What Up Sports Nation:
Riley Donovan-
2022: NAIA Softball Player of the Year NFCA Catcher of the Year
2021: Named a member of the NAIA All-America second team, the NFCA NAIA All-America first team, and the Cascade Conference Newcomer of the Year … Collected the NAIA World Series MVP award after batting 11-for-17 with two home runs, two doubles, eight RBIs and seven walks at the tournament, hitting the go-ahead home run in the ninth inning of the championship-clinching win over Oregon Tech … Finisher her first season at SOU batting .448 with 66 RBIs, eight home runs, 33 total extra-base hits and 30 walks … Batted .481 with four home runs and 12 doubles in conference play. Prior to SOU: Competed at College of San Mateo (Calif.) in 2019 and '20... In a 26-game, shortened sophomore season, batted .558 with 12 home runs, eight doubles, 45 RBIs and 32 runs scored... As a freshman, batted .379 with nine home runs, 14 doubles and 40 RBIs over 46 games... Named twice to the Dean's List. High School: Graduated in 2018 from Half Moon Bay High, where she was the Athlete of the Year as a senior three-sport star. Personal: Born on Jan. 22, 2000 in Redwood City, California... The daughter of Shannon and Sean... Has three sisters, Harlee, Abbey and Zoey, and two brothers, Jimmy and Drake... Older sister Harlee was a catcher at SOU and the 2018 NAIA Player of the Year... Majoring in sociology.
