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2026 Softball Roster

Loyola Chicago Athletics

12 Nat Lesnicki

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Junior
  • High School Plainfield North
  • Hometown Plainfield, Ill.

Biography

+ First-Team All A-10 (2026)
+ All-Academic A-10 Team (2026)
+ CSC Academic All-District (2026)
+ CSC Academic All-American Finalist (2026)

2026:
 Made 52 starts in 52 appearances in the infield… Averaged .365 at bat, recording 58 hits, 22 runs, 31 RBIs, and 3 HRs… Had 16 multi-hit games, with her best performance coming against Saint Louis (March 22nd) going 4-4 with 3 RBIs, and a stolen base… Recorded career highs in AVG, runs, hits, 2B (11), HRs, RBIs, SLG% (.503), BB (20), and OB% (.440)… Led Loyola in AVG (4th in A-10), OPS (.966, 9th in A-10) hits (2nd in A-10), 2B (5th in A-10), total bases (80, 7th in A-10), SLG% (10th in A-10), BB, OB% (6th in A-10)… Finished with 314 put-outs, a career-high and team-high, along with 336 C, another team-high and 4th in the A-10… First Team All-Conference Recognition; A-10 All-Academic Team Recognition; CSC Academic All-District...CSC Academic All-American Finalist

2025: Started 48 of 52 games at catcher...Had a .261 batting average after 138 appearances...Tallied 36 hits, 17 RBI and eight doubles, all career-bests...Matched career highs in walks (17) and runs (13)...Tied for first with 17 walks...Finished with a .346 on-base percentage and a .319 slugging percentage...Had a .985 fielding percentage, accumulating 237 putouts, 18 assists and one double play.  

2024: Started 32 games over 45 appearances as a freshman... hit .219 with 21 total hits including six doubles... totaled 12 RBI and 13 runs scored... went 3-for-3 on stolen bases... made first career start vs. Towson (Feb. 9)... tallied first career hit vs. USC Upstate (Feb. 9)... went 3-for-3 at George Washington (March 16) and at Bradley (March 20)... tallied a season-high two RBI three times.

High School: A 2023 graduate of Plainfield North High School … Played club softball with Naperville Diamonds … Owned a .465 batting average, a .600 slugging percentage, and .800 OBP through her time at Plainfield North … Named to the Southwest Prairie All-Conference team in 2021 … A four-time honor roll honoree.

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2024Freshman

    IF
    5'5"
    12
  • 12

    2025Sophomore

    IF
    5'5"
    12
  • 12

    2026Junior

    IF
    5'5"
    12