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2024 Tufts University Jumbos Softball Roster

4 Josie Steinberg

4 Josie Steinberg

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • B/T:
    R/R
  • Hometown:
    Larchmont, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Mamaroneck

Summary

Biography

2024 (Fifth Year): Was once again one of the best shortstops in the nation for the Jumbos...was the NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year for the third straight year...was All-NESCAC First Team, while earning All-Region 1 Second Team...was the Medford Regional Most Outstanding Player...earned College Sports Communicators All-American Third Team Honors as well as CSC All-District accolades...NESCAC All-Academic Team...led the Jumbos in hits with 74, posting 16 doubles and a homer...scored a team-high 42 runs...stole eight bases...fanned only six times in 173 at-bats...recorded an OPS of .998...hit .428 on the season...hit .500 in the NCAA Tournament, while her 19 hits were the most of any played in the NCAA Tournament in 2024...didn't strike out once in the NCAA Tournament...was 4-for-4 with two runs against Western New England in the NCAA Regional...tallied three hits and two runs against St. John Fisher in an elimination game in the NCAA Regional...was 2-for-4 in both NCAA Super Regional wins over Salisbury May 23 and May 24...was 2-for-4 with a run and double against Virginia Wesleyan at the NCAA Championships...had 24 multi-hit games on the season...was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team...finished her career with 221 hits in her career, second-most at Tufts all-time...134 RBI all-time is sixth at Tufts...556 at-bats at Tufts is fifth all-time...Tufts was 39-10 overall while winning the Medford, MA regional, Salisbury Super Regional and advancing to the NCAA Championships in Marshall, Texas. 

2023 (Senior): Voted an NFCA second team All-American … Repeated as NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year at shortstop … On the NESCAC All-Conference first team for the second year in a row … Made NFCA All-Region first team for the second straight year ... Scored 46 runs and drove home 43 while hitting at a .406 clip in 45 games ... With an ability to get to balls that many shortstops can't, she fielded .939 at the position … Tops in NESCAC with 65 hits … The 46 runs scored tied for second in the conference … Won two NESCAC Player of the Week awards on March 27 and May 8 … Honored on the NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team ... Was 4 for 4 with three runs against Farmingdale State on Opening Day in Florida … Was on  2023 Tucci / NFCA Division III Player of the Year watchlist. ... A NESCAC All-Academic Team honoree (3.50 GPA+) again ... Achieved Academic All-District® Softball Teams status, selected by College Sports Communicators. 

2022 (Junior): Named to the NFCA All-Region first team … NESCAC’s Defensive Player of the Year at shortstop … A NESCAC All-Conference first team honoree … Made the impressive switch from starting catcher in 2021 to starting shortstop this season … Led team with a .374 batting average and 42 rbis in 46 games … Was the NESCAC leader with 58 hits … Ranked second in the league with 42 rbis … Went 3 for 4 with a double, triple, home run, five rbis and three runs versus Bates on April 29 … Selected to the NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team ...Earned NESCAC All-Academic Team honors.

2021 (Sophomore): Earned a spot on the 2021 NESCAC Spring All-Academic Team… went 2 for 3 with two runs scored, a double, an RBI and stolen base against Colby on April 11… went 4 for 3 with two runs scored and an RBI against Trinity on April 18… went 3 for 3 with a run scored, a double and a stolen base against Brandeis on May 2… tied for third on the team with 25 hits… one of three players who led the team with six doubles.

2020 (Freshman): Season canceled due to COVID-19.

Before Tufts: Was on the softball team at Mamaroneck High School...was an All-Section honoree in 2018 and 2019...winner of the Diamond 9 Award for athletic and academic achievement...was named the League Player of the Year in 2019...member of the National Honor Society. 

Personal: Daughter of Jill and Greg...has one sibling, Mia...sister, Mia, was also on the softball team at Tufts. 
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2020Freshman

    INF / C
    5'4"
    16
  • 4

    2021Sophomore

    INF / C
    5'4"
    4
  • 4

    2022Junior

    UTL
    5'4"
    4
  • 4

    2023Senior

    UTL
    5'4"
    4
  • 4

    2024Graduate Student

    UTL
    5'4"
    4