2018 Softball Roster
Roster

Lily Valeo
- Position:
- Utility
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Cambridge HS
AWARDS & HONORS
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team [2018]
- NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete [2016-17]
2018 (SOPHOMORE)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree … Played in 29 games as a pinch runner … Was KU’s most-frequently used sub … Scored a total of 16 runs … Scored a run in five of her last seven appearances on the base paths … Opted to retire from softball after the 2018 season.
2017 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 21 games and used primarily as a pinch runner or pinch hitter … Posted a .250 clip with one hit in four at-bats … Recorded a double and six runs scored … Went 1-for-1 in stolen base attempts … Recorded first-career run scored against Savannah State (Feb. 11) … Hit first-career double against Green Bay (March 12) … Stole first-career base against Akron (Feb. 12) … Totaled one putout and no errors for a 1.000 fielding percentage.
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB
Prepped at Cambridge High School earning four letters in softball and three in lacrosse … Hit .500 in the state tournament with three home runs and grand slam in 2014 … Named team captain … Helped the Bears to regional championships as a junior and senior … Named to the academic honor roll all four years of high school … Played travel softball with the EC Bullets 18u gold.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Joe and Stephanie Valeo … Has two sisters, Juniper and Daisy … Both mother and sister, Juniper, attended KU.