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Softball

2025 Softball Roster

Adam Pearson, USD
Adam Pearson, USD
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Eric Espada
Eric Espada
Eric Espada

15 Tatum Villotta

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Omaha Marian HS
  • Hometown Blair, Neb.

Biography

2025
One of two Coyotes to start in all 56 games … named to the All-Summit League Second Team and the Academic All-Summit League Team … held a .370 batting average with 70 hits, 14 walks, 43 runs and 23 RBIs … tied for ninth all-time in a single season with 70 hits, tied for 10th with 43 runs and tied for seventh with four triples …  had 13 extra base hits with eight doubles, four triples and a home run … led the team with 12 stolen bases on the year … had 19 multi-hit games and carried a team-long 17-game hit streak early in the year … hit .475 during the hit streak with seven extra base hits, 18 runs and 12 RBIs … went 3-for-4 from the plate with three runs scored, one triple, a home run and four RBIs in a win over Norfolk State (Mar. 1) … had back-to-back games where she went 3-for-4 from the plate and totaled five runs against Wofford (Mar. 15) and North Dakota (Mar. 22) … tallied a hit in each Summit League Tournament game … went 3-for-3 with a run, a double and two RBIs against UTSA (Feb. 14) … had two hits on three at-bats with two runs, a double and two RBIs vs Presbyterian (Mar. 11) … ends her Coyote career ranking No. 3 with 720 at bats, tied for seventh with 124 runs, No. 8 with 222 hits, No. 8 with 33 stolen bases and tied for ninth with six triples.

2024
Second team All-Summit League honoree...one of three Coyotes to start all 53 games, making 37 starts at second base and 16 more at shortstop...had a team-high 54 hits and 23 runs scored while batting either first or second in the lineup in all 53 games...had a team-best 10 game hitting streak during the season...Had 12 multi-hit games, including a 4-for-4 effort against Michigan (3/16)...drove in three of her eight runs on the season with a 3-for-5 effort against North Dakota (4/6)...CSC Academic All-District...Summit League Honor Roll...named to the Summit League Commissioner's List for Academic Excellence.

2023
Played in and started all but one game during the season … moved from second base to shortstop this season … batted leadoff in all but nine games … scored 22 runs, third-most on the team … stole six bases … hit .239 with two doubles, a triple, a home run and nine RBIs … drew 17 walks, second-most on the team, and had a .320 on-base percentage … had 10 multi-hit games, third-most on the team … was 3-for-3 with three runs scored in a 10-2 win at Kansas City (4/1) … had another three-hit game with three runs scored in a 10-2 win against Western Illinois (4/16) … hit a two-run homer in an early-season tournament at Grand Canyon (2/25) ... reached base safely in 12 consecutive games during the season, the second-longest such streak on the team … named an NFCA Scholar-Athlete ... also made the Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... placed on the Summit League's Commissioner's List for academic excellence

2022
Second team all-Summit League … one of three Coyotes who started all 53 games, she at second base … hit .333 (60-for-180) with 14 RBIs and 36 runs scored … ranked second in the Summit with 60 hits … led USD and ranked fourth in the Summit with 12 steals (15 attempts) … scored the eighth-most runs … got her first collegiate hit followed by her first collegiate double as part of a six-run inning during a Coyote win against Dayton on the opening weekend (2/12) … had an inside-the-park grand slam as part of a 3-for-5 effort in a win against FIU (2/25) … had six hits including that grand slam on the trip to Florida and was named the Summit League Player of the Week … hit .373 in Summit play for the ninth-best average in the conference … had a four-hit game and was 8-for-12 with a double and five runs scored during a three-game series at St. Thomas (4/9-10) … had another 4-for-4 game in a win at Western Illinois (4/30) … had seven hits including a triple against the Leathernecks … led the Coyotes with 17 multi-hit games … reached base safely in each of the final 15 games of the season … had a season-long, 12-game hitting streak end on the final day … was 19-for-49 (.388) at the plate over the final 14 games … had a .954 fielding percentage at second base … hit leadoff in all but six games and reached base 48.6 percent of the time when leading off an inning ... named an NFCA Scholar Athlete

Prep
Earned first team all-state honors as an infielder at Omaha Marian in 2019 after getting an honorable mention nod in 2018 … three-time first-team all-conference pick … hit .562 with three home runs and stole 25 bases … competed on USA Elite Select for Midwest Region club team and for the Nebraska Quakes … also played soccer in high school … was the French Student of the Year from 2017-19 and was named to the French, English and Science National Honor Societies
 
Personal
Parents are Todd and Beth …majoring in kinesiology and sport management

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2022Freshman

    IF
    5'6"
    15
  • 15

    2023Sophomore

    IF
    5'6"
    15
  • 15

    2024Junior

    IF
    5'6"
    15
  • 15

    2025Senior

    INF
    5'6"
    15