2024 Softball Roster
Hollopeter, Grace
Jersey Number 20
Grace Hollopeter
- Position:
- C/UTL
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lake Village, Ind.
- High School:
- North Newton
Bio
• NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2023, 2024)
• Horizon League Player of the Week (2/21/23, 4/4/23, 4/30/24, 3/12/25, 4/1/25)
• 2023 Horizon League All-Freshman Team
• 2024, 2025 All-Horizon League First Team
• 2025 Horizon League All-Academic Team Honorable Mention
• 2025 Horizon League Championship All-Tournament Team
• Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2025)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2025)
2025: Started all 47 games with 24 starts at catcher, four at first base, seven at second base and 12 as the designated player ... Named to the All-Horizon League First Team for the second time and the Horizon League Championship All-Tournament Team ... Selected as the Horizon League Player of the Week twice ... Owns five Player of the Week awards, the fourth-most in Horizon League history ... Batted .415 and slugged .800, both team-bests ... Led the Horizon League in slugging percentage (.800), on base percentage (.509), OPS (1.309), RBIs (53), doubles (14) and walks (25) ... Batting average of .415 was fourth-best in program history and slugging percentage of .800 was second-best ... Had an incredible run in the Horizon League Championship, finishing the week 12-of-14, matching the tournament record ... Matched the tournament record for hits, walks and total bases ... Had two homers, a triple and three doubles in the postseason ... Had six hits and nine RBIs in a doubleheader against Detroit Mercy (March 27) ... Went 4-for-7 with six RBIs in a doubleheader against Cleveland State (April 16) ... Was 3-for-3 with three RBIs against Cleveland State (May 8) in the Horizon League Championship.
2024: Earned a spot on the All-Horizon League First Team ... Was named the Horizon League Player of the Week on April 30 ... Started in all 47 games between catcher, second base and designated player ... Batted .357 and slugged .682, both of which were team-highs ... Slugging percentage of .682 ranks third-best in program history ... 11 home runs also ranks third-most in a season in Mastodon history ... Led the Horizon League in league play in slugging percentage (.776), OPS (1.233), hits (36) and home runs (7) ... Had three RBIs with two home runs against Montana (Feb. 18) ... Brought in three runs against IUPUI (April 13) ... Had a stretch of nine games (IUPUI, April 13 - Green Bay, April 26) in which she hit eight home runs ... This stretch included two homers at Detroit Mercy (April 20) ... Had four RBIs at Green Bay (April 26) ... Knocked in three runs against Oakland in the season finale (May 4) ... Had at least one hit in each of the last 15 games of the season, which was the longest streak on the team.
2023: Named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team... Played in all 49 games with 47 starts, 30 at catcher and 17 as the designated player ... Batted No. 3 in the lineup 35 times ... Named Horizon League Player of the Week twice on February 21 and April 4 ... Her first Player of the Week award came after seven-hit, .368 batting average, 1.053 slugging week at the Bob Heck Classic at Georgia State ... Her second weekly honor came after a 4-0 week in which she batted .667 (8-for-12) and slugged 1.000 ... Recorded 11 multi-hit games, including a season-best 3-for-3 effort against Detroit Mercy (April 2).
High School: Had a batting average over .500 ... Stole more than 25 bases in each season ... Named team MVP in 2019 and 2021 ... Earned All-Conference selections twice ... Led the Spartans to a second-place finish in the conference in 2021 ... Played club ball with the Beverly Bandits for six years ... Led the Bandits to a third-place finish at the PGF Nationals in 2017, then fifth in 2019 ... Was a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Club.
Personal: Daughter of Sarah Denham and George Hollopeter ... Has two sisters, Emma and Sophia ... Majoring in business.
• Horizon League Player of the Week (2/21/23, 4/4/23, 4/30/24, 3/12/25, 4/1/25)
• 2023 Horizon League All-Freshman Team
• 2024, 2025 All-Horizon League First Team
• 2025 Horizon League All-Academic Team Honorable Mention
• 2025 Horizon League Championship All-Tournament Team
• Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2025)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2025)
2025: Started all 47 games with 24 starts at catcher, four at first base, seven at second base and 12 as the designated player ... Named to the All-Horizon League First Team for the second time and the Horizon League Championship All-Tournament Team ... Selected as the Horizon League Player of the Week twice ... Owns five Player of the Week awards, the fourth-most in Horizon League history ... Batted .415 and slugged .800, both team-bests ... Led the Horizon League in slugging percentage (.800), on base percentage (.509), OPS (1.309), RBIs (53), doubles (14) and walks (25) ... Batting average of .415 was fourth-best in program history and slugging percentage of .800 was second-best ... Had an incredible run in the Horizon League Championship, finishing the week 12-of-14, matching the tournament record ... Matched the tournament record for hits, walks and total bases ... Had two homers, a triple and three doubles in the postseason ... Had six hits and nine RBIs in a doubleheader against Detroit Mercy (March 27) ... Went 4-for-7 with six RBIs in a doubleheader against Cleveland State (April 16) ... Was 3-for-3 with three RBIs against Cleveland State (May 8) in the Horizon League Championship.
2024: Earned a spot on the All-Horizon League First Team ... Was named the Horizon League Player of the Week on April 30 ... Started in all 47 games between catcher, second base and designated player ... Batted .357 and slugged .682, both of which were team-highs ... Slugging percentage of .682 ranks third-best in program history ... 11 home runs also ranks third-most in a season in Mastodon history ... Led the Horizon League in league play in slugging percentage (.776), OPS (1.233), hits (36) and home runs (7) ... Had three RBIs with two home runs against Montana (Feb. 18) ... Brought in three runs against IUPUI (April 13) ... Had a stretch of nine games (IUPUI, April 13 - Green Bay, April 26) in which she hit eight home runs ... This stretch included two homers at Detroit Mercy (April 20) ... Had four RBIs at Green Bay (April 26) ... Knocked in three runs against Oakland in the season finale (May 4) ... Had at least one hit in each of the last 15 games of the season, which was the longest streak on the team.
2023: Named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team... Played in all 49 games with 47 starts, 30 at catcher and 17 as the designated player ... Batted No. 3 in the lineup 35 times ... Named Horizon League Player of the Week twice on February 21 and April 4 ... Her first Player of the Week award came after seven-hit, .368 batting average, 1.053 slugging week at the Bob Heck Classic at Georgia State ... Her second weekly honor came after a 4-0 week in which she batted .667 (8-for-12) and slugged 1.000 ... Recorded 11 multi-hit games, including a season-best 3-for-3 effort against Detroit Mercy (April 2).
High School: Had a batting average over .500 ... Stole more than 25 bases in each season ... Named team MVP in 2019 and 2021 ... Earned All-Conference selections twice ... Led the Spartans to a second-place finish in the conference in 2021 ... Played club ball with the Beverly Bandits for six years ... Led the Bandits to a third-place finish at the PGF Nationals in 2017, then fifth in 2019 ... Was a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Club.
Personal: Daughter of Sarah Denham and George Hollopeter ... Has two sisters, Emma and Sophia ... Majoring in business.
Huge Dubs!
Saturday, May 10
Mastodon Softball walks off NKU
Friday, April 25
Softball Win over IUPUI
Monday, April 15
Winning 'Dons are Happy 'Dons!
Sunday, February 25
