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Jersey Number 98
Riley Zana
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Second Base
- Height:
- 5-8
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Elyria, Ohio
- High School:
- Walsh Jesuit
2024 (Senior)
2022 (Sophomore)
2021 (Freshman)
- 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)
- 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
- 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
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