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2022 Softball Roster

Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.
Mike Barone
Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.

10 Marina Esparza

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-2
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Lincoln Way Central
  • Hometown Mokena, Ill.

Biography

2022
All-GLVC Third Team selection ... recorded a 1.64 ERA and 1.12 WHIP across 107 innings ... tossed 10 complete games, including a one-hit outing with nine strikeouts (3/4) ... GLVC Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar honoree … Academic All-GLVC selection.

2021
One-time GLVC Pitcher of the Week … Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... GLVC Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar honoree … Academic All-GLVC selection … appeared in eight games in the field, while appearing in 17 games and making eight starts on the mound for Lindenwood … pitched to a career-high 2.55 ERA while picking up four wins and striking out 50 batters in 55.0 innings … tossed three complete games and one shutout … tallied two base hits, two runs scored, four RBI, and one walk … recorded a 1.000 fielding percentage on 1 putout and 10 assists … top 12 in the GLVC in ERA, strikeouts per seven innings (6.4), and WHIP (1.29) … struckout a career-high tying seven batters against Parkside on Feb. 19 … tallied three RBI at Illinois Springfield on March 12, tying a previous career-high … third on the team in ERA, opposing batting average (.237), and wins … tossed seven shutout innings against Parkside while allowing only five base hits.

2020
Played in seven games while making six starts for Lindenwood … GLVC Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar … 2019-20 GEICO Academic All-GLVC honoree … tallied one base hit for the Lions while also walking once … made five starts pitching for the Lions … 0-1 on the mound with an ERA of 4.71 … 1.000 fielding percentage on the season … struck out 13 batters, including a career-high five vs. West Texas A&M on Feb. 14 … season shortened due to COVID-19.

2019
Threw 71 innings over 22 appearances in the circle ... struck out 31 while holding opponents to a .269 batting average ... on March 22, threw 5.0 shutout IP against Nebraska-Kearney, striking out four ... did now allow a baserunner on March 17 against Northeastern State, striking out two over 4.1 IP.

2018
Was one of Lindenwood's top pitchers in her first season with the Lions ... went 12-8 with a team-leading 4.08 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 152.2 IP ... at the plate, hit .255 with 14 runs scored, three doubles, a triple and a home run ... threw a complete game shutout against Kentucky Wesleyan, her second career start ... struck out seven against Wisconsin Parkside on March 3, a season-high.

High School
Attended Lincoln-Way Central High School ... had a 2.19 ERA and 1.14 WHIP with 62 strikeouts her senior season at Lincoln Way Central ... named all-state and all-conference.

Personal
Daughter of Sandy and Marco ... has three siblings (Marissa, Julia, and Cecilia) ... majoring in special education.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2018Freshman

    Pitcher/Utility
    5'6"
    10
  • 10

    2019Sophomore

    Pitcher/Utility
    5'6"
    10
  • 10

    2020Junior

    Pitcher/Utility Player
    5'6"
    10
  • 10

    2021Senior

    Pitcher
    10
  • 10

    2022Graduate Student

    Pitcher
    5'2"
    10