Jacey Schuler

Sophia Grillo

UTL

/ Softball

Photo by: Erica Lee

Photo by: Erica Lee

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
RHP/UTL
Height:
5-7
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Antioch, Ill.
High School:
Antioch Community
Prev School:
Antioch Community
Club:
Illinois Chill Gold

2026 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Ten ... Was one of the workhorses of the pitching staff, posting a 5-15 record in 92 innings (one inning shy of her freshman year total) ... Threw in a career-best 30 games and started a staff-high 22 contests, delivering four of MSU's eight complete games with two shutouts and a save ... Owned a 5.17 ERA, striking out 49 ... Made three appearances in the opening weekend in Clearwater, posting a 1-0 record and throwing 9.1 total innings, surrendering just two earned runs and striking out seven (2/6-8) ... Made three appearances in four games of the Queen City Classic at Charlotte (2/13-14) ...Threw her first complete game of the year, a 6-0 win in which she allowed just two base hits and struck out three against Howard (2/21) ... Earned a complete-game victory over Mercer (tying her season best with five strikeouts) and then earned a save the next day in a victory over Stetson at the Marucci Classic (3/5-7) ...Threw twice in the B1G-opening series against UCLA (3/13-15) ...Got a pair of starts in the Nebraska series, (3/20-21), going a combined 8.2 innings and allowing just three earned runs, striking out three ... Started two games in the Ohio State series in Columbus (3/27-29) ... Threw two innings of no-hit relief and struck out one against Detroit Mercy (4/1) ...Threw a one-hit complete game with three strikeouts in the opener vs. Illinois (4/3) ... Threw her second consecutive complete game in a midweek tilt at Oakland (4/8) ... Had two outings in the series at Northwestern (4/17-19) ... Appeared in all three games of the Maryland series (4/24-26), with two starts, 9.0 innings, five runs, two strikeouts, and just three walks.

2025 (Freshman): Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... Named to Softball America's 2025 Preseason Freshman Watch List ... Made 26 appearances in the circle (20 starts) … Tossed 93.0 innings to lead the team as a true freshman … Led the Spartans with 67 strikeouts and a 3.99 ERA … Tied MSU program freshman record for most strikeouts in a game (12) against Longwood on Feb. 14, matching Stefanie Noffsinger's record set against Bucknell in 1995 … Threw her first career complete game shutout against Omaha (2/23) … Picked up the bat and tallied two hits, one against Western Carolina (2/16) and a triple against Detroit Mercy (4/1).

High School: Second Team NFCA High School All-American ... Three-time Lake County News-Sun Player of the Year at Antioch ... Two-time State runner-up in 3A ... Four-time First Team All-State selection ... Finished senior season with a 23-4 record along with a 1.54 ERA and 321 strikeouts in 172 innings pitched, while also hitting .523 with 11 home runs and 44 RBI ... Wrapped up high school career with 1,113 strikeouts in the circle with a 1.28 ERA, alongside a .508 career batting average, 35 home runs and 205 RBI at the plate ... Her five career grand slams rank second in Illinois high school history, while her 205 RBI rank No. 13.