2018 Softball Roster
Panko, Marissa
Jersey Number 4
Marissa Panko
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Benet Academy
- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
Bio
2018: Started every game at shortstop ... Scored twice and stole two bases in an extra-inning win over San Diego State (2/9) ... Scored twice against and swiped another bag versus Boise State (2/10) ... Doubled as part of a two-hit game with two runs in a victory against South Dakota (2/11) ... Finished 2-for-5 with a run against Louisville (2/16) ... Went a perfect 2-for-2 with two walks and a double in a win over N.C. State (2/17) ... Doubled home two runs during a run-rule victory over St. John’s (2/25) ... Finished 2-for-4 with a steal against No. 1 Washington (3/2) ... Scored a career-best three runs during a 2-for-2 day with a walk and two stolen bases against Lipscomb (3/11) ... Tripled and scored versus UIC (3/17) ... Finished 2-for-4 with a walk and a run in a win at Indiana (3/17) ... Went 2-for-4 with a steal and a walk-off RBI single in a comeback victory over Minnesota (3/23) ... Matched her career-high with three hits, doubling in a run and scoring twice in a victory against Nebraska (3/31) ... Drove in two with a double in the series-clinching win over Nebraska (4/1) ... Finished 2-for-3 with a double, a steal, two RBIs and two runs against Purdue (4/8) ... Named the Big Ten Player of the Week on April 16 after pummeling No. 22 Ohio State with an .833 batting average in a #B1GCats sweep ... In the first game of the series on April 13, was 3-for-4 with a double, a steal and two RBIs ... In the finale of the two-game set on April 15, went a perfect 2-for-2 with two walks, two doubles and two runs scored ... Was 1-for-3 with two RBIs, a sacrifice and a run in a win at Notre Dame (4/18) ... Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a double in a run-rule win at Rutgers (4/20) ... Collected a pair of hits in the second game of the Rutgers series (4/21) ... Crushed her first-career home run during a massive seven-run, seventh-inning comeback in an 8-7 win at Rutgers (4/22) ... Doubled as part of a two-hit effort against Iowa (4/29) ... Recorded a base hit and score one run in each of NU’s three games at the Big Ten Tournament (5/12-5/13) ... Was a perfect 2-for-2 with a sacrifice in the NCAA Athens Regional winner’s bracket game at No. 7 Georgia (5/19) ... In her final collegiate at-bat, smashed the second home run of her career with NU trailing No. 7 Georgia in the seventh inning of the NCAA Regional championship game, bringing NU back within two runs (5/20).
2017: Started every game, 49 at shortstop and five at second base ... All-Big Ten second-team selection ... Batted .560 during an eight-game hitting streak from March 17-25 ... Scored a pair of runs against No. 21 Baylor (2/10) ... Singled, doubled and scored a run at No. 10 Arizona (2/11) ... Finished 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI against No. 24 Pittsburgh (2/19) ... Crushed a go-ahead RBI double with two outs in the bottom of the sixth to complete a come-from-behind win against South Carolina (3/3) ... Singled twice against No. 8 Washington (3/5) ... Batted a team-best .467 with eight runs and five steals in six games at the Santa Clara Round Robin (3/17-3/19) ... Opened by walking three times and stealing a base against Long Beach State (3/17) ... Was 2-for-3 with a double against Lehigh (3/17) ... Finished a perfect 2-for-2 with a double, a steal, an RBI and a run in a win over Grand Canyon (3/18) ... On Sunday in Santa Clara, walked twice and scored twice in a re-match victory over Long Beach State before walking twice, stealing two bases and scoring a career-best three runs in a win against the host Broncos (3/19) ... Finished 2-for-4 with two steals at Saint Mary’s (3/21) ... Was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a steal against No. 22 Wisconsin (3/24) ... Collected a career-best three hits in a win over the Badgers the next day (3/25) ... Finished 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs in a win against UIC (3/29) ... Officially 0-for-1, but scored twice and drove in a run on two walks and a sac fly in a win over Maryland (4/8) ... Finished 2-for-4 in NU’s series final against Maryland (4/9) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs in a win at Loyola (Chicago) (4/12) ... Drove in a pair of runs in a run-rule win over DePaul (4/19) ... Collected two hits, two runs, two steals and an RBI in a run-rule win against Purdue (4/21) ... Finished 2-for-4 in the series finale with the Boilermakers (4/23) ... Batted .571 in NU’s series at Nebraska (4/28-4/29), finishing 2-for-3 in both the opener and the finale while walking three times in Game Two ... Also scored twice in the finale ... Finished 3-for-5 in a doubleheader sweep of Illinois (5/3), going 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI in game one and 1-for-2 with a sac fly, RBI and run in the second ... Was 2-for-3 with a steal and two RBIs in NU’s opener at Iowa (5/5) ... Finished 2-for-4 with a run, an RBI and a steal in the finale (5/7) ... Did not record a hit, but had a run and an RBI in NU’s opening round win over Purdue at the Big Ten Tournament (5/11).
2016: Appeared in 36 games with nine starts at third base, one start in the outfield, 17 pinch running appearances, three pinch hitting assignments, five defensive replacement gigs in the outfield and one at third base ... Pinch ran in a win over Virginia (2/12) during a school-record 14-run inning, scoring before coming to the plate, getting an RBI single and scoring ANOTHER run ... Scored as a pinch runner in a walk-off win over North Carolina (2/20) ... Singled in a run-rule win against New Mexico State (2/26) ... Went 1-for-2 in a start against No. 19 Arizona State (3/6) ... Singled and scored in a run-rule victory over Quinnipiac (3/18) ... Crossed the plate as a pinch runner against No. 21 Minnesota (4/3) ... Scored as a pinch runner in the final game of a series sweep of Iowa (4/10) ... Scampered home as a pinch runner in the first game of a doubleheader sweep at Illinois (4/13) ... Scored against Loyola (Chicago) in a pinch (4/27).
2015: Appeared in 36 games with one start at third base, 33 pinch running assignments, one pinch hit appearance and one defensive replacement gig ... Scored as a pinch runner in NU’s season-opening win over North Carolina (2/6) ... Drove in a run and walked after entering a game against UC Santa Barbara as a defensive replacement (2/6) ... Scored three runs at the UNLV Wilson/DeMarini Desert Classic as a pinch runner ... Recorded her first-career hit against No. 14 LSU (2/21) ... Scored in an 11-0 romp at Louisville (3/8) ... Scored in the second game of NU’s series sweep at Penn State (3/21) ... Scored an a pinch runner in both ends of a doubleheader sweep of Wisconsin (3/28), adding a stolen base in Game One ... Came home with the tying run in the sixth inning of a game at No. 25 Notre Dame (4/15) ... Scored during a seventh-inning rally of a come-from-behind win at Nebraska (4/19) ... Stole a base as a pinch runner against Illinois (4/22).
High School: Three-time ICA All-State award winner, comprised of a first-team nod as a sophomore in 2012 when she batted .587, a second-team accolade in 2013 after batting .496 with five home runs and another first-team award as a senior in 2014 ... That season, she also earned the Benet Defensive Player of the Year award, East Suburban Catholic Conference (ESCC) All-Conference, NFCA All-Region second team, Daily Herald All-Area and Naperville Sun All-Area honors ... Following her junior season, again was named to the NFCA North Region second team, Daily Herald All-Area and ESCC All-Conference ... Ranked on Bill Harrison's top 100 softball players in the Chicago Sun-Times ... Led her team to a third-place finish in the state in 2011 and the 2012 ESCC championship ... Participated in the Sun-Times Bandits All-Star game ... Competed three years with the Illinois Chill Gold 18U, finishing tied for 17th at PGF Nationals in 2012 and ninth at the Boulder Independence Day Tournament in 2013 ... Honor roll every year of high school ... Is a volunteer coach with a 10u and 14u softball team.
Personal: Born Marissa Marie Panko ... Daughter of Robyn and Mel Panko ... An aunt and a cousin both earned MBAs from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Business ... Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame, UIC, Drake and Massachusetts ... Majoring in biological sciences.
Softball - Lauren Boyd Tosses Complete Game Shutout, 'Cats Blank Kentucky in NCAA Regional (5/16/25)
Friday, May 16
Softball - 'Cats Storm Back, Secure Series Victory at No. 8 UCLA (5/4/25)
Sunday, May 04
Softball - 'Cats Earn 8-0 Run-Rule Win at No. 8 UCLA (5/2/25)
Saturday, May 03
Softball - Kaylie Avvisato Hits Walk-Off Home Run, 'Cats Take Series vs. Wisconsin (4/27/25)
Sunday, April 27
