2020 Softball Roster
Delce, Chenise
Jersey Number 29
Chenise Delce
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Oklahoma City, Okla.
- High School:
- Carl Albert HS
Bio
Career at TU: Two-year letterwinner who is 21-9 with a 61 ERA and 172 strikeouts in 204.2 innings ... has a .253 batting average with 5 homers and 31 RBIs.
Sophomore (2020): Led the pitching staff with a 6-3 record in 12 appearances and 8 starts ... had a 2.00 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 63.0 innings pitched ... opponents hit just .193 against her and she totaled two shutouts ... had a season-high 10 strikeouts in a 1-0 shutout against Samford (3/6) ... started the season 3-0 including a 2-1 victory over then receiving votes Mississippi State (2/14) ... also was a threat in the batter’s box, where she hit .200 with two double, three homers and 9 RBIs ... produced a .369 sluggin percentage and a .274 on base percentage ... hit home runs in the first three games of the season with a solo shots against Tennessee Tech (2/7) and Mercer (2/8) and a two-run blast against Eastern Kentucky (2/7).
Freshman (2019): NFCA Second-Team All-Region ... American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year ... American Athletic Conference First-Team ... American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team ... was named to the Schutt Sports/NFCA National Freshman of the Year Top 25 list ... led the pitching staff with a 15-6 record, 1.63 ERA and 124 strikeouts in 141.2 innings pitched ... opponents hit just .209 against her and she totaled five shutouts ... had three games with at least 10 strikeouts, including a season-high 12 Ks in a win over Mercer (Feb. 15) ... allowed just one hit and struck out seven en route to a shutout of No. 21 Oklahoma State (March 20) ... recorded shutouts against Iowa (Feb. 9), Kansas (March 16), UConn (May 4) and Arkansas (May 16) to open the NCAA Stillwater Regional ... also was a threat in the batter’s box, where she hit .282 with a double, two homers and 22 RBIs ... produced nine multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games ... her homers came against North Dakota (Feb. 15) and UConn (May 4) ... drove in a season-high three runs against ECU (April 12) and UConn (May 4) ... during conference play, she went 7-0 with a 1.52 ERA and 43 strikeouts, while she also hit .354 with a double, homer and 11 RBIs.
High School: Two-time state champion with a 5A championship as a senior at Carl Albert High School and a 6A title as a sophomore at Choctaw High School ... as a senior she recorded 233 strikeouts in 114 innings and allowed just six earned runs for a 0.36 ERA ... also hit .435 and took home several postseason honors as she was named all-state, all-region, District 5A-1 Pitcher of the Year and first-team Big All-City by The Oklahoman ... during her other championship season as a sophomore, she piled up 257 strikeouts in 202 innings and recorded a 1.17 ERA ... for her efforts, she was named Big All-City Player of the Year, MVP of the state tournament and the District 6A-1 Pitcher of the Year ... also played club ball for the Oklahoma Athletics.
Personal: Born in May of 2000 in Idabel, Okla. ... majoring in applied math and favorite class at TU is calculus I ... would like to one day be a mathematician ... chose to wear No. 29 in honor of her favorite athlete, former USA Softball National Team member Natasha Watley ... began softball at age 6 ... chose TU because of the coaching staff and the campus.
Sophomore (2020): Led the pitching staff with a 6-3 record in 12 appearances and 8 starts ... had a 2.00 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 63.0 innings pitched ... opponents hit just .193 against her and she totaled two shutouts ... had a season-high 10 strikeouts in a 1-0 shutout against Samford (3/6) ... started the season 3-0 including a 2-1 victory over then receiving votes Mississippi State (2/14) ... also was a threat in the batter’s box, where she hit .200 with two double, three homers and 9 RBIs ... produced a .369 sluggin percentage and a .274 on base percentage ... hit home runs in the first three games of the season with a solo shots against Tennessee Tech (2/7) and Mercer (2/8) and a two-run blast against Eastern Kentucky (2/7).
Freshman (2019): NFCA Second-Team All-Region ... American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year ... American Athletic Conference First-Team ... American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team ... was named to the Schutt Sports/NFCA National Freshman of the Year Top 25 list ... led the pitching staff with a 15-6 record, 1.63 ERA and 124 strikeouts in 141.2 innings pitched ... opponents hit just .209 against her and she totaled five shutouts ... had three games with at least 10 strikeouts, including a season-high 12 Ks in a win over Mercer (Feb. 15) ... allowed just one hit and struck out seven en route to a shutout of No. 21 Oklahoma State (March 20) ... recorded shutouts against Iowa (Feb. 9), Kansas (March 16), UConn (May 4) and Arkansas (May 16) to open the NCAA Stillwater Regional ... also was a threat in the batter’s box, where she hit .282 with a double, two homers and 22 RBIs ... produced nine multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games ... her homers came against North Dakota (Feb. 15) and UConn (May 4) ... drove in a season-high three runs against ECU (April 12) and UConn (May 4) ... during conference play, she went 7-0 with a 1.52 ERA and 43 strikeouts, while she also hit .354 with a double, homer and 11 RBIs.
High School: Two-time state champion with a 5A championship as a senior at Carl Albert High School and a 6A title as a sophomore at Choctaw High School ... as a senior she recorded 233 strikeouts in 114 innings and allowed just six earned runs for a 0.36 ERA ... also hit .435 and took home several postseason honors as she was named all-state, all-region, District 5A-1 Pitcher of the Year and first-team Big All-City by The Oklahoman ... during her other championship season as a sophomore, she piled up 257 strikeouts in 202 innings and recorded a 1.17 ERA ... for her efforts, she was named Big All-City Player of the Year, MVP of the state tournament and the District 6A-1 Pitcher of the Year ... also played club ball for the Oklahoma Athletics.
Personal: Born in May of 2000 in Idabel, Okla. ... majoring in applied math and favorite class at TU is calculus I ... would like to one day be a mathematician ... chose to wear No. 29 in honor of her favorite athlete, former USA Softball National Team member Natasha Watley ... began softball at age 6 ... chose TU because of the coaching staff and the campus.
Softball | Tulsa vs Drake
Friday, February 28
Softball | Tulsa vs UMKC
Friday, February 28
SB | South Dakota State Postgame
Tuesday, February 25
Softball | Tulsa vs South Dakota State
Tuesday, February 25
