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2019 Softball Roster

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

3 Alex Frenz

  • Class Senior
  • Position P/INF
  • Hometown Oakville, Mo.
  • High School Oakville

Biography

2019: Made 31 appearances, starting 22 games…Ranked 10th in the league in innings pitched (124)…Allowed 93 runs, 77 earned for a 4.35 ERA…Posted a 9-8 record to finish her career with a 51-30 record…Posted a perfect game in NIU’s five-inning 9-0 win over Idaho State (3/8)…MAC Pitcher of the Week (3/12) following her performance in the Husky Classic…Academic All-MAC selection.

2018: Pitched in 40 games, starting 15 … Led the Huskies with a 12-7 record with a 2.61 ERA, which is eighth in the MAC overall and ranks third in MAC play with a 1.44 ERA… Tied for the team lead with 56 strike outs, including striking out a season-best  four batters in three different games, Western Carolina (Mar. 11), UIC (Mar. 16), and Western Michigan (April 27) … Tallied four complete games this season, Western Michigan (Mar. 27), Ball State (May 9), Toledo (May 10), and Ohio (May 12) … Started four of the five MAC Tournament games helping lead NIU to the championship game … Selected as an Academic All-MAC recipient.     

2017: Appeared in 37 games with 21 starts in the circle for the Huskies… Pitched 133 innings posting a 3.63 ERA… Stuck out 65 including a season high six K’s versus South Dakota (3-17) … Worked seven innings five times which includes most notably versus Big Ten opponent Wisconsin where she picked up the win: six to four… Posted a team high in wins with 14… Second on the team with four saves...Academic All-MAC selection.

2016: Named Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year after posting a 16-8 record in 31 starts…Third-Team NFCA All-Region honoree...Second-Team All-MAC selection and earned a spot on the MAC All-Freshman Team…Posted a 2.27 earned run average, allowing 76 runs, 57 earned in 175.2 innings pitched…Tallied a team-high 133 strikeouts…Flirted with a no-hitter in game one of a doubleheader with Ball State (4-5) and at Akron (4-8)…Struck out nine batters on two separate occasions, versus Texas State (2-26) and against Western Michigan (4-15)…Tallied eight strikeouts in her no-hit bid against the Cardinals.

High School: Three-time all-state, all-conference, all-district and all-region player at Oakville High School...Set the school record for most assists in a season with 83...Hit .489 with a .540 slugging percentage in 2014...Hit 14 doubles and two home runs, tallying 29 runs and 26 RBIs...Posted a 19-4 record and a 0.89 ERA in 2014, striking out 93 and walking only 12...Earned all-state, all-region, all-metro and all-conference honors as a junior...Recorded an 18-3 mark and .090 ERA in the circle in 2013 with 88 strikeouts...Recorded a .438 batting average with 15 RBIs...Led her club team to a third-place finish at the ACA 18U Nationals as a junior...Went 13-1 with a 1.93 ERA, along with a .406 batting average as a sophomore...Named all-state honorable mention as a sophomore, in addition to earning spots on the all-region, all-district and all-conference teams...Helped guide the Tigers to Suburban West Conference titles each of her four seasons at OHS.

Personal: Born Dec. 5, 1996, in St. Louis, Missouri...Daughter of Thomas and Christine Frenz...Majoring in kinesiology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2016Freshman

    P/INF
    3
  • 3

    2017Sophomore

    P/INF
    3
  • 3

    2018Junior

    P/INF
    3
  • 3

    2019Senior

    P/INF
    3