2023 Softball Roster

13 Riley Donovan

  • Position Catcher
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-11
  • Hometown Half Moon Bay, Calif.
  • High School Half Moon Bay
  • Prev School San Mateo C.C.

Biography

2022: Had a record-breaking season that culminated in selections as the NAIA Player of the Year, the Cascade Conference Player of the Year, the NFCA NAIA Catcher of the Year, and the Oregon Sports Awards Ad Rutschman Small College Female Athlete of the Year ... Became a two-time NAIA All-American, landing this time on the first team ... Broke SOU's single-season records for home runs (20) and RBIs (89) in a season ... On the NAIA leaderboard, ranked first in hits (88), RBIs (89), walks (51), total bases (178), and extra-base hits (46); second in home runs (20) and slugging percentage (.973); third in on-base percentage (.592); fourth in doubles (22); and sixth in batting average (.481) and runs scored (70) ... Became SOU's career home runs leader in just her second season, bringing her total to 28 by the end of the year ... Had 27 multi-hit games and 23 games with multiple RBIs ... In five games during the NAIA Championships Opening Round, went 6-for-18 with three home runs, six RBIs and five runs scored.

2021: Named a member of the NAIA All-America second team, the NFCA NAIA All-America first team, and the Cascade Conference Newcomer of the Year … Collected the NAIA World Series MVP award after batting 11-for-17 with two home runs, two doubles, eight RBIs and seven walks at the tournament, hitting the go-ahead home run in the ninth inning of the championship-clinching win over Oregon Tech … Finisher her first season at SOU batting .448 with 66 RBIs, eight home runs, 33 total extra-base hits and 30 walks … Batted .481 with four home runs and 12 doubles in conference play.

Prior to SOU: Competed at College of San Mateo (Calif.) in 2019 and '20... In a 26-game, shortened sophomore season, batted .558 with 12 home runs, eight doubles, 45 RBIs and 32 runs scored... As a freshman, batted .379 with nine home runs, 14 doubles and 40 RBIs over 46 games... Named twice to the Dean's List.

High School: Graduated in 2018 from Half Moon Bay High, where she was the Athlete of the Year as a senior three-sport star.

Personal: Born on Jan. 22, 2000 in Redwood City, California... The daughter of Shannon and Sean... Has three sisters, Harlee, Abbey and Zoey, and two brothers, Jimmy and Drake... Older sister Harlee was a catcher at SOU and the 2018 NAIA Player of the Year... Majoring in sociology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2021Junior

    Catcher
    5'11"
    13
  • 13

    2022Junior

    Catcher
    5'11"
    13
  • 13

    2023Senior

    Catcher
    5'11"
    13