Skylinn Pogue

Position:
Catcher / Infield
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Eureka
Hometown:
Eureka, Mo.

PRIOR TO BALL STATE: Spent three seasons at Iowa (2023-25), playing in 71 games and earning 66 starts ... was a .204 career batter, with 19 hits, including one home run ... helped guide the Hawkeyes to the 2023 National Invitational Softball Championships (NISC).

Iowa (2025 - Junior): Did not see action.

Iowa (2024 - Sophomore): Played in 41 games, making 37 starts at catcher ... produced a .196 batting average with nine hits, while driving in four RBI and scoring one run ... also drew five walks and was hit by a pitch twice to raise her on base percentage to .302 ... credited with two hits versus Indiana (April 21) ... added hits in three of her final four games of the season, with all four of her RBI coming in the span ... had two hits and a pair of RBIs at UNI (May 1) ... added one hit and one RBI in each of the first two games at Illinois (May 3 & May 4) ... finished the season with a .979 fielding percentage, collecting 152 putouts and 36 assists ... threw out 14 of the 32 batters that attempted to steal on her, including 9 of 15 in Big Ten play.

Iowa (2025 - Freshman): Played in 30 games, making 29 starts at catcher ... produced a .213 batting average with 10 hits, including one home run ... scored five runs, while driving in two RBI ... drew seven walks and was hit by a pitch three times to raise her on base percentage to .351 ... her first collegiate hit was a fourth-inning single in her second career at bat in the 3-1 win over Loyola Chicago (Feb. 10) ... singled and scored her first career run in the 11-2 win at NC State (Feb. 17) ... her first collegiate home run was a two-run blast in the second inning of the 9-1 (6) victory over Alcorn (March 3) to drive in what proved to be the game-winning run and her first two career RBI ... went 2-for-3 in the game with two RBU and two runs scored ... also credited with two hits in the 4-3 win at Maryland (May 20) in the semifinals of the NISC ... finished the season with a .986 fielding percentage, collecting 128 putouts and 14 assists ... threw out seven of the 22 batters that attempted to steal on her.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned First Team All-State and First Team All-District honors ... ranked No. 72 nationally for the class of 2022 by Extra Innings Softball ... awarded Eureka High School’s Gold Glove Award and Defensive MVP awards ... also competed in basketball and track & field for Eureka.

WHY BALL STATE: N/A