India Steward

Position:
Outfield
Height:
5-4
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Rich South
Hometown:
Matteson, Ill.

Steward's Statistics
CAREER | 2016 GBG | 2015 GBG | 2014 GBG

Career Notes Entering 2016 Season:
• 2015 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• 2015 Academic All-MAC

2015 (So.): Earned first letter at Ball State … helped guide the Cardinals to the Mid-American Conference West Division Championship, the MAC Tournament Championship and a berth in the NCAA South Bend Regional … NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete … Academic All-MAC … played in 55 games, making 29 starts in center field … made 24 appearances as a pinch runner … hit .203 on the year with one double, two triples and a two home runs … drew five walks and was hit by a pitch four times for a .284 on base percentage … scored what proved to be the game-winning runs in the first two games of the season after being placed on second base in extra-inning wins over South Dakota (Feb. 6) and IUPUI (Feb. 7) … tallied her first hit as a Ball State player with a triple versus IUPUI, while she also recorded her first of 10 stolen bases on the year in the contest … her first career two-hit game came versus Eastern Illinois (Feb. 15) … her first career home run was a grand slam in Ball State’s 12-1 (6) victory over Detroit (March 3) … added two RBI in each game of the doubleheader versus IPFW (March 18) … scored the game-winning run after entering as a pinch runner in the first game at Toledo (April 10) … her second triple of the season came versus Indiana (April 21) … drove in what proved to be the game-winning run in the championship game of the MAC Tournament with a three-run home run in the second inning versus Western Michigan (May 9) … collected 45 putouts and two outfield assists on defense.

AT WESTERN KENTUCKY

2014 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Western Kentucky … saw action in 50 games, making 31 starts in the outfield … finished the season with a .160 batting average, recording 13 hits in 18 at bats … logged three triples and a pair of doubles ... also drew five walks for a .209 on base percentage, while recording seven sacrifice hits … scored 14 runs and tallied six RBI … was 8-for-10 in stolen base attempts … recorded her first collegiate hit with a RBI triple in the season opener versus Liberty (Feb. 7) … earned her first career stolen base versus Robert Morris (Feb. 14), while also posting her first career double and drawing a walk … went 2-for-3 with a triple and three runs scored versus Holy Cross (March 7) … logged a pair of stolen bases in the nightcap of a doubleheader at ULM (April 12) … notched an RBI triple to drive home the first run of the game in the series finale at Texas State (April 19) … turned in a solid performance during the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, going 5-for-9 at the plate in WKU’s three games at the event … recorded a pair of hits versus both UT Arlington (May 7) and ULM (May 9) in the event … finished the season with a 1.000 fielding percentage, with 46 putouts and one outfield assist.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played travel ball for the Southern Force … competed in track & field and basketball, plus was a member of the cheerleading squad at Rich South High School … three-time state qualifier in the long jump, placing sixth in the state in 2011 … helped her basketball team win a pair of conference championships, as well as a regional title in 2011 … cheerleading team also captured a sectional championship in 2010.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Michael and Sharon Steward … born Sept. 18, 1994 ... majoring in sport administration … maintains a 3.755 grade-point average.