HONORS & AWARDS
Second-Team NFCA All-Mideast Region: 2018
Third-Team NFCA All-Mideast Region: 2017
Second-Team All-MVC: 2018, 2016 & 2015
Second-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District V: 2017
First-Team MVC Scholar-Athlete: 2018, 2017 & 2016
MVC All-Defensive Team: 2018
NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete: 2017-18, 2016-17, 2015-16 & 2014-15
MVC Player of the Week: 02-27-17
MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week: 03-28-18, 02-28-17 & 02-14-17
Bradley COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week: 03-27-18, 03-07-18 & 02-15-17
MVC Presidents Council Academic Award: 2018
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2016, 2017 & 2018
MVC Honor Roll: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (8): Fall '14, Spring '15, Fall '15, Spring '16, Fall '16, Spring '17, Fall '17, Spring '18
2018 (SENIOR)
Earned Second-Team NFCA All-Mideast Region honors to join Kelly Kapp and Madeline Lynch-Crumrine was the only two-time all-region selections in program history … Second-Team All-MVC selection … Joined Julie Jehle as the only three-time First-Team MVC Scholar-Athletes in Bradley Softball history … Hit a team-best .354 to rank eighth in the MVC … Scored a league-best 39 runs … Finished her time on The Hilltop as one of two players to rank among the top 20 in Missouri Valley Conference history in both career runs and RBI, joining two-time MVC Player of the Year Jessica Huff (Evansville) … Moved from third base to catcher midway through the season and was named to the MVC”s All-Defensive team … Ranked eighth in the MVC with 58 hits and tied for sixth with 30 RBI … Tallied eight doubles, one triple and four homers on the year, while owning a .488 slugging percentage and .419 on base percentage … Hit .362 with runners on base and was second on the team with 16 two-out RBI … Had a team-high 16 multi-hit games and drove in multiple runs in six contests … Owned a career-best 14-game hit streak to tie for the third longest hit streak in program history … Her 39 runs rank seventh among Bradley season marks … Appeared in 202 games (8th) during her time at Bradley and was just the fourth Brave to reach 200 career hits (T3rd – 203 hits) … Career batting average of .336 is seventh all-time on The Hilltop … Broke the Bradley career walks record, drawing 75 career base on balls … Also ranks among the top three in Bradley history in career doubles (3rd – 39), home runs (2nd – 17), RBI (2nd – 127) and runs (2nd – 136) … Is fourth all-time at BU with a .498 career slugging percentage and her .428 career on base percentage is also fourth … Only player in school history to collect 40 or more hits in all four seasons … Also only Bradley player with 25+ RBI in all four years … Scored 19 runs and drive in 15 in MVC play to go with a .321 batting average … Wrapped up her time 12th in MVC history in career runs and 17th in career RBI.
2017 (JUNIOR)
Third-Team NFCA All-Mideast Region … Second-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District V selection … Bradley’s first Academic All-District pick since 2013 … Led the team with 19 walks and her 16 doubles rank fifth among Bradley season marks … Third on the team with a .319 average … Only player in program history to drive in 25 or more runs in three consecutive seasons … Earned MVC Player of the Week after helping Bradley to the title at the Mardi Gras Classic, belting a two-run homer in a 2-1 victory at #16 Louisiana for the first true road win against a top-25 team in program history … Scored or drove in 30 percent of Bradley’s runs with her 38 RBI ranking seventh in the MVC and tied for seventh among Bradley season marks … Owned a .368 average with runners on base and hit .386 with runners in scoring position … Hit all four of her home runs with runners on and collected 15 of her 23 extra-base hits with runners on base … Collected multiple hits 15 times and drove in two or more runs in 11 contests … Hit a pair of triples and drove in three runs in a 2-for-4 effort against Mississippi Valley State … Behind the plate for Bradley’s no-hit bid into the sixth at #16 Louisiana and also caught a near perfect game against Wichita State on April 9 in what was the first shutout of the Shockers by a Valley opponent since 2014 … One of two players in the MVC with 28 runs, 35 RBI and 19 or more walks … Two-time MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week selection in 2017, marking the first time Bradley Softball won the award since 2009.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Second-Team All-MVC selection for the second consecutive year … Named team’s Most Valuable Defensive Player … First-Team MVC Scholar-Athlete … Started the year at second base, before moving back to catcher midway through the year … Over the final 29 games following the move behind the plate, she boasted a team-best .360 average with 22 runs and 15 RBI to go a .510 on base percentage … Led the team with a .979 fielding percentage … Was second on the team with a .336 average and 30 runs scored … Led the team with 22 walks and tied the Bradley season record for hit by pitch (12) … Her team-best .470 on base percentage ranks fifth among Bradley season marks … Drove in 25 runs to rank third on the team … Had a team-best .373 average with 20 runs in MVC play and her .527 on base percentage in league games was third in the Valley … Her 59 career RBI are the most by a Bradley player entering their junior year … Reached base 52 percent of the time she led off an inning … Had 12 multi-hit games … Had homers in the first two games of the series against Loyola, providing the only run in the 1-0 victory in the series opener … Went 7-for-10 with seven runs in the series at Indiana State and capped the series with a 3-for-3 outing with four runs scored.
2015 (FRESHMAN)
Second-Team All-MVC … Scored a team-best and Bradley freshman record 38 runs for the most runs by a Brave since 2004 … Tied for the sixth most runs scored in school history and tied for seventh in the MVC in runs … One of two players in school history to collect 35 runs, 30 RBI and 20 or more walks in a season … Started 37 games at catcher and 46 of the 51 games she appeared in … Owned a .336 average and .429 on base percentage … Second on the team with five home runs and third with 34 RBI … Her 34 tied for the 10th best season total at Bradley and her .429 on base percentage is ninth among school marks … Hit a team-best .391 with runners on base and .385 with runners in scoring position … Drew four walks in the win at New Mexico State … Ripped a home run in the MVC Tournament matchup with Illinois State, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored … Second on the team with 10 multi-RBI games … Tallied 13 multi-hit games … Had a season-best six-game hit streak … Reached base safely in each of the final 11 games … Scored 21 runs in conference play and drove in 16 runs … Hit .297 in Valley play.
HIGH SCHOOL
A two-time all-state selection, Schroeder earned NFCA All-Region honors as a senior … Named one of the top 100 players in the area by the Chicago Tribune and was a four-time all-conference pick … Hit .593 as a senior with 45 runs and 42 RBI, striking out twice in 125 plate appearances … Owned a .481 career batting average and is tied for 10th in state history with 28 career triples … Helped the Bears to a pair of conference championships … As a freshman, helped Lake Zurich to a section title and state quarterfinal appearance … Led the Bears to back-to-back regional titles her final two prep seasons … Also lettered in basketball.
PERSONAL
The daughter of Mark and Mary Schroeder, Maria was born in Hoffman Estates, Ill. … Has two older brothers: Michael and Matthew … Majored in marketing (social media).
