PLAYTIME SOFTBALL
The comeback kid
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f it were a movie script, it would be hard to believe: A player battling knee and back problems, who hasn’t pitched competitively for three years, is called on to anchor the staff,
and goes on to become the ace, leading the team in wins, complete games, innings, and strikeouts. But it’s true, and it’s the story of Angie Funston
(BBA ‘10), the Most Valuable Player of the women’s softball team. Funston finished her senior year as a pitcher,
with 11 wins, 10 complete games, 92 innings, and 56 strikeouts—despite not having started a game since her freshman year. When she wasn’t pitching, Funston started at third base, batting .296 with eight homers and 31 RBI. She finished her Loyola career tied for first with 93 total RBI, and tied for fourth with 14 home runs. Here’s another important statistic: Funston had
a cumulative GPA near 3.5, making her a member of the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll. “Angie was a true selfless player for us over the
years, playing every position on the field,” says Coach Yvette Healy. “She was a tremendous senior leader for the team on the mound, at the plate, and in the classroom.” Funston, a business administration and account-
ing major, didn’t mind being asked to play different positions for the team. “I’ll do whatever it takes to get on the field to play.
Whatever I need to do to help the team,” she says. Now that she’s graduated, Funston, a native of St.
John, Indiana, plans to pursue an MBA at Indiana Uni- versity. She also may continue her athletic career as an assistant on the Indiana University softball team.
STEVE WOLTMANN
Angie Funston (BBA ‘10) returned as MVP of the women’s softball team after three years off due to injury.
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