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2023 Softball Roster

Eric Espada

22 Courtney Wilson

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Highschool Central Catholic HS
  • Hometown Grand Island, Neb.

Biography

2023
First-team all-Summit League outfielder … voted to the Academic all-Summit League Team … led the team and ranked fifth in the Summit League with a .345 batting average … played in and started 49 of 52 games with 48 starts in center field and one in left field … was singled out at the start of the Summit League Tournament as the inaugural winner of the Scholar of the Championship … maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout her undergraduate and graduate degrees … was one of three Coyotes named to the Summit League’s all-tournament team after logging a team-high three hits in four games with a double and two RBIs … hit .461 (18-for-39) during a season-best 10-game hitting streak in the middle of the conference season … was the longest streak by a Coyote during the season … had a team-high 13 multi-hit games including a 4-for-5 effort in the season-opening win against Drake (2/12) … was 3-for-4 with a three-run homer in a 6-4 win against Iowa (3/3) … also homered in an 8-0 win against North Dakota State (4/7) … led USD with 11 stolen bases on 13 attempts … was a CSC academic all-district honoree … named an NFCA Scholar-Athlete … also made the Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... became the ninth player in program history to record 200 career hits (203) … scored 102 career runs ... placed on the Summit League's Commissioner's List for academic excellence

2022
Second team all-Summit League … repeat member of the Summit’s all-Academic Team … one of three Coyotes who started all 53 games (51 CF, 1 LF, 1 RF) … led the team with five outfield assists … hit .320 (55-for-172) with a home run, 20 RBIs and 30 runs scored … had the ninth-most hits by a Summit player … recorded first four-hit game in a win against Georgetown on the second weekend of the season (2/18) … had a team-best eight hits at the Furman Classic in week two … had a team-best seven hits at the FIU Invitational in week three … second career home run came in Summit play at St. Thomas (4/9) … drove in two runs late to tie the game and USD went on to beat North Dakota State 5-4 in the conference opener (3/26) … had a go-ahead, two-run double to lift USD to a win against SIUE (3/16) … had the second-most steals on the team and was 8-for-9 on the base paths … had 14 multi-hit games, which were second-most on the team … the 30 runs scored ranked 10th in the Summit ... named an NFCA Scholar Athlete

2021
Second-Team All-Summit League honoree in the outfield … also selected to the Academic All-Summit League Team … played in and started 38 games including 35 in left field, two in center and one in right … missed the Spring Break trip to Florida due to a COVID-19 quarantine … led the team and ranked sixth in the Summit with a .345 batting average (41-for-119) … had five doubles, three triples and a home run … drove in 14 runs and scored 16 times … was 4-for-6 on the base paths … had four outfield assists … hit a team-best .373 (25-for-67) during conference play … had 10 multi-hit games including four three-hit efforts … first collegiate home run was a solo shot in Fargo, N.D. … was 11-for-18 with two doubles and four RBIs in a span of five games at the start of Summit play … named to the Summit League Honor Roll and the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence ... named an NFCA Scholar Athlete

2020
One of four Coyotes who started all 29 games, she in left field … hit in the second spot of the order in all but three games … led the Summit League lead in hits with 33 … ranked second on the team and fifth in the Summit with a .363 average … drew a team-high 10 walks and had a .431 on-base percentage, which ranked sixth in the Summit … had a double, a triple, eight RBIs and scored 13 runs, which ranked sixth in the Summit … tied for fourth in the conference in steals with five … led the team with 10 multi-hit games including three 3-hit efforts … hit .464 (13-for-28) during a season-long, eight-game hitting streak near the start of the season … totaled five outfield assists … team’s season was cut short due to COVID-19 … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2019
Played in 56 of 61 games and earned 48 starts including 45 in right field and three in left … made her collegiate debut in a pinch-running role in the season opener against Dayton (2/8) … delivered her first base hit and scored twice the next day in a win against Dayton (2/9) … hit .205 (17-for-83) on the year with a double … drew 10 walks for an on-base percentage of .290 … scored 17 runs … had four outfield assists – one against Drexel in Florida that preceded a walk-off home run (2/16) and another that doubled a runner off first base in the final inning of a 2-0 win at Cal Baptist (3/5) … also threw out what would have been the winning run at home in the postseason against Purdue (5/16) ... hit safely in five straight games during the opening month of the season ... NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete … made the Summit League honor roll.
 
Prep
Was a highly accomplished three-sport athlete at Grand Island Central Catholic High School ... was a three-time all-state outfielder and four-time all-conference honoree for coach Brock Culler and the Crusader softball team ... set Central Catholic career records for hits (192), runs (69) and stolen bases (76) ... throughout her high school career, which includes club teams, Wilson hit .492 with 21 home runs, 184 RBI and 258 stolen bases ... posted 47 doubles and 36 triples in more than 1,100 at bats ...  in addition to her play on the diamond, Wilson earned honorable mention all-conference honors for her play on the hardwood, and is a three-time Class C-9 District track medalist ... in 2017, she qualified for state in the long jump and 100- and 200-meter dashes ... is a member of the National Honor Society and has earned academic all-state awards for softball, basketball and track and field

Personal
Daughter of Sara Wilson ... elementary and special education major ... has a younger sister, Alyssa

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2021Junior

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    2022Senior

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    2023Fifth Year

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