2024 (Senior): As a senior, McGinnis had a 5.31 ERA across 86.1 innings. She made 29 appearances and made nine starts. Eileen had two complete games, one save, and struck out 24 batters.
-Â Â GLVC Academic All-Conference
-Â Â Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar
2023 (Junior): Eileen appeared in seven games and made one start as a junior, where she threw 17.1 innings and had a 2-0 record with a 4.67 ERA. She also earned her first career save with a pair of scoreless innings in a 2-0 win over William Jewell (4/22/23).
-Â Â GLVC Academic All-Conference
2022 (Sophomore): In her first season with the Hawks, Eileen made 11 appearances on the mound with eight starts, where she tossed 30.1 innings and had a 10.38 ERA with a 1-8 record. She made her debut with the Hawks against Texas-Tyler (2/11/22) and earned her first win with a complete game shutout against Westminster (Mo.) (3/16/22).
-Â Â GLVC Academic All-Conference
2021 (Sophomore at St. Louis CC): In her second season with the Archers, McGinnis had 124 at-bats, where she hit .274 with seven doubles, two triples, three home runs, and drove in 15. She hit her first career home run against Three Rivers (4/13/21).Â
In the circle, she made 24 appearances and 19 starts, where she threw 132.2 innings and had a 2.90 ERA. Eileen racked up 160 strikeouts and had a 13-9 record.Â
She helped the Archers to win a district championship and reach the 2021 NJCAA Softball World Series.
-Â Â First Team All-Region
2020 (Freshman at St. Louis CC): Appeared in eight games, where she went 3-24 (.125) and had one triple and four RBIs at the plate. On the mound, Eileen made four appearances, where she tossed 21.2 innings and had a 1.94 ERA. She struck out 21 batters while only walking four, and she had a 4-0 record.Â
Personal: Eileen McGinnis hails from Ellisville, Missouri, and is a proud alumna of Marquette High School, home of the Mustangs. She is the daughter of Dan and Bridget McGinnis and built a stellar legacy both on and off the field. Eileen spent two years at St. Louis Community College before coming to Quincy.
A two-sport athlete, Eileen played four years of varsity softball and basketball, but it was on the diamond where she truly shined. As a pitcher, she racked up a career record of 37-12, maintained a 2.21 ERA, and struck out 222 batters. At the plate, she was just as dominant, blasting 13 home runs, driving in 106 RBIs, and posting a .368 career batting average. She even holds a Missouri state record for most RBIs in a single game (11).
Her achievements include:
- 4-time All-Conference selection
- 2017 Missouri Class 4 State Champion
- Appearances in three Missouri Final Fours (2nd in 2015, 1st in 2017, 4th in 2018)
- Second Team All-State (2017)
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch Fall Softball Player of the Year (2017)
- Named to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Decade Second Team (2011–2020) at 1B
Off the field, Eileen is just as accomplished. She is a member of Kappa Delta Pi, the National Education Honor Society, and serves on the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC). A fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers, she brings a mix of fierce competitiveness and leadership to everything she does.
Why QU?
I chose QU because when I was in the transfer process, it was the place that felt the most like home. QU is a place that has given me the opportunity to play the sport I love and receive a degree in a career I have wanted my whole life.
