Abby Bunnell

Photo by: Ryan Evans

Photo by: Bella Rose Photography

Photo by: Tom Nelson

Photo by: Maddie MacFarlane

Photo by: Bella Rose Photography

Photo by: Tom Nelson

Position:
Outfielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Junior
Shoots/Catches:
L/R
Hometown:
Maple Grove, Minn.

2017: Named as one of the 2017 team captains...a Second Team All-NSIC selection...one of six players on the teams to start and play in all 55 games...became the school’s all-time leader in stolen bases 102...hit .346 with 41 runs, 66 hits, two doubles, three triples, 17 RBIs, 74 total bases, 12 walks and 33 stolen bases...her 33 stolen bases are a school record...led the team with her 66 hits, 41 runs, three triples and 33 stolen bases...tied for the team lead with 18 multi-hit games and with her 11-game hitting streak...ranked fourth in the NSIC in stolen bases and ninth in hits...had three hit games in six contests (Felician – 3/9/17, Minot State – 4/1/17, Mary – 4/2/17, Concordia-St. Paul – 4/8/17, Sioux Falls – 4/22/17 and Wayne State (4/25/17)...stole three bases in two games (Black Hills State – 2/3/17 and Felician (3/9/17)...finished her career ranked fifth at the school in runs scored (136) and at bats (695) plus seventh in hits (219) and sacrifice hits (20)...school’s all-time leader in stolen base attempts

2016: One of three players on the team to start and play in all 55 games…Hit .310 with 34 runs, 57 hits, four doubles, a triple, two home runs, 16 RBIs, 69 total bases, 13 walks and 29 stolen bases…Led the team in stolen bases and runs…Ranked fourth in the league in stolen bases…Second on the team with her 16 multi-hit games…Hit the first two inside the park home runs of her career against Dakota Wesleyan (2/6) and University of the Sciences (3/7)…One of four players on the team to serve as team captain.

2015: Appeared in and started all 57 games…ranked third on the team with her .314 batting average and led the team with 44 runs scored and 30 stolen bases…had 16 multi-hit games…also totaled 58 hits, 16 walks and 11 RBIs…led the team with 185 at-bats…had a career-high with four hits against Minnesota Crookston (4/8)…recorded a pair of RBIs against Nebraska-Kearney (2/20)…tallied a pair of walks against Grand Valley State (3/6)…had four putouts against Cal Baptist (2/14)…took home the team’s Golden Glove Defensive Player of the Year Award.

2014: Made 42 starts of 43 games for the Huskies in the 2014 season…recorded 135 at bats and 17 runs…finished with eight RBIs…had a .297 on base percentage and a .311 slugging percentage…recorded 37 putouts on the season and six assists…finished with a .281 batting average…had a season-high six at bats against Concordia-St. Paul (4/26) and a season-high three stolen bases against Maryville University (3/5)…recorded a season-high five total bases against Nebraska-Kearney (2/23).

Prior to SCSU: Is a 2013 graduate of Maple Grove (Minn.) High School….a four-year varsity letterwinner…as a senior, she earned All-State Honorable Mention and All-Northwest Suburban Conference honors, along with Sports Jam Channel 12 All-Area honors… hit .440 during the season and had a .452 slugging percentage…team won conference and section titles and placed second in the Minnesota State High School Tournament….during the 2012 18U season, she was named to the Colorado Sparkler All-American and All-Academic Teams….her team placed second at the Colorado Classic and third at the Colorado Sparkler…during her sophomore season on the high school team, Maple Grove won conference and section titles and placed fourth at the state tournament…. was a National Honor Society member…earned academic awards in softball, cross country and nordic skiing… a varsity letterwinner in all three sports.

Personal: Daughter of Curt and Deb Bunnell…majoring in biology