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Wheaton College Athletics

2019 Softball Roster

Leah Schnyders
Leah Schnyders
Leah Schnyders
Leah Schnyders
Leah Schnyders
Leah Schnyders
Leah Schnyders
Leah Schnyders
Leah Schnyders
Leah Schnyders

3 Kelly Thornton

  • Position Infield/Outfield
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Wheaton North
  • Hometown Carol Stream, Ill.

Biography

Majors: Spanish and Secondary Education

39146Career: Ranks first in program history in hits (182), total bases (299), and defensive chances (885)...ranks second in doubles (51), third in batting average (.408), slugging percentage (.670), home runs (18), runs batted in (116), putouts (639), and runs scored (110), fourth in on-base percentage (.474), ninth in at-bats (446), and 10th in games played (150) and assists (225).
2019: AFCA First Team All-Great Lakes Region selection...CCIW Player of the Year...First Team All-CCIW selection...CCIW Hitter of the Week on April 16...tied the program record with 87 total bases and her 57 hits rank second...started all 39 games, batting a team-high .442 with 37 runs driven in, which ranks fifth in program history...connected on 18 doubles, one shy of her program recored established in 2018...scored 31 runs and hit four home runs...made 25 appearances in the circle with a record of 13-9 and a 3.49 ERA with 78 strikeouts in 144.1 innings of work...struck out 11 batters in 10 innings of work with a home run and two runs driven in against Augustana on April 13...drove in five runs and scored three runs wiht a double and a homer against Hope on March 27...threw seven shutout innings in a CCIW Tournament victory over North Central on May 3...drove in two runs in a four-hit game against Aurora on March 21.
2018: AFCA First Team All-Great Lakes Region honoree...First Team All-CCIW selection...set a new single season school record for doubles (19)...started all 38 games, batting .445 with 19 doubles, two triples, and four home runs...drove in 26 runs and scored 30 times...homered and doubled in a three-hit game against Saint Vincent on March 6...homered and walked three times while driving in four runs in a win over North Park on April 12...drove in four runs, doubled, and homered against Augustana on April 21.
2017: AFCA Third Team All-Great Lakes Region selection...CCIW Batting Champion...First Team All-CCIW selection...started and appeared in 32 games and made six appearances in the circle with a 1-1 record...batted .393 with six doubles, three triples, two home runs and 18 runs batted in...drove in three runs and scored two runs against Carroll on April 18...drove in three runs in a two-hit game against Saint Mary's on March 24.
2016: Appeared in 41 games including 36 starts in her debut season with the Thunder...batted .347 with eight doubles, a triple and eight home runs...drove in 35 runs (tied for fifth-highest single season total in program history) and scored 33 runs (tied for sixth-highest single season total in program history)...second-highest single season totals in defensive chances (291), putouts (273) and home runs...drove in five runs including a walk-off three-run home run in CCIW Tournament Championship game...went 5-7 with seven RBIs, five runs scored and two home runs in doubleheader against Augustana on April 2...doubled, tripled and scored and drove in two runs against The Sage Colleges on March 8.
Other: Also a member of the Thunder volleyball team.

Statistics

Season:
2019

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2016Freshman

    Shortstop/Third Base
    5'10"
    3
  • 3

    2017Sophomore

    Infield/Outfield
    5'10"
    3
  • 3

    2018Junior

    Infield/Outfield
    5'10"
    3
  • 3

    2019Senior

    Infield/Outfield
    5'10"
    3