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2021 Softball Roster

Mercede Odegaard, USF Sports Information
Mercede Odegaard, USF Sports Information
Mercede Odegaard, USF Sports Information
Troy Mickelson

33 Cassie Van Beek

  • Position Infield/Utility
  • Year Senior
  • Major Elementary Education
  • Hometown Rock Valley, Iowa
  • High School Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull HS

Biography

Career - Totaled a .248 average with seven home runs, 39 RBI and a .336 slugging percentage… 15 for 15 in steal attempts and has 18 walks and was hit by a pitch six times… played in 133 games with 75 starts… recorded 67 hits in 258 at bats with 48 runs scored… registered 18 career extra base hits (10 doubles, one triple, and seven home runs) and totaled 100 total bases… accumulated 13 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games… longest hit streak is six games and longest on-base streak is five games… named to the NSIC Academic Team in 2019, 2020, and 2021...named to the Academic All-NSIC Team of Excellence in 2019 and 2020… also named to the Easton-NFCA All-American Scholar Team in 2019...D2 ADA Academic Achievement Recipient 2020.

2021 - Hit .258 on the season with 42 starts in 45 games...had 23 runs on 32 hits in 124 at-bats...totaled eight doubles, five home runs, 22 RBI, and 55 total bases...averaged a .444 slugging percentage and a .328 on-base percentage...was hit by a pitch five times and walked eight times...stole six bases in six attempts...fielded .944 with 41 putouts, 61 assists, and six errors...had a season-high two hits and four assists on May 14 against Northern State...had a season-high one home run and two runs scored at Minnesota State on May 9...had a season-high three runs batted in against Augustana on April 22...had a season-high four putouts against Central Oklahoma on March 31 and a season-high four assists against Northern St on May 14...had six two-hit games, six two-RBI games, and one three-RBI game...longest hit streak is six games...named to Academic All-NSIC Team. 

2020 - In her junior year with the Cougars, recorded a .298 average with one HR, 11 RBI and a .447 slugging percentage… had three walks with a .333 OBP while on defense had a .952 fielding percentage with five putouts and 35 assists… played in 18 games with 14 starts… had 14 hits in 47 at bats with eight runs scored… had four extra base hits (two doubles, one triple, and one home run) along with 21 total bases… had three multi-hit games along with four multi-RBI games which was tied for most on the team… her longest hit streak was four games and her longest on-base streak was five games…  named to the NSIC All-Academic Team and the NSIC Academic Team of Excellence...D2 ADA Academic Achievement Recipient.
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2019 - Named to the Academic All-NSIC team for a GPA of 3.2 or higher, as well as being named to the Academic All-NSIC Team of Excellence for a GPA of 3.6 or higher… earned selection to the Easton-NFCA All-American Scholar Team for a 3.5 or better GPA… In her second season with the Coo, hit .193 with a HR and three RBI and a .246 slugging mark…  stole two bases in two attempts with a .281 OBP while fielding a .833 with two putouts, three assists and an error… played in 35 games with 14 starts… had 11 hits in 57 at bats with 4 runs scored… had 14 total bases… walked six times with a hit by pitch… had two multi-hit games… her longest hitting and on-base streaks were both three games.

2018 - In her first season with USF, hit .333 with three RBI and a .333 slugging mark… stole seven bases in seven attempts with a .355 OBP while fielding a .974 with 12 putouts, 25 assists and an error… played in 35 games with 10 starts… had 10 hits in 30 at bats while scoring 13 runs… had 10 total bases… walked once with five strikeouts… recorded two 3-hit games along with a multi-RBI game… her longest hit streak and on-base streak was four games.

High School - attended Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull High School.

Personal - Daughter of Colleen and Al Van Beek...elementary education major with a reading endorsement.

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2018Freshman

    Infield/Utiliy
    33
  • 33

    2019Sophomore

    Infield/Utiliy
    33
  • 33

    2020Junior

    Infield/Utiliy
    33
  • 33

    2021Senior

    Infield/Utility
    33