2016 Softball Roster
Erika Underwood
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Addison HS
- Hometown:
- Addison, Mich.
2019: Started all 51 games as the everyday first baseman … named to All-MAC First Team … led the Chippewas in batting average (.352), RBI (33), hits (50), slugging percentage (.606), total bases (86) and walks (28) … ranked second on the team with eight home runs … tied for the team lead with 10 doubles … first among CMU regulars in on-base percentage (.469) … finished career fifth on CMU’s all-time home run list with 21 … ranks eighth in CMU history in career batting average (.336) and is tied for seventh with 36 career doubles … her eight home runs tie for ninth on CMU’s all-time single-season list … she also hit eight round-trippers as a junior in 2018 … had 13 triples in 2017 and again in 2018; that number ties her for ninth all-time in a single season in Chippewa history … posted a team-best 14 multi-hit games … homered vs. Utah State (2/15) … had two hits including a double vs. St. John’s (3/1) … drove in two runs vs. Siena (3/1) … had two hits including a homer and drove in three runs vs. Miami (Ohio) (3/22) … crushed a home run and had three RBI vs. Miami (Ohio) (3/23) … had two hits including a homer vs. Western Michigan (4/2) … homered vs. Detroit Mercy (4/12) … had three hits including two doubles vs. Northern Illinois (4/19) … had a two-run homer vs. Toledo (5/4) … had two hits vs. Northern Illinois (5/8) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.
2018: Earned National Fastpitch Coaches Association Great Lakes Region Second Team honors ... First Team All-MAC selection ... started every game at first base ... led the Chippewas in 10 offensive categories ... ranked first on the team in doubles (13) and home runs (8) ... posted a team-best .382 batting average, a .664 slugging percentage and a .491 on-base percentage ... shared team lead with 29 RBI ... opened the year with a bang, smashing two home runs for a career-best six RBI vs. Appalachian State (2/9) ... earned MAC West Player of the Week Award after hitting .571 and slugging .722 in four games at the Liberty Challenge (2/15-16) ... had two hits and three RBI vs. Lehigh (3/10) ... had two hits vs. Ohio (3/23) ... cranked two homers vs. Miami (Ohio) (4/1) ... recorded two hits including a double vs. Western Michigan (4/3) ... had three hits and two RBI vs. Buffalo (4/8) ... homered vs. Toledo (4/28) ... had two hits, including a double, and two RBI vs. Toledo in MAC Tournament game (5/9).
2017: Appeared in 50 games, making 48 starts at first base ... lead the team in doubles (13), which ranks ninth in program history ... co-led the Chippewas in both RBI (26) and home runs (5) ... tallied a team-high 14 two-out RBI and 11 RBI in conference play ... led the team in putouts (256), including six games with 10 ... batted .460 (40-of-87) in advancing runners ... posted a .338 batting average in MAC play ... recorded nine multi-hit games, including one three-hit game ... notched six multi-RBI contests, including a four-RBI game ... totaled two doubles with an RBI in a 7-5 loss to Lamar (2/10) ... crushed a homer in a 11-0 shutout over UMass (2/18) ... recorded two RBI on a double in a 10-2 victory against Butler (3/8) ... went 2-of-3 in a 5-1 win versus USC Upstate (3/10) ... garnered a home run in a 3-1 victory vs. Oakland (3/22) ... tallied three hits with three RBI, including two doubles in a 7-1 win against Bowling Green (3/24) ... cranked a homer into left center in a 1-0 victory over Western Michigan (4/4) ... went 2-of-3 with a double and a home run in an 8-0 win at Valparaiso (4/18) .... notched a game-winning grand slam in a 6-2 victory over Michigan State (4/26).
2016: Appeared in 17 games, starting six at first base and as the designated hitter … had a hit in 3-2 loss to South Florida (3/6) ... scored a run in 3-2 win over Florida Gulf Coast (3/8) ... had a hit in 2-1 loss to Florida Gulf Coast (3/8) ... recorded a hit and scored a run in 10-1 victory over Valparaiso (3/22) ... had a hit in 7-2 loss to Western Michigan (4/5) ... drove in a run 5-2 loss to Eastern Michigan (4/30).
