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Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.

15 Deidre Merli

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Civic Memorial
  • Hometown Bethalto, Ill.

Biography

Lindenwood:
2014 - Appeared and started in all but one of the Lady Lions 50 games ... was sixth on the team with a .272 batting average ... in 147 at bats compiled 40 hits with four doubles and one triple ... was second on the team with five home runs ... led the team in RBIs with 31 ... compiled 61 bases which was second most on the team ... had a slugging percentage of .415 and had an on base percentage of .323 ... struck out just 19 times in over 145 at bats ... was a perfect five-for-five in stolen bases ... committed 11 errors and had a .917 fielding percentage ... five times she had two-hit games and also had two three-hit games ... drove in a season and career-high five runs in a win against Lindenwood Belleville ... had a team-high 17 multi-RBI games ... also had a team-high 12 game hitting streak and 18 game reached base streak ... made 47 starts at third base ... committed 11 errors with 63 putouts and 59 assists and compiled a .917 fielding percentage ... was named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... was three-for-14 in the team's four MIAA Tournament games.,

2013 – Appeared in 37 games and started 36 … was sixth on the team with a .288 batting average … compiled 30 hits in 104 at bats … hit nine doubles and one home run … drove in 18 runs while scoring 12 … had a .404 on base percentage and a .362 slugging percentage … stole three bases in four attempts … was walked nine times and hit by three pitches … six times she had at least two hits and two times compiled three-hit games … was second on the team in multi-RBI games with six … five times during the year she drove in two runs and one game drove in three … had the third longest hitting streak on the team with eight games … reached base 11 straight games which was second most on the team … in a series against Central Missouri she drove in four runs and was four-for-eight.

2012 - Appeared in 36 games and started 32 ... had a batting average of .202 in 109 at bats ... scored 12 runs and drove in 11 ... hit seven doubles, four triples, and one home run ... compiled a slugging percentage of .367 and an on base percentage of .228 ... had five multi-hit games ... had a career-high three hits in five at bats against Pittsburg State ... also drove in a career-high three runs in the same game ... had three games where she drove in at least two runs ... early in the season she had a career-high seven game hit streak.

High School:
Attended Civic Memorial ... after her freshman, sophomore, and junior seasons she was name to the second team all-conference ... when she concluded her senior she was named to the first team all-conference ... she hit the most home runs in school history.

Personal:
Daughter of Dennis and Debbie ... has one sister Danielle who also played for the Lady Lions ... majoring in communications.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2012Freshman

    IF
    5'6"
    15
  • 15

    2013Sophomore

    IF
    5'6"
    15
  • 15

    2014Junior

    IF
    5'6"
    15
  • 15

    2015Senior

    IF
    5'6"
    15