2020 Softball Roster
Roster
DiMeo, Kristi
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Jersey Number 15
Kristi DiMeo
- Position:
- First Base
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Turnersville, N.J.
- High School:
- Bishop Eustace
Bio
2022 / Graduate
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…named to the All-CAA second team along with being named the CAA Leadership and Sports Excellence Winner…received NFCA Northeast All-Region second team honors…was named the South Jersey Softball Association Player of the Year…earned the CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 Team honors and named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team…was a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award…prior to the season, was ranked the 134th top softball player in D1Softball…started in and played in 46 games, tied for most on the team…lead the team in batting average with a .371…had the highest OPS (1.067) and also led in slugging percentage with a .603…tallied 56 hits, 12 doubles, one triple, seven home runs and 34 RBIs…opened the season hitting a double in four of the first five games…named the CAA Player of the Week after hitting .500 (9/18) with 10 RBIs and nine runs scored…scored four runs against Hartford (3/30)…finished third in program history in batting average (.398), second in games played (205), first in at-bats (655), second in runs (138), second in hits (203), second in RBIs (226), second in doubles (60), second in home runs (53), second in total bases (484), second in walks (92) and first in putouts (1,523).
2021 / Senior
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…named to the All-CAA first team and the NFCA All-Region first team…appeared and started in all 41 games…had a .429 batting average with 10 doubles, 11 home runs, 53 RBIs and a .770 slugging percentage…went 2-for-2 with two home runs, four RBIs, two walks and three runs scored against Coppin State (3/13)…went 2-for-2 with two home runs, three RBIs and three runs scored against La Salle (3/27)…put together a 3-for-3 game with a home run, a double, four RBIs and two runs scored against Delaware (4/23)…had a .997 fielding percentage after 303 total chances (288 putouts and 14 assists)…assisted in achieving the program’s highest regular season win percentage (.737) and the CAA North Division regular season championship.
2020 / Junior
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…appeared and started in all ten games in the shortened spring season…had a .382 batting average with 13 hits, three doubles, one home run, nine RBIs, 19 total bases and a .559 slugging percentage…hit a grand slam against Wagner on 3/6…went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored against Saint Peter’s on 3/7…granted another season of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 / Sophomore
Named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll...appeared in 60 games and started 59, all at first base for the Dragons…helped the Dragons reach the CAA Tournament for the first time in 14 years while getting the program’s first two CAA postseason victories…named Drexel School of Education Athlete of the Week March 11th, April 1st and April 8th…first team All-CAA performer… Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area team….NFCA Northeast Region First team…Fast Pitch News Preseason All-American…had a .403 batting average with 79 hits, 17 doubles, 18 home runs, 73 RBIs, 152 total bases, a .776 slugging percentage, 23 walks and a .469 on-base percentage…owned a hitting streak of 21 games from 2/22 to 3/28, a Drexel single-season record…had 24 games with multiple hits, including a team-high eight three-hit ball games… went a perfect 3-for-3 with six RBI in a game against South Dakota on Feb. 23rd…finished the year with 19 multi-RBI games, including three games with five or more RBIs…Had 10 RBI in the doubleheader sweep at Coppin State on April 2nd…had two triples and six RBI in the victory against South Carolina State…had two hits and an RBI in the CAA Tournament game victory against Charleston…ended the season on a three-game hitting streak.
2018 / Freshman
Appeared in 48 games and got the start 47 times as a rookie…Broke four of Drexel's single-season records (doubles, home runs, total bases and RBI)… Led the Dragons in all major offensive categories; including batting average (.399), doubles (18), home runs (16), RBI (57), total bases (125), slugging percentage (.845) and on-base percentage (.480)…Hit two home runs against both Coppin State and Lafayette, matching the program’s single-game record…Finished the season tied for first in the league for home runs and ranked first for slugging percentage…Hit three home runs in a sweep against Coppin State…Had two multi-home run games on the year…Hit two doubles and a home run for five RBI in 10-2 victory against La Salle…Two-time CAA Player of the Week…All-CAA First Team and All-Rookie Team…Named Fast Pitch News Second Team All-American and NFCA Division I Second Team All-Region... a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
Background
A four-year varsity starter at first base for her Bishop Eustace Preparatory School team…four-time Team MVP and All-Conference selection…Named to the All-Non-Public team for three consecutive years as well as the All-South Jersey team two years in a row…earned Second Team All-State honors and was named the Olympic Conference Player of the Year as senior…also named the Courier Post Player of the Year for her final season with Bishop Eustace…finished her junior season with a .636 batting average…member of her team’s 100-hit club…consistent member of the Headmaster's List since her freshman year…member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Daughter of Ralph and Nancy DiMeo…has an older sibling, Ryan…her father played football at Temple…her aunt, Betty (Brennan) Mills, played both basketball and softball at Saint Joseph’s, her uncle, Bob Brennan, played football at Thiel College, and her uncle, Michael Brennan, played baseball at Virginia…majoring in elementary education.
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…named to the All-CAA second team along with being named the CAA Leadership and Sports Excellence Winner…received NFCA Northeast All-Region second team honors…was named the South Jersey Softball Association Player of the Year…earned the CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 Team honors and named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team…was a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award…prior to the season, was ranked the 134th top softball player in D1Softball…started in and played in 46 games, tied for most on the team…lead the team in batting average with a .371…had the highest OPS (1.067) and also led in slugging percentage with a .603…tallied 56 hits, 12 doubles, one triple, seven home runs and 34 RBIs…opened the season hitting a double in four of the first five games…named the CAA Player of the Week after hitting .500 (9/18) with 10 RBIs and nine runs scored…scored four runs against Hartford (3/30)…finished third in program history in batting average (.398), second in games played (205), first in at-bats (655), second in runs (138), second in hits (203), second in RBIs (226), second in doubles (60), second in home runs (53), second in total bases (484), second in walks (92) and first in putouts (1,523).
2021 / Senior
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…named to the All-CAA first team and the NFCA All-Region first team…appeared and started in all 41 games…had a .429 batting average with 10 doubles, 11 home runs, 53 RBIs and a .770 slugging percentage…went 2-for-2 with two home runs, four RBIs, two walks and three runs scored against Coppin State (3/13)…went 2-for-2 with two home runs, three RBIs and three runs scored against La Salle (3/27)…put together a 3-for-3 game with a home run, a double, four RBIs and two runs scored against Delaware (4/23)…had a .997 fielding percentage after 303 total chances (288 putouts and 14 assists)…assisted in achieving the program’s highest regular season win percentage (.737) and the CAA North Division regular season championship.
2020 / Junior
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…appeared and started in all ten games in the shortened spring season…had a .382 batting average with 13 hits, three doubles, one home run, nine RBIs, 19 total bases and a .559 slugging percentage…hit a grand slam against Wagner on 3/6…went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored against Saint Peter’s on 3/7…granted another season of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 / Sophomore
Named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll...appeared in 60 games and started 59, all at first base for the Dragons…helped the Dragons reach the CAA Tournament for the first time in 14 years while getting the program’s first two CAA postseason victories…named Drexel School of Education Athlete of the Week March 11th, April 1st and April 8th…first team All-CAA performer… Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area team….NFCA Northeast Region First team…Fast Pitch News Preseason All-American…had a .403 batting average with 79 hits, 17 doubles, 18 home runs, 73 RBIs, 152 total bases, a .776 slugging percentage, 23 walks and a .469 on-base percentage…owned a hitting streak of 21 games from 2/22 to 3/28, a Drexel single-season record…had 24 games with multiple hits, including a team-high eight three-hit ball games… went a perfect 3-for-3 with six RBI in a game against South Dakota on Feb. 23rd…finished the year with 19 multi-RBI games, including three games with five or more RBIs…Had 10 RBI in the doubleheader sweep at Coppin State on April 2nd…had two triples and six RBI in the victory against South Carolina State…had two hits and an RBI in the CAA Tournament game victory against Charleston…ended the season on a three-game hitting streak.
2018 / Freshman
Appeared in 48 games and got the start 47 times as a rookie…Broke four of Drexel's single-season records (doubles, home runs, total bases and RBI)… Led the Dragons in all major offensive categories; including batting average (.399), doubles (18), home runs (16), RBI (57), total bases (125), slugging percentage (.845) and on-base percentage (.480)…Hit two home runs against both Coppin State and Lafayette, matching the program’s single-game record…Finished the season tied for first in the league for home runs and ranked first for slugging percentage…Hit three home runs in a sweep against Coppin State…Had two multi-home run games on the year…Hit two doubles and a home run for five RBI in 10-2 victory against La Salle…Two-time CAA Player of the Week…All-CAA First Team and All-Rookie Team…Named Fast Pitch News Second Team All-American and NFCA Division I Second Team All-Region... a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
Background
A four-year varsity starter at first base for her Bishop Eustace Preparatory School team…four-time Team MVP and All-Conference selection…Named to the All-Non-Public team for three consecutive years as well as the All-South Jersey team two years in a row…earned Second Team All-State honors and was named the Olympic Conference Player of the Year as senior…also named the Courier Post Player of the Year for her final season with Bishop Eustace…finished her junior season with a .636 batting average…member of her team’s 100-hit club…consistent member of the Headmaster's List since her freshman year…member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Daughter of Ralph and Nancy DiMeo…has an older sibling, Ryan…her father played football at Temple…her aunt, Betty (Brennan) Mills, played both basketball and softball at Saint Joseph’s, her uncle, Bob Brennan, played football at Thiel College, and her uncle, Michael Brennan, played baseball at Virginia…majoring in elementary education.
Drexel's Autocomplete With Softball Coach Katie Jansson.
Tuesday, March 18
The Drexel Dragons Podcast - Dr. Amanda Hastings
Wednesday, April 21
Linda Rush and Kristi DiMeo Combine for 40 Home Runs
Wednesday, July 10
2018-2019 All Sport Highlight
Thursday, May 23
