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2019 Softball Roster

Libby Knight / Illinois Athletics
Libby Knight / Illinois Athletics
Libby Knight / Illinois Athletics
Libby Knight / Illinois Athletics

99 Annie Fleming

  • Position Infield
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Chillicothe, Ill.
  • High School Peoria Notre Dame

Biography

Redshirt-Senior - 2019

  • Google Cloud Academic All-District First-Team
  • Named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District First-Team becoming the first-ever three-time Academic All-District honoree for the Illini
  • Started all 58 games this season
  • Hit .361 with 50 R, 69 H, 11 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR, 28 RBI, 106 TB, 19 BB, 7 HBP
  • Turned in two hits, two runs and an RBI in a win over DePaul (4/30).
  • Tallied two RBI, one hit and one run in a win over EIU (3/26).
  • Registered a .500 average in a the series with No. 23 Wisconsin with 3 H, 1 RBI, 1 R
  • Posted a team-high four hits with two RBI and a run in a doubleheader series with Indiana State (3/20).
  • Totaled team-highs of six hits and five runs at the LMU Tournament.
  • Notched a .533 batting average with eight hits, including two home runs and a double, as well as four RBI and five runs at the Mardi Gras Invitational.
  • Registered a 6-for-7 day against Nicholls State (2/23) & Stephen F. Austin (2/23) with two home runs and a double, as well as four RBI and three runs.
  • Posted a .462 average with six hits – including a double and two home runs – as well as six runs and four RBI at the ACC/B1G Challenge.
  • Batted at a .368 clip in her first action back at the season-opening Houston Invitational, with seven hits, three RBI, three runs and a homer.
  • Went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a homer against No. 22 Oklahoma State (2/8) in her first game back after redshirting the 2018 season due to injury.

Senior - 2018

  • Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Redshirted the 2018 season due to injury

Junior - 2017

  • NFCA All-Region Third-Team
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District First-Team
  • Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Big Ten Co-Player of the Week (2/13)
  • Big Ten Bun of the Year
  • Started in all 59 games, mainly seeing time at third base
  • .347 BA, 43 R, 66 H, 15 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 36 RBI, 101 TB, 14 BB, 8 HBP, 4 SH, 4-of-6 SB, .532 slugging percentage, .415 OBP
  • .920 fielding percentage, 67 PO, 116 A, 6 double plays turned
  • .246 BA in Big Ten play, 11 R, 17 H, 3 2B, 5 RBI
  • Paced Illini in runs and doubles, ranked second in batting average, on-base percentage and hit, and third in RBI.
  • Registered a .429 batting average with six hits (1 2B, 1 HR), three RBI, two runs and 10 total bases in the NCAA Regional
  • Hit the game-winning, walk-off double in a 4-3 win over No. 6 Minnesota (April 1)
  • Was red hot to start the season, with team highs of 12 hits, nine RBI, three doubles, two home runs, while hitting .600 in Puerto Rico en route to B1G Co-POTW

Sophomore - 2016

  • CoSIDA Academic All-District First-Team
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Fighting Illini Outstanding Scholar-Athlete Award Winner
  • Appeared in 59 games, starting 58 games, splitting time at third base and as the designated player
  • Batted .314 with 27 R, 53 H, 10 2B, 5 3B, 1 HR, 23 RBI, 76 TB
  • Registered .911 fielding percentage with 31 putouts, 61 assists and nine errors
  • Ranked second in the Big Ten and 16th in the NCAA with five triples
  • Ranked in a tie for 10th with nine hit-by-pitches
  • Tied for the team lead in conference action with a .329 batting average and ranked second with 23 hits and third with 12 RBI
  • Totaled 15 multiple-hit games, including five three-hit contests
  • Had three multiple-RBI games, including a career-high three RBI against Rutgers (April 1)
  • Led the Illini with an 18-game reached base streak during the season

Freshman - 2015

  • Saw action in 30 games as a freshman, making 26 starts.
  • Hit .355 with a .694 slugging percentage and a .487 on base percentage, totaling 22 hits, three doubles, six home runs, 16 RBIs and 15 walks with just six strikeouts in 65 at-bats.
  • Hit the third-most home runs of any Illini freshman in program history.
  • Had she met the minimum for at-bats (100), her slugging percentage of .694 would shatter the previous rookie record by nearly .200 points.
  • Posted the 10th-best slugging percentage (.714) and on base percentage (.492) all time at Illinois in Big Ten play,
  • Played just three games during tournament season taking only one at-bat, but got the starting nod at third on March 28 vs. Indiana and started every game there for the rest of the season.
  • Made her first career appearance for the Illini against Coppin State, playing third base in the fifth inning.
  • Started at designated player at Houston (2/22).
  • Played the final five innings at third base against No. 15 Minnesota (3/22).
  • Made her first career start at third base to open the Indiana series, and proved she deserves a spot in the batting order by going 4-for-6 with three runs, three RBIs, two walks and a home run over the final two games of the series.
  • Totaled four hits, three of which were home runs, and seven RBIs over the final two games at Iowa.
  • Hit safely in each of her first six starts at third base, going 10-for-22 (.455) with four home runs, seven runs and 10 RBIs over that span.
  • Went 4-for-4 with a key home run in the Wisconsin series opener.
  • Went 2-for-2 with a walk and a two-run home run against Western Illinois.
  • Reached base all six times over the final two Nebraska games with five walks, including her first three plate appearances on May 2, a team-season high.

High School

  • Played high school softball at Peoria Notre Dame under head coach Ed Olehy.
  • Missed her first two seasons due to injury, then rebounded to hit .628 with a .704 on base percentage and an .885 slugging percentage as a junior.
  • Followed with a .551 average, slugging .958 with 45 RBI as a senior.
  • Team captain as a junior and a senior.
  • 2014 Peoria Journal Star Player of the Year.
  • Two-time Peoria Journal Star All-Area (2013, 2014).
  • Two-time first-team all-conference (2013, 2014).
  • Two-time first-team all-state (2013, 2014).
  • Led the Irish to the 2013 Sectional Championship.
  • Played travel ball for the Chillicothe Blue Devils under coach Mike Berchtold.
  • Hit .394 with a .543 on base percentage and 27 RBI in her final season, while going 20-6 with a 2.07 ERA in the circle.
  • Led the Blue Devils to the 2014 NSA State Championship and a fifth-place finish at the ASA State Tournament.
  • Placed third at the 2013 NSA World Series.

Personal

  • Born Annie Elizabeth Fleming on March 17, 1996.
  • Daughter of Elizabeth and the late J Fleming.
  • Has an older sister, Amie.
  • Member of the National Honor Society as a junior in high school.
  • Won the Quiet Leader Award.
  • A Sterling Merit Recipient.
  • Illinois State Scholar.
  • Member of Top Ten.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2015Freshman

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    2016Sophomore

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    2017Junior

    IF
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    99
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    2018Senior

    Infield
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    99
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    2019Redshirt Senior

    Infield
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    99