2018 Softball Roster
Roster

Erin McGinley
- Position:
- Outfield
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Prairie Village, Kan.
- High School:
- Shawnee Mission East HS
AWARDS & HONORS
- Two-time NFCA All-Midwest Region [2016 Third Team, 2017 Second Team]
- Two-time NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete [2014-15, 2016-17]
- Three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team [2016, 2017, 2018]
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team [2015]
- KU Softball Big Jay Award, Offensive Player of the Year, Academic Award [2017]
2018 (SENIOR)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree … Played and started in all 52 games … One of three Jayhawks to start all 52 games of the season at one position (right field); catcher Harli Ridling and center fielder Brittany Jackson were the others … Batted in the sixth spot (21 games), second spot (18) and leadoff spot (12) in the lineup throughout the season … Recorded a .310 batting average, .333 on-base percentage and a .456 slugging percentage … Totaled 53 hits, 24 RBIs, 17 runs scored, 14 doubles, three home runs and a triple … Led KU in at-bats (171) and total plate appearances (185) … Ranked tied for fifth in the Big 12 in doubles … Stole six bases on eight attempts … Longest hitting streak lasted the final six games of the season … Hit two doubles in a game on three occasions … Recorded 14 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games … Hit her first-career triple at Stetson (Feb. 9) … Went 2-for-3 at the plate and drove in a co-season-high four runs against Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 23) … Hit two doubles and drove in two runs against Coppin State (Feb. 25) … First of three home runs of the season came in the second game of a doubleheader against South Dakota State (Feb. 27) … Recorded two doubles and drove in two runs against Northern Colorado (March 15) … Went 2-for-4 at the plate with a home run and two runs scored against SIUE (March 28) … Recorded at least one hit in 13 of 18 Big 12 games played … Her third two-double performance of the season was during the first game of a doubleheader against Oklahoma State (April 5) … Hit her third home run of the season and went 3-for-4 at the plate with four RBIs and two runs scored against Iowa State (May 4).
2017 (JUNIOR)
Named 2017 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region Second Team … Earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors … Started all 52 games in centerfield … Led the squad with a .337 batting average … Recorded a team-high 57 hits in 169 at-bats … Second on the team with nine doubles … Also recorded five home runs and 22 RBIs … Led the squad with 19 stolen bases, which was also the fifth-best mark in the Big 12 Conference … Drew three walks and recorded seven sacrifice hits … Registered a .479 slugging percentage and .349 on-base percentage … Second on the team with 16 multi-hit games … Posted six multi-RBI performances, good for third-best on the team … Totaled seven sacrifice hits … Recorded a season-high four hits and five RBIs against Nevada (4/23) … Tallied 46 putouts, one assist and one error for a .979 fielding percentage.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Named 2016 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region Third Team … Earned Academic All-Big 12 honors … Appeared in 48 games and made 45 starts in the outfield … Registered a .320 clip at the plate, good for the third-best batting average on KU’s roster … Recorded 48 hits, including eight extra-base hits, 25 runs scored and 19 RBIs … Hit two home runs, including her first-career long ball at South Florida (2/26) … Tallied six doubles and 11 walks … Registered a .400 slugging percentage and .370 on-base percentage … Perfect on the base path, stealing three bases in three attempts … Totaled six sacrifice hits … Recorded 13 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI efforts … Registered a nine-game hitting streak from April 8-22 … Notched a season-best four hits against Missouri State (3/10) … Drew a pair of walks against Iowa State (5/14) … Recorded two runs scored in a single game on four occasions … Stole first-career base against Butler (3/5) … Registered 37 putouts, one assist and did not commit an error for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
2015 (FRESHMAN)
Earned Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team honors … Appeared in 23 games and started 15 contests … Hit .179 on the season with seven hits, two runs scored and six RBIs … Recorded first double against SIU-Edwardsville (4/22) … Registered first multi-hit game of her career with two hits against Missouri (5/17) … Collected eight walks, including a career-best two base on balls against Missouri (5/16) … Tallied a game-high two RBIs against SIU Edwardsville (4/22) and Iowa State (5/9) … Recorded a career-high four at-bats against Missouri (5/17) … Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB
Lettered four years under coach Mike Keener at Shawnee Mission East High School … Played club for the Kansas City Peppers … A two-time Kansas City All-Star Metro Softball selection … Sunflower League First-Team honoree as a junior and senior … Received all-state first team honors for her senior campaign … Regional champions her sophomore season … Went 7-for-8 at the plate against Olathe North in the 2014 two-game series hitting five singles, a triple and a home run against the Eagles … Made the honor roll all four years and was an active member of the National Honor Society.
ACADEMICS
Graduated in May 2018 from the School of Business at the University of Kansas with a double-major in information systems and marketing.
PERSONAL
Born in Kansas City, Missouri … Daughter of Mike and Kristy McGinley … Older sister, Shannon McGinley, played softball for the University of Kansas from 2014-16 … A business marketing major.