2024 Softball Roster
Bri Despines
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- C
- Hometown:
- Creve Coeur, Ill.
- Prev School:
- East Peoria
- High School:
- East Peoria
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• All-MAC Second Team (2024)
• MAC All-Freshman Team (2023)
2024 SEASON
• All-MAC Second Team
• Batted .338 with 11 doubles
2023 SEASON
• One of two Golden Flashes to appear in all 49 games
• Team-high 9 doubles
• Hit .309 and had 24 RBIs
• Totaled 31 runs scored and 43 hits
• Recorded 12 multiple-hit games, including a career-high three hits at Akron (March 24) and Bowling Green (March 29)
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• 2022 Extra Innings Second Team All-American
• 2022 Illinois Player of the Year Finalist
• First Team All-State in 2021 and 2022
• First Team All-Conference in 2019, 2021 and 2022 (no 2020 season)
• Top 8% of graduating class
• Had a .576 batting average in 36 games played in 2022
• Set numerous single-season school records in 2022, including hits (68), runs scored (57), innings caught (236), putouts (334) and pickoffs (5)
• Played volleyball in high school as well
