2021 Softball Roster
Roster
Courtney Sandell
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Malcolm, Neb.
- High School:
- Malcolm
2020 (Junior at Creighton)
Made appearance in 21 games, including nine starts ... All nine starts came in left field ... Earned starts in each of first two games of season ... Finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI against North Dakota (Feb. 7) ... Tallied first career triple during the second game of doubleheader against Niagara (March 11) ... Walked three times and did not record an official at-bat during start against Cleveland State (March 7) ... Inserted as pinch-runner four times and scored during three of those appearances ... Ranked second on the team with seven pinch-hit plate appearances.
2019 (Sophomore at Creighton)
Played 29 games, including 13 starts ... Started nine games in right field, three in left field and one at designated player ... Recorded three multi-hit games ... Went 5-for-12 with three doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored during five games (four starts) in trip to Kansas City (March 15-17) ... Matched career-high with three hits against UMKC (March 15) ... Appeared as pinch runner 16 times and scored seven runs in role ... Scored nine times during BIG EAST play, while appearing in 16 contests (five starts).
2018 (Freshman at Creighton)
Played in 36 games, including 16 starts in her first year with the Bluejays ... Started 14 games in left field and two in center ... Creighton went 11-5 during games in which she started ... Appeared as a pinch-hitter nine times and as a pinch-runner in 10 games ... Made her collegiate debut with a 2-for-2 performance and added two RBIs, two runs scored and two walks while starting in left field against Utah Valley (Feb. 9) ... Recorded a season-high three hits against Prairie View A&M (Feb. 25) ... Went a combined 5-for-8 with three runs scored, two RBIs and a stolen base during the Schutt Classic (Feb. 24 and 25) ... Hit .371 during non-league games with 13 hits and 15 runs scored (24 games).
A 2016 Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska Second Team selection after leading Malcolm to its first-ever Nebraska Class C State title in only the program’s third season ... Led all hitters in the state of Nebraska across all classes with a .605 batting average ... Also set Nebraska state-record (all classes) with 72 runs scored ... Finished career with .582 career batting average -- best in history across all classes in Nebraska -- with 160 hits, scored 155 runs and stole 63 bases ... Made Lincoln Journal Star Super-State team three times and named co-captain of the team once (2016) ... Hit .566 and claimed spot on the Omaha World-Herald Class C First Team as a junior for the Clippers ... Guided Malcolm’s first year of softball (2014) and earned Omaha World-Herald Class C First Team recognition after hitting .573 ... Played at club level for Nebraska Gold ... Helped lead her 16U team to the state’s first National Championship in 2015 ... Also part of 2016 18U squad that finished eighth at Nationals ... Also an eight-time Nebraska State medalist in Track and Field (fifth, sixth (2x), seventh in Pole Vault, third, sixth, seventh in 4x100 meter relay, 2016 Class C 4x100 meter relay state champion) ... Also played two years of basketball, one year of volleyball and participated in Unified Bowling one year ... Attended Nebraska Girls State ... Received NSAA Believers and Achievers Award ... Named Academic All-State five times ... Member of National Honor Society, Student Council, Future Business Leaders of America and Skills USA.
Personal
Daughter of Cary and Becki Sandell ... Has two sisters, Emily and Jessica ... Pursuing a degree in exercise science.
