Northern Iowa Softball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Northern Iowa Panthers

MVC (31-18, 20-7)

 
 
Coach: Ryan Jacobs
 
Key Field Players:
Sammey Bunch, Senior, SS, .441 BA, 21 HR, 53 RBI
Kamryn Shaffer, Sophomore, IF, .271 BA, 13 HR, 33 RBI
Emmy Wells, Freshman, C/1B, .255 BA, 6 HR 28 RBI
Sammy Moss, Freshman, UTL, .252 BA, 19 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Kailyn Packard, Sophomore, P, 1.57 ERA, 21-6 W/L, 18 CG, 169.0 IP, 176 SO
Erica Oler, Junior, P, 4.83 ERA, 5-7 W/L, 3 CG, 66.2 IP, 32 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .272 (124th in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.23 (173, 7)
Doubles per Game: 1.36 (67, 1)
Earned Run Average: 3.45 (127, 4)
Fielding Percentage: .958 (166, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 1.21 (29, 1)
Scoring Offense: 5.43 (49, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .474 (48, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.66 (205, 9)
Triples per Game: 0.15 (150, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2013Regionallost to Nebraska, defeated Tulsa, eliminated by Stanford
1990Regionallost to UCLA, eliminated by UCLA
 
*all team stats through 5/9