Lily Palko

Class:
Freshman
Position:
IF
Height:
5-5
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Transfer, Pa.
High School:
Sharpsville

Freshman (2026) • Appeared in 15 games, largely as a pinch hitter and middle infielder
• Batted .143 (2-for-14) with one run scored and two RBI; also drew three walks in 14 at-bats, posting a .294 on-base percentage
• Drove in two runs on a fifth-inning double vs. Incarnate Word (Feb. 14)
• Also doubled for her first collegiate hit in the seventh inning at Houston Christian (Feb. 13)
• Made collegiate debut in season opener vs. Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 6)

Prep
• Graduated from Sharpsville High School (2025)
• Named the Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association's 2025 Class 2A Player of the Year
• Three-time PaHSSBCA All-State first team honoree at shortstop (2023, '24, '25)
• Also a three-time all-region and all-district first team selection
• In 2022, named the District 10 Freshman Softball Player of the Year
• Boasted a career .534 batting average with 125 hits, 136 runs scored and 149 RBI; boasted 75 extra-base hits, including a Pennsylvania state-record 40 career home runs
• Helped Sharpsville capture a District 10 championship (2023)
• Played travel ball with the Ohio Outlaws
• Two-time USA Softball High Performance Program selection and national selection top performer
• Two-time USSSA All-American (2018, '21); USA Softball All-American for Region 2 Blue (2019, '20)
• Also lettered in varsity volleyball and basketball
• Two-time all-region and all-district first team honoree; became Sharpsville sixth player to reach 1,000 points in school history
• National Honor Society; Honor Roll

Personal
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology, majoring in sport management
• Born on March 20, 2007
• Daughter of Ed and Mandy Palko