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2023 Softball Roster

18 Grace Trautman

  • Position 1B
  • Height 5-8
  • Custom3 L/L
  • Major Biology
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Burlington, WI
  • Prev School Saint Michael College
  • High School Waterford Union HS

Biography

FMU:  Returning letterwinner....Conference Carolinas Elite 23 Award winner for softball 2023....Conference Carolinas Winter/Spring Academic All-Conference Team 2023....Transfer from NCAA II Saint Michael College in Vermont, where she played her freshman season....Played in 32 games (24 starts - 12 at DP, 10 at 1B, 2 in RF) in 2022....4 multi-hit games and 2 multi-RBI games....Batted .409 in 8 post-season games in 2022....Ranked T-1st in Conference Carolinas in fielding percentage (1.000)....Conference Carolinas All-Tournament Team 2022....Part of the honors program at Francis Marion....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society....NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete 2022.....Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award 2022, 2023....Earned a "Top Undergraduate Poster" award at the university's 2024 Research & Exhibition Day (RED) for her work "Effects of Hypoxia on Cancer Cells"....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2021 (fall), 2022 (spring, fall), 2023 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022 (spring, fall), 2023 (spring).

SMC: Earned second-team All-Conference honors in 2021, and was named to the Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team....Batted a team-best .382 with 14 runs scored, three doubles, five home runs, and 13 RBIs....Posted a .494 on-base percentage and committed only three errors in the field en route to a .985 fielding percentage....Her home run total was a school record for a freshman...Garnered NE-10 Player of the Week honors once.

PERSONAL:
  • Born Grace Marie Trautman in Mequon, WI
  • Graduate of Waterford Union High School, where she played for coaches Ryan Krueger and Steve Kirst
  • Second-team All-Conference in 2019
  • 3-time All-County selection
  • Nickname is Gretchen
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
  • Campus Activities/Academic Achievements:  Honors College 
  • Major: Biology 
  • How you got your nickname: I look just like my mom 
  • As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Anesthesiologist 
  • Favorite Superhero: Thor
  • Favorite Athlete:  Trevor Lawrence 
  • Favorite Sports Team:  Milwaukee Bucks 
  • Favorite Movie or TV Show: Narcos 
  • Favorite Food:  Cookout corn dogs 
  • Favorite Vacation Spot:  Southern California 
  • Favorite Musical Artist: Juice WRLD (rip) 
  • Favorite Thing About FMU: The professors  
  • Favorite Off-Field/court Activity: TJ Maxx runs with Casey Kurent 
  • Goals for Upcoming Season: Win conference 
  • Why you first chose your sport: Parents picked it when I was 6 
  • Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Remembering how good you actually are 
  • Interesting Notes: My eyes are two different colors 

Statistics

Season:
2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2022Sophomore

    1B
    5'9"
    18
  • 18

    2023Junior

    1B
    5'8"
    18