HIGHLIGHTS
» Complete-Game Win (7.0 IP, 1 K, 1 R) vs HPU (April 23, 2023)
» Complete-Game Shutout (7.0 IP, 2 K, 3 H) vs HPU (April 16, 2023)
» Complete-Game Shutout (7.0 IP, 2 K, 3 H) vs No. 13 Sonoma State (April 1, 2023)
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
» 2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
» KTA Super Stores Superstar of the Week (March 8-21, 2023)
STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2023 (Spring) B.A. Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences
» 2022-23 D2 Athletics Directors Association Academic Achievement Award
» 2022-23 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2022-23 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors
» 2021-22 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2020-21 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2019-20 Academic All-PacWest Team
2023 (Senior): Made 21 appearances with 16 starts in the pitching circle, going 96.2 innings with a 6-8 record, one save, eight complete games and two shutouts. Finished with a 4.13 ERA and .299 opposing batting average ... Got first career win in a complete-game 4-2 victory vs Azusa Pacific (March 14). Notched a consecutive victory with another complete-game performance in a 5-4 win vs Holy Names (March 20). Tossed a complete-game shutout on two strikeouts with just three hits allowed in a 5-0 win vs No. 13 Sonoma State (April 1). Tossed another complete-game shutout again with two strikeouts and three hits in a 1-0 win vs HPU (April 16). Gave up just on run in closing out the final 7.2 innings of a 10-inning 7-6 walk-off win vs Chaminade (April 22). Closed career with just one run allowed in a 3-1 complete-game win vs HPU (April 23) ... Selected to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
2022 (Junior): Made 13 appearances with five starts in the pitching circle, totaling 26.2 innings with one save and finishing with an 0-4 record and a 2.89 ERA ... Tossed 4.0 scoreless innings of relief work with just two hits allowed in a one-run loss to Chaminade (Feb. 27). Earned first career save after entering in the T5 with a three-run lead and going final 2.0 innings without a hit or run allowed in a 12-6 win vs Academy of Art (April 11). Started the game going 3.1 scoreless innings (no decision) of an eventual 4-1 win vs Chaminade (April 30).
2021 (Sophomore*): Made five appearances with two starts in the pitching circle, totaling 13.0 innings with one complete game to finish with an 0-1 record.
2020 (Freshman): Made three appearances with one start in the pitching circle during the COVID-19 shortened season, totaling 5.1 innings.
*Student-athletes were not charged with use of a season of eligibility for the 2020-21 academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» 2019 graduate of Saugus High School (California)
» Spent first two years of high school at Cleveland High School (California)
» Played four seasons of varsity softball — two for coach Julie Archer (Saugus HS) and two for coach Marcia Garcia (Cleveland HS)
» Honors: West Valley League Co-Pitcher of the Year in 2017, All-City Softball Division I Second Team
» Played club for SoCal Athletics, Firecrackers-Barry, Artesia Punishers (Las Vegas)
PERSONAL
» Last Name Pronounciation: RIZZ-doll
» Born August 2001 in California
» Parents: Michelle and Doug Risdall
» Has two older siblings
» Career Aspirations: Physical Therapist
FAVORITES
» Sports Teams: Texas Rangers, LA Kings, New England Patriots
» Movies: Talladega Nights, Step Brothers, Bridesmaids
» Shows: The Office, Parks and Rec, The Bachelor/Bachelorette, Fixer Upper, The Voice
