Marshall University Athletics
2022 Softball Roster
Roster
Chelemen, Grace
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Jersey Number 1
Grace Chelemen
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Riverview Community HS
- Hometown:
- Woodhaven, Mich.
Bio
2023 (Graduate Senior)
GP/GS: 55/55 … Played in and started all 55 games in center field as a fifth year senior in 2023… hit a career-best .377 with 60 hits, nine doubles, six triples, and eight home runs ... Drove in 55 runs, tied for seventh all-time ... Earned recognition as the 2023 Warrior Award Recipient, displaying a firery love and passion for the game of softball ... Successfully stole 22 bases of the 24 attempts with a team-high three sacrfiice flies ... Sealed a win with a three-run home run against Georgia State on Apr. 1 following an IBB to the previous batter.
2022 (Senior)
GP/GS: 50/42 … Senior outfielder who will be returning for fifth year in 2023 after being granted extra year of eligibility due to 2020 COVID season … bat .348 (32-of-92) over final 26 games and bat .373 in the month of April (22-of-59) … Finished season batting .296, 42 hits, 24 runs scored, 18 RBI, eight doubles, one triple, one home run and 10 walks … Had eight stolen bases … Had four assists, all part of double plays … 12 games with two or more hits, a season-high three hits in four contests … Had a season-best 7-game hitting streak April 10-20 … In overall collegiate career (Michigan and Marshall) has appeared in 143 games with 94 starts, batting .311, 96 hits, 71 runs scored, 14 doubles, three triples, four home runs, 38 RBI and 20 stolen bases … In Herd career has appeared in 107 games with 93 starts, batting .315 (15th all-time in team history), 95 hits, 61 runs scored, 14 doubles, three triples, four home runs, 38 RBI and 17 stolen bases.
2021 (Junior)
GP/GS: 32-31 … Missed just one game during junior campaign in abbreviated season due to COVID-19 … Finished third on the team batting .353 … Second with 36 hits … Totaled 21 runs scored, six doubles, two home runs, 15 RBI, three stolen bases, slugged .471 and an on base percentage of .404 … Only player on the team to finish with over 100 at bats (102) … Recorded a hit in 22 games with two or more nine times … Scored a run in 14 games with two or more seven times … Reached base safely in 26 games including nine-straight (March 3-20) … In two abbreviated seasons at Marshall she has appeared in 57 games with 51 starts, has 53 hits, 37 runs scored, six doubles, two triples, three home runs, 20 RBI, nine stolen bases and is slugging .450.
2020 (Sophomore)
GP/GS: 25/20 … Made an impact in first season at Marshall after transferring from University of Michigan … Started 20 of the final 21 games in the outfield before the remainder of the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Finished season batting .293, 17 hits, 16 runs, five RBI, two triples, one home run and six stolen bases … Reached base safely in nine-straight games (Feb. 14-23) …Made a diving catch in left-center versus Kennesaw State (Feb. 23) that was featured as a Top 5 Play of Week Three by NCAA Softball … Drove in first career run with a base hit in win at Hampton (Feb. 28), also stole a base … Ended the season with a bang at No. 11 Kentucky (March 11) hitting first career home run to left-center to lead off the second inning, becoming the ninth player on the team to hit a homer, finished game with two hits and one walk
Prior to Marshall: Played at University of Michigan.
2019 (Freshman)
Played in 36 games with one start …. Primarily came off the bench as one of the first options as a pinch runner … Made collegiate debut Feb. 9 against No. 5 Florida as a pinch runner … Earned first career start as the designated player against New Mexico State (March 8) in early season tournament at Arizona State … Had first career hit in first collegiate at-bat in the seventh inning at USF (Feb. 9) with a single … Scored 10 runs including six in Big 10 action … Was 3-of-4 in stolen bases … Scored her first career run in the sixth inning against No. 2 UCLA (March 1) tying the game at 1-1, Came off the bench to run in all three games that Michigan faced James Madison in the NCAA Regionals … Had successful stolen bases against Indiana, Maryland and in the NCAA Regionals versus James Madison.
High School: Graduated from Riverview Community High School where she spent junior and senior years … Attended Carlson High School freshman and sophomore years and played varsity basketball her freshman year … Helped lead Riverview to back-to-back district titles in 2017 and 2018 … Earned all-district, all-region Dream Team and All-Huron League honors … Had a career .486 batting average, hit .587 during sophomore season … Played travel ball for Finesse Fastpitch … Names playing senior night in high school as her favorite moment in athletics “because I was playing for my community for the last time, and it was a very special moment.”
Personal: Born Aug. 16, 2000 … Daughter of Anthony and Helen Chelemen … Has a younger sister, Isabella who attends Carlson High School … Chose to transfer to Marshall because, “they have all the core values that I do. They believe in me and I love the community here.” … Plans to major in psychology.
GP/GS: 55/55 … Played in and started all 55 games in center field as a fifth year senior in 2023… hit a career-best .377 with 60 hits, nine doubles, six triples, and eight home runs ... Drove in 55 runs, tied for seventh all-time ... Earned recognition as the 2023 Warrior Award Recipient, displaying a firery love and passion for the game of softball ... Successfully stole 22 bases of the 24 attempts with a team-high three sacrfiice flies ... Sealed a win with a three-run home run against Georgia State on Apr. 1 following an IBB to the previous batter.
2022 (Senior)
GP/GS: 50/42 … Senior outfielder who will be returning for fifth year in 2023 after being granted extra year of eligibility due to 2020 COVID season … bat .348 (32-of-92) over final 26 games and bat .373 in the month of April (22-of-59) … Finished season batting .296, 42 hits, 24 runs scored, 18 RBI, eight doubles, one triple, one home run and 10 walks … Had eight stolen bases … Had four assists, all part of double plays … 12 games with two or more hits, a season-high three hits in four contests … Had a season-best 7-game hitting streak April 10-20 … In overall collegiate career (Michigan and Marshall) has appeared in 143 games with 94 starts, batting .311, 96 hits, 71 runs scored, 14 doubles, three triples, four home runs, 38 RBI and 20 stolen bases … In Herd career has appeared in 107 games with 93 starts, batting .315 (15th all-time in team history), 95 hits, 61 runs scored, 14 doubles, three triples, four home runs, 38 RBI and 17 stolen bases.
2021 (Junior)
GP/GS: 32-31 … Missed just one game during junior campaign in abbreviated season due to COVID-19 … Finished third on the team batting .353 … Second with 36 hits … Totaled 21 runs scored, six doubles, two home runs, 15 RBI, three stolen bases, slugged .471 and an on base percentage of .404 … Only player on the team to finish with over 100 at bats (102) … Recorded a hit in 22 games with two or more nine times … Scored a run in 14 games with two or more seven times … Reached base safely in 26 games including nine-straight (March 3-20) … In two abbreviated seasons at Marshall she has appeared in 57 games with 51 starts, has 53 hits, 37 runs scored, six doubles, two triples, three home runs, 20 RBI, nine stolen bases and is slugging .450.
2020 (Sophomore)
GP/GS: 25/20 … Made an impact in first season at Marshall after transferring from University of Michigan … Started 20 of the final 21 games in the outfield before the remainder of the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Finished season batting .293, 17 hits, 16 runs, five RBI, two triples, one home run and six stolen bases … Reached base safely in nine-straight games (Feb. 14-23) …Made a diving catch in left-center versus Kennesaw State (Feb. 23) that was featured as a Top 5 Play of Week Three by NCAA Softball … Drove in first career run with a base hit in win at Hampton (Feb. 28), also stole a base … Ended the season with a bang at No. 11 Kentucky (March 11) hitting first career home run to left-center to lead off the second inning, becoming the ninth player on the team to hit a homer, finished game with two hits and one walk
Prior to Marshall: Played at University of Michigan.
2019 (Freshman)
Played in 36 games with one start …. Primarily came off the bench as one of the first options as a pinch runner … Made collegiate debut Feb. 9 against No. 5 Florida as a pinch runner … Earned first career start as the designated player against New Mexico State (March 8) in early season tournament at Arizona State … Had first career hit in first collegiate at-bat in the seventh inning at USF (Feb. 9) with a single … Scored 10 runs including six in Big 10 action … Was 3-of-4 in stolen bases … Scored her first career run in the sixth inning against No. 2 UCLA (March 1) tying the game at 1-1, Came off the bench to run in all three games that Michigan faced James Madison in the NCAA Regionals … Had successful stolen bases against Indiana, Maryland and in the NCAA Regionals versus James Madison.
High School: Graduated from Riverview Community High School where she spent junior and senior years … Attended Carlson High School freshman and sophomore years and played varsity basketball her freshman year … Helped lead Riverview to back-to-back district titles in 2017 and 2018 … Earned all-district, all-region Dream Team and All-Huron League honors … Had a career .486 batting average, hit .587 during sophomore season … Played travel ball for Finesse Fastpitch … Names playing senior night in high school as her favorite moment in athletics “because I was playing for my community for the last time, and it was a very special moment.”
Personal: Born Aug. 16, 2000 … Daughter of Anthony and Helen Chelemen … Has a younger sister, Isabella who attends Carlson High School … Chose to transfer to Marshall because, “they have all the core values that I do. They believe in me and I love the community here.” … Plans to major in psychology.
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