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Tori Kniesche HS 2023

17 Tori Kniesche

  • Position
    Pitcher
  • Height
    5-10
  • Class
    Senior
  • High School
    Wayne H.S.
  • Hometown
    Wayne, Neb.
  • Major
    Human Development & Family Studies

Biography

PRONUNCIATION

 
Honors and Awards
  • Three-Time All-Summit League First Team (2023, 2022, 2021)
  • Two-Time Summit League Pitcher of the Year (2023, 2021)
  • Three-time NFCA All-Midwest Region First Team (2023, 2022, 2021)
  • Two-time Summit League All-Tournament Team (2023, 2022)
  • Two-time Summit League Academic All-League Team (2023, 2022)
  • 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
  • 2023 National Invitational Softball Championship All-Tournament Team
  • 2022 Summit League Tournament MVP
  • Summit League Peak Pitcher of the Week (2023 - 6, 2022 - 4, 2021 - 3)
  • Summit League Female Peak Performer of the Month (April, 2023)
  • D1 Softball National Pitcher of the Week (April 10, 2023)
  • 2022-23 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
  • 2022-23 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
  • 2022-23 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
  • Program Record Holder (following 2023 season): Victories - 63, Shutouts - 30, Strikeouts - 715

2023: The 2023 Summit League Pitcher of the Year and an All-Summit League First Team selection … also named to the NFCA All-Midwest Region First Team, Summit League All-Tournament Team, NISC All-Tournament Team and CSC Academic All-District … finished season with a 24-7 record and 1.57 ERA in 33 appearances (30 starts) … threw 195 2/3 innings and recorded two saves, struck out 261 batters and walked 101 … gave up an opposing batting average of .152 … ended year among the best in Division I in pitching including first in shutouts (14), fifth in hits allowed per seven innings (3.58), seventh in strikeouts, 13th in victories, 23rd in innings pitched and 32nd in earned run average … set SDSU single season program records in wins and shutouts … also had second best mark in strikeouts, seventh lowest ERA and 10th most games started and complete games (22) … during season became program record holder all-time in victories (63), shutouts (30) and strikeouts (715) … opened season with a three-hitter and 1-0 win over NCAA Tournament participant Nebraska on March 10 … next day threw no hitter at Sam Houston … picked up a victory in SDSU’s first nationally-ranked win over Baylor on March 15 … allowed five hits and two runs in the contest … credited with wins in all three of the Jackrabbits’ victories in series versus Omaha from April 7-8 … included an eight inning two-hitter with 18 strikeouts and a 14-inning performance that saw her give up six hits, strike out 15 and walk five in an April 8 1-0 victory … named DI Softball’s Pitcher of the Week (April 10) following the weekend along with five no-hit innings against St. Thomas … threw program’s first perfect game on May 5 versus South Dakota in Brookings … faced 15 batters in a run-rule victory and recorded 12 strikeouts … didn’t allow an unearned run, and just one unearned run, over course of Summit League regular season … had a stretch of over 80 innings without giving up an earned run halted in The Summit League Tournament … eventually ended year with 12 games of double-digit strikeouts. 

2022: An All-Summit League First Team selection, Summit League Tournament MVP and one of five Jackrabbits to be chosen for the Summit League Academic All-League Team … also tabbed by the NFCA as an All-Midwest Region First Team pick … claimed four Summit League Pitcher of the Week awards over the course of the season … went 18-5 overall and recorded a 1.42 ERA in 163 innings pitched … struck out 268 batters while walking 84 … threw three no-hitters during the campaign including back-to-back efforts against St. Thomas on consecutive days … first no-hitter was versus Western Illinois on April 9 … registered 16 double-digit strikeout games and 10 shutouts … the 10 shutouts were seventh most in Division I, her strikeout total on the year was 17th best in the nation, her strikeout per seven innings mark (11.5) was third and her 3.52 hits allowed per seven innings was seventh in the country … her ERA was second best in The Summit League and 13th among DI pitchers … accumulated 18 complete games in 31 games pitches while making 25 starts … struck out a program-record 20 batters in the April 29 no-hitter against the Tommies … pitched seven innings and gave up just one hit, one walk, while striking out 16 in The Summit League Tournament Championship versus Omaha … threw seven innings and gave up three hits and two earned runs in SDSU’s elimination game win over Villanova on May 21 in the NCAA Tournament … claimed four conference pitcher of the week accolades and was on The Summit League’s Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence and Academic Honor Roll … an Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete honoree. 

2021: Made 25 appearances in the circle with 20 starts … named Summit League Pitcher of the Year and was selected to the All-Summit League and NFCA First Teams … posted a 1.57 ERA, which was the sixth-best mark in school history, led the conference and ranked 38th nationally … allowed just 3.50 hits per seven innings, the eighth-best mark in the country … notched a 21-2 record … ranked first in the conference and 26th in the country in victories … averaged 9.7 strikeouts per seven innings, which ranked 22nd in the country … tied for third in SDSU single season history with six shutouts … struck out 189 batters which ranks third in school history and second in the Summit League … held opposing batters to a .145 average, the lowest in a season in school history … notched one save and 13 complete games … registered nine games with at least 10 strikeouts … earned three Summit League Pitcher of the week awards … struck out 12, allowed one run and only three hits in her collegiate debut against Drake (2/12) … followed that with an 11-strikeout performance against UNI (2/13) while allowing the Panthers to score only one run … pitched in two shutouts against Western Illinois where she struck out 24 batters and gave up just three hits in 14 innings of work … tossed a no-hitter, struck out 11 and walked none against USD (4/24).
 
Before SDSU: Led Wayne High School to two state championships (Class C in 2018 and Class B in 2019) ... compiled 68 wins and 1,229 strikeouts during her prep career with a 0.66 earned run average ... won 32 games as a junior, tallying 374 strikeouts and a 0.28 ERA ... notched 20 wins, 350 strikeouts and a 0.38 ERA as a senior ... set numerous Nebraska Class B records, including single-season no-hitters (12), single-game strikeouts (21 in seven innings), career no-hitters (21), consecutive strikeouts (27 over two games) and consecutive innings without allowing a run (121.2) ... three-time all-state selection by the Omaha World Herald and Lincoln Journal Star (2017 Second Team, 2018 and 2019 First Team by both publications) ... two-time Super State honoree, including being selected as honorary captain ... academic all-state pick in both softball and basketball ... member of the National Honor Society

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2021Freshman

    Pitcher
    5'10"
    17
  • 17

    2022Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'10"
    17
  • 17

    2023Junior

    Pitcher
    5'10"
    17
  • 17

    2024Senior

    Pitcher
    5'10"
    17
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