Sophie Schoch

Photo by: Brayden Goins / Ball State Athletics

Position:
Catcher / Utility
Height:
5-1
Class:
Junior
High School:
Fishers
Hometown:
Fishers, Ind.

BALL STATE CAREER NOTES ENTERING 2025 SEASON
• Played in eight of a possible 58 games over her career, earning two starts

2024 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … played in eight games, earning two starts … started a designated player versus James Madison (Feb. 9), while starting at second base the following day versus the Dukes … drew a walk in her first collegiate at bat versus JMU … her first collegiate hit was a pinch hit single versus Ohio (March 17).

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters for coach Daren James at Fishers … three-time All-Hoosier Crossroads Conference selection, earning first team honors as a senior, second team accolades as a junior and honorable mention as a sophomore … served as team captain in each of her final two seasons … three-time team Tiger Award winner … finished her senior season with a .388 average, to go along with 18 RBI and four doubles … produced a .307 average as a junior, while blasting her first prep home run, scoring 15 runs and driving in eight RBI … hit .427 as a sophomore with 20 RBI and 15 runs scored … finished her high school career with a .374 career average, 46 RBI and 33 runs scored according to maxpreps.com.

CLUB TEAM: Played four seasons for the Beverly Bandits Conroy… ranked 64th in the class of 2023 by Extra Innings softball in 2022 … helped guide her team to a runner-up finish at 2022 PGF Nations, a third-place finish at 2021 PGF National and the 2022 IDT Championship.

WHY BALL STATE: I chose Ball State because of the great academics as well as the outstanding softball program. The program promotes a healthy team culture with great support from teammates, support staff, and the surrounding Ball State community. Ball State also runs deep into my family with various alumni, which meant a lot to me when choosing Ball State as my home for the next four years.