2022 Softball Roster
Zedak, Angela
Jersey Number 9
Angela Zedak
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Marist
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Illinois
- Major:
- Biology
Bio
2023: Started all 55 games in left field ... Posted new career-highs in nearly every offensive category, including average (.315), OBP (.385), slugging percentage (.586), hits (51), home runs (12) and RBI (41) ... Her 12 home runs led the team ... Blasted a three-run homer in a win over No. 6 Texas (2/10) ... Launched a solo homer against Missouri (2/11) ... Roped a RBI-double, walked, and scored a run to help beat Notre Dame (2/18) ... Went 2-for-3 with a RBI against No. 7 Clemson (2/18) ... Crushed a two-run homer in the fifth inning to down San Diego 2-1 (2/26) ... Tallied two hits, two runs scored, and a RBI against Louisville (3/5) ... Doubled twice against UIC (3/21) ... Reached base three times and scored two runs against Minnesota (3/26) ... Homered twice, doubled, and drove in a career-high seven runs in a career day against DePaul (3/28) ... Homered, doubled, drove in two, and scored twice against Iowa (4/2) ... Launched a home run against Illinois (4/5) ... Went 4-for-9 with a home run and six RBI in a three-game sweep of Penn State (4/7-9) ... Homered and singled against Michigan (4/21) ... Went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored against Nebraska (4/28) ... Homered in back-to-back games against Rutgers (5/6-7) ... Doubled, singled and scored twice against Iowa (5/11) ... Tallied two doubles and three RBI in the Big Ten Tournament semi-finals against Nebraska (5/12) ... Went 3-for-8 with a home run in the Tuscaloosa Super Regional (5/26-28).
2022: Started 57 games ... Hit .240 with career-highs in home runs (9), hits (40), runs scored (33), and RBI (33) ... Stole two bases and singled in a win over Akron (2/12) ... Went 2-for-4 in a win over Liberty (2/12) ... Crushed her first home run of the season against Texas Tech (2/18) ... Doubled and scored in a win over No. 3 UCLA (2/18) ... Launched a two-run homer to help beat No. 15 Clemson (2/19) ... Drove in a career-high four runs against Missouri (3/19) ... Homered and walked twice against Ball State (3/19) ... Doubled and singled against Ball State (3/20) ... Crushed a two-run homer against Notre Dame (4/5) ... Homered and drove in four runs to help beat Ohio State (4/10) ... Doubled, singled, walked, and scored two runs in a win over Purdue (4/15) ... Launched her sixth home run of the season against Purdue (4/17) ... Homered in a win over Indiana (4/22) ... Went 3-for-4 with a home run and two doubles in a win over Iowa (4/29) ... Crushed a home run onto the roof of Welsh-Ryan Arena to help beat McNeese and win the Evanston Regional (5/22) ... Drove in the game-winning run in the 11th inning of game one of the Tempe Super Regional against Arizona State (5/27) ... Went 2-for-4 and scored a run in the game three win of the Super Regional (5/29) ... Tallied two hits and run scored against UCLA in the WCWS (6/3).
2021: Started all 47 games for the Wildcats ... Hit .239 (33-for-138) with a .716 OPS overall ... Doubled and scored a run in the season-opening win against Michigan State (2/26) ... Reached base twice, stole a base and drove in two runs to help defeat Rutgers (2/27) ... Ripped a two-run double against Indiana (3/11) ... Went 2-for-2 with a double and run scored in a win over Ohio State (3/13) ... Hit .500 (6-for-12) and scored eight runs in a four-game sweep of Wisconsin (3/26-28) ... Blasted a solo home run in a win over Maryland (4/3) ... Crushed home runs in back-to-back games against Iowa (4/17-4/18) ... Had four hits in a four-game series against Purdue (5/7-5/8) ... Ripped a home run and singled in a win over Nebraska (5/14) ... Doubled and singled to help defeat Nebraska (5/16).
2020: Started in 16 of the team’s 23 games as a first-year … Hit .262 (11-for-42) with a .367 on-base percentage and .476 slugging percentage … Led all Northwestern first-years with a .843 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage), two home runs, seven RBI, and 20 total bases … Started in left field and hit in the leadoff spot in her first career game, collecting her first career hit against Utah (2/7) … Tallied her first career RBI on a single against Tennessee (2/8) ... Went 3-for-4 with her first career triple in a win over Long Beach State (2/22) … Hit her first two collegiate home runs in a double-header against Abilene Christian (2/29).
Career Highs:
At-Bats........................................5 (7x), last vs. Purdue (4/21/24)
Hits.................................................4 (3x), last vs. Illinois (4/9/24)
Runs....................................................4, vs. Wisconsin (3/27/21)
RBI............................................................7, vs. DePaul (3/28/23)
Doubles...............................2 (3x), last vs. Weber State (2/11/24)
Triples...........................................1, vs. Long Beach St. (2/22/20)
Home Runs...................................................3, vs. Illinois (4/9/24)
Total Bases.................................................13, vs. Illinois (4/9/24)
Walks..............................................3, vs. Georgia Tech (2/17/24)
Stolen Bases...........................2 (2x), last vs. Nebraska (4/27/24)
High School: Ranked as the No. 34 recruit in the Class of 2019 … Four-time inclusion on FloSoftball's Hot100 for 2019 … Three-time IHSA First Team All-State selection after earning Third Team honors as a freshman … Selected as a Max Preps First Team All-American in 2019 after earning a Second Team selection in 2018 … 2017 East Suburban Catholic Conference (ESCC) Player of the Year … Three-time Daily Southtown All-Area selection ... Four-time ESCC All-Conference honoree … Four-year varsity starter helped lead the Redhawks to three-straight regional championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019 … Went 59-10 in the circle over four years, with a 1.94 ERA, 347 strikeouts and five saves in as many opportunities … Batted .501 and slugged 1.046 over her high school career while hitting 59 home runs, 48 doubles, 239 RBI and scoring 175 runs ... Competed for Illinois Chill Gold club, led by Gerry Quinn, winning 2018 PGF Battle of the Borders and 2015 PGF Labor Day Showcase.
Personal: Daughter of Florence and James Zedak … Club teammate of classmates Emmie Farnam and Kendall Peterson … Four-year Dean's List recipient … Illinois State Scholar … Anticipated major is biology.
2022: Started 57 games ... Hit .240 with career-highs in home runs (9), hits (40), runs scored (33), and RBI (33) ... Stole two bases and singled in a win over Akron (2/12) ... Went 2-for-4 in a win over Liberty (2/12) ... Crushed her first home run of the season against Texas Tech (2/18) ... Doubled and scored in a win over No. 3 UCLA (2/18) ... Launched a two-run homer to help beat No. 15 Clemson (2/19) ... Drove in a career-high four runs against Missouri (3/19) ... Homered and walked twice against Ball State (3/19) ... Doubled and singled against Ball State (3/20) ... Crushed a two-run homer against Notre Dame (4/5) ... Homered and drove in four runs to help beat Ohio State (4/10) ... Doubled, singled, walked, and scored two runs in a win over Purdue (4/15) ... Launched her sixth home run of the season against Purdue (4/17) ... Homered in a win over Indiana (4/22) ... Went 3-for-4 with a home run and two doubles in a win over Iowa (4/29) ... Crushed a home run onto the roof of Welsh-Ryan Arena to help beat McNeese and win the Evanston Regional (5/22) ... Drove in the game-winning run in the 11th inning of game one of the Tempe Super Regional against Arizona State (5/27) ... Went 2-for-4 and scored a run in the game three win of the Super Regional (5/29) ... Tallied two hits and run scored against UCLA in the WCWS (6/3).
2021: Started all 47 games for the Wildcats ... Hit .239 (33-for-138) with a .716 OPS overall ... Doubled and scored a run in the season-opening win against Michigan State (2/26) ... Reached base twice, stole a base and drove in two runs to help defeat Rutgers (2/27) ... Ripped a two-run double against Indiana (3/11) ... Went 2-for-2 with a double and run scored in a win over Ohio State (3/13) ... Hit .500 (6-for-12) and scored eight runs in a four-game sweep of Wisconsin (3/26-28) ... Blasted a solo home run in a win over Maryland (4/3) ... Crushed home runs in back-to-back games against Iowa (4/17-4/18) ... Had four hits in a four-game series against Purdue (5/7-5/8) ... Ripped a home run and singled in a win over Nebraska (5/14) ... Doubled and singled to help defeat Nebraska (5/16).
2020: Started in 16 of the team’s 23 games as a first-year … Hit .262 (11-for-42) with a .367 on-base percentage and .476 slugging percentage … Led all Northwestern first-years with a .843 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage), two home runs, seven RBI, and 20 total bases … Started in left field and hit in the leadoff spot in her first career game, collecting her first career hit against Utah (2/7) … Tallied her first career RBI on a single against Tennessee (2/8) ... Went 3-for-4 with her first career triple in a win over Long Beach State (2/22) … Hit her first two collegiate home runs in a double-header against Abilene Christian (2/29).
Career Highs:
At-Bats........................................5 (7x), last vs. Purdue (4/21/24)
Hits.................................................4 (3x), last vs. Illinois (4/9/24)
Runs....................................................4, vs. Wisconsin (3/27/21)
RBI............................................................7, vs. DePaul (3/28/23)
Doubles...............................2 (3x), last vs. Weber State (2/11/24)
Triples...........................................1, vs. Long Beach St. (2/22/20)
Home Runs...................................................3, vs. Illinois (4/9/24)
Total Bases.................................................13, vs. Illinois (4/9/24)
Walks..............................................3, vs. Georgia Tech (2/17/24)
Stolen Bases...........................2 (2x), last vs. Nebraska (4/27/24)
High School: Ranked as the No. 34 recruit in the Class of 2019 … Four-time inclusion on FloSoftball's Hot100 for 2019 … Three-time IHSA First Team All-State selection after earning Third Team honors as a freshman … Selected as a Max Preps First Team All-American in 2019 after earning a Second Team selection in 2018 … 2017 East Suburban Catholic Conference (ESCC) Player of the Year … Three-time Daily Southtown All-Area selection ... Four-time ESCC All-Conference honoree … Four-year varsity starter helped lead the Redhawks to three-straight regional championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019 … Went 59-10 in the circle over four years, with a 1.94 ERA, 347 strikeouts and five saves in as many opportunities … Batted .501 and slugged 1.046 over her high school career while hitting 59 home runs, 48 doubles, 239 RBI and scoring 175 runs ... Competed for Illinois Chill Gold club, led by Gerry Quinn, winning 2018 PGF Battle of the Borders and 2015 PGF Labor Day Showcase.
Personal: Daughter of Florence and James Zedak … Club teammate of classmates Emmie Farnam and Kendall Peterson … Four-year Dean's List recipient … Illinois State Scholar … Anticipated major is biology.
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