2021 Softball Roster
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Jersey Number 30
Evelyn Loyola
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Buena
- Hometown:
- Ventura, Calif.
Bio
2021 HONORS & AWARDS
2021
2020 HONORS & AWARDS
2020 ^
2019
PRIOR TO BGSU
PERSONAL
LOYOLA - CAREER STATS (AT BGSU)
- 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
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 | 3b | hr | rbi | tb | slg% | bb | hbp | so | gdp | ob% | sf | sh | sb-att | po | a | e | fld% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019.... | .231 | 37-32 | 91 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 35 | .385 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 1 | .327 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 148 | 8 | 1 | .994 |
2020.... | .171 | 17-17 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | .244 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .320 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 112 | 7 | 1 | .992 |
TOTAL... | .212 | 54-49 | 132 | 11 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 45 | .341 | 21 | 1 | 41 | 1 | .325 | 0 | 4 | 0-1 | 260 | 15 | 2 | .993 |
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