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2021 Softball Roster

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Brent Smith

18 Christina Candotti

  • Position IF/C
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Hoffman Estates, Ill.
  • Highschool Schaumburg

Biography

Will utilize a fifth season of eligibility available via the NCAA waiver due to the 2020 season being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Enrolled at Butler as a graduate student for the 2020-21 academic year. 

2020 SEASON (AS A SENIOR):
Started 20 of the 22 games she played in (the 2020 season was canceled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic)...her .279 batting average was fourth on the team...tied for second on the team with three home runs...added two doubles...drove in eight runs and scored four runs...her slugging percentage of .535 was second on the team...drew nine walks...had two hits (including a home run in each game) against Western Carolina March 6 and South Dakota State March 11...also homered vs. Akron Feb. 16...her three multi-hit games of the season also included two hits vs. Loyola Feb. 8.

2019 SEASON (AS A JUNIOR): Made 34 starts among the 44 games she played in...hit .229 on the season, including .314 in 15 BIG EAST games...her 22 hits (in 96 at-bats) included seven doubles and four home runs...her .427 slugging percentage tied for second on the team...scored seven runs and drove in nine...drew 11 walks and was hit by two pitches for an on-base percentage of .318...committed only one error for a .989 fielding percentage...three of her home runs and five of her doubles came in BIG EAST play, as she posted a slugging percentage of .714...had three multi-hit games...tied for the team-lead with a six-game hitting streak during the season...had four RBI, including a three-run home run vs. Creighton April 20.

2018 SEASON (AS A SOPHOMORE): Started 30 of the 47 games she appeared in...third on the team in batting average (.247)...scored 12 runs...her 19 hits included a home run and three doubles...drove in 12 runs...drew 12 walks and posted a .352 on-base percentage...went 3-for-3 against UCF in the season opener Feb. 9...had four multi-hit games, including a 2-for-4 performance at Indiana April 10...had three games with two RBIs...her home run came against Ball State April 18.

2017 SEASON (AS A FRESHMAN): Saw action in 37 games, including 24 starts...batted .221 on the season...her 15 hits included three home runs, three doubles and one triple...scored nine runs and knocked in 16...had a slugging percentage of .426...went 2-for-4 against Detroit in her second collegiate game Feb. 10...had home runs in back-to-back games (vs. DePaul, March 25 and at IUPUI, March 28)...had multiple RBIs in four games.

PRIOR TO BUTLER:  Varsity athlete who played four years of softball, three years of volleyball and two years of basketball...started on varsity in all three sports…four-year starter in softball...named all-area during the 2014, 2015 and 2016 seasons…named all-conference in both 2015 and 2016…named all-state in 2015…member of the national honor society and organized blood drives at her high school…named an Illinois State Scholar.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2017Freshman

    C
    18
  • 18

    2018Sophomore

    C/IF
    5'8"
    18
  • 18

    2019Junior

    IF
    5'8"
    18
  • 18

    2020Senior

    IF/C
    5'8"
    18
  • 18

    2021Graduate Student

    IF/C
    5'8"
    18
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