Softball

2020: Started 10 (t-7th in SAC) of her 11 appearances in the circle for the Pioneers with one complete game... Finished with a record of seven wins (t-6th in SAC) and three losses with a team-high 47.2 innings pitched... Collected a team-leading 32 strikouts and walked 15 batters... Staff-best 2.64 earned run average (11th in SAC)... Career-high nine strikeouts at UVa-Wise (Mar. 5)... Pitched five innings in a combined shutout of Southern Wesleyan (Feb. 25)... Fielding percentage of .917 with one putout and 10 assists.

2019: Started in 15 of 23 appearances in the circle... Went 7-8 with 91.0 innings of work... Tied first for TU in appearances and second in wins... Finished with 43 strikeouts (second among the staff) to 20 walks... Team-leading 3.77 ERA... Two five-strikeout outings: vs. Young Harris (Mar. 31) and at King (Apr. 15)... Two plate appearances on the season and drew a walk at Francis Marion (Mar. 3)... Collected three of her 23 assists vs. Converse (Feb. 10)... Fielding percentage of .926... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Honor Roll.

2018: Made four appearances in the circle where she went 1-0 in her 7.2 innings of work... Finished with four strikeouts and four walks... 11.87 ERA... Pitched three innings for a win in relief and combined on a 9-0 shutout over Goldey-Beacom (Mar. 9)... Recorded two strikeouts in her 46-pitch performance... Also had one at-bat against Carson-Newman (Apr. 11) and posted a putout and two fielding assists at Milligan (Apr. 22).

High School: Graduated from Loudon (Tenn.) HS... Coached by Garrett Casson (softball) and Kimberly Callais (volleyball)... Lettered four years in softball and three in volleyball... Four-time All-County and All-District... Three-time County Player of the Year... Earned a spot on the All-County volleyball team... 2014 Softball District runner-up and 2015 Volleyball District Runner-up... Career Stats: .500 batting avg... Salutatorian of her graduating class.

Personal: Born Sep. 24, 1999 in Knoxville, Tenn... Daughter of Mark and Velvet Richesin... Sibling - Gannon (26)... Majoring in special education... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Dean's List... Charles Oliver Gray Honors List... Community service: Nettie Day of Service (painting railings at local church)... Future plans: Teach special education and earn a masters in curriculum and instruction... Hobbies: Church youth group, spending time with family and friends... Favorite book: Not a Fan; Favorite class at Tusculum: Methods for Teaching Social Studies in Elementary School; Favorite midnight snack: Ice Cream; Favorite movie: "Elf"; Favorite musical artists: Lauren Daigle and Luke Combs; Favorite song: "Tremble" by Mosaic MSC; Favorite sports team: Tennessee Volunteers; Ivee can't imagine a week without: Her Bible; Favorite athlete: Monica Abbott; Most thrilling moment in sports: HS team advance to regionals; Favorite Tusculum moment: Finding a church that feels like home: Arrowhead Church; Advice to kids: "It's ok to not fit in because God created you to be different"; Favorite color: Teal; Favorite food: Chicken; Favorite sport other than softball: Volleyball; Person Ivee most admires: Her grandmother (Kaye); Most famous person Ivee has ever met: Monica Abbott; Toughest player Ivee has ever played against: Leah Sohm; What people don't know about Ivee: She can play the piano; When she was a kid, Ivee tried to be like: Her brother.