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27 Tierney Bottino

  • Position Outfield
  • Height 5-2
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Lockport Township
  • Hometown Lockport, Ill.

Biography

SENIOR (2016): Summit League 'Player of the Week' (Mar. 8)... Started all 48 games in the outfield and at second base... Went 3-for-4 against Fort Wayne (May 6)... Hit two walk offs in consecutive games against Canisius (Mar. 6) and Miami Ohio (Mar. 6)... Hit a home run against Canisius (Mar. 5)... Led the team with 24 RBIs and two sacrifice flies...Ended the year with a .252 batting average and a .302 slugging percentage... Recorded 100 putouts... Drew 12 walks.

JUNIOR (2015): 2015 Summit League Spring Academic Honor Roll, Distinguished Scholar... First Team All-Summit League... Started 41 games in the outfield... Hit her first career grand slam against Fort Wayne (March 30)... Hit a career-high three home runs... Hit two doubles against Hawaii (March 11)... Went 3-for-5 against Iowa (April 2)... Scored three runs on two occasions (at Fort Wayne 3/30, vs. South Dakota 4/19)... Recorded four RBIs against Fort Wayne (March 30) and at Iowa (April 2)... Drew two walks against North Dakota (Feb. 8)... Finished the year with a .325 average... Ended the year ranked 118th nationally in sacrifice flies and 124th in toughest to strikeout.

SOPHOMORE (2014): 2013-14 Summit League Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll... Appeared in 42 games and made 36 starts in the outfield and as a designated hitter... Hit .242 from the plate with four doubles, one home run, 12 RBIs and 16 runs scored... Hit her first career home run at IUPUI on 3/23... Scored two runs on two occasions (2/22 vs. Alabama State and 3/23 at IUPUI)... Drove in a career high three runs twice (2/22 vs. Alabama State and 3/23 at IUPUI)... Went three-for-four in stolen base attempts... Drew eight walks.

FRESHMAN (2013): 2012-12 Summit League Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll... Appeared in 14 games and made nine starts at shortstop, second base, outfield, and designated hitter... batted .167 (5-for-30) with one double... scored one run against Harvard (3/10) and South Dakota (3/15)... drove in a run against South Dakota (3/15)... drew four walks on the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the Chicago Sun Times Top 100 Softball Players list... posted a batting average of .381 as a senior... helped Lockport Township to back-to-back Regional titles in 2010 and 2011... led the team in hits with 42 in 117 at bats giving her a batting average of .359... she hit six doubles, one homerun and tallied 20 RBI and scored 20 runs... All-Area Honorable Mention and All-Conference Honorable Mention selection... named to the All-Tournament Team... served as the team captain... letterwinner in softball and volleyball... played travel softball with the Homer Hawks Orland A's Gold Betcher... placed on the Honor Roll and High Honor Roll throughout her high school career... her GPA ranks in the top ten percent of her graduating class... member of the National Honors Society and the Spanish National Honors Society.

PERSONAL: Born on September 9, 1994... daughter of Brian and Judith Bottino... high school teammate of formert Western Illinois catcher Lia Romeo... Sister of future Leatherneck Sidney Bottino.

MAJOR: Biology

DESIRED CAREER: Physical Therapist

Statistics

Season:
2016

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Historical Player Information

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    2013Freshman

    UT
    5'2"
    27
  • 27

    2014Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'2"
    27
  • 27

    2015Junior

    Outfield
    5'2"
    27
  • 27

    2016Senior

    Outfield
    5'2"
    27