Riley Zache

Position:
Catcher/Infield
Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-9
Weight:
null
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Niles, Mich.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS & HONORS

2024-25 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

Career Quick Facts:

Appeared in nine games, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4 with an RBI

2025 (As a Freshman): Drove in a run in OU's 13-2 win against No. 15 Alabama as the Sooners won the Norman Super Regional ... collected her first career hit against St. Thomas April 3 ... made her OU debut as a pinch hitter against Cal State Northridge Feb. 6, scoring a run.

FUN FACTS: Nicknam is Ri … favorite food is popcorn … favorite team growing up is the Blackhawks … favorite athlete is Ozzie Smith … quote you live by is: “keep your head up and keep working” … hidden talent is that she’s good at painting … would play volleyball if not softball … favorite movie is Gladiators 2 … wants to be an FBI agent or stormchaser … biggest fear is murder … favorite musical artist is Benson Boone … dream vacation spot is Greece … hobbies outside of softball include reading, listening to old swing music and building legos … favorite show to watch right now is the Big Bang Theory … superpower of choice would be to time travel … bucket list item is to travel to Europe.

HIGH SCHOOL: A right-handed-hitting catcher and infielder from Saint Joseph High School in South Bend, Ind. … Four-year letterwinner … Three-time all-state honoree … Class 4A All-State First Team pick as a senior while being named the 2024 Johnny Bench Award winner for the state of Indiana … Kiwanis Club Award recipient as a senior … Graduated holding 18 of 25 possible offensive statistical records at Saint Joseph … Earned Class 4A All-State First Team honors as a junior after hitting .537 with 49 runs scored, 58 hits, 11 home runs, 45 RBIs and nine stolen bases … Collected Class 3A All-State Second Team honors as a sophomore … Three-time first-team all-conference selection … Has led Saint Joseph to three section championships, two regional championships and the 2022 3A State Championship … Four-year high honors student … Earned an Honors Diploma … Gained Saint Joe Scholar status for graduating with a 4.00 GPA or higher … National Honor Society member … Nominated for 2020-21 Congress of Future Medical Leaders Award of Excellence.

CLUB: Played travel ball with Tennessee Mojo and Beverly Bandits Dorsey … Helped lead the Bandits to a fifth-place finish at the 2023 Premier Girls Fastpitch National Championships … Earned the 2022 Top Gun Invitational Championship with Beverly.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Bobby and Leslie Zache … Has one sister (Berkley) … Mother played softball at Ferris State … Father was a track and field athlete at Western Michigan … Uncle, Tommy Stilson, played baseball at Stanford … Aunt, Kelli Martin, played softball at Western Michigan and Bethel … Aunt, Kendra LeBold, played softball at Bethel … Last name is pronounced zach-KAY … Enjoys readying, listening to music, spending time with her dog and hanging out with her sister and her friends … Intends to begin a pre-medicine track at Oklahoma.