SAN DIEGO -- San Diego State's 2020 transfer class has been deemed the fourth-best in the country, Softball America recently announced.
In an article written by Maren Angus on Tuesday, Oct. 1, the Aztec transfer class of juniors Maggie Balint (Oregon), Riley Thies (Towson Univ.), Alexa Schultz (Oklahoma) and Sara Lillie (Oregon State), and sophomores Summer Hargett (Northwestern) and Hannah Johnson (Cal State Fullerton) only trails No. 1 Oklahoma State, No. 2 Louisiana and No. 3 Oregon. SDSU is also ahead of such national powers Missouri (10), Oklahoma (11), Washington (12) and Arizona State (15), among others.
Balint spent two seasons at Oregon from 2017-18, going a remarkable 28-4 in the circle with a 1.51 ERA. In 185 2/3 innings, the right-hander finished with 13 complete games, five shutouts and three saves, striking out 214 with just 53 walks, while limiting the opposition to a .189 average.
Thies, meanwhile, batted .302 (74-for-245) with 23 RBIs, 61 runs, seven doubles, a triple and a walk over two seasons at Towson from 2018-19, while Schultz (60 GP, 7 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI) and Lillie (11 starts, 6 RBI, 1.000 fielding pct.) each spent the last two years at NCAA tournament teams Oklahoma and Oregon State, respectively.
Hargett comes to The Mesa after playing the 2018 season at Northwestern, appearing in 17 games with three starts, while Johnson redshirted last year with the Aztecs after pitching for Cal State Fullerton in 2018.
SDSU continues its nine-game fall schedule at home against Mt. Sac (11 a.m.) and San Diego (4 p.m.) on Saturday. Admission to both games at SDSU Softball Stadium is free.
The 2020 spring schedule will be released in the coming weeks.