Takesha Saltern

Photo by: Robert Casey

Tatiana Su'eSu'e and Takesha Saltern POTW

Photo by: Robert Casey

Photo by: Robert Casey

Position:
Outfielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Sky View HS
Hometown:
Smithfield, UT

2019 Big Sky Player of the Year
2019 Big Sky All-Conference First Team- Outfield
2019 Big Sky Player of the Week (March 18)
2019 NFCA Regional Second Team

2018 All-Big Sky Conference First Team - Outfield
2018 Academic All-Conference

2017 Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year
2017 All-Big Sky Conference First Team - Outfield
Division I National Freshman of the Year - Top 10 Finalist NFCA 2017
All-Midwest Region First Team - Outfield NFCA 2017
2017 Big Sky Conference All-Tournament Team
All-Tournament Team NISC 2017
2017 Big Sky Conference Player of the Week (March 1)
2017 Academic All -Conference

As a Wildcat

Was a part of three consecutive Big Sky Regular Season Titles in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Claimed one Big Sky Tournament Title in 2019.
Made an NCAA Regional Appearance in 2019.
Was a part of the first team in Big Sky and Weber State history to win an NCAA Regional Tournament game in 2019.

During the 2020 Season

Played and started in all 24 games for the Wildcats at right field.
Batted .325 on the season, second highest on the team.
Led the team in hits with 27 off of 83 at bats.
Scored 14 runs, the most on the team.
Recorded two doubles, two triples and one bomb.
Came away with four RBI on the year.
Went 4-5 on stolen bases.
Recorded 36 total bases.
Ended the season with a .434 slugging percentage and a .378 on base percentage.
Defensively had 28 putouts, four assists and two errors for 34 total chances and a .941 fielding percentage.

As a Junior in 2019

Played and started in all 48 games for the Wildcats at right field.
Batted .403 on the season, highest on the team.
Led the team in hits with 64 off of 159 at bats.
Recorded four doubles, four triples and one homerun.
Had 11 RBI and scored 42 runs.
Had a .497 slugging percentage and a .481 on base percentage.
Defensively had 50 putouts, six assists and four errors for 60 total chances and a .933 fielding percentage.

As a Sophomore in 2018

Started in 54 games for the Wildcats in the outfield.
Posted a team-hight 65 hits on the year.
Scored 49 runs with 33 stolen bases.
Batted .353 on the year with a .435 slug percentage and a .467 on base percentage.
Had six doubles, three triples and her first career home run.
Recorded 94 total putouts on the year and finished with a .954 fielding percentage.

As a Freshman in 2017

Started in 59 games for the Wildcats in the outfield.
Record a Big Sky Conference single-season record 92 hits, which ranked second in the NCAA for 2017.
Scored a Weber State school record-tying 53 runs, and had 24 stolen bases.
Batted a Weber State single-season record .451, which ranks as the fourth-best batting average in Big Sky history and was fourth in the nation in batting average for 2017.
Had a Weber State single season, and career, record nine triples.
Was walked 18 times and had four sacrifice hits to finish with a .554 slugging percentage and a .502 on-base percentage.

During her Prep/Club career

Graduated from Sky View High School in Smithfield, Utah, in 2016.
Was All-Cache Valley Player of the Year, All-Area Most Valuable Player, and a team captain for the Bobcats.
Played her club softball for Salt Lake Pegasus.

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