2026 Softball Roster
Roster
Valerie Combs
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Ill.
- High School:
- Nashville Community
- Prev School:
- Western Illinois
AWARDS AND HONORS
2024-25 CSC Academic All-District Team
AS A SOPHOMORE (2025)
Started all 54 games for the Eagles … Batted .250 with 25 RBI and a team high 14 doubles … Went 2-for-4 and drove in a season high three runs in the 6-2 win over Oakland on Feb. 22 … Tallied 11 multi-hit games … Recorded five multi-RBI performances … Tallied a career high two home runs on the season … Finished fifth in the conference with 180 at bats … Named to the CSC Academic All-District team
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Attended Western Illinois for freshman season before transferring to Georgia Southern … Started 44 times over 47 appearances, serving as Western’s primary catcher as a true freshman … Led all freshmen on the team hitting .250 on the season with seven steals, 20 runs scored, and 16 extra-base hits.
HIGH SCHOOL
Batted .452 with fifteen total home runs in junior/senior years.... Awards at Nashville Community include 2022-2023 Southern Illinoisan Scholar Athlete; 2022-2023 USA Softball Southern Illinois Select Game; 2021-2023 SIRR Mississippi 1st Team All-Conference Catcher; 2021-2023 SICA All-South Team; 2022-2023 IHSA All-State Team; 2022 Southern Illinois Player of the Week; 2021,2023 NCHS Top Defensive Player; 2022-2023 NCHS Highest BA; 2022 NCHS Co-MVP; 2023 NCHS MVP..... Academic awards include being named a 2023 Illinois State Scholar; High Honor Roll 2019 / 2020 / 2021 / 2022; Member of Senator Plummer’s 2022-2023 Youth Advisory Council; 2023 Presidential Award for Academic Excellence...Played travel ball for Fusion 18U National.
Born Valerie Combs on August 23, 2005 in Nashville, Ill. … The daughter of Jason and Lynn Combs … Has two older brothers, Patrick and Michael … Brother Patrick played baseball at Illinois College.
