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Bradley University Athletics

2026 Softball Roster

Profile

  • IF/UT
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Mapleton, Ill.
    Hometown
  • 5'9
    Height
  • Illini Bluffs
    High School
Kierston McCoy
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Kierston McCoy
IF/UT
Position
Senior
Class
Mapleton, Ill.
Hometown

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2026
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Career Stats

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Summary

Biography

HONORS AND AWARDS
Bradley Scholar-Athlete of the Week: 4/10/2023
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall '22, Fall '24
Second Team all MVC: 2025

2025 | Junior
Played in 51 games and started in all. McCoy led the team in doubles (13), homeruns (7), RBI (32), and total bases (88). Her .313 batting average was second on the team, along with hits (52) and at bats (166). Among qualified candidates, McCoy had the highest OPS at .897 and SLG% at .530. 

2024 | Sophomore
Started all 56 games at 3rd base leading the team in Home Runs with 7 and slashing .255/.308/.430. She earned Bradley Scholar Athlete of the Week Honors. McCoy was 3rd on the team in RBI with 23 and finished the season with a .930 fielding percentage.

2023 | Freshman
Appeared in 50 games during her Freshman campaign, starting 44. She tied for second on the team in RBIs (20), ranking 14th all-time among Bradley freshmen. McCoy earned Bradley Scholar-Athlete of the Week Honors on April 10. She also ranked second on the team in RBIs during conference play with eight and tied for second in hits during MVC play with 18. She finished the season with a .953 fielding percentage, one of seven Braves to do so (minimum 10 chances). Appeared in 8 games on the mound, all in relief and pitched 8.1 innings with a 5.88 ERA.

HIGH SCHOOL
Named the Peoria Journal Star Player of the Year in 2022 after helping Illini Bluffs to back-to-back state titles. McCoy was a First-Team all-state selection as a senior, going 14-2 with a 1.29 ERA in the circle while striking out 126 batters in 92 innings of work. She owned a .576 average with five homers and 36 runs scored in her final prep season. As an All-state pick as a junior, she went 3-for-8 at the plate and boasting a 1.87 ERA over 15.0 innings of work in the 2021 IHSA state semifinals and championship. McCoy gave up just one hit in nine full innings of work in the 2022 IHSA Class A State Championship game and struck out 12 hitters in a complete game win in the state semifinals as a senior. She took home all-conference and all-area honors her junior year. She helped the Tigers to a second-place state finish as a freshman in 2019 and lettered in volleyball all four years.
 
PERSONAL
The daughter of Kari and Chet McCoy, Kierston was born in Peoria, Ill. She has two younger siblings: Cole and Camden. Her mother Kari played softball at Bradley (1998-00).