Maggie Finnegan Season 2023

2023 • SENIOR SEASON 
Awards: CSC Academic All-District…Big Ten Distinguished Scholar…Academic All-Big Ten…Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete.
 
Season: Booked the most effective season of her collegiate career, finishing with career high marks in at-bats (140), runs scored (29), hits (37), doubles (10), triples (two), RBI (17), walks drawn (14) and stolen bases (11)…Finished the season batting at a .264 clip, the second best average of her career… Started and appeared in 46 games for the Nittany Lions…Tallied a slugging percentage of .407 and finished with a .331 on base percentage…Finished the season with an unblemished fielding percentage of 1.000, booking 56 putouts and three assists error-free.
 
vs. Cleveland State (2/17): Cranked a two-RBI triple and finished the season-opener with a 1-for-2 stat line in addition to a run scored and pair of walks drawn. at North Florida (2/17): Was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a pair of runs scored. vs. Kent State (2/24): Logged her second multi-hit game of the year with a 2-for-4 final line highlighted by pair of RBI…On the basepath, she added a stolen base and run scored. at Delaware (3/4): Mustered her second triple of the year against the Blue Hens. vs. St. Francis (3/10): Added another multi-hit outing, going 2-for-4, additionally swiping a stolen base, and scoring a season-high three runs. vs. Marist (3/10): Was 2-for-2 on stolen base attempts…Went 1-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored. at Minnesota (3/31): Went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles. vs. Rutgers (4/14): Finished perfect at the plate with a 3-for-3 tally and a run scored. vs. Rutgers (4/16): Blasted a two-run homer, her first of the season. vs. Illinois (4/29): Launched her second home run of the year. Big Ten Tournament vs. Indiana (5/11): Booked a hit and a stolen base offensively…Finished the game with a season-high quartet of putouts in the field. 
 
2022 • JUNIOR SEASON 
Awards: Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete...Academic All-Big Ten honors. 
 
Season: Maintained a .943 fielding percentage...Scored 22 runs for the Nittany Lions...Recorded 78 putouts...Appeared in 51 games...Started in 43 games.
 
vs. Kennesaw State (2/26): Contributed two RBI to Nittany Lion win. vs. Cornell (3/18): Completed three putouts...Achieved a perfect fielding percentage. vs. Cornell (3/20): Hit her first home run of the season resulting in a 10-2 victory. vs. Purdue (4/2): Had five putouts in dominant win. vs. Indiana (4/15-4/16): Hit two home runs and four RBI throughout the weekend series. vs. Wisconsin (4/29): Recorded nine putouts.

2021 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Named NFCA Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete.

Season: Made 37 appearances with 30 starts between three positions...Totaled 15 hits and five RBI...Scored seven runs...Recorded three multi-hit games...Was perfect 5-for-5 in stolen bases...Held six-game hitting streak, longest on team.

vs. Iowa (3/11): Recorded RBI with sacrifice hit to score Lauren Marcotte. at Nebraska (3/27): Went 2-for-3 at the plate with pair of doubles...Had one RBI...Continued eventual six-game hitting streak that started in Friday’s series opener. at Nebraska (3/28): Led Nittany Lions to first win of season with two hits and two runs scored...Scored go-ahead run in top of eighth. Rutgers (4/9): Had a RBI-single...Scored one run in dominant 10-3 win in game two of doubleheader. Rutgers (4/10): Recorded sacrifice bunt in bottom of fifth to lead to insurance run being scored in game one of doubleheader...Drew one walk...Added a hit. at Michigan State (5/11): Went 2-for-3 at the plate for third multi-hit game of season...Batted in Shelli Rivard in second inning to start off scoring for Penn State in game one of doubleheader...Scored one run. No. 23 Minnesota (5/16): Scored one run as pinch runner to contribute to Nittany Lions’ first win over ranked opponent since 2017.

2020 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Made 23 appearances with 15 starts between three positions…Totaled 15 hits and four RBI…Scored six runs…Recorded three multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game…Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

vs. Cal (2/7): Made collegiate debut as a pinch runner. vs. Michigan State (2/8): Subbed in from dugout as a pinch hitter…Hit RBI single for first collegiate hit and RBI. vs. Iowa State (2/15): Made first collegiate start in the outfield…Had one hit. at No. 10 Alabama (2/22): Recorded a pinch-hit double. vs. Wichita State (2/23): Had one hit…Scored one run. at Georgia State (2/28): Went 3-for-6 combined at the plate in doubleheader…Had one hit and scored one run in game one…Recorded first career multi-hit and multi-RBI game…Hit first career home run. at Georgia Tech (2/29): Registered pair of singles in game two of doubleheader…Drew one walk. vs. Yale (3/6): Doubled down the left field line to get on base in seventh inning as Nittany Lions started rally…Scored eventual game-winning run. vs. Bowling Green (3/6): Went 2-for-3 at the plate with one double. vs. Seton Hall (3/7): Had RBI single to get Penn State on the board. vs. Robert Morris (3/7): Drew season-high two walks…Scored one run. vs. Western Michigan (3/8): Scored one run…Collected first career stolen base.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of softball as starter in middle infield at Marian Central Catholic High School in Woodstock, Illinois…Helped Hurricanes to regional championship game in 2017 and regional semifinal in 2018…Batted leadoff in first three seasons with career .486 batting average and 1.328 on-base plus slugging percentage…Earned second-team all-area honors as a freshman in 2016…Named Team MVP two-straight seasons (2017, 2018)…Selected to East Suburban Catholic Conference All-Conference Team and first team all-area in 2018…Earned third-team all-state and all-area accolades in 2017…Ranked No. 158 on Extra Inning Softball’s Class of 2019…Was on high honor roll for first three years of high school…Won IHSA Athletics Scholastic Achievement Award in 2018.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Sean and Lisa Finnegan…Has two sisters, Molly and Nora…Majoring in communication sciences and disorders.