Bowling Green State University Athletics
2023 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 15
Greta L'Esperance
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Byron
- Hometown:
- Byron, Mich.
NCAA GAME-BY-GAME & CAREER STATS
Years of eligibility remaining (including the Spring 2023 season): 2
PRONUNCIATION
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L'ESPERANCE ON THE BGSU CAREER LISTS
Through the end of the 2022 season, Greta L'Esperance was ranked on the following BGSU career lists...
2023
2022
2021
2020 ^
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
Years of eligibility remaining (including the Spring 2023 season): 2
PRONUNCIATION
LESS-per-ontz
L'ESPERANCE ON THE BGSU CAREER LISTS
Through the end of the 2022 season, Greta L'Esperance was ranked on the following BGSU career lists...
- Batting Avg. (.360, Third)
- Stolen Bases (61, Third)
- Runs (83, T-16th)
2023
- Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- Saw action in three games, starting two contests on the season's opening day
- Those two starts came at the DePaul Dome Tournament
- Had a hit, stole a base and scored two runs vs. Detroit Mercy in the season opener
- Then, however, was injured in the second game that day
- Was in uniform and made a brief appearance against Kent State on Senior Day
2022
- Named to the All-MAC First Team
- Also was named to the NFCA All-Mideast Region Third Team
- Was named both the team's Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive P-O-Y
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team as well
- Also was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete, a 'best of the best' list of student-athletes who earned both all-conference and academic all-conference honors
- And, was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- Started all 55 games and hit a team-leading .374
- Also led the Falcons in runs scored (42), hits (71), on-base percentage (.427) and stolen bases (32)
- Her totals of 71 hits and 32 steals each rank third on those respective BGSU single-season lists, while her batting average places her sixth on that chart
- Tied for the team lead with 81 total bases
- Had a perfect 1.000 fielding pct., with 96 putouts and eight outfield assists
- Reached base in 42 of 88 opportunities (.477) when leading off an inning
- Led the team with 22 multiple-hit games
- Hit .389 in MAC games, leading the Falcons in runs (18), total bases (43), slugging pct. (.478) and steals (17-of-20)
- Had 12 multi-hit games in 27 conference contests
- Batted an eye-popping .492 in home games
- Hit .353 and scored a team-leading seven runs at the DePaul Dome Tournament on the season's opening weekend
- Had at least one hit in each of BGSU's five games, and stole four bases on the weekend
- Had two hits, a walk and scored a career-high three runs in a win over Butler on opening day
- Scored two more runs in the next contest, vs. Eastern Illinois
- Had an on-base percentage of .450 on the weekend
- Had a pair of two-hit games at the NC State Invitational
- Went 2-for-4 with a run scored vs. Delaware, then was 2-for-3 against Central Connecticut State
- In the win over CCSU, stole two bases, scored two runs and drove in a run with a sac fly
- Had four hits and scored five runs in four games at the UE Invitational
- Walked and scored vs. Creighton, then had stolen bases vs. both Green Bay and Morehead State
- In the Green Bay game, went 2-for-3 with an RBI, and tied her career high with three runs scored
- Had a walk, a hit and a run vs. MSU, and went 1-for-2 with a walk and a run vs. host Evansville that night
- But, the UE game was stopped due to rain and lightning with BGSU leading, 2-0, in the fifth, and the stats did not count
- Had five hits and scored five runs in the Falcons' four games at the Lady Bison Classic in Nashville
- Had two hits, a walk and a stolen base vs. Pitt, then went 2-for-3 with a walk, two steals and two runs scored in a win over Lipscomb
- Walked, singled, stole a base, had a sac fly and scored twice in a victory vs. Houston Baptist
- Went 2-for-3 at Ohio
- Had a hit and stole a base at #22/23 Michigan
- Scored five runs in BGSU's three-game sweep of Toledo
- Hit .400 with an on-base pct. of .700 in the series
- Went 2-for-3 with two walks, two runs, an RBI and a stolen base in the opener
- Was 2-for-4 in the second game, scoring twice and stealing another base
- Began that game with a bang, leading off the bottom of the first with an inside-the-park homer
- Made a spectacular diving catch in left-center in the final game of the series, and also walked and scored a run in that win
- Stole five bases in the Falcons' two games at Western Michigan
- Went 2-for-3 with a walk, three steals and two runs scored in the opening game in Kalamazoo
- Had a hit vs. the Broncos the next day, then stole second and third
- Picked up five hits in the three-game series vs. Buffalo, including her first and second doubles of the season
- Had two hits and a walk in each of the first two games of the series, and doubled in the final contest of the weekend
- Went 6-for-8 in the Detroit Mercy DH
- Was 2-for-4 in the opener, then went 4-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the nightcap
- Singled and scored in BGSU's 4-2 win at league-leading Miami
- The hit came with the Falcons down to their final out, and was the third of five consecutive BG hits in a four-run seventh-inning rally
- Batted a team-best .455 in the Akron series, going 5-of-11 and scoring three runs
- Had two hits in each end of the Saturday DH, and scored a run in all three games vs. the Zips
- Had an OBP of .545 in the Ball State series, with two hits and four walks
- Singled and walked twice in the opener, then had a single and a walk in game two
- The next day, walked and scored in BG's 2-1 win that clinched the series
- Had a spectacular day in BGSU's sweep of Central Michigan, going 5-for-7 in the DH
- Was 2-for-3 in the opener, then went 3-of-4 in the nightcap
- Scored a run and stole a base in each game vs. CMU, and made a highlight-reel catch that began a double play in the second game
- Singled and scored in the win at Kent State
- Went 2-for-3 with a double against the Flashes the next day
- Hit .313 at the MAC Tournament, with at least one hit in each of the four games
- Went 2-for-4 and scored BG's lone run in the opener vs. Miami
- Had a hit in each of BG's Friday wins, over Ohio and CMU
- Also had a base hit in the final game against MU
- Singled and stole a base in BGSU's win over Stephen F. Austin in the NISC opener
- Had an RBI double vs. Virginia the following day
- Went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two runs scored as BGSU beat George Washington
2021
- Named to the MAC's All-Defensive Team
- Also named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- And, was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- Played in 53 of BGSU's 54 games, starting all 53
- Was second on the team in hitting, with a .376 batting average
- That BA was the fourth-highest single-season total in program history, while her total of 70 hits ranks third all-time
- In addition to hits and batting average, also added her name to the school single-season lists for stolen bases (25, fifth), at-bats (186, T-seventh) and runs scored (35, T-10th)
- Had a .411 on-base percentage and a perfect 1.000 fielding pct. in 74 chances
- Led the MAC in both hits and at-bats, while ranking second in steals and steals per game and 10th in batting average
- Started all four games at Cleveland State on the season's opening weekend, and had at least one hit in all four games
- Had a pair of two-hit contests, with two doubles and an RBI in the final game of the weekend
- The latter double came in the top of the ninth inning, driving in what proved to be the winning run
- The next weekend, hit .444 (8-for-18) at hte Winthrop tourney, leading the team in hits, runs (three) and stolen bases (a perfect 4-for-4)
- Had at least one hit in every game of that tourney, including a career-high four hits in the weekend opener
- In that game, went 4-for-4 with a double against host Winthrop, and scored the winning run
- Stole a base in each of the final four games of the tourney
- Went 2-for-4 vs. Indiana State the next weekend, stealing a base and scoring a run
- Had another hit later that day vs. Western Kentucky at the WKU Hilltopper Classic, and stole a base for the fifth consecutive game
- Went 2-for-4 with two steals and a run vs. Valparaiso, and singled vs. Marshall later that day
- Finally was held hitless vs. Saint Francis, snapping her hitting streak at 15 games, dating to the final two games of 2020
- Singled, stole a base and scored a run at Dayton
- Had a hit, a run, a stolen base and an RBI in the series opener vs. Central Michigan, her first-ever game at Meserve Field
- The next day, was 3-for-4 with another steal and two runs scored
- Scored five runs and had five hits in the Ball State series
- Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in each of the first two games in Muncie
- Scored the winning run in the series opener vs. Akron
- The next day, walked and stole two bases in game one, then went 2-for-4 with a run in the nightcap
- In the final game of the UA series, walked, singled, stole another base and scored two runs, including the final run in a walk-off win
- Drove in a run in the opening game of the Buffalo series, then went 5-for-12 over the final three games
- Went 2-for-4 in game two and 3-for-4 with a double in game three at UB, scoring a run in each contest
- Led the Falcons with a .600 batting average in the Ohio series, going 9-for-15 in the four games
- Had at least one hit in each of the four games to increase her hitting streak to seven games
- Had a base hit in the opener in Athens, then went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in game two
- Then, had her second four-hit game of the season, going 4-for-4 in a 10-0, five-inning win
- Stole a base, scored two runs and drove in another in that victory
- In the final game of the weekend, went 2-for-3 and scored the winning run in a 2-1 victory
- In that contest, scored all the way from first on a sacrifice bunt, accounting for the winning run
- Walked and scored a ninth-inning run as the Falcons won, 5-3, at Toledo
- Did not have a hit in that game, snapping a seven-game hitting streak, but then proceeded to bat .500 (7-for-14) in the Kent State series
- Had three two-hit games vs. the Flashes, stealing two bases on the weekend
- Scored the lone run of the game in the final contest of that KSU series
- Had a hit, a run, a stolen base and a RBI vs. UT at Meserve Field
- Then, went 2-for-4 with a triple and another run scored in the second game of that DH
- Singled, walked and stole a base in the opening game of the Miami series
- Had another hit, another walk and two runs scored in the next contest
- In the third game of the series, her walk-off single gave the Falcons a 2-1 win over the MAC-leading RedHawks
- Had a hit, two walks and an RBI in BGSU's doubleheader sweep of Western Michigan at Meserve Field
- Picked up at least one hit in all four games at Northern Illinois, hitting .400 in the series
- Had a hit in each of Friday's two wins, with a walk and a run in the second game
- Had two hits in each of Saturday's contests, with a double and two RBI in the opener, and a walk and two runs scored in the nightcap
- Was 2-for-4 with a stolen base in the season's final game, a win at WMU
2020 ^
- Played in 14 games, starting them all
- Hit .233 with six runs scored and four RBI
- Was second on the team in stolen bases, going a perfect 4-for-4
- Had a double among her 10 total hits
- Made 12 starts at second base and two in right field
- Started all five games at second base on the season's opening weekend, at the Chattanooga Challenge
- Had a hit and stole a base in her BGSU debut, a win over Tennessee Tech
- Walked twice and scored a run vs. Indiana State later that day
- The following afternoon, had the first two-hit game of her BG career in a win over the host school
- The next weekend, had an RBI in each of the first three games (all wins) of the Tiger Classic in Nashville
- Had a single and a sac bunt in addition to driving in a run vs. Central Connecticut State, then walked and scored twice vs. Rider
- Scored four runs in the last two games that weekend, as she want 2-for-4 with her first collegiate double, her first career two-stolen base game and two more runs scored vs. Creighton
- The next weekend, singled and stole a base vs. Tennessee Tech
- Appeared in the final two games on BG's trip to Clearwater, Fla., going a combined 3-for-7
- Had a hit and an RBI in the win over Chattanooga
- Then, was 2-for-4 with a run scored as BG downed Seton Hall
HIGH SCHOOL
- Earned four letters in softball at Byron H.S. (’19) under coaches Anne Boilat and Dennis Viele
- An All-State First-Team selection as both a junior and a senior for the Eagles, after earning honorable mention as a sophomore
- Had a career batting average of .610
- Named to the all-conference first team as well as the all-region and all-district teams in all four years
- Team won league and district titles every year
- Three-year team captain
- Academic All State as a senior
- Finished in the Top 10 in her class
- Also lettered in basketball and golf, and was a multi-time state qualifier in the latter sport
- A two-time golf team captain
PERSONAL
- Born in Byron, Mich.
- Exercise science (applied health) major at BGSU
- Career ambition is physical therapy
- Daughter of Randy and Maria L'Esperance
- Has nine brothers and four sisters
- Cousin, Joel L'Esperance, played hockey at Michigan Tech and in the Dallas Stars minor-league system
- Has played travel ball for the Millington Cardinals
- Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant
- Participated in and completed the MAC Transformative Leadership Program in July of 2020
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Wednesday, January 24
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Saturday, May 14
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Wednesday, May 08
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