Lia Lombardini

Katherine Karnatz

INF

/ Softball

Photo by: Ellman Photography

Position:
Infielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Chesterson HS
Hometown:
Chesterton, Ind.

2021 (Super Senior): Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... Academic All-Summit League ... First Team All-Summit ... Summit League Player of the Week (Feb. 15) ... Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence ... Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Made 54 starts in 55 appearances ... Pitched three times ... Batted at a .299 clip, fourth-best on the team ... OBP of .420 was second on the team and fourth in the Summit ... Scored 32 runs, ninth in the Summit ... Posted 46 hits, ninth in the Summit ... 43 RBI was second on the team and fourth in the Summit ... Hit 11 doubles, third in the Summit ... Led the Summit League with 29 walks ... Went 7-of-11 with six RBI in first three games of the season ... Drove in three RBI in win over Valpo on Feb. 14 ... Had 14 multi-hit games ... Went 2-of-3 with a home run against South Dakota State on Mar. 28 ... Went 3-for-3 against Western Illinois on Apr. 24 ... Drove in four runs against North Dakota on May 8

2020 (Senior): In a shortened season due to COVID-19 pandemic in which there were 19 games played, Lombardini started in 18-of-19 games she appeared in... Was a starter in all 18 games at third base... Batted .159 (7-for-44) with five runs scored, three RBIs and seven walks... Tied for second on the team with two home runs... Had two multi-hit games, which included a pair at Hawaii (2/22) and a pair vs. Drake (3/6)... During a four-game stretch, went 4x8 (.500) from the plate and posted two runs, one RBI and one homer...Academic All-WAC selection.

2019 (Junior): Starter in 13 games at the shortstop position, before suffering a knee injury that knocked her out for rest of season... Team was 11-2 when Lombardini started at shortstop position... Prior to injury, was leading the team in batting average (.385) with 12 runs scored, nine RBIs, three homers and two doubles... Had a .667 slugging percentage and .478 on-base percentage... Notched at least one base hit in 11 of her 13 games... Finished 3-for-3 with a home run against IUPUI (2/16)... Had back-to-back games with two hits against DePaul (2/9) and Western Illinois (2/10)... Granted a medical redshirt.

2018 (Sophomore): Played in 42 games, making 41 starts on the season for UMKC ... Slashed .231/.376/.389 overall for the year ... Finished fourth on the team with a career-best four home runs on the season and added one double, two triples and 17 RBI's ... Finished second on the team with 21 walks ... Led UMKC with a .982 fielding percentage for the season ... Recorded two walks and two RBI's against Eastern Michigan (2/16) ... Drew a career-high three walks against Bradley (3/2) ... Collected first three-hit game of the season in a 3-for-5 effort with a triple against Northern Iowa (3/10) ... Played a dominant three-game stretch against Western Illinois (3/15), Saint Louis (3/16) and Murray State (3/17), going 4-for-12 with two home runs and eight RBI's, including two career-high three-RBI performances ... Smacked third home run of the season against Missouri State (3/27) ... Hit fourth home run of the season and scored a pair of runs against Utah Valley (5/10) in the WAC Tournament... Academic All-WAC selection.

2017 (Freshman): Appeared in 22 games in the circle for UMKC, including seven starts, as a true freshman … Threw a complete game against UMBC in the Roos' second game of the season and first victory … Pitched 7.4 scoreless innings in 39.2 innings of work while throwing eight strikeouts … Played the outfield and as a designated player for UMKC as well, going 17-for-64 (.266) from the plate with two doubles, 11 runs, 15 walks and 13 RBIs … Launched her first collegiate home run in UMKC's record-setting 20-10 victory over CSU Bakersfield in the WAC Tournament … Returned to the plate in the same inning and bombed her second home run of the season in lieu of UMKC's 12-run third inning.