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MSU Moorhead Athletics

2025 Softball Roster

Kaleah Olesch
Charmaine Haas
Kylie Macziewski
Paige Gifford
Kylie Macziewski
Kory Burdick/NSU
Patrick Murphy

8 Avery Steffen

  • Position Pitcher/Utility
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Zumbrota-Mazeppa
  • Hometown Zumbrota, Minn.
  • Prev School North Dakota State
  • Major Health Services Administration

Biography

2025: Named MSUM Co-Female Athlete of the Year...NFCA All-Central Region Second Team...All-NSIC First Team...turned in one the greatest single-seasons in program history, hitting for a .399 average and setting single-season MSUM records in hits (75), runs scored (50) and triples (9)...also featured nine doubles and a pair of home runs on the season...drove home 16 runs while bolstering a 1.007 OPS, a .574 slugging percentage and a .433 on-base mark...was especially potent in NSIC competition, marking a .422 batting average with 38 hits and a 1.076 OPS...set the MSUM single-season school record for stolen bases after claiming 30 bases in 34 attempts...showed her versatility as well, twirling 86.1 innings with a 4.38 ERA and 84 strikeouts...had three saves and a shutout in the circle as well...held batters to a .275 average while pitching...currently holds MSUM career records for batting average (.352) and stolen bases (46)...named NSIC Pitcher of the Week on February 4...NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence...Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award winner...CSC Academic All-District selection. 

2024: Made eight appearances, hitting for a .269 average...pitched nine innings and held batters to a .125 average...season was cut short by an ankle injury...NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence. 

2023: All-NSIC First Team selection as a utility player for MSUM, primarily pitching and locking down the designated player spot...hit for a .394 average with four home runs, 28 RBIs and 25 runs scored...sliced a .575 slugging percentage and a .435 on-base percentage...stole seven bases on 10 attempts and had 50 total hits on the season...in the circle, twirled 56 innings with a team-best 3.25 ERA and 45 strikeouts...finished the year with a 2-4 record, but only surrendered a .244 average to opposing hitters...NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence...CSC Academic All-District selection.

2022: Started all 44 games… had 14 appearances as pitcher and had two wins and one save… struck out team-best 30 batters… at the plate hit .260 with a team-best five homers and 22 RBI...also second on the team with eight doubles...had six stolen bases and a perfect stealing percentage… had 36 fly-out catches… had 52 defensive assists.

Prep: Two-time all-state selection...three-time all-section honoree...three-time all-conference...two-time team MVP...set single season school records for home runs (11) and doubles (19)...selected as one of seven finalists for Miss Minnesota Player of the Year in 2021...also went 15-3 on the mound with 1.02 ERA...finished with career batting average of .478...Post Bulletin Player of the Year in 2021...Republican Eagle Player of the Year.

Personal: Daughter of Jennifer and Link Steffen...health services administration and project management major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2022Freshman

    Pitcher/Utility
    5'6"
    10
  • 10

    2023Sophomore

    Pitcher/Utility
    5'6"
    10
  • 10

    2024Junior

    Pitcher/Utility
    5'6"
    10
  • 8

    2025Senior

    Pitcher/Utility
    5'6"
    8