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2019 Softball Roster

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5 Jamie Holscher

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Northeast HS
  • Hometown Lincoln, Neb.

Biography

2019
Earned NFCA all-region honors at first base and finished in the top three of the voting for Summit League MVP … one of three Coyotes who started all 61 games … led the Summit League in hits, RBIs and total bases and had the second-best batting average, hitting .364 on the year with 10 home runs, 48 RBIs and 29 runs scored … also had 14 doubles, second-most in the Summit, and a triple … three of her 10 homers were game winners … slugged a team-best .610 and had a .415 on-base percentage … in conference play, hit .388 with three homers and 14 RBIs in 18 games … relegated to the second-team of the all-Summit League awards in a travesty … was selected to the nine-woman Academic All-Summit League Team … Summit League Athlete of the Month for February after leading USD to its best start since 2009 … hit .469 (23-for-49) in February with six home runs, 23 RBIs and 12 runs scored … hit a walk-off, three-run homer to beat Drexel in eight innings and smacked another three-run homer later that night against Murray State (2/16) … was named Summit League Player of the Week after hitting three-run home runs in three consecutive games in Madeira Beach, Florida, going 7-for-18 with 11 RBIs (2/18) … was 3-for-4 with a walk-off two-run homer against Purdue for USD’s second win against a Big Ten program (2/23) … homered in three straight games for the second week in a row to earn Summit Player of the Week honors on Feb. 25 … hit a three-run homer in South Dakota’s 6-4 upset of No. 23/25 Michigan (3/9) … broke a 2-2 stalemate in the 12th inning with a two-run home run off 2017 Summit Pitcher of the Year Emily Ira to give USD a win in its Summit opener (3/23) … homered twice off Ira during the series to net her third Summit Player of the Week award (3/25) … had yet another walk-off hit, a double that halted a 9-1 contest that completed the sweep of Omaha (4/7) … laced her first collegiate triple in a win against North Dakota (4/13) … finished with a team-high 13 multi-RBI games and tied for the team lead with 22 multi-hit games ... NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2018
Played in 49 games and earned 39 starts including 34 at first base, four at designated player and one at third … hit .271 with three home runs, 14 RBIs and 22 runs scored … had eight doubles … hit mainly in the four spot … homered against her hometown Huskers (3/27) … went deep twice as part of a 3-or-7 effort on opening day against Boise State and San Jose State (2/8) … had six multi-hit games … was 3-for-4 with four RBIs against Valparaiso (3/3) … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

2017
Played in 52 of 54 games and earned 51 starts, 50 at third base and one at shortstop … hit .329 (48-for-146) with one home run, 29 RBIs and 30 runs scored … also had 11 doubles and one stolen base … amongst Summit League leaders, ranked ninth in doubles, 12th in runs scored and RBIs, and 14th for average … hit .391 in Summit League play, which ranked seventh in the Summit … had two hits in all three Summit League Tournament games, finishing the event 6-for-9 with two walks, two doubles and six runs scored … hit .545 (12-for-22) during a seven-game hitting streak in the middle of Summit play … had 13 multi-hit games, including four three-hit efforts … hit a grand slam during a 9-6 win against IUPUI (4/22) … played second base during a game against Penn State (3/10) … plated the winning run with a two-out double in a 3-2 win against 2016 NCAA Tournament team Wichita State (2/17) … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2016
Played in all but two games and made 50 starts, including 34 at second base and 16 in the outfield … hit .250 (36-for-144) with three home runs, 13 RBIs and 21 runs scored … also had seven doubles … hit .306 in Summit League play … 21 runs scored tied for second-most on the team … was one of two Coyotes named to the Summit League all-Tournament Team after going 4-for-9 with two walks and a homer and went error-free in the field at second base … made her collegiate debut against nationally-ranked Washington and went 1-for-3 … reached base in 11 consecutive games towards the end of the season … had seven multi-hit games … was 3-for-4 against Fort Wayne which included a three-run home run in the seventh inning that gave the Coyotes the lead (3/26) … made the Summit League honor roll, earning distinguished scholar status.

Prep
All-time home run leader at Lincoln Northeast High School with 20 ... a four-year starter for the Rockets and head coach Kari Amen ... finished career with a .400 average and with 154 runs scored ... earned honorable mention all-state honors three times and was a second-team all-state honoree as a junior.

Personal
Daughter of Kirk and Lori Holscher ... health services administration major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

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    2017Sophomore

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    2018Junior

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    2019Senior

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