Newcomers

PROFILES NEWCOMERS

JILLIAN ANDERSON

// Outfield // 6-4 // L-L // Freshman // Rochester, Ill. // Rochester H.S.

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KATIE DREILING

// Pitcher/Infield // 5-9 // L-R // Freshman // Jonesboro, Ark. // Valley View H.S.

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Prep: Named 2019 State Journal-Register Best of Preps All-Area at Rochester High School…Hit .545 and scored 51 runs as a junior… Struck out just four times in 113 plate appearances, had 11 doubles, six triples and three home runs…Led the Rockets with 18 stolen bases and made just one error…All-Conference and All-State selection each of her final two prep seasons… Second-Team All-State honoree as a junior and Third-Team All-State as a sophomore…Made the Honor Roll all of her high school seasons and was a member of the National Honor Society…Also played tennis.

Personal: Born January 10, 2002… Majoring in Biochemistry...Daughter of Jeff and Terri Anderson.

KILEIGH GRISHAM

// Infield // 5-7 // R-R // Freshman // Eureka, Mo. // Eureka H.S.

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Prep: First-Team All-Conference and All-District selection in each of her final three years at Eureka High School…Earned First-Team All-Region accolades as a junior and senior…Was her team’s Defensive Most Valuable Player all four of her prep seasons…Garnered All-State honors for three years and was a member of the National Honor Society as a junior and senior…Hit .395 with 28 runs scored, 34 hits, a team-high 15 doubles and two triples, and led the team in both home runs (7) and RBI (36) as a senior…Held a .860 slugging percentage and .464 on-base percentage…Hit .417 with 27 runs, 40 hits, 12 doubles, five home runs and 45 RBI her junior year…Led the team in RBI and doubles, and was second in batting average.

Personal: Born June 4, 2002… Majoring in Hospitality Management...Daughter of Rich and Lisa Grisham. Prep: Pitcher and first baseman at Valley View High School…Threetime All-State and All-Conference selection…Named Best Under the Sun Newspaper Player of the Year as a sophomore and junior…Was Valley View’s Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and Offensive Player of the Year as both a sophomore and freshman…In 2018, she led the 5A East Conference in batting average (.537), slugging percentage (1.000), RBI (45), onbase percentage (.635), ERA (0.66) and strikeouts (225)…Holds Arkansas state single-season records in ERA (0.18), perfect games (6), no-hitters (9) and shutouts (21)… Her team was state runner-up her freshman year and District Champions her last two prep seasons… Earned All-Conference laurels one year on the basketball team.

Personal: Born January 14, 2002… Exploratory Major...Daughter of Brian and Rhonda Dreiling.

AMANDA HANSEN

// Pitcher/Infield // 6-0 // R-R // Freshman // Wentzville, Mo. // Holt H.S.

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Prep: Played three varsity seasons as a pitcher and infielder at Holt High School…Earned Second-Team All-District and All-Conference honors as a senior…Named FirstTeam All-Region, All-District and All-Conference her junior year…Was part of three GAC South Conference championships and two district titles…Finished with a 8-2 record and 2.11 ERA in 16 games and eight starts as a senior…Struck out 62 in 56.3 innings of work…Tossed two complete games and picked up a save…Hit .383 with 27 runs scored, six doubles, five home runs, 18 RBI, a .642 slugging percentage and .432 on-base percentage as a junior…Also posted a 8-3 record in 13 games and 11 starts inside the circle…Struck out 59 in 60 innings, pitched three complete games and was credited with one save.

Personal: Born June 3, 2002… Majoring in Criminal Justice... Daughter of Craig and Kim Hansen… Was teammates with fellow SEMO signee Kelby Robinson.

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PROFILES

KAYLEE PAYNE

// Infield/Pitcher // 5-3 // R-R // Freshman // Oran, Mo. // Oran H.S.

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Prep: Three-sport athlete at Oran High School…Three-time FirstTeam All-Conference, All-District and All-Region infielder…Secured First-Team All-State accolades as a sophomore and Second-Team honors as a junior and freshman…Made the Southeast Missourian Team and was a SEMOball Awards finalist as a junior…Hit .580 with 38 stolen bases that year…Led her team in batting average, stolen bases and extra base hits…Four-year varsity starter in softball, basketball and volleyball…Earned First-Team All-Conference recognition in basketball and volleyball.

Personal: Born July 23, 2002… Majoring in Biomedical Sciences... Daughter of Rick and Jan Payne.

KELBY ROBINSON

// Outfield // 5-6 // L-R // Freshman // Wentzville, Mo. // Holt H.S.

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Prep: First-Team All-Conference, All-District and All-Region outfielder at Holt High School…Earned Second-Team All-State honors as a senior…Set a single-season school record with 50 singles…That total rates fourth all-time in the Gateway Athletic Conference and 10th in the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA)…Stole 90 bases in her career, fourth-most in the GAC…Was part of multiple conference championship teams as a prep…All-Conference and All-District performer, as well as a Sectional and State qualifier in track & field.

Personal: Born August 24, 2001… Majoring in Human Environmental Studies...Daughter of Brandy and Mark Robinson…Was teammates with fellow SEMO signee Amanda Hansen.

ABIGAIL RICKERMANN

// Infield/Pitcher // 5-6 // L-R // Freshman // Festus, Mo. // Festus H.S.

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Prep: Middle infielder who claimed First-Team All-Conference, All-District, All-Region and All-State laurels as a junior and senior at Festus High School…Set her school’s career stolen base record her junior year… Broke her school’s single-season stolen base record and earned FirstTeam All-Conference, All-District and All-Region honors as a sophomore…First-Team All-Conference and All-District pick as a freshman… Helped lead her team to a pair of district titles and one conference championship…Academic All-State selection from 2016-19…Ranked among the top 10 in her class… Hit .467 with 42 hits, a team-high 35 runs scored, six doubles, three triples, a home run and 16 RBI as a senior…Boasted a .633 slugging percentage and .547 on-base percentage…Led the team with a .545 batting average as a junior…Finished with 30 hits, two doubles, 25 runs scored, a triple and 10 RBI that year.

Personal: Born November 2, 2001… Majoring in Pre-Physical/ Occupational Therapy...Daughter of Mike and Melissa Rickermann.

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ALYSON TUCKER

// Infield/Pitcher // 5-5 // R-R // Sophomore // Farmington, Mo. // Farmington H.S. // Jefferson College

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Jefferson College: First-Team All-Conference and All-Region selection as a freshman at Jefferson College…Hit .400 with 17 runs, four doubles, a triple, two home runs and eight RBI in 16 starts during the 2020 season that was shortened due to COVID-19…Also led the team with nine stolen bases…Hit .481 with 70 run scored, 88 hits, 25 doubles, 10 triples, five home runs, 57 RBI and 25 stolen bases in 2019…Ranked third on the team in batting average and led the Vikings in runs, hits, doubles and triples…Also walked 16 times.

Prep: Four-time All-Conference selection at Farmington High School… Earned All-District honors three years and All-Region accolades in two seasons…Concluded her prep career as a First-Team All-State pick…Hit .602 with a 1.045 slugging percentage, .650 on-base percentage, 31 runs scored, 53 hits, 17 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 34 RBI as a senior…Hit .516 with 46 runs, 47 hits, 12 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 32 RBI her junior year.

Personal: December 18, 1999… Majoring in Exceptional Childhood Learning...Daughter of Kris and Jenn Tucker.

KYNZIE WRIGLEY

// Infield // 5-3 // L-R // Freshman // Mt. Zion, Ill. // Mt. Zion H.S.

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Prep: Senior season at Mt. Zion High School was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic…Hit .475 with 50 runs scored, 56 hits, 42 RBI, 13 doubles, a triple and 10 home runs as a junior…First-Team All-Conference and Second-Team All-State honoree…Was part of two teams that made state tournament appearances…Also a member of the basketball team.

Personal: Born May 13, 2002… Majoring in Communication Disorders...Daughter of Jamie and Tiffany Wrigley.

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REVIEW

Southeast Missouri was 12-5 when its 2020 season was cancelled due to a global COVID-19 pandemic. SEMO went on a nine-game winning streak from Feb. 14-29. SEMO led the Ohio Valley Conference in slugging percentage, on-base percentage, triples and stolen bases when play was suspended.