Makayla Ferrari

Photo by: Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - MARCH 23, 2018 - Outfielder Makayla Ferrari #8 of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrates on base during the game against the Ohio State Buckyes and the Indiana Hoosiers at Andy Mohr Feild in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Rebecca Mehling/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Rebecca Mehling/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - MARCH 16, 2018 - outfielder Makayla Ferrari #8 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game against the University of Illinois - Chicago Flames and the Indiana Hoosiers at Andy Mohr Field in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

Year:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Valparaiso, Ind.
Position:
OF
Height:
5-9

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2019)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
Played in 37 games with 11 starts before suffering a season-ending injury on April 6 … stole 19 bases on the year and scored 15 runs with five hits … scored a run in three of the team’s five games of opening weekend … knocked a two-run single in Indiana’s win against Syracuse on Feb. 17 … scored a run and had a hit against NC A&T on Feb. 23 … scored the winning run in the top of the seventh against St. Joseph’s on March 8 … stole two bases against Ohio on March 17 … scored a pair of runs as the Hoosiers swept Michigan State

FRESHMAN YEAR (2018)
Played in 54 games, with 21 starts … scored 15 runs and 11 hits … her 19 stolen bases was third-most on the team … collected her first career hit against San Jose on Feb. 10 … knocked her first career home run at Arizona State on Feb. 11 … went 2-for-3 against Samford on Feb. 23 … went 2-for-3 with a run at Furman on March 2 … stole three bases against UIC on March 26 … collected a pair of hits against Green Bay on March 18 … tied her career high with three stolen bases at Michigan State on March 30 … scored a run in every game of Indiana’s series sweep against Penn State … scored a run in Indiana’s 5-4 win against No. 15 Michigan on April 28 … plated a run in the regular season finale against Rutgers May 5

Prep/Personal
A three-time All-State and four-time All-Conference selection ... batted .520 with a .547 on-base percentage, 12 stolen bases and six homers during her senior campaign ... named 2017 Team MVP, All-Area, All-District and to the North vs. South All-Star Game ... in her junior season, she reached base safely in 27 of 28 games and hit .483 with a .900 slugging percentage ... knocked 42 base hits, including 17 doubles, and was a perfect 7-for-7 in swiping bags ...also tied the school record with 30 RBI in 2016 ... was named her team's MVP three times and recorded the highest batting average on the team in three different seasons ... played in the North vs. South All-Star Game as a freshman ... also played volleyball and competed in indoor track at Valparaiso ... played travelball for Indiana Dreams, where she won the 2016 PGF Tournament in Crown Point, was runner-up in the Triple Crown Nationals and took a trip to the PGF Nationals in Huntington Beach, Calif. ... daughter of Michael and Tammy, Ferrari has one sister, Taylor.