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2019 Softball Roster

Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Richard Arnold
Richard Arnold

16 Jessica Rio

  • Class Senior
  • Position OF
  • Hometown Plainfield, Ill.
  • High School Plainfield East

Biography

2019: Participated in 41 games for the Huskies, primarily as a pinch runner, while starting three games in the outfield…Scored 17 runs on the season…Went 2-for-4 with a run scored in NIU’s 7-6 11-inning victory over Loyola (4/17)…Scored 17 runs on the season.

2018: Played in 40 games starting 26 games in the outfield, and three as the designated player … Batted .160, recording 12 hits, a two-hit game against Murray State (Mar. 2) … Posted a single RBI this season against Michigan State (Feb. 10) … Hit a double against Murray State (Mar. 2) … Scored two runs against DePaul (Mar. 17) … Drew six walks. 

2017: Appeared in all the Huskies’ 54 games... Started 53 of those games in the outfield… Posted a three for five game in the season opener versus Rutgers (2-17) … Recorded 13 stolen bases which is second on the team behind Kayti Grable which had 16… Posted six doubles including two versus Kent State in game one of a doubleheader (4-8) … Batted a stellar .335 average, which is good for second best on the team only behind Kayti Grable, with 164 at-bats.

2016: Played in 44 games with 31 starts as an outfielder and five at designated player…Posted a .253 bating average after recording 25 hits in 99 at bats…Recorded seven multi-hit games, including a season-best 3-for-4 with a run scored performance in game one of a doubleheader at Eastern Michigan (4-22).

High School: Two-time all-conference honoree at Plainfield East High School...Collected Voyager Media All-Area and All-Southwest Prairie Conference honors following her junior season with the Bengals...Posted a .411 batting average with 18 RBIs, 18 runs and 10 stolen bases in 2014...Earned the team's Golden Glove Award following the 2014 season after finishing with a .970 fielding percentage...Drew a career-high 19 walks as a junior...Ended the 2013 season with all-conference recognition after hitting .367 and swiping 12 bases, along with eight RBIs and 14 runs...Opened her high school career with a .291 batting average, nine stolen bases, eight RBIs and 22 runs.

Personal: Born June 26, 1997, in Plainfield, Illinois...Daughter of Jeffrey and Christine Rio... Major: Organizational/Corporate Communications.

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2016Freshman

    OF
    16
  • 16

    2017Sophomore

    OF
    16
  • 16

    2018Junior

    OF
    16
  • 16

    2019Senior

    OF
    16