2017 JUNIOR - Enjoyed a breakout season as an NCCAA All-American … led Grace’s offense with a .423 batting average … had 82 hits in 52 games … added 46 runs, 31 stolen bases and 25 RBIs … ranked 11th in the NAIA in hits per game (1.6 per game) and finished second in the Crossroads League for batting average and stolen bases per game … also named to the All-League Team and All-Region for NFCA … earned Crossroads League All-Tournament Team recognition after batting .500 in three postseason games … had 27 games with multiple hits … enjoyed a 20-game hitting streak in March … stole three bases against Mt. Vernon Nazarene … tallied 5 hits, 3 runs, 2 doubles and 4 RBIs in a doubleheader with Spring Arbor … stole home to beat Bethel in walkoff fashion … named NCCAA Player of Week on March 14 … was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a stolen base to upset No. 14 Martin Methodist.
2016 SOPHOMORE - Proved worth as a versatile member of Grace’s lineup, batting .311 with 42 runs scored … ranked first on the team and second in the league with 26 stolen bases in 27 chances … hit safely in 37 games … had two hits in each of first three games of the season … ended the year with a hit in all five postseason games … hit 3-for-4 with three runs scored against Indiana Wesleyan … had three hits against Spring Arbor … batted 2-for-4 with three runs and three stolen bases against Indiana Tech … swiped three bases and scored twice against Keiser … notched two steals against both Marian and Bethel … racked up four hits in a doubleheader against Point Park, adding three runs.
2015 FRESHMAN - Finished third on the team with a .415 batting average, including .439 in league games … had 51 hits in 46 games, including 12 extra-base hits … scored the winning run in the ninth inning to upset No. 25 Marian in the CL Tournament … had four hits in three games at NCCAA Nationals, including two against Oklahoma Christian … batted 4-of-5 with two runs and two RBIs against Bethel … had three hits and two doubles against Michigan-Dearborn … had a 10-game hitting streak and an 11-game hitting streak near the end of the season … hit safely in 25 of the final 27 games of the season.
PREP – A three-time First Team All-Conference performer from LaVille High School … was ICGSA Third Team All-State … was invited to the 2014 ICGSA All-Star Team … batted over .500 each of her four seasons at LaVille, averaging .567 as a freshman, .541 as a sophomore, .538 as a junior and .690 as a senior, according to MaxPreps.com … amassed 123 RBIs, 35 doubles, 22 triples and 6 home runs in her career … was honorable mention to IBCA Senior All-State Team and First Team All-Conference for basketball.
GET TO KNOW HANNAH –
Major: Counseling
Dream job: Sports psychologist or coach
Favorite movie: Napoleon Dynamite
Favorite band: I’m an all-around music lover
Something interesting about me: I grew up in the hood
Life verse: John 3:30. “He must become greater. I must become less.”
Best thing about Grace Softball: The people and their awesome personalities
Why I chose Grace: The amazing team chemistry and Christ-centered atmosphere
Something about a teammate no one else knows: Sam Heim used to think that trees were creatures.
My hidden talent: Being awkward
