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2016 Softball Roster

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21 Whitney Richardson

  • Position Third Base
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Troy Buchanan
  • Hometown Troy, Mo.

Biography

Truman
2015: Started all 49 games in her junior season, batting .219 with eight doubles, two home runs, 22 RBI and 44 total bases ... recorded a .958 fielding percentage in more than 140 chances at third base ... went 3-for-4 at Bellarmine on April 18 and had eight multi-hit games ... had two four-RBI outings, once as part of a 2-for-3 game against St. Cloud State on March 6, then against on March 25 in game one of a doubleheader against Lincoln .. reached a season-high watermark at the plate of .344 following a doubleheader against Missouri S&T in late-March ... was .455 (5-for-11) with a runner on third and less than two out ... named Academic all-GLVC.

2014: Saw action in 47 games, making 46 starts primarily at DP … hit .220 with nine doubles, two home runs and 23 RBI … posted five multi-hit and five multi-RBI games … advanced runners at least one base 51% of the time when faced with that situation … drove in 14 of her 23 RBI with two outs on the board … had a season-high three hits at Lincoln on March 12, adding three RBI … went 4-for-10 at the NCAA Midwest sub-regional … had a pair of doubles and two RBI against Southern Indiana on April 11 … struck out just three times looking in 127 at-bats … named Academic all-GLVC.
 
2013: Made 31 appearances and 13 starts as a true freshman, hitting .250 (14-for-56) with three doubles and two home runs ... drove in 11 runs and touched home seven times ... recorded a 1.000 fielding percentage on eight attempts ... made 15 at-bats as a pinch-hitter and 31 at-bats as the team's DP ... had three multi-hit games and a season-high three RBI against Upper Iowa on Feb. 23 ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
 
High School
Part of the 2011 4A MSHSAA state championship team at Troy Buchanan HS, having hit .340 with three home runs and 21 RBI as a senior … was a four-time all-conference player, being named second-team twice, and picked up all-district honors twice as well … started and lettered all four seasons, adding two Gold Glove awards for her defensive play … competed with the St. Louis Esprit club program.

Personal
Birthday is August 31 … is the daughter of Randy and Kay Richardson … is majoring in Health Science.

Statistics

Season:
2016

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2013Freshman

    First Base/Third Base
    5'6"
    21
  • 21

    2014Sophomore

    Infield
    5'6"
    21
  • 21

    2015Junior

    Infield
    5'6"
    21
  • 21

    2016Senior

    Third Base
    5'6"
    21