Ball State University Athletics
2026 Softball Roster

Jersey Number 17
Lindsey DeRoeck
- Position:
- Infield
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Normal Community
- Hometown:
- Bloomington, Ill.
PRIOR TO BALL STATE: Spent three seasons at Queens (2023-25), playing in 150 games and earning 147 starts ... was a three-time NFCA / Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete ... a .243 career batter, with 16 doubles, two triples and seven home runs ... also accumulated 43 RBI and 42 runs scored.
Queens (2025 - Junior): CSC Academic All-District ... NFCA / Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete ... started all 52 games for the Royals ... led the team with a .331 batting average ... tallied a team-best 53 total hits, including 10 doubles, a triple and four home runs ... had 13 multiple hit games and four multiple RBI games ... went 2-for-4 with 4 RBIs in the 10-8 win over Winthrop (March 8) ... hit an RBI double in the first inning and a three-run triple in the sixth inning to drive in what proved to be the game winning runs ... they were her first two multiple base hits of the season ... her first home run of the season was a sixth-inning solo blast in the 11-8 come-from-behind win over West Georgia ... it was the first of eight straight Queens runs to close the game ... her second home run was a solo blast in the nightcap at Jacksonville (March 22) ... capped the scoring in the 5-3 win over FGCU (April 5) with a fifth-inning solo blast to center field ... went 2-for-2 with a career-high five RBI in the 13-2 (5) win versus Jacksonville (May 3), with a two-run single in the first and a three-run bomb in the third ... registered a .975 fielding percentage with 428 putouts and eight assists, while recording just 11 errors ... had a hand in 12 of the team’s 16 double plays.
Queens (2024 - Sophomore): NFCA / Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete ... played in 53 of a possible 55 games, earning 50 starts ... produced a .194 batting average ... tallied 26 total hits, including three doubles, a triple and one home run ... credited with 12 RBI and 13 runs scored ... turned in seven multiple hit games and one multiple RBI outing ... went 3-for-3 with a season-high two RBI versus Boston College (Feb. 16), including a two-run double in the fifth ... blasted her first home run of the season in the fourth inning at NC State (April 9) ... credited with her first collegiate triple in the 4-3 win over Stetson (April 28), driving in the first run of the game in the opening inning ... went 4-for-4 in the 7-3 victory at Jacksonville (May 4), also scoring two runs in the game ... finished the season with a .973 fielding percentage with 250 putouts and seven assists, while recording just seven errors ... had a hand in all nine of the team’s double plays.
Queens (2023 - Freshman): NFCA / Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete ... started all 45 games she played ... produced a .180 batting average ... tallied 22 total hits, including three doubles and two home runs ... credited with 10 RBI and 10 runs scored ... scored her first collegiate run in her debut versus App State (Feb. 11) ... her first collegiate hit was a first-inning RBI double down the left field line to open the scoring in the team’s 9-2 victory over Winthrop (Feb. 16) ... her first collegiate home run was a two-run blast in the third inning of the team’s 11-0 (6) win at N.C A&T (Feb. 19) ... went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the fifth inning of the team’s 6-2 win versus Drexel (Feb. 26) ... turned in her first collegiate three-hit game in the 5-2 win at Stetson (March 17), including an RBI single in the third inning ... went 2-for-3 in the 7-0 win at over Austin Peay (March 26), including an RBI single in the third and an RBI double in the sixth ... finished the season with a .982 fielding percentage with 269 putouts and five assists, while recording just five errors ... had a hand in 12 of the team’s 14 double plays.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three varsity letters in softball for coach Steve Hassel at Norman Community High School ... helped guide the team to a 41-21 record over her final two seasons ... earned Second Team All-State honors as a senior ... First Team All-Big 12 Conference selection as a junior and senior, earning conference Pitcher of the Year honors as a senior ... team captain, Team MVP and All-Area All-Star as a senior ... helped guide the Ironmen to a Big 12 Conference title her senior year, going 8-0 in the circle in league play ... finished her senior with a 15-4 overall record in the circle, earning a 2.86 ERA and striking out 178 batters over 99.1 innings of work ... also produced a .516 batting average as a senior, with 12 doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 32 RBIs and 12 runs scored ... went 3-2 in the circle as a junior, adding 43 strikeouts ... from the plate, she was a .481 batter with eight doubles, two triples, a home run and 13 RBIs ... was also a two-year letterwinner in volleyball for Norman Community.
WHY BALL STATE: Ball State gave me the opportunity to get the most out of myself during my final year of play. The campus, coaches and players make this program special and something I knew I had to be a part of.
Queens (2025 - Junior): CSC Academic All-District ... NFCA / Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete ... started all 52 games for the Royals ... led the team with a .331 batting average ... tallied a team-best 53 total hits, including 10 doubles, a triple and four home runs ... had 13 multiple hit games and four multiple RBI games ... went 2-for-4 with 4 RBIs in the 10-8 win over Winthrop (March 8) ... hit an RBI double in the first inning and a three-run triple in the sixth inning to drive in what proved to be the game winning runs ... they were her first two multiple base hits of the season ... her first home run of the season was a sixth-inning solo blast in the 11-8 come-from-behind win over West Georgia ... it was the first of eight straight Queens runs to close the game ... her second home run was a solo blast in the nightcap at Jacksonville (March 22) ... capped the scoring in the 5-3 win over FGCU (April 5) with a fifth-inning solo blast to center field ... went 2-for-2 with a career-high five RBI in the 13-2 (5) win versus Jacksonville (May 3), with a two-run single in the first and a three-run bomb in the third ... registered a .975 fielding percentage with 428 putouts and eight assists, while recording just 11 errors ... had a hand in 12 of the team’s 16 double plays.
Queens (2024 - Sophomore): NFCA / Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete ... played in 53 of a possible 55 games, earning 50 starts ... produced a .194 batting average ... tallied 26 total hits, including three doubles, a triple and one home run ... credited with 12 RBI and 13 runs scored ... turned in seven multiple hit games and one multiple RBI outing ... went 3-for-3 with a season-high two RBI versus Boston College (Feb. 16), including a two-run double in the fifth ... blasted her first home run of the season in the fourth inning at NC State (April 9) ... credited with her first collegiate triple in the 4-3 win over Stetson (April 28), driving in the first run of the game in the opening inning ... went 4-for-4 in the 7-3 victory at Jacksonville (May 4), also scoring two runs in the game ... finished the season with a .973 fielding percentage with 250 putouts and seven assists, while recording just seven errors ... had a hand in all nine of the team’s double plays.
Queens (2023 - Freshman): NFCA / Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete ... started all 45 games she played ... produced a .180 batting average ... tallied 22 total hits, including three doubles and two home runs ... credited with 10 RBI and 10 runs scored ... scored her first collegiate run in her debut versus App State (Feb. 11) ... her first collegiate hit was a first-inning RBI double down the left field line to open the scoring in the team’s 9-2 victory over Winthrop (Feb. 16) ... her first collegiate home run was a two-run blast in the third inning of the team’s 11-0 (6) win at N.C A&T (Feb. 19) ... went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the fifth inning of the team’s 6-2 win versus Drexel (Feb. 26) ... turned in her first collegiate three-hit game in the 5-2 win at Stetson (March 17), including an RBI single in the third inning ... went 2-for-3 in the 7-0 win at over Austin Peay (March 26), including an RBI single in the third and an RBI double in the sixth ... finished the season with a .982 fielding percentage with 269 putouts and five assists, while recording just five errors ... had a hand in 12 of the team’s 14 double plays.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three varsity letters in softball for coach Steve Hassel at Norman Community High School ... helped guide the team to a 41-21 record over her final two seasons ... earned Second Team All-State honors as a senior ... First Team All-Big 12 Conference selection as a junior and senior, earning conference Pitcher of the Year honors as a senior ... team captain, Team MVP and All-Area All-Star as a senior ... helped guide the Ironmen to a Big 12 Conference title her senior year, going 8-0 in the circle in league play ... finished her senior with a 15-4 overall record in the circle, earning a 2.86 ERA and striking out 178 batters over 99.1 innings of work ... also produced a .516 batting average as a senior, with 12 doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 32 RBIs and 12 runs scored ... went 3-2 in the circle as a junior, adding 43 strikeouts ... from the plate, she was a .481 batter with eight doubles, two triples, a home run and 13 RBIs ... was also a two-year letterwinner in volleyball for Norman Community.
WHY BALL STATE: Ball State gave me the opportunity to get the most out of myself during my final year of play. The campus, coaches and players make this program special and something I knew I had to be a part of.
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