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2018 Softball Roster

Jim Killan, CSU Athletics

12 Shelby Stracher

  • Position Catcher
  • B/T R/R
  • Class Senior
  • Major Mass Communication
  • Hometown Dudley, Mass.
  • High School Shepherd Hill Regional

Biography

2018: Started 58 games and finished the season with a .272 batting average … She had 43 hits and finished with 35 RBIs … She scored 27 runs, had seven doubles and seven doubles … She hit a three-run walkoff homer to give Towson a 9-6 win over North Dakota in the season opener … She finished with five RBIs in that game against North Dakota … Stole her only base of the season against Delaware State … Had seven multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games …  Finished her career as Towson’s all-time leader with 41 home runs, which was third in CAA history … Also ended her career with 120 runs (seventh in Towson history), 176 hits (tied for 17th), 31 doubles (tied for 15th) and 141 RBIs (second)  Helped Towson set a program record with 42 wins and make its first postseason appearance in program history.

2017: Finished with a .309 batting average, which was fourth on the team … She was one of four Towson players to hit over .300 … She led Towson with 11 home runs and was third on the team with 28 RBIs … Her home run total was tied for third in the CAA … Homered in each game of doubleheaders against Elon and Morgan State … Had 12 multi-hit games including a pair of three-hit games against Hampton (Feb. 24) and Morgan State (Apr. 18) … Hit two home runs in a 7-6 victory over the College of Charleston … Ended the season tied for Towson’s all-time leader in home runs (35) with Holiday Cahill … Had a .604 slugging percentage and .370 on base percentage.

2016: Named to the NFCA All-Region First Team and All-CAA Second Team … Stracher set Towson single season program records for home runs (15), RBIs (57) and runs scored (49) … In finishing with 61 hits, Stracher led the Tigers with 16 multi-hit and 18 multi-RBI games …  Stracher drove in a career-high six RBIs against Pacific on March 15 … She hit two homers in a 10-2 win over Virginia on March 8 … Opened the season by hitting a walk-off homer to help Towson defeat Georgetown in its first game … Stracher finished the season with a .389 batting average in 54 games … She had a season-high four hits against Appalachian State on February 28 … Stracher led the CAA in RBIs (57), home runs (15), total bases (119) and slugging percentage (.750) … She was second in the CAA in runs scored (49), third in batting average (.389) and on-base percentage (.479) … Stracher was fourth in the CAA in walks (29).

2015: Finished the season with a .299 batting average ...  Playing in 38 games, Stracher hit eight home runs, which was third on the team ... She had 29 hits and scored 22 runs ... Her .598 slugging percentage was also third on the Tigers ... Stracher had seven multi-hit games ... During a three-game weekend series at Elon on April 4-5, Stracher homered in each game ... She drove in three runs against Drexel on April 26. In the CAA tournament against James Madison, Stratcher hit a two-run homer.

At Shepherd Hill Regional: Helped Coach Paul Enman and the Fighting Rams reach the district finals twice … team reached district quarterfinals twice … four-time all-county all-star … named team MVP as a junior.
 
Personal: Aspires to become an entertainment publicist … lists her mom as the person she admires most … enjoys shopping … favorite teams are the New York Yankees, New England Patriots and Boston Bruins … lists Derek Jeter as her favorite athlete … enjoys watching the movie “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” … favorite food is baked ziti … has an older sister, Brittany, who played softball at Newbury College … father, Jeffrey, played football at Alfred University … daughter of Jeffrey and Diana Stracher … born in Schenectady, N.Y. … major is mass communication.

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2015Freshman

    Catcher
    12
  • 12

    2016Sophomore

    Catcher
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    12
  • 12

    2017Junior

    Catcher
    5'6"
    12
  • 12

    2018Senior

    Catcher
    5'6"
    12