
- Notched a pair of saves against Binghamton (2/13/26) and at Michigan State (4/3/26)
- Tossed four complete games
- Added her first career strikeout at the Tiger Classic against NC State (2/7/26)
- Struck out 58 batters on the season, including a career-high seven against Binghamton (2/13/26)
- Struck out six batters in consecutive games at The Raleigh Times, against Akron (2/20/26) and Providence (2/21/26)
- Maintained a .967 fielding percentage, with six putouts, 23 assists, and one double play turned
Northern Kentucky - 2025
- Did not appear in a game
High School
- Four-year varsity letterwinner
- Owned a 0.64 career ERA with 73 wins, 1,007 strikeouts, 14 perfect games, and 26 no-hitters
- Career 37-0 record in conference play
- Named to the All-Conference First Team four times
- Earned All-County First Team honors four times
- Secured All-Area First Team accolades four times
- Received All-State Second Team honors three times and All-State First Team honors once
- News-Gazette Female Athlete of the Year in 2024
Personal
- Daughter of Joseph and Heather Sabalaskey
- Has one sister
- Grandfather, John Sabalaskey, was a pitcher at Illinois and won Big Ten championships in 1952-53
- Chose Illinois because "I love how close it is to home. It will be awesome to see all my fans and supporters in the stands this season! With everything that my family has helped me through the last few months, I'm happy that they will have an easier time getting to my games to watch me compete and cheer me on. I look forward to carrying on my grandpa's legacy in the same position and colors!"
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