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2016 Softball Roster

22 Laney Kneib

  • Position Pitcher/Utility
  • Class Senior
  • High School Webb City
  • Hometown Webb City, Mo.
  • NIL Opportunities R/R
  • Major BSBA (Acct. & Sports Business)

Biography

Career Statistics & Career Highs

Concluded her career first in saves (12), fourth in appearances (110), sixth in wins (34), ninth in innings (390.1), 11th in ERA (3.50), 12th in strikeouts (147) and starts (47), and tied for 16th in complete games (24) on the Billikens’ career lists.

2016 • SENIOR | Game-by-Game Stats
• Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete accolades.
• Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (minimum 3.5 GPA) both semesters.
• On the Saint Louis all-time season list, tied for fifth in saves (two).
• In A-10 games, posted a team-best 1.87 ERA, yielded only 2.02 walks per seven innings, and allowed just two home runs in 45 innings.
• Posted a team-best 2.21 ERA over her last 13 appearances.
• Pitched a one-hit shutout and struck out a season-high four vs. Rhode Island.
• Allowed just one unearned run and walked only one batter in a complete-game victory over George Washington.
• Went the eight-inning distance in a 3-2 win over Saint Joseph’s.
• Gave just one run and five hits in six innings to beat George Mason.
• Recorded victories in consecutive starts vs. Southeast Missouri State (complete game) and Maryland.

2015 • JUNIOR | Game-by-Game Stats
Was an NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete named to the A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the spring semester … made 30 appearances, including four starts, in the circle … posted an 8-1 record, a 2.86 ERA (career best), one shutout, a school-record six saves and two complete games … in A-10 contests, was 2-0 with a 2.42 ERA, a .234 opponents’ batting average, three saves, and just one walk and one home run allowed in 26 innings … allowed just four home runs in 83 1/3 innings overall … ranked eighth in the nation in saves and 95th in fewest walks allowed per seven innings (1.85) … in the A-10 (all games), was second in saves, sixth in ERA, tied for ninth in appearances and 10th in strikeouts-to-walks ratio (1.41 to 1) … was second in saves (three) in conference games only … tossed a team-season-high 7 2/3 innings vs. Northern Colorado March 14 … fired a two-hit shutout vs. Northern Kentucky … saved three 1-run Billiken wins in which she stranded the tying and go-ahead runs in either the sixth or seventh inning … registered three-inning saves vs. Southeastern Louisiana and UT Martin … struck out a season-high four vs. Jackson State … in her last 16 appearances of the season, posted a 1.89 ERA, a .240 opponents’ batting average and just five walks in 37 innings.

2014 • SOPHOMORE | Game-by-Game Stats
Earned a place on the A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the fall semester … made 20 appearances and started 14 times in the circle … also was the DP in three games … batted in five different spots in the order – seventh (five), eighth (four), ninth (four), sixth (two) and fifth (one) … reached base leading off an inning at a .500 clip … was 2-for-3 as a pinch hitter … produced four RBIs in six opportunities with a runner in scoring position and less than two outs … had a career-high two hits vs. Southern Illinois … registered a career-high five assists at Fordham … pitched two scoreless innings vs. Fordham in the A-10 Championship final round.

2013 • FRESHMAN | Game-by-Game Stats
Earned a place on the A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the spring semester ... was selected to the A-10 All-Rookie team ... was tabbed A-10 Rookie of the Week Feb. 11 ... her 36 appearances tied for fifth on SLU’s all-time single-season list ... made 17 starts ... batted in the No. 8 position five times and in the No. 9 spot three times ... ranked 33rd in the nation in saves (three) and 147th in fewest walks per seven innings (2.16) ... in all games, tied for fourth in the A-10 in saves, ranked fifth in appearances, tied for fifth in wins (14-8) and was ninth in ERA (3.14) ... in conference games only, tied for third in appearances (16), tied for fourth in wins (8-3), placed sixth in innings (72), tied for sixth in fewest home runs allowed (four), and tied for ninth in starts (10) and fewest walks allowed (18/1.75 per seven innings) ... posted a 2.82 ERA in A-10 contests ... on the Billikens’ single-season lists, was third in saves and tied for third in wins ... her 14 wins tied the SLU freshman record ... pitched six complete games ... tied for the team season high by pitching nine innings vs. Saint Joseph’s ... turned in a complete game (seven hits, no walks) in an 8-2 win over St. Bonaventure ... also singled in the go-ahead run and had a bases-loaded walk vs. the Bonnies ... tossed a complete-game six-hitter and edged Dayton 3-2 ... struck out a season-high nine, allowed just two earned runs and did not issue a walk in a complete-game 6-5 victory over La Salle ... recorded a five-inning complete-game triumph at Massachusetts (12-3), yielding five hits and no walks as SLU clinched an A-10 Championship berth ... topped Temple 11-3 in five innings ... was the starter and winner against George Washington in an A-10 Championship elimination game, pitching the first four innings ... pitched 7 1/3 shutout innings (seven hits, one walk) and was a 2-0 winner in eight innings at Butler ... went five innings and chalked up a 6-4 victory at Charlotte ... helped her own cause vs. the 49ers, drawing a bases-loaded walk and scoring a run ... tallied a save in her collegiate debut vs. Jacksonville State (three scoreless innings, one hit, no walks in a 5-2 win), then started vs. Nicholls State later that day and notched a 5-0 victory (four innings, no hits, one walk) ... claimed a 4-3 decision over Western Michigan, pitching 5 2/3 innings in a starting role ... topped Eastern Illinois 4-2 in a strong five-inning start (one earned run, six hits, one walk) ... worked 1 1/3 scoreless relief innings and was the winner as the Billikens edged Fordham 2-1 in game two of a doubleheader ... hurled 2 1/3 shutout innings of relief (three strikeouts) in the opener vs. Fordham to keep SLU close in an eventual 4-3 loss ... allowed no runs in 1 2/3 innings of relief and registered the win in a 9-6 decision vs. Murray State, and also had an RBI double and a run scored ... collected a 3-2 win in relief vs. Northern Illinois (three innings, one earned run, two hits) ... had three-inning saves at Southeast Missouri State (no runs, three hits, no walks) and vs. UMKC (one unearned run, three hits, one walk) ... kept the Bills close with strong relief outings in narrow losses at George Washington (3 2/3 innings, no runs, no hits), vs. UT Martin (four innings, one unearned run, one hit, one walk) and at Southeastern Louisiana (two innings, one unearned run, two hits) ... in her last 23 appearances (13 starts), was 11-5 with two saves and a 2.88 ERA, lowering her season ERA from 3.94 to 3.14 ... averaged just 1.73 walks per seven innings in those 23 outings, and did not walk a batter in her final 20 2/3 innings.

PRIOR TO SLU
Was a second-team All-State pitcher as a senior as well as All-Region, All-District and conference co-Player of the Year ... helped Webb City finish third in the state for a third time in her four-year career by posting a 0.91 ERA, 1.56 strikeouts per inning, a .389 batting average, a .477 on-base percentage and six triples ... garnered All-District and All-Conference honors as a junior and All-District accolades her sophomore campaign ... most recently has played for Mac-N-Seitz Naturals Gold ... hit .402 for her previous travel team, Tulsa Shootout Gold, which qualified for ASA Gold Nationals in summer 2011 ... also competed at the ASA Nationals in 2009 and 2010 ... also played basketball and was a member of Webb City teams that won the 2010 state title and placed second in 2009 ... four-year Distinguished Honor Roll student and a National Honor Society member.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2013Freshman

    Pitcher/Utility
    22
  • 22

    2014Sophomore

    Pitcher/Utility
    22
  • 22

    2015Junior

    Pitcher/Utility
    22
  • 22

    2016Senior

    Pitcher/Utility
    22