Biography
AWARDS/HONORS
• NFCA National Freshman of the Year – 2022
• NFCA National Freshman of the Year Finalist – 2022
• NFCA Second-Team All-American – 2022 (utility/pitcher)
• D2CCA Second-Team All-American – 2022 (utility/pitcher)
• CSC Third-Team Academic All-American – 2023 (pitcher), 2024 (designated player)
• PSAC West Athlete of the Year – 2024
• PSAC West Pitcher of the Year – 2022
• NFCA First-Team All-Region – 2022 (utility/pitcher), 2024 (utility/pitcher)
• D2CCA First-Team All-Region – 2022 (utility/pitcher), 2024 (utility/pitcher)
• PSAC West Freshman of the Year – 2022
• All-PSAC West First-Team – 2022 (utility/pitcher), 2024 (utility/pitcher)
• All-PSAC West Second-Team – 2023 (pitcher)
• 4x PSAC West Athlete of the Week (2.21.22, 3.7.22, 4.4.22, 4.29.24)
• 5x PSAC West Pitcher of the Week (2.21.22, 3.6.23, 5.1.23, 3.25.24, 4.15.24)
• NFCA Player and Pitcher of the Year Watch List – 2023
• CSC Academic All-District – 2023, 2024
• NFCA Scholar-Athlete – 2022, 2023
• D2ADA Academic Achievement Award – 2023, 2024
• PSAC Scholar-Athlete – 2022, 2023, 2024
• AD Honor Roll – Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024
2024 | JUNIOR
Selected CSC Third-Team Academic All-American … tabbed NFCA First-Team All-Region … voted D2CCA First-Team All-Region … chosen PSAC West Athlete of the Year … named to All-PSAC West First-Team … tabbed to NFCA Player and Pitcher of the Year Watch List … named to CSC Academic All-District Team … started all 43 games (23 at pitcher, 16 at designated player) … Hitting: Finished with a .434 average / .491 on-base percentage / .601 slugging percentage with 12 doubles, four homers, 37 RBI and 35 runs scored … led team in average, hits (62), on-base percentage, runs scored, doubles and total bases (86) … finished second on team in RBI and slugging percentage … ranked fourth in PSAC in average … finished seventh in league in on-base percentage … paced team with 20 multi-hit games … tied for second on team with nine multi-RBI games … hit at a .425 clip with runners on base, including a .440 mark with runners in scoring position … registered 11 two-out RBI … finished with a .444 average / .512 on-base percentage / .648 slugging percentage with 10 doubles, four homers, 34 RBI and 29 runs scored in league play … paced team with a .431 average at home … led team with a .456 average / .500 on-base percentage / .649 slugging percentage in road games … named PSAC West Athlete of the Week (April 29) … collected three hits, one RBI, two runs scored and one steal against Saint Rose … totaled three hits and one run scored versus Minnesota State … recorded two doubles and one RBI against Salem … posted a .440 average / .444 on-base percentage / .520 slugging percentage at PFX Spring Games … reached base five times (three walks, two hits), drove in one run, scored one run and stole one base in doubleheader versus Mercyhurst … tallied one hit, one RBI and two walks in Game 1 of twinbill against Pitt-Johnstown … finished with five hits, two RBI and four runs scored in doubleheader at IUP … posted three hits and three RBI in twinbill versus Slippery Rock … collected two hits, one RBI, three runs scored, one walk and one steal in Game 1 of doubleheader at Clarion … recorded four hits with a three-run homer, two runs scored and one steal in twinbill at Pitt-Johnstown … totaled three hits in Game 2 of doubleheader against Seton Hill … drew two walks and stole one base in Game 2 of twinbill at Slippery Rock … posted two hits in Game 2 of doubleheader at Mercyhurst … registered four hits with a solo homer, six RBI, three runs scored, one walk and one steal in twinbill versus IUP … reached base six times (four hits, two walks), drove in four runs and scored six runs in doubleheader against Clarion … tallied eight hits, five RBI and six runs scored in twinbill at Edinboro … finished with four hits, including a solo homer, four RBI, two runs scored and one walk in doubleheader at Seton Hill … reached base six times (four hits, walk, hit by pitch), drove in three runs and scored two runs in twinbill versus Edinboro … collected two hits, one run scored and one walk against East Stroudsburg in PSAC Tournament … Pitching: Appeared in 31 games with 23 starts … finished with a 14-10 record and a 3.61 ERA in 143.2 innings pitched … registered 119 strikeouts and issued 50 walks … totaled 18 complete games with four shutouts … posted a 2.4 strikeout-to-walk ratio … led team in wins, ERA, innings pitched, strikeouts, appearances and starts … ranked fifth in PSAC in complete games and was seventh in shutouts … finished ninth in league in appearances … registered at least six strikeouts in 12 appearances … earned seven victories and two saves in 12 appearances (eight starts) at home … posted a 6-3 record with a 2.66 ERA over 58.0 innings pitched in road games … finished with a 13-4 mark and two saves with a 2.96 ERA over 111.0 innings pitched in 24 appearances (17 starts) against divisional opponents … selected PSAC West Pitcher of the Week twice (March 25, April 15) … totaled six strikeouts in 5.1 innings against Montana State Billings … posted a 7.0-inning complete game with six strikeouts versus Quincy … earned a 7.0-inning, complete-game victory after allowing one run (unearned) with zero walks and four strikeouts in Game 1 of doubleheader against Mercyhurst … registered the save with 1.0 scoreless inning of relief in Game 2 of twinbill versus Mercyhurst … tossed a 7.0-inning, complete-game shutout with seven strikeouts in Game 1 of doubleheader against Pitt-Johnstown … recorded the save with 0.1 inning pitched in Game 2 of twinbill versus Pitt-Johnstown … posted the complete-game victory with six strikeouts over 7.0 innings in Game 1 of doubleheader at IUP … earned the complete-game victory with six strikeouts in 7.0 innings in Game 1 of twinbill against Slippery Rock … registered a 5.0-inning, complete-game shutout with zero walks and six strikeouts in Game 1 of doubleheader at Clarion … tallied four strikeouts in 3.0 innings of relief in Game 2 of twinbill versus Gannon … set a season high with nine strikeouts in 7.0-inning, complete-game shutout in Game 1 of doubleheader at Pitt-Johnstown … collected three strikeouts in 2.0 innings of relief in Game 2 of twinbill at Pitt-Johnstown … earned a 7.0-inning, complete-game victory in Game 1 of doubleheader against Seton Hill … totaled seven strikeouts and allowed two runs (both earned) over 7.0 innings in complete-game victory in Game 1 of twinbill at Slippery Rock … posted a 7.0-inning, complete-game victory in Game 1 of doubleheader versus IUP … recorded a 5.0-inning, complete-game shutout with zero walks and seven strikeouts in Game 1 of twinbill against Clarion … collected six strikeouts over 7.2 innings in complete game in Game 1 of doubleheader at Gannon … yielded one run (earned) over 5.0 innings in complete-game victory in Game 2 of twinbill at Edinboro … posted six strikeouts and allowed two runs (both earned) in 7.0-inning, complete-game victory in Game 1 of doubleheader at Seton Hill … registered seven strikeouts and yielded one run (earned) in 5.0-inning, complete-game victory in Game 1 of twinbill versus Edinboro … allowed two runs (both earned) over 7.0 innings in complete-game victory against Gannon in PSAC Tournament … received D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2023-24) … earned PSAC Scholar-Athlete laurels (2023-24) … member of AD Honor Roll (Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
2023 | SOPHOMORE
Voted CSC Third-Team Academic All-American … selected to All-PSAC West Second-Team … named to CSC Academic All-District Team … appeared in all 51 games with 50 starts (26 at pitcher, 21 at centerfield) … Hitting: Finished with a .321 average / .418 on-base percentage / .432 slugging percentage with four doubles, four triples, two homers, 10 RBI and 37 runs scored … led team in runs scored … ranked second on team in hits (52), on-base percentage and walks (24) … finished seventh in PSAC in triples … ranked second on team with 16 multi-hit games … posted a .367 average with runners in scoring position … registered a .372 average / .481 on-base percentage / .651 slugging percentage in home games … served as team’s leadoff hitter … reached base four times (two hits, two walks), drove in one run and scored three runs against Hillsdale … collected three hits and three runs scored versus Shaw … tallied two hits, two runs scored and one walk against Northern State … finished with a .421 average / .632 slugging percentage and eight runs scored at NFCA Leadoff Classic … drew three walks and scored two runs versus Sioux Falls … drew three walks and scored two runs in Game 1 of doubleheader at Pitt-Johnstown … collected two hits and one run scored in Game 1 of twinbill against IUP … finished with a three-run homer and three walks in doubleheader versus Edinboro … totaled two hits, one run scored and one steal in Game 1 of twinbill against Pitt-Johnstown … posted five hits, one run scored, one walk and two steals in doubleheader at Mercyhurst … registered two hits, one run scored and two steals in Game 1 of twinbill at Slippery Rock … reached base three times (two walks, hit) and scored two runs in Game 2 of doubleheader versus Clarion … tallied four hits, two runs scored, one walk and one steal in twinbill at Gannon … collected three hits, including a solo homer, and scored three runs in Game 1 of doubleheader against Seton Hill … finished with four hits, one RBI, one run scored, one walk and two steals in twinbill versus Gannon … recorded two hits, two runs scored and one steal in Game 2 of doubleheader at Edinboro … totaled three hits against Seton Hill in PSAC Tournament … posted two hits versus East Stroudsburg in PSAC Tournament … Pitching: Appeared in 28 games with 26 starts … finished with a 12-7 record and a 2.12 ERA in 141.2 innings pitched … recorded 100 strikeouts and issued 32 walks … logged 14 complete games with three shutouts … tallied a 3.1 strikeout-to-walk ratio … led team in wins, ERA, innings pitched, strikeouts, appearances and starts … ranked fifth in PSAC in ERA … finished ninth in league in complete games and WHIP (1.25) … posted a 6-2 record and a 1.36 ERA in 51.1 innings pitched over eight appearances on the road … earned eight victories with a 2.38 ERA in 16 appearances in league action … recorded a 1.71 ERA over 53.1 innings pitched in 11 appearances in non-conference play … recorded at least seven strikeouts five times … chosen PSAC West Pitcher of the Week twice (March 6, May 1) … earned a 5.0-inning, complete-game victory after allowing two runs (both unearned) with eight strikeouts against Hillsdale … registered the save with 1.1 innings of scoreless relief versus Georgia Southwestern … posted the win after yielding two runs (both unearned) with four strikeouts in 4.0 innings against Shaw … finished with a 2-0 record and one save with a 0.00 ERA in 10.1 innings and 12 strikeouts at NFCA Leadoff Classic … yielded one run (earned) over 7.0 innings in complete game versus defending-National Champion Rogers State … earned the complete-game victory after allowing three runs (one earned) in 7.0 innings against Sioux Falls … recorded a 9.0-inning complete game with zero walks and six strikeouts versus Bemidji State … posted a complete-game shutout victory with zero walks in 7.0 innings against Notre Dame (Ohio) … finished with a 0.98 ERA over 35.2 innings pitched in five starts at PFX Spring Games … earned complete-game victory after yielding two runs (both earned) over 5.0 innings in Game 1 of doubleheader versus Pitt-Johnstown … totaled seven strikeouts in 3.2 innings of relief in Game 2 of twinbill against Slippery Rock … registered a one-hit, complete-game shutout victory with six strikeouts over 7.0 innings in Game 1 of doubleheader versus IUP … allowed one run (earned) over 6.0 innings in complete game in Game 1 of twinbill at Seton Hill … earned a complete-game victory after yielding two runs (both earned) in 7.0 innings with five strikeouts in Game 1 of doubleheader against Edinboro … posted a 9.0-inning, complete-game game victory while allowing one run (earned) with one walk and seven strikeouts in Game 1 of twinbill at Mercyhurst … set a season high with 11 strikeouts over 7.0 innings in a five-hit, complete-game shutout in Game 1 of doubleheader at Slippery Rock … registered eight strikeouts and yielded one run (unearned) on two hits in 7.0 innings in Game 1 of twinbill at IUP … earned a complete-game victory after allowing three runs (one earned) with five strikeouts over 7.0 innings in Game 1 of doubleheader at Gannon … yielded two runs (one earned) over 7.0 innings with five strikeouts in complete-game victory in Game 1 of twinbill at Edinboro … tallied four strikeouts in 3.2 innings versus Bloomsburg in PSAC Tournament … named NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2022-23) … earned D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2022-23) … received PSAC Scholar-Athlete honors (2022-23) … member of AD Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
2022 I FRESHMAN
Selected NFCA National Freshman of the Year … chosen NFCA Second-Team All-American at utility/pitcher … selected D2CCA Second-Team All-American at utility/pitcher … named finalist for NFCA National Freshman of the Year … tabbed NFCA First-Team All-Region at utility/pitcher … voted D2CCA First-Team All-Region at utility/pitcher … selected PSAC West Pitcher of the Year … chosen PSAC West Freshman of the Year … tabbed to All-PSAC West First-Team at utility/pitcher … started 29 games (17 pitcher, nine designated player) … Hitting: Finished with a .415 average, 11 doubles, four triples, five home runs, 23 RBI and 36 runs scored … led team in average, triples, homers, runs scored, walks (19), hit by pitch (eight), on-base percentage (.560) and slugging percentage (.829) … finished second on team in hits (34), doubles, RBI and total bases (68) … ranked second in PSAC and fifth in NCAA Division II in on-base percentage … finished second in league and No. 13 in the country in slugging percentage … ranked fifth in PSAC in average and fourth in triples … served as the team’s leadoff hitter … collected 10 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games … hit at a .444 clip with runners on base … registered a .440 average with two outs … totaled 11 two-out RBI … finished with a .500 average, four doubles, two home runs and 12 RBI, plus recorded a .667 on-base percentage and a .917 slugging percentage, in divisional play … named PSAC West Athlete of the Week three times (Feb. 21, March 7, April 4) …posted one hit, one run scored, one walk and one stolen base against Eastern New Mexico … finished with two extra-base hits, two RBI, one run scored and one walk versus Western New Mexico … drew two walks and scored one run against Colorado Mesa … collected three doubles, two RBI and three runs scored versus Colorado Christian … tallied three hits, including two triples, three RBI and two runs scored against Western New Mexico … hit at a .526 clip with four doubles, three triples, seven RBI and eight runs scored, plus registered a .625 on-base percentage and a 1.053 slugging percentage, at D2 Cactus Classic … posted three hits, including a three-run homer, and two runs scored against Holy Family … totaled two hits, including a solo homer, and two runs scored versus Lewis … finished with two hits, including a three-run homer, five RBI, two runs scored, one steal and one hit by pitch against Mary … collected one hit, scored two runs and drew one walk versus American International … recorded a .710 slugging percentage behind five extra-base hits at THE Spring Games … tallied two doubles, two RBI, three runs scored, three walks and one hit by pitch in doubleheader against Edinboro … collected three hits, one RBI, three runs scored, two walks and one hit by pitch in twinbill versus Seton Hill … posted two hits, two runs scored and three walks in doubleheader against Clarion … finished with two doubles, one RBI, two runs scored, two walks and one hit by pitch in twinbill at Mercyhurst … registered four hits, including a pair of solo homers, and three runs scored in Game 1 of doubleheader versus Pitt-Johnstown … drew two walks and scored one run in Game 1 of twinbill against Gannon … reached on a walk and hit by pitch and scored one run versus Shepherd in PSAC Tournament … reached on hit by pitch and scored one run against Gannon in PSAC Tournament … Pitching: Made 20 appearances in the circle with 17 starts … finished with a 13-4 record and a 1.58 ERA in 102.0 innings pitched … registered 64 strikeouts and issued 23 walks … led team in wins, ERA, innings pitched, strikeouts, appearances and starts … tossed 11 complete games with five shutouts … ranked third in PSAC in ERA … posted a 7-0 record and a 1.53 ERA over nine appearances in league play … chosen PSAC West Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 21) … issued zero walks over 6.0 innings of relief against Western New Mexico … recorded a three-hit, complete-game shutout with five strikeouts and zero walks over 5.0 innings versus Holy Family … scattered four hits in a complete-game shutout with five strikeouts over 6.0 innings against Mary … tallied six strikeouts over 7.0 innings in a three-hit, complete-game shutout versus American International … finished with four strikeouts and allowed one run on two hits in 6.2 innings against Northwood … posted a 4-1 record with a 0.24 ERA in 28.2 innings pitched behind three complete-game shutouts at THE Spring Games … totaled five strikeouts and zero walks in a 5.0-inning, complete-game shutout in Game 1 of doubleheader versus Edinboro … scattered seven hits and allowed one run in a 7.0-inning complete game in Game 1 of twinbill against Seton Hill … earned two victories after tossing a combined 6.2 scoreless innings with six strikeouts and zero walks in doubleheader versus Clarion … posted 2.0 scoreless innings of relief in Game 2 of twinbill at Mercyhurst … finished with six strikeouts in 7.0-inning complete game in Game 1 of doubleheader against Pitt-Johnstown … scattered three hits in a 7.0-inning, complete-game shutout in Game 1 of twinbill at IUP … allowed two runs in a 7.0-inning, complete-game victory in Game 1 of doubleheader at Edinboro … named NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2021-22) … earned PSAC Scholar-Athlete status (2021-22) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Bucyrus under head coach Jerry Hargis … earned all-state honorable mention in 2021 … chosen Conference Player of Year as both a sophomore and senior … tabbed first-team all-district and all-conference in 2021 … named Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum Pitcher of the Year and First-Team All-Telegraph-Forum as a senior … member of conference championship team as a senior … also member of basketball and tennis teams … received all-conference honorable mention in basketball as a junior … involved in Art Club, National Honor Society, Science Club, Spirit Club and Student Council … served as president of Student Council and vice president of senior class
PERSONAL
Daughter of Roy and Tonya Rister … has one sister … played for Ohio Storm … majoring in elementary education (PreK-4)
