Stella Preston

Photo by: Mitch Robinson

Photo by: Bill Hirsh

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS

SEASON-BY-SEASON
2020 (Sr.):

2019 (Jr.):

Made 17 appearances and 14 starts in her junior year
Finished the season with a 4.67 ERA and a 4-6 record, including two complete games
Recorded a season-high five strikeouts against Florida A&M

2018 (So.):

Appeared in a team-high 29 games, garnering 11 starts on the season
Finished the season with a team-best 12 wins, countered with just four losses on the season
Posted a 2.80 ERA, ranking second the team and seventh in the conference
Held opponents to a .226 batting average, ranking fifth in the SoCon
Finished the season with three saves and seven complete games
Threw 107.1 innings, striking out 74 batters and walking 32 on the season
Collected a season-high nine strikeouts against Akron (Feb. 23)

2017 (Fr.):

Appeared in 32 games on the season, garnering 12 starts
Finished the season 5-10 with an ERA of 2.58, ranking third in the SoCon, while holding opponents to .201 batting average which led the conference
Led the conference with nine saves, ranking second in the NCAA and setting a new Mercer record for most saves in a single season
Her nine saves ranks second in SoCon history for single season saves
Hurled a team-high 127.1 innings pitched, striking out a team-best 89 batters
Threw five complete games from inside the circle for Mercer
Collected a career-high 11 strikeouts against Evansville (Feb. 17)

High School

Four-year letterwinner for head coach Kaylyn Bayly at Countryside High School
Led the Cougars to a pair of District 7A titles as well as a regional semifinal berth in 2015
Earned back-to-back All-Pinellas County honors as well as Third Team All-Tampa Bay accolades in 2015
Member of Countryside’s National Honor Society and a President’s Honors List selection