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2024 Softball Roster

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98 Riley Zana

  • Class Senior
  • Position Second Base
  • Height 5-8
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Elyria, Ohio
  • High School Walsh Jesuit

Biography

2024 (Senior)
  • Picked up CSC Academic All-District honors
  • Picked up Easton / NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors
  • Laced an RBI double in the season opener versus Syracuse (Feb. 9)
  • Hit a grand slam in CCU’s 11-3 win over Bowling Green (Feb. 24)
  • Went 3-for-4 at the plate recording two RBI singles versus UNCW (March 6)
  • Had a three-hit game versus George Mason where she hit a solo homer and scored two runs (March 8)
  • Smashed her second grand slam of the year to help give CCU a 7-4 victory over Troy (March 15)
  • Cracked a solo home run versus Troy (March 16)
  • Hit a two-run double against the Trojans (March 17)
  • Hit an RBI single versus #21/23 Louisiana (March 22)
  • Went 2-for-3, scoring one run and driving in an RBI in Coastal’s 6-2 series-deciding victory over Georgia Southern (March 30)
  • Belted her third grand slam home run of the year versus the College of Charleston (April 3)
  • Went 2-for-3 hitting an RBI single and her fourth grand slam of the year in Coastal’s 16-3 series-deciding win over Southern Miss (April 7)
  • Ripped a two-run double to drive in the game-winning run in the series decider versus App State (April 14)
  • Went 3-for-3, scoring three runs while driving in an RBI in CCUs 12-3 series-deciding victory over Marshall (April 21)
  • Went 3-for-3, driving in four runs on a bases-loaded walk and a three-run home versus James Madison (May 3)
2023 (Junior)
  • Was named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2022 fall semester
  • Was named a 2023 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
  • Named to the CSC Academic All-District team
  • Played and started in all 56 of Coastal’s contests
  • Has recorded 14 multi-hit and nine multi-RBI games
  • Led the team in sacrifice bunts (7) and placed in the top five in batting average (.278), hits (50), doubles (11), home runs (6), RBIs (29), and total bases (79)
  • Drove in two RBIs in Coastal’s season-opening win over UMass Lowell (Feb. 9)
  • Hit her first home run of the year versus Drexel (Feb. 17)
  • Hammered a two-run walk-off home run and tallied three RBIs in CCU's 11-2 win over Drexel (Feb. 18)
  • Went 2-for-3 scoring one run and driving in two RBIs in Coastal’s 14-0 win against UAlbany (Feb. 24)
  • Went 3-for-4 at the plate smashing a home run, a double, and drove in an RBI versus Hofstra (March 4)
  • Zana crushed another home run in CCU's 2-0 win against the Creighton Bluejays (March 5)
  • Recorded an RBI double to aid in Coastal's 3-0 victory against Campbell (March 8)
  • Had a stellar game during CCU’s 6-4 victory over Ohio State (March 10) going 2-for-4 at the plate crushing a two-run double to level the score at 4-4
  • Smashed a two-run single in Coastal’s 12-4 win over Houston Christian (March 11)
  • Went 2-for-3 and blasted a two-run home run to help CCU secure a 9-1 victory over Houston Christian (March 12)
  • Hit an RBI double versus North Carolina (March 14)
  • She belted a walk-off two-run double down the left-field line to give Coastal a 3-2 victory over James Madison (March 17)
  • Crushed a two-run home run against Georgia Southern (March 31)
  • Had a multi-hit game versus Georgia Southern (April 1) and ripped an RBI double to help give CCU a 5-4
  • Blasted an RBI double in Coastal’s 4-0 win over Troy (April 7)
  • Earned a spot on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the spring 2023 term
  • Was named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2023 fall semester

2022 (Sophomore)
  • Appeared in and started all 54 games at second base for the Chants
  • Was the only sophomore to start all 54 contests
  • Was third on the team with a .311 batting average and a .563 slugging percentage
  • Led the team with 39 RBIs, 12 doubles, 10 home runs, and 94 total bases on the season
  • Finished the season second on the team with 52 total hits
  • Had 13 multi-hit games, including a season-high four hits against Georgetown (Feb. 11)
  • Tallied nine multi-RBI games on the year, including a season-high four RBIs versus Charleston Southern (March 15) and Georgia State (April 24)
  • Was 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in the season opener versus Purdue (Feb. 11)
  • Went 4-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored in the win over Georgetown (Feb. 11)
  • Followed that up by going 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBIs, and a run scored over the Hoyas (Feb. 12)
  • Was 1-for-3 with a stolen base in the win over Marshall (Feb. 18)
  • Hit a three-run home run in the win over Fordham (Feb. 18)
  • Was 2-for-4 with two doubles, three RBIs, and a run scored in the win over Central Michigan (Feb. 25)
  • Combined to go 6-for-15 with two home runs, two doubles, a walk, three RBIS, and four runs scored over five games at the Bubly Invitational (March 4-6)
  • Hit a home run in back-to-back games versus Tennessee State (March 4) and Florida (March 4)
  • Added an RBI double and scored a run in the win over Tennessee State (March 5)
  • Went a combined 3-for-6 with a home run, a walk, five RBIs, and two runs scored in the doubleheader sweep of Charleston Southern (March 15)
  • Recorded at least one hit in each of the three games at UT Arlington (March 18-20), going 4-for-11 with two RBIs and a run scored
  • Was 2-for-3 in the final game of the three-game series versus Texas State (March 27)
  • Went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, two RBIs, and a run scored in the game-one win over Winthrop (March 29)
  • Also had a double and drove in two RBIs in the game-two win of the twin bill over the Eagles (March 29)
  • Was 1-for-4 with a run scored in the road win at Campbell (April 6)
  • Blasted a grand slam and drove in four RBIs in the series finale with Georgia State (April 24)
  • Combined to go 4-for-10 with a home run, a double, two RBIs, and a run scored in three-game series at Louisiana (April 29-30)
  • Was 3-for-4 with a home run, an RBI, and a run scored in the game-two win over App State (May 5)
  • Went 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI, and two runs scored in the first-round win over ULM (May 10) at the 2022 Sun Belt Softball Championship Tournament
  • Had a double and drove in two RBIs in the loss to Louisiana (May 11) at the conference tournament
  • Helped CCU stay alive by going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI in an elimination game versus Appalachian State (May 12) at the Sun Belt Championship Tournament
  • Went 3-for-3 in an elimination game against South Alabama (May 13) during the 2020 Sun Belt Softball Championship Tournament
  • Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for both the 2021 fall and 2022 spring terms
  • Was named a 2022 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete

2021 (Freshman)
  • Played in 27 games, starting 17 contests as a true freshman
  • Also pitched in six games on the year
  • Posted a 3.94 ERA and recorded one save in the circle
  • Struck out three hitters in 10.2 innings of work
  • Recorded the save by striking out one batter over 1.0-scoreless inning in the 10-9 win over Lipscomb (Feb. 27)
  • Threw a season-high 3.1 innings in the circle versus Illinois State (March 7)
  • Batted .283 with two home runs, one triple, five doubles, 13 RBIs, and 14 runs scored
  • Posted a .500 slugging percentage on the year
  • Totaled three multi-hit games, including a season-high three base hits in the game-one win over App State (May 7)
  • Picked up her first career hit, going 1-for-2 with a run scored in game two of a doubleheader at ULM (March 13)
  • Drove in her first career RBI in a loss at Texas State (April 2)
  • Recorded a season-high five RBIs in a win over the College of Charleston (April 13), going 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored
  • Went a combined 3-for-8 with four walks and three runs scored in the three-game series at Georgia State (April 17-18)
  • Was 1-for-4 with a run scored in the home win over Campbell (April 21)
  • Recorded her first career triple and scored a run in the road win at UNCW (April 28)
  • Hit two home runs and drove in four RBIs on three base hits in the game-one win over App State (May 7)
  • Went 1-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored in the game-two victory over the Mountaineers (May 7)
  • Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2020 fall semester
  • Was a member of the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2021 spring term
High School
  • Lettered in softball at Walsh Jesuit High School
  • Was named both the Player of the Year and the Offensive Player of the Year 
  • Named to the All-Star Preps squad both as a pitcher and hitter
  • Helped to lead her Walsh Jesuit to the state championship in 2017
  • Guided her team to both conference and district titles in 2019
  • Finished her career with the highest career batting average and with the most career hits in school history
  • Was a member of the High Honor Roll and the National Honor Society
  • Received the Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award and the Archbishop Oscar Romero Faith & Justice Award

Statistics

Season:
2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 68

    2021Freshman

    INF
    5'8"
    68
  • 68

    2022Sophomore

    INF
    5'8"
    68
  • 68

    2023Junior

    2B
    5'8"
    68
  • 98

    2024Senior

    Second Base
    5'8"
    98