Valerie Suto

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Mercerville, N.J.
High School:
Nottingham

2016: Started in all 54 games of her junior year…ended the season batting .364 and recorded 36 runs and eight RBIs…went 3-for-3 in the season opener against Grambling State (Feb. 12)…recorded her first triple of the season vs Villanova (Feb. 26)…drove in two in a win over Providence (April 23)…scored two runs in the finale of the season at St. John’s (May 8)…earned a spot on the BIG EAST academic all-district team.

2015: Appeared in 46 games, starting in 39...Recorded an on base percentage of (.253) and a slugging percentage of (.211)...Finished the year with 19 hits, 19 runs and 10 stolen bases...Went 3-for-3 with a run and stolen base in a win against Texas Southern (Feb. 8)...Went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and an RBI in a victory against Bowling Green (March 6).

2014: Appeared in 42 games with 14 starts... Had a perfect fielding percentage with 13 putouts and an assist (1.000)... Stole four bases... Recorded a pair of hits and drew two walks... Had 16 at-bats and 11 runs scored over the course of the season... Saw 10 of her 14 games started come over the final month of the season... Collected her first collegiate hit in a 1-for-3 performance with two runs score in a victory over UMass Lowell (Feb. 7)... Went 1-for-2 with a stolen base against Butler (April 26).

High School/Personal: Three-sport athlete at Nottingham High School, playing soccer and indoor track in addition to four years of varsity softball... Helped lead Nottingham to the New Jersey Group III Section Final in 2013, the furthest the program had advanced in the state playoffs in 20 years... Ranks second in Nottingham history in runs scored (103) and hits (127) while ranking third all-time in stolen bases (72) and batting average (.416)... Played club softball for Jersey Nightmare... Named a Second-Team New Jersey Group III and First-Team South Jersey selection as a senior... Tabbed as a Trenton Times First-Team All-Area selection in 2012 and 2013... Member of the National Honor Society... Born Aug. 29, 1995... Majoring in graphic design.