Black Hills State University Athletics

BHSU RECORD BOOK (as of June 2024)
Tuschen ends her career in the BHSU Record Book (Top-5 listed):
- Runs Batted In (RBI): 1st (87)
- ERA: 3rd (5.51, 351.2 IP)
- Innings Pitched: 3rd (351.2)
- Walks Drawn: 3rd (47)
- Shut Outs: T3rd (2)
- Games Pitched: 4th (71)
- Games Started: 4th (47)
- Strike Outs: 4th (239)
- Hits: 4th (134)
- Doubles: T4th (26)
- Complete Games: 5th (26)
- Games Played: 5th (158)
- Runs Scored 5th (68)
- On-Base Pct.: 5th (.398)

Honors and Awards
2023 All-RMAC Second Team
2022 All-RMAC Honorable Mention

2024 (Senior): ends her career as the Black Hills State RBI leader (87) ... made 22 appearances in the circle with 16 starts ... held a 6-13 record with a 7.17 ERA ... sat second on the team in wins (6) and ERA (7.17) ... tossed eight complete games with a pair of shut outs ... threw 84.0 innings in her final season of collegiate softball ... hit .339 in 56 at-bats for the Yellow Jackets ... notched six doubles and drove in 12 runs.

2023 (Junior): Started all 44 games, including 11 starts and 22 appearances in the circle as she was once again one of the top two-way players in the RMAC … at the plate, she slashed .325/.399/.423 and totaled 40 hits including six doubles and two home runs … tallied 26 RBI and scored 23 runs while drawing 16 walks with 52 total bases … finished with nine multi-hit games including a season-high four hits at Adams State (3/11) when she also recorded season-bests with four RBI and three runs scored … on the pitching side, she totaled 127.0 innings of work with eight complete games … struck out 91 compared with her 31 walks allowed and finished with a 4.35 ERA and 1.65 WHIP … went a season-best 7.1 innings at CSU Pueblo (4/24) … struck out a season-high 11 at Colorado Mesa (2/26) … allowed a season-low two hits in a win over UCCS (4/29) … had seven games in which she did not allow a walk, four 7+ strikeout games and two 10+ strikeout games.

2022 (Sophomore): Appeared in 42 games and started 41 … finished the year second on the team with a .357 batting average and 1.020 OPS … had 41 hits including 11 doubles and five home runs while recording 30 RBI and 23 runs scored … drew 17 walks and totaled an OBP of .437 … in the circle, she made 21 appearances and 18 starts … finished the year with a 1.65 WHIP while hurling six complete games … totaled 100.1 innings of work and accumulated 71 strikeouts … had career-best four-hit game twice during the season, both at Colorado Mines (4/29) … had 10 multi-hit games … drove in career-best five RBI and had her first career two-home run game at New Mexico Highlands (2/26) … in the circle, tallied career-high eight batters against Adams State (3/12) … had two 3-hit performances, once over five innings of work at New Mexico Highlands (2/26) and once over 3.2 innings against Metro State (3/27).

2021 (Freshman): Started all 38 games as a true freshman … was a strong two-way player, going 32-111 to hit .288 on offense, and threw 45 innings in the pitcher’s circle … tallied three doubles, three home runs, 17 RBI, nine runs scored and 10 walks at the plate … totaled an OPS of .754 … pitching, she struck out 11 batters with a 2.07 WHIP … she had a season-best 3-hit game at the plate at Fort Lewis (4/24) … drove in season-high three runs at UCCS (3/7) … recorded three complete games … struck out season-best four batters at Adams State (3/12).

Before BHSU: Graduated from and played softball at Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls, S.D. … was named First Team All-State following senior season.