Cheyanne Masterson

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Position:
Infielder
Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
High School:
West Central H.S.
Hometown:
Hartford, S.D.
Major:
Ecology & Environmental Sciences

PRONUNCIATION

Honors And Awards

2022 All-Summit League Second Team
2022 Summit League Academic All-League Team
Summit League Peak Performer of the Week (May 2, 2022)
2022-23 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
Four-time Summit League Academic Honor Roll
Four-time Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

2024: Appeared in 53 games starting 50 ... made 47 starts at third and three at first base ... had 16 hits in 100 at-bats with two triples ... hit a two-run home run against North Dakota State (April 13) ... scored 16 times and drove in 9 runs.

2023: Played in 44 games and made 41 starts coming primarily at third base … hit .184 and recorded two doubles and 10 RBIs … began season going 5-10 at the plate … recorded a multi-hit performance versus Minnesota on March 17 … had two games with multiple RBIs … picked up three hits across four games and drove in two runs in SDSU’s postseason appearance at National Invitational Softball Championship.

2022: Played in 50 games and started in 44 during the season … hit .258 with 13 home runs, 35 RBIs and scored 28 runs … served as the team’s primary third baseman … recorded a career-best .977 fielding percentage with just two errors in 87 chances … was an All-Summit League Second Team selection and earned conference Player of the Week accolades on May 2 … home run total was second best in The Summit League and among top 100 hitters in Division I … recorded seven multi-hit games … hit two home runs and had 3 RBIs in an 8-0 win over Creighton (Feb. 27) ... also crushed two homers versus Western Illinois (April 10) and St. Thomas (April 28) … game on April 9 against the Fighting Leathernecks drove in four runs … Had a hit versus Michigan in the opening game of the NCAA Tournament on May 20 … named to The Summit League Academic All-League Team, Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence and Academic Honor Roll … an Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete honoree.

2021: Played in 32 games with 27 starts … averaged .246, slugged .522 and reached base at a .333 clip … nine of her 17 hits went for extra bases (five home runs, four doubles) … scored 10 runs and drove in 21 more … reached base on balls nine times … recorded five multi-hit outings, including a 2-for-2, three-RBI outing in a win against Creighton (4/30) … went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in a win over North Dakota (4/17) … went 1-for-3 in the NCAA Regional against Arkansas (5/22).

Before SDSU: Cheyanne earned all-state honors four times in leading West Central High School to four Class B state championships ... earned team Offensive MVP honors each season, including her senior season when she slugged six home runs, posted a .464 batting average and racked up a .577 on-base percentage ... also excelled at the ASA level, hitting .428 with 13 home runs and a .480 OBP with the Sioux Falls Steel club team ... member of three ASA state championship squads ... Honor Roll student and member of the National Honor Society.