Western Illinois University Athletics

Awards & Recognition
Named to The 2010-11 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
2011 Summit League Winter/Spring Academic All-League Team - Distinguished Scholar
2010 Summit League Winter/Spring Academic All-League Selection
2009 Summit League Winter/Spring Academic All-League Selection

Career Highlights
2011 (Senior): Played in 42 contests and made 28 starts... finished the season with three doubles and four RBI while stealing four bases... ended her career ranked ninth in program history with 35 stolen bases... scored 16 runs on the season, 14 of which came in league play... was 3-for-5 with three runs against IUPUI (3/26)... Game-By-Game Stats

2010 (Junior): Played in 44 contests, making 27 starts... collected 14 hits, scored 11 runs and registered three RBI... was 7-for-7 in stolen bases... tied a career high with three hits against Southern Utah on May 7... finished the season ranked 10th in Western Illinois history in career stolen bases (31).
Game-By-Game Stats

2009 (Sophomore): Made 43 appearances and 40 starts... started at second base five times, the outfield 27 times and the designated player on five occasions... registered 35 hits, 23 runs and 10 RBI with a .302 batting average... recorded a .357 on-base percentage and a .310 slugging percentage... was 10-for-11 in stolen bases... stole a season-high two bases against Miami (Ohio) on March 1 in the Louisville Red and Black Tournament... posted a five-game hit streak from April 25-May 1... started the season with a four-game hit streak from February 7-8... recorded a season-high three hits against Bradley on February 8 in the Country Inn and Suites Softball Invitational... drove in a season-high two runners on April 25 against South Dakota State... scored two runs in six different games... helped her team set the school record for most runs scored in a season (270) and most RBI in a season (243)... named to The Summit League Winter-Spring Academic All-Conference Team... selected to The Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence... helped Western earn NFCA Girls Got Game Top 10 All-Academic Division I honors, posting the nation’s ninth-best team grade point average (3.446) among Division I softball programs.
Game-by-Game Stats

2008 (Freshman): Made 40 appearances and 34 starts... started 22 times as the designated player and 15 appearances as a pinch runner... was 14-for-18 in stolen bases... collected 26 hits and four RBI with a .228 batting average... recorded her first career hit against Bradley on March 1... scored a season-high three runs against South Dakota State on April 13... registered a season-high three hits against Augustana College on April 2 and against South Dakota State on April 12... had a five-game hitting streak from March 25-April 6 where she collected eight hits... stole a base in five straight games from April 9-15.
Game-by-Game Stats

High School
Was a two-time all-Girls Catholic Athletic Conference honoree... batted as the lead-off hitter for Queen of Peace’s 2005 Sectional Championship team... was a three-year member of the honor roll... also played for the Illinois Outlaws Club team.

Personal
Born July 31, 1989... daughter of David and Elizabeth Prieto... majoring in elementary education... nickname is Stop Sign.

In Van Vlymen’s Words
“Prieto has been an offensive threat for us the past two seasons. She has gotten better each year and will be able to keep the opposing defense on their toes this year. She has worked really hard and made a great transition from the infield to the outfield for us.”

Career Statistics