2024 Softball Roster

Kalei Engleman
Sun Belt Conference
Liam Kissinger
Liam Kissinger
Aaron Meullion
Aaron Meullion
Peter Vives

3 Hannah Earls

  • Position Utility
  • Bats/Throws L/R
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Willis, Texas
  • Highschool Willis HS
  • Twitter hannahhearls
  • Instagram hannahhearls
  • Major Public Relations

Biography

Career Accolades
- 1x All-Sun Belt First Team (2022)
- 1x All-Sun Belt Second Team (2024)
- 1x NFCA All-South Second Team
- First student-athlete with back-to-back-to-back 20-plus stolen base seasons with Kristen Zaleski in 2002-2004 (2021-2023)
- First student-athlete with back-to-back 20-plus stolen base seasons since Kristen Zaleski in 2003 (39) and 2004 (39). 
- One of three student-athletes (Kristen Zaleski, Haley Gaddis) in program history to steal 20-or-more bases in consecutive seasons
- Ranks eighth (22, 2022), 10th (21, 2023) and 11th (20, 2021) on the program's single-season stolen base list
- 2022 Texas State Dean's List (3.5+ GPA in a semester)
- Finished her career ranked 5th on the program's career batting average list with .316
- Finished her career ranked 8th on the program's career at-bat list with 664
- Finished her career ranked 7th on the program's runs scored list with 116
- Finished her career ranked 5th on the program's hits list with 210
- Finished her career ranked 2nd on the program's stolen base list with 80
- Ranked 6th on program's single season batting average list with a .367 season average (2024)
- Ranked 3rd on the program's single season at-bat list with 215 (2024)
- Ranked 2nd on the program's single season hits list with 79 (2024)

2024
Was the leadoff batter in all 62 games for the Bobcats throughout the 2024 season ... led the team with a .367 batting average ... led the team in hits with 79 ... had the second most stolen bases on the team with 18 ... had 24 outings with multiple hits ... had six outings with three hits on 2/18 vs Texas Tech, 3/2 vs UTEP, 4/5 vs Troy, 4/6 vs Troy, 5/2 vs Marshall and 5/17 vs Penn State ... at one point had a 25 game reached base streak, the longest of any Bobcat this season ... hit two doubles including one vs Louisiana on 4/12 and Seton Hall on 2/23 ... had an 11 game hitting streak, also the longest of any Bobcat ... was named NFCA All-Region Second Team ... was named Sun Belt Conference Second Team ... was 18-21 on stole base attempts ... finished her career with over 200 hits ... had a .414 on base percentage, the 2nd best of any Bobcat ... finished her career having appeared in 226 games and having not missed a game since her sophomore season

2023
Started in each of the Bobcats 61 games during the 2023 season ... lead the team's season batting average with .330 ... scored 26 runs on 60 hits ... tacked on 14 RBI ... was walked 19 times ... went 21-25 on stolen bases, leading the Bobcats in steals ... eight of her steals came in conference play ... was the only player to play at shortstop this season ... was the only Bobcat to break ito the 60 hit mark ... one of just four Bobcats with 50+ hits ... had 18 multi-hit games including four games with three hits ... had the 8th most stolen bases in the Sun Belt ... was one of three Bobcats to have a double-digit reached base streak, her longest being 11 ... had a nine game hitting streak, tied for longest on the team with Piper Randolph ... had four multiple RBI games ... batted .488 when leading off the inning, the second highest average of any Bobcat in that position ... was 5 for 9 on hits with the bases loaded, the third most of any Bobcat ... had a .290 batting average in conference play for the fourth most on the team

2022
Picked up right where she left off following a breakout freshman season as the sophomore speedster used her legs to find a place on the Sun Belt's All-Conference first team after moving from the outfield to shortstop ... her 22 stolen bases were the top mark on the team, eight more than the next closest teammate ... her 15 stolen bases in conference-only games were more than double that of the next closest Bobcat ... against Sun Belt foes, she hit .313, which made her one of just three Texas State softball student-athletes to hit over .300 in conference games ... she finished the season as one of six Bobcat student-athletes to be credited with 40-or-more (40) hits on the year ... she was one of seven student-athletes on the team with a double-digit on-base streak (12) ... had nine multiple hit contests and one multiple RBI game ... when leading off an inning, she hit .424, which was the highest average among student-athletes with 33-or-more plate appearances in that situation ... concluded the season with a .527 successful advancing runners rate ... of her nine RBI on the season, six came with two outs ... credited with a season-high three hits in a game as well as a season-best three runs in the Bobcats' win at Georgia Southern (4/24) ... had a two-run scoring hit in Texas State's regular-season finale win at UTA (5/7) ... earned a season-high three walks in the Bobcats' postseason conference tournament win against Coastal Carolina (5/14) ... also had two hits and a stolen base in Texas State's win over then-No. 22 Arizona State (2/27) ... stole multiple bases in a single game on four different occasions 

2021
Broke onto the scene in a big way in her freshman season as she saw action in 50 games, including making 48 starts, throughout the 2021 season ... her 20 stolen bases were tied for the ninth-most stolen bases in the program's single-season history ... one of just three players in the Sun Belt Conference with 20-or-more stolen bases on the season ... one of just two true freshman in program history over the last 10 seasons to steal at least 20 bases in a single season ... led the Bobcats in stolen bases (20) and walks (25) ... her 25 walks throughout the season were the fourth most in the Sun Belt Conference ... led true freshmen in the conference in walks and stolen bases ... slashed .271/.390/.308 on the season ... concluded the season with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage while splitting time in left field and shortstop ... batted .500 (31-62) when leading off an inning ... had a .483 (28-58) successfully advancing runners rate ... began her collegiate career with a 5-game hitting streak, including getting base hits in Texas State's game at then-No. 7 Texas (2/24) and both games against then-No. 16 Mississippi State (2/26) ... credited with a career-high three hits in four plate appearances against Coastal Carolina (4/2) ... stole a career-high three bases at Georgia State (3/23) ... was not thrown out attempting to steal a base in a road contest ... led the Bobcats with a 21-game on-base streak (3/13-4/24) ... finished the season with eight multiple hit games, including a 2-for-4 game at then-No. 9 Texas (4/21) ... drove in a career-high two RBI at Georgia State (3/24) ... drew multiple walks on seven different occasions ... ranked 62nd in the country in stolen bases and 108th in stolen bases per game (0.40) 

High School
Four-year letter winner at Willis High School … 2019 defensive player of the year … first-team all-state in 2017 … three-time District 20-5A First-Team selection … two-time all-country … 2018 All-Greater Houston Team … first-team all-district 

Personal
The daughter of Paul and Terina Earls … has one brother, Jacob

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2021Freshman

    Utility
    5'5"
    3
  • 3

    2022Sophomore

    Utility
    5'5"
    3
  • 3

    2023Junior

    Utility
    5'5"
    3
  • 3

    2024Senior

    Utility
    5'5"
    3