Evelyn Loyola

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Evelyn Loyola at Buffalo - April 10 2021

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Celebration Congrats Loyola HR home run grand slam

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Evelyn Loyola Nikki Sorgi at Purdue Fort Wayne - March 27 2019

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Evelyn Loyola at Purdue Fort Wayne - March 27 2019

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Evelyn Loyola Meredith Miller at Purdue Fort Wayne - March 27 2019

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Katie Reiff Evelyn Loyola Meredith Miller at Purdue Fort Wayne - March 27 2019

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Position:
Catcher
Height:
5-11
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Buena
Hometown:
Ventura, Calif.

2021 HONORS & AWARDS

Academic All-MAC Team
Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
MAC Player of the Week (Feb. 16)

2021

Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
Also named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Played in 52 of BGSU's 54 games, making 49 starts
Hit .242 with 20 RBI, an on-base pct. of .346 and a slugging pct. of .341
Drew a total of 22 walks on the season, tied for the 19th-highest total in school history
Had a .988 fielding pct., with just four errors in 333 total chances
Led the Falcons at the plate in the season's opening weekend, hitting .556 in a four-game series at Cleveland State
Went 5-for-9 vs. the Vikings, and had an on-base pct. of .733 and a slugging pct. of .889 in the four games
Had a three-run homer to account for all of the scoring in a 3-0 win in the opener, going 3-for-3 with a walk in that win
Had at least one walk in each game, with a total of six on the weekend
In the final game of the series, was 2-for-3 with two walks, a run scored and an RBI
For her efforts in Cleveland, was named the MAC Player of the Week on Feb. 16
Had an RBI single and a sac bunt in BG's win over Indiana State
Hit a team-best .364 at the Thundering Herd Round Robin
Went 3-for-4 with two RBI in a win over Valparaiso that weekend
Had a base hit vs. host Marshall later that same day
Had two hits, including a double, and drove in a run at Dayton
Picked up a hit in each of the final two games of the Central Michigan series
Had a hit, a walk and two RBI in the series opener at Ball State
In that weekend's final game, had a hit, a sac fly and another RBI
Walked twice in the opening game of the Akron series
Had a hit in the next game, then went 2-for-2 with a sac fly and a pair of RBI in the following contest
Had an on-base pct. of .467 in the Buffalo series, with a homer and six walks in the four games
Went 1-for-1 with three free passes and the round-tripper in the opener, then had a total of three more walks over the next two games
Had three hits, including a homer, adding a walk in the Ohio series
Hit a solo HR to open the scoring in the final game of the weekend, a 2-1 win
Had a single and a sac bunt in BG's 5-3, nine-inning win at Toledo
Had three hits in a Sunday DH vs. Kent State, going 2-for-3 and driving in a run in that day's first game
Singled in a home win over UT
Had a hit in the opening game of the Miami series, then had a grand slam in the next contest
Singled in the third game vs. MU as well
Walked twice and scored a run in a home win over Western Michigan
Walked three times in a doubleheader sweep at Northern Illinois
Was 1-for-2 with a sac bunt in the first game of the season-ending DH at WMU

2020 HONORS & AWARDS

Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team (Feb. 21-23)

2020 ^

One of five Falcons to start all 17 games
Made 11 starts behind the plate and six as the designated player
Hit .171, with three doubles among her seven hits
Led the Falcons with nine walks, and had an on-base pct. of .320
Had seven RBI to rank third on the team
Had a fielding pct. of .992, with just one error in 120 total chances
Started all five games on the season's opening weekend at the Chattanooga Challenge
Had a walk and an RBI double in BG's win over the host school
The next weekend, was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Tiger Classic in Nashville
Reached base nine times in 13 plate appearances in the Falcons' four games (all wins), with four hits and five walks
Reached base in all four trips in the weekend's opening game, with a single, a double and two walks in a 7-1 win over the host school, Tennessee State
Scored a run and drove in two in that game
Had a double in the win over Central Connecticut State the next day, then walked two more times with an RBI in BG's run-rule win over Rider that evening
The following weekend, had a two-run single and a sacrifice bunt vs. host ETSU at the Buccaneer Classic
Had a base hit in BG's win over Penn State during the trip to Clearwater, Fla.
The next day, had a combined three walks in BG's wins over Army and Chattanooga

^ BGSU played only 17 games in 2020 due to COVID-19

2019

Played in 37 games, making 32 starts
Hit .231 with four home runs and 19 RBI
Finished third on the team in homers
Started the final 10 games and 22 of the last 27 contests of the year
Had a stellar fielding percentage of .994, with just one error in 157 total chances
Went 2-for-5 as a pinch-hitter
Had a streak of 13-straight games in which she reached base
Made 29 starts behind the plate and three as the designated player
Made her BGSU debut in the season opener vs. Boston Univ.
Came into the game to catch, then drew the start at DP in BG's second game of the day, vs. host USC Upstate
Started at catcher vs. BU the following day
Her first hit as a Falcon was a pinch-hit single vs. Western Illinois at the UGA Classic
Clubbed her first home run as a Falcon in the home opener vs. Oakland
Had an RBI grounder in the nightcap vs. the Golden Grizzlies
Three days later, had a monster day at the Morehead State Classic
Had six hits in a pair of wins
Went 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs, including a grand slam, vs. St. Bonaventure in the opening game
Scored three runs and had six RBI in that game, a 21-0 win
Then, was 3-for-3 with a double, a run scored and another RBI later that afternoon, in a win over host MSU
The next day, walked twice and scored a run vs. SBU
Had a hit in both Saturday games at Ohio, including a two-run homer in game two
Reached base in all four plate appearances in the opening game of the Purdue Fort Wayne DH
Was 2-for-2 with a pair of walks, and also drew a walk in the nightcap
Walked and drove in a run in BG's win over Toledo at Meserve Field
Had a walk and a base hit in the second game of that DH
Drew a walk in two plate appearances against Miami, extending her streak of reaching base to 11 consecutive games
Had a hit in each of the first two games of the Ball State series, as the Falcons won both games to capture the series against the preseason MAC favorites
Went 1-for-2 in the opener
Then, had an RBI single and came around to score in BG's four-run first inning the next day, as the Falcons picked up a 5-4 win
Had a hit and an RBI in the opening game of the Buffalo series
Then, was 1-for-3 with a walk, a run and an RBI in the next game vs. the Bulls
Clubbed a two-run double at Western Michigan
Had a hit in each end of the Wright State DH
Went 1-for-4 in the opener, with an RBI and a run scored
Was 1-for-3 in the nightcap, driving in another run
Had a base hit in the final home game of the season, an 8-3 win over Cleveland State

PRIOR TO BGSU

Came to BGSU for the 2018-19 academic year after two years at Howard College in Big Spring, Texas
Had two incredible years at Howard, earning All-America honors in both seasons as the Hawks made back-to-back appearances in the NJCAA National Championships
As a freshman in 2017, was named to the NFCA's NJCAA Division-I All-America First Team, and also was named the Diamond Sports Catcher of the Year
She hit .423 that season, with 11 doubles, 13 home runs, 62 RBI and 40 runs scored
Slugged .744 and threw out six of 17 runners attempting to steal against her
Also earned all-conference and all-region first-team accolades
Then, in 2018, earned NJCAA Division-I Second-Team All-America honors from the NFCA
The 2018 Hawks went 42-9-1 overall and 25-3 in conference play, and the coaching staff (head coach Kelly Raines and assistant Shelby Shelton) earned NJCAA Division-I Regional Coaching Staff of the Year honors
Howard captured a fourth-straight Region V West title, and the Hawks were eliminated by the eventual national runner-up in the national tourney
Was named the NJCAA National Player of the Week on one occasion (Feb. 14)
Hit .431 in her sophomore season, with a whopping 24 homers and 83 RBI
Tied for fifth in the nation in round-trippers, and was ninth in the country in RBI
Also had 78 total hits, a slugging percentage of .901 and 163 total bases in '18, ranking ninth in the nation in total bases and 17th in slugging
Earned all-conference and all-region honors for the second consecutive year in 2018, and was the fourth-ranked junior-college sophomore in the nation by FloSoftball

PERSONAL

A native of Ventura, Calif. (Buena H.S.)
Daughter of Robert Loyola and Katie Benton
Has two sisters, Sydnee and Breanna
An intervention specialist major at BGSU, with a 3.45 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2020 semester

LOYOLA - CAREER STATS (AT BGSU)

Year	avg	gp-gs	ab	r	h	2b	hr	rbi	tb	slg%	bb	hbp	so	gdp	ob%	sh	sb-att	po	a	e	fld%
2019....	.231	37-32	91	10	21	2	4	19	35	.385	12	1	29	1	.327	2	0-1	148	8	1	.994
2020....	.171	17-17	41	1	7	3	0	7	10	.244	9	0	12	0	.320	2	0-0	112	7	1	.992
TOTAL...	.212	54-49	132	11	28	5	4	26	45	.341	21	1	41	1	.325	4	0-1	260	15	2	.993