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2021 Softball Roster
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Halliwill, Paige
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Jersey Number 2
Paige Halliwill
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Mogadore HS
- Hometown:
- Mogadore, Ohio
Bio
2021 (Freshman)
2021 Conference USA Academic Medalist: GPA 3.75 or better
2021 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 33/28 … One of just two players to appear in all 33 games in abbreviated season due to COVID-19 … Very talented defender who makes great reads off the bat and is not afraid to dive for a ball … Became first freshman in program history to begin playing career with an extra base hit in first five games tied for second-longest streak at Marshall; home run in each game of doubleheader against Akron (March 3), double versus Bowling Green (March 5), triple against Valparaiso (March 6) and a home run versus Saint Francis (March 6) … Also had at least one RBI in each of the first five games, tied for fourth-longest streak in team history … Finished season batting .263, 21 hits, 14 runs scored, four doubles, two triples (led team), four home runs, 15 RBI, slugged .513, seven hit-by-pitches (second on team) … Recorded a 1.000 fielding percentage in centerfield with 50 putouts and three assists … Started two relays from the outfield that took away a triple first versus Saint Francis (March 6) and then again versus Bellarmine (March 27) … Opened season with starts against Akron (March 3) and first two career hits were home runs with one in each game … Hit three-run double to put Herd ahead 4-3 in eventual 7-6 win over Bowling Green (March 5) … First multi-hit game (2-of-3) against Saint Francis (March 6) … Drove in two runs in game two at Longwood (March 10) … Two walks and two RBI in game two win at Chattanooga (March 27) … Hit solo home run, fourth homer of season, to lead off game three of Chattanooga series (March 28) as part of back-to-back home runs, Sierra Huerta hit next … 2-of-4 in game one win at Middle Tennessee (April 9), also caught final out by the wall in right-center and held on after colliding with Mya Stevenson … Was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the ninth against Florida Atlantic (April 17) and then scored from first on a double to left-center by Aly Harrell for the walkoff win … Ended the season 5-of-9 (.555) over the final three games … Was 1-of-2 with a hit-by-pitch in regular-season finale at Charlotte (May 9) … Season-best 3-of-4 with two runs, two RBI and a triple in the Conference USA First Round win over Louisiana Tech (May 12) … 1-of-3 in loss to Charlotte at C-USA Tournament (May 12).
High School: Attended Mogadore High School … Decorated career as a three-year team captain … Three-time first team All-Conference, two-time first team All-District, 2019 Golden Glove Award, 2019 Conference Player of the Year and second team All-State … Helped lead team to Conference Title … Name is listed all throughout her school’s record book for season and career numbers … Top two single season runs scored totals with 46 in 2019 and 39 in 2017 … Second-most hits in a season and in the top five for career hits … Also in the top five for career doubles and home runs … School’s all-time leader in runs scored, batting average and triples … Bat .640 (another school record) in 2019 … Played in the Summit County All-Star Game in 2019 at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio … Heavily involved off the field volunteering at the Akron Food Bank, the Mogadore Alumni Association, at Feed My Starving Children and volunteering with the Elementary Santa’s Workshop from 2016-19 … Also involved at school with PAC, FCCLA and a member of the Homecoming Court in 2019 … Successful travel ball career … Member of the 2013 10U Eastern National Champs … Bat over .460 with 16 home runs for Outlaw Lucas in fall 2018 and summer 2019 … Bat over .500 and slugged over 1.100 with Outlaw DeMarini in fall of 2019 … Also lettered in volleyball (three years) and basketball (two years) … In 2017 in volleyball was named second team All-Conference, first team All-District and first team All-Conference in 2019 … In basketball named 2018 second team All-Conference, third team All-District, the All-Glue Award and the HM All Tri-County team … Member of the honor roll all four years … Honored with the Cats Count Academic Award and the Scholar Athlete Award.
Personal: Born May 14, 2002 … Daughter of Mark and Kim Halliwill … Has an older sister, Preslie, who attends Kent State Nursing School … Chose Marshall because, “of the family atmosphere. The coaches were invested in me and the team comradery. I LOVE what Marshall stands for!” … Plans to major in exercise science.
2021 Conference USA Academic Medalist: GPA 3.75 or better
2021 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 33/28 … One of just two players to appear in all 33 games in abbreviated season due to COVID-19 … Very talented defender who makes great reads off the bat and is not afraid to dive for a ball … Became first freshman in program history to begin playing career with an extra base hit in first five games tied for second-longest streak at Marshall; home run in each game of doubleheader against Akron (March 3), double versus Bowling Green (March 5), triple against Valparaiso (March 6) and a home run versus Saint Francis (March 6) … Also had at least one RBI in each of the first five games, tied for fourth-longest streak in team history … Finished season batting .263, 21 hits, 14 runs scored, four doubles, two triples (led team), four home runs, 15 RBI, slugged .513, seven hit-by-pitches (second on team) … Recorded a 1.000 fielding percentage in centerfield with 50 putouts and three assists … Started two relays from the outfield that took away a triple first versus Saint Francis (March 6) and then again versus Bellarmine (March 27) … Opened season with starts against Akron (March 3) and first two career hits were home runs with one in each game … Hit three-run double to put Herd ahead 4-3 in eventual 7-6 win over Bowling Green (March 5) … First multi-hit game (2-of-3) against Saint Francis (March 6) … Drove in two runs in game two at Longwood (March 10) … Two walks and two RBI in game two win at Chattanooga (March 27) … Hit solo home run, fourth homer of season, to lead off game three of Chattanooga series (March 28) as part of back-to-back home runs, Sierra Huerta hit next … 2-of-4 in game one win at Middle Tennessee (April 9), also caught final out by the wall in right-center and held on after colliding with Mya Stevenson … Was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the ninth against Florida Atlantic (April 17) and then scored from first on a double to left-center by Aly Harrell for the walkoff win … Ended the season 5-of-9 (.555) over the final three games … Was 1-of-2 with a hit-by-pitch in regular-season finale at Charlotte (May 9) … Season-best 3-of-4 with two runs, two RBI and a triple in the Conference USA First Round win over Louisiana Tech (May 12) … 1-of-3 in loss to Charlotte at C-USA Tournament (May 12).
High School: Attended Mogadore High School … Decorated career as a three-year team captain … Three-time first team All-Conference, two-time first team All-District, 2019 Golden Glove Award, 2019 Conference Player of the Year and second team All-State … Helped lead team to Conference Title … Name is listed all throughout her school’s record book for season and career numbers … Top two single season runs scored totals with 46 in 2019 and 39 in 2017 … Second-most hits in a season and in the top five for career hits … Also in the top five for career doubles and home runs … School’s all-time leader in runs scored, batting average and triples … Bat .640 (another school record) in 2019 … Played in the Summit County All-Star Game in 2019 at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio … Heavily involved off the field volunteering at the Akron Food Bank, the Mogadore Alumni Association, at Feed My Starving Children and volunteering with the Elementary Santa’s Workshop from 2016-19 … Also involved at school with PAC, FCCLA and a member of the Homecoming Court in 2019 … Successful travel ball career … Member of the 2013 10U Eastern National Champs … Bat over .460 with 16 home runs for Outlaw Lucas in fall 2018 and summer 2019 … Bat over .500 and slugged over 1.100 with Outlaw DeMarini in fall of 2019 … Also lettered in volleyball (three years) and basketball (two years) … In 2017 in volleyball was named second team All-Conference, first team All-District and first team All-Conference in 2019 … In basketball named 2018 second team All-Conference, third team All-District, the All-Glue Award and the HM All Tri-County team … Member of the honor roll all four years … Honored with the Cats Count Academic Award and the Scholar Athlete Award.
Personal: Born May 14, 2002 … Daughter of Mark and Kim Halliwill … Has an older sister, Preslie, who attends Kent State Nursing School … Chose Marshall because, “of the family atmosphere. The coaches were invested in me and the team comradery. I LOVE what Marshall stands for!” … Plans to major in exercise science.
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