#9 Abby Lien Season 2018-19

2020 as a sophomore (season cut short due to Coronavirus)

• Appeared in 13 games with 12 starts at catcher and DP.
• Batted .304 on the season with five RBIs and two doubles.
• Tied her career high with two hits in a game against FGCU on Fb. 28.
• Held a .448 on-base percentage.

2019 as a freshman

• Saw action in 49 games with 48 starts
• Team leader with 18 runs scored
• Tied for team lead with five home runs
• Second on the team with a .421 slugging percentage
• First career hit was a triple against Bucknell on Feb. 8
• Notched first career double against Western Michigan on March 1
• Tallied two doubles and an RBI against Ball State on March 3
• Registered home runs in back-to-back games against UIC and Green Bay on March 8 at the Saluki Invitational
• Tallied a career-high three RBIs against UIC on March 8
• Stole a career-high two bases against Green Bay (March 10) and Minnesota (April 26)
• Earned two hits and two runs scored against Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament on May 9

High School

• 2018 Miss Softball finalist
• 2015 3AAA State Champion
• 2015 Conference Champion
• 4x Most Valuable Offense
• Silver slugger
• All-State Second Team as a sophomore
• All-State First Team as a junior and senior
• 3x All-Metro
• School record holder in season plate appearances, runs scored, hits, home runs, and walks
• School record holder in career runs scored, home runs, RBI’s batting average, and fielding percentage
• Played club for the Minnesota Renegades and Midwest Speed
• High School coach is Molly Kasper
• Club coach is Sean Hall

Personal

• Born March 26, 2000
• Daughter of Jon and Dana Lien
• Has two siblings (Taylor and Lindsay)
• Lindsay played softball at Augustana
• Taylor played soccer at St. Thomas
• Secondary Education major
• 3 year Academic Letter Winner
• LINC member
• Wrestling Manager
• Math education major.