2022 Softball Roster
Hilger, Skylor
Jersey Number 71
Skylor Hilger
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Worth, Ill.
- High School:
- Alan B. Shepard
Bio
Career Honors:
2021 (RS-Senior)
- 2022 NFCA Scholar-Athlete
- 2022 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
- 2021 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
- 2021 NFCA Scholar-Athlete
- 2020 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
- 2019 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
- 2019 NFCA Scholar-Athlete
- 2018 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
- 2018 NFCA Scholar-Athlete
- 2017 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
- 2017 NFCA Scholar-Athlete
- Started 49 games for the Blue Demons at second base
- Totaled 39 hits in 159 at-bats for a .245 average
- Drove in 11 runs while crossing the plate 30 times herself
- Went 10-for-12 on stolen base attempts, good for second on the team
- Added ten multi-games, including three hits in victories over Montana (March 11) and St. John's (April 15)
2021 (RS-Senior)
- Started in all 36 games for DePaul at second base
- Totaled 22 hits in 85 at bats for a .259 average
- Drove in six runs while crossing the plate 12 times herself
- Recorded 79 putouts and assisted 59 times with just two errors
- Went 5-for-6 on stolen base attempts, good for second on the team
- In a 6-0 shutout of Creighton on April 17, went 2-for-4 with two RBI on a pair of base hits
- Tallied a pair of base hits to drive in a pair of runs in a 6-4 setback to Southern Illinois on February 27
- Started and appeared in 16 games before the remainder of the season was canceled due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
- Tallied five hits and three runs in 30 at bats.
- Posted a .167 batting average.
- Hit two doubles in back-to-back games at the beginning of the season against South Dakota State (2/7) and Drake (2/8).
- Started 44 of 45 games played.
- In 113 at bats, tallied 25 hits and 13 runs.
- Hit her first double of the season in a 4-0 shutout of Georgia State on Feb. 16.
- Hit a triple in a 8-2 win over Providence on April 13.
- Exploded for two home runs on the season, the first against Iowa State on March 15 and the other eight days later in a 8-5 win over Butler on March 23.
- Captured five assists in 5-0 defeat of Harvard on March 17.
- Recorded six put outs against Iowa State on March 15.
- Started in 34 of 45 games played.
- In 80 at bats, tallied 18 hits and 15 runs.
- Launched her first career home run (a two-run blast) in DePaul's 6-1 win over Seton Hall on March 24.
- Hit her first career triple in a 12-4 run-rule victory over Seton Hall on March 25.
- Hit a lead off triple in the third inning of a 9-3 win over Butler on April 29.
- Powered out two doubles her sophomore season.
- Made four appearances at the Winthrop Invitational.
- Tallied a run against Cleveland State March 4.
- Earned four varsity letters at Alan B. Shepard.
- Four year All-Conference, three time All-Area and two time All-State performer.
- Earned The Reporters "Player of the Year" and Sun-Times "Top 100" player.
- Two time Southtown Player of the Week.
- 2015 Chicago Bandit All-Star.
- Played club for the Windy City Ice.
- Also competed in gymnastics and was a two time state finalist.
- Daughter of Jerry Hilger and Deanna Mackrola.
- Has two sisters, Samantha and Anne.
- Majoring in public health.
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