2025 Softball Roster

3 Piper Love

  • Position Catcher/Infielder
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-5
  • Hometown Corvallis, Ore.
  • High School Crescent Valley

Biography

2024: Selected to the NAIA All-America third team and the All-Cascade Conference first team as SOU's everyday catcher ... Earned NAIA Scholar Athlete and Academic All-CCC recognition ... Batted .380 (70-for-184) with a .428 OBP, five home runs, one triple, 16 doubles, 39 RBIs and 40 runs scored, startling all 60 games ... In CCC play, ranked third in sacrifice bunts (5), fourth in home runs (4), seventh in total bases (47) and eighth in runs scored (23) ... Overall among conference players, ranked third in hits, third in runners caught stealing (8) and fourth in batting average ... Registered nine three-hit games and 20 multi-hit games, and hit safely in five consecutive national tournament games to end the season ... Had a three-double outing on Feb. 17 against Park-Gilbert ... Logged her first career multi-homer game against Bushnell on March 29, and was voted the CCC Player of the Week on Feb. 19 following three consecutive three-hit games.

2023: Named to the Academic All-Cascade Conference team ... Part of SOU's catcher platoon as a sophomore, appearing in 36 games and starting 22 ... Batted .329 with a .373 OBP, 10 extra-base hits, 20 runs scored and eight RBIs ... Hit a home run and a double with four RBIs on March 23 against British Columbia ... Posted seven multi-hit games on the season.

2022: Received All-Cascade Conference honorable mention as a true freshman ... Played in 54 games and started 51 -- appearing at catcher, third base, outfield, first base and as a designated player ... Batted .395 with seven home runs, a league-leading seven triples, five doubles, 31 RBIs and 31 runs scored ... Posted a .442 average in conference play, going 34-for-77 with 13 extra-base hits ... Hit her first career home run on Feb. 18 at Hope International, and hit three in a single series at Northwest on April 1-2 ... During an 11-game stretch in April, batted safely in 11 consecutive games while going 19-for-34.

Personal: Born on July 15, 2003 … Parents are Corrie and Will … Has an older brother, Brock … Majoring in health and exercise science with a concentration in clinical studies.

High School: Graduated in 2021 from Crescent Valley High … Lettered four years on the softball team … Earned all-state recognition and was named the conference defensive player of the year as a senior … A member of the National Honor Society.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2022Freshman

    Catcher/Infielder
    5'5"
    3
  • 3

    2023Sophomore

    Infielder/Catcher
    5'5"
    3
  • 3

    2024Junior

    Infielder/Catcher
    5'5"
    3
  • 3

    2025Senior

    Catcher/Infielder
    5'5"
    3