Adams State University Athletics

Very few have had a softball season quite like Heather Ebert did in 2008. The shortstop posted a season batting average of .505 through 58 games en route to earning NCAA DII National Player of the Year and RMAC Player of the Year. She was also a RMAC All-Tournament and All-South Central Team selection. Her 178 total bases in 2008 is a single-season RMAC record while her .505 average ranks fifth all-time amongst RMAC players in a single season. Her 75 RBI in 2008 ranks third all-time for a single season while she ranks fifth in hits (92), fifth in slugging percentage (.978), and is tied for fifth in home runs (22). In just two season with Adams State, Ebert tallied a career batting average of .460 and slugging percentage of .850. Those marks rank fifth and sixth place, respectively, in the RMAC (as of 2017).

In just two season, Ebert tallied 290 total bases, 157 hits, 119 RBI, 98 runs, and 33 home runs. She finished with a .937 fielding percentage at shortstop while starting all 107 games of her Adams State career. In her senior season, Adams State posted a 38-20 record resulting in a RMAC West Division title and an appearance in the RMAC Tournament final against Fort Lewis College.

Her off-the-charts production led to a spot on the RMAC Softball All-Time Team in 2009. Ebert is one of two Adams State players on the team (Amy Tjaarda). Off the field, she was named RMAC Academic Player of the Year in 2008.