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2023 Softball Roster
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Jersey Number 14
Cailey Joyce
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- East Pennsboro Area HS
- Hometown:
- Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Bio
2023 (Redshirt Senior)
GP/GS: 2/0 … Made two appearances before season was cut short due to injury ... Struck out three in four innings in relief against Butler on Feb. 11
2022 (Redshirt Junior)
2022 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete: GPA 3.50 or better
2021-22 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 14/10 … In second season with the Herd made 10 starts out of 14 appearances … Finished second on the team in innings pitched with 38.1, wins with five and 32 strikeouts … Had a 6.39 ERA … Pitched three complete games and had one shutout … Made season debut with start versus Villanova (Feb. 11) at the Buzz Classic had two strikeouts …Earned first victory of the year tossing 6.2 innings at Coastal Carolina and struck out six in 9-7 win... Pitched complete-game win versus Howard (Feb. 25) at the Camel Stampede allowing two runs… Tossed five-inning, complete-game shutout over Purdue Fort Wayne (March 4) allowing just three hits and striking out a season-high seven batters …In two-year Marshall career has appeared in 29 games with 22 starts, 10-8 record, seven complete games, two shutouts, a 4.29 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 104.1 innings.
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)
2021 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 15/12 … Led team with a 3.08 ERA, 12 starts, four complete games, 66 innings and 37 strikeouts … Pitched 45.1 innings in 10 outings in C-USA play … Tied for team lead with five wins, overall a 5-5 record … Had one shutout and was second on the staff with 15 appearances … Made Herd debut with start against Valparaiso (March 7), pitched four innings allowed four hits and one run with three strikeouts...Earned second start and first Marshall win in game three of Chattanooga series (March 21) tossing complete game with a season-high seven strikeouts and allowed just one run off four hits … Pitched complete game against Bellarmine (March 27) tying season-high of seven strikeouts … Tallied second win pitching a gem in game one of four-game set with Florida Atlantic (April 16), going the distance, allowing just four hits, no walks, and striking out six, in the 1-0 shutout
Prior to Marshall: 2019-20 at La Salle University
Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
Appeared in 41 games, starting 39 for La Salle ... Made collegiate debut versus Fairfield (Feb. 24) … Led the team in the following batting categories: batting average (.301), slugging percentage (.540) and home runs (7) ... Season-high nine game hit streak (April 3-14) … First collegiate hit came against Elon (March 2) … ... Homered twice and produced five RBI in game against Dayton (4/13) ... Pitched in 35 games, starting 16 of them … Earned first collegiate win against Oakland University (March 3) tossing all seven innings and striking out four … Tossed 14 complete games … Led team with 168.2 innings pitched and 91 strikeouts … Recorded eight wins and one save.
High School: A 2018 graduate of East Pennsboro Area High School … Played four years of softball … Named PA All-State Class 4A Player of the Year, Penn Live Player of the Year, Mid-Penn Capital Division Player of the Year, All-Sentinel Co-Player of the Year, and Mid-Penn Capital Preseason Player of the Year her senior season … Hit .500 and posted an ERA of 0.24 her final year … PA All-State Class 4A First Team, Big 15 First Team, Penn Live First Team All-Star Team, Mid-Penn Capital Player of the Year… Hit .507 and posted an ERA of 0.69 during her junior campaign … Recorded 745 career strikeouts and 126 hits … Also lettered in basketball (four years) and tennis (two years).
Personal: Born Oct. 28, 1999 … Daughter of Deborah and Raymond Joyce … Mother played basketball and softball at Bloomsburg University … Chose to transfer to Marshall because, “The traditions and love for the town, school and athletics is like no other school and is something that I’ve always wanted to be a part of. The coaches made me feel like I was part of their family from the start.” … Majoring in management.
GP/GS: 2/0 … Made two appearances before season was cut short due to injury ... Struck out three in four innings in relief against Butler on Feb. 11
2022 (Redshirt Junior)
2022 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete: GPA 3.50 or better
2021-22 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 14/10 … In second season with the Herd made 10 starts out of 14 appearances … Finished second on the team in innings pitched with 38.1, wins with five and 32 strikeouts … Had a 6.39 ERA … Pitched three complete games and had one shutout … Made season debut with start versus Villanova (Feb. 11) at the Buzz Classic had two strikeouts …Earned first victory of the year tossing 6.2 innings at Coastal Carolina and struck out six in 9-7 win... Pitched complete-game win versus Howard (Feb. 25) at the Camel Stampede allowing two runs… Tossed five-inning, complete-game shutout over Purdue Fort Wayne (March 4) allowing just three hits and striking out a season-high seven batters …In two-year Marshall career has appeared in 29 games with 22 starts, 10-8 record, seven complete games, two shutouts, a 4.29 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 104.1 innings.
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)
2021 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 15/12 … Led team with a 3.08 ERA, 12 starts, four complete games, 66 innings and 37 strikeouts … Pitched 45.1 innings in 10 outings in C-USA play … Tied for team lead with five wins, overall a 5-5 record … Had one shutout and was second on the staff with 15 appearances … Made Herd debut with start against Valparaiso (March 7), pitched four innings allowed four hits and one run with three strikeouts...Earned second start and first Marshall win in game three of Chattanooga series (March 21) tossing complete game with a season-high seven strikeouts and allowed just one run off four hits … Pitched complete game against Bellarmine (March 27) tying season-high of seven strikeouts … Tallied second win pitching a gem in game one of four-game set with Florida Atlantic (April 16), going the distance, allowing just four hits, no walks, and striking out six, in the 1-0 shutout
Prior to Marshall: 2019-20 at La Salle University
Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
Appeared in 41 games, starting 39 for La Salle ... Made collegiate debut versus Fairfield (Feb. 24) … Led the team in the following batting categories: batting average (.301), slugging percentage (.540) and home runs (7) ... Season-high nine game hit streak (April 3-14) … First collegiate hit came against Elon (March 2) … ... Homered twice and produced five RBI in game against Dayton (4/13) ... Pitched in 35 games, starting 16 of them … Earned first collegiate win against Oakland University (March 3) tossing all seven innings and striking out four … Tossed 14 complete games … Led team with 168.2 innings pitched and 91 strikeouts … Recorded eight wins and one save.
High School: A 2018 graduate of East Pennsboro Area High School … Played four years of softball … Named PA All-State Class 4A Player of the Year, Penn Live Player of the Year, Mid-Penn Capital Division Player of the Year, All-Sentinel Co-Player of the Year, and Mid-Penn Capital Preseason Player of the Year her senior season … Hit .500 and posted an ERA of 0.24 her final year … PA All-State Class 4A First Team, Big 15 First Team, Penn Live First Team All-Star Team, Mid-Penn Capital Player of the Year… Hit .507 and posted an ERA of 0.69 during her junior campaign … Recorded 745 career strikeouts and 126 hits … Also lettered in basketball (four years) and tennis (two years).
Personal: Born Oct. 28, 1999 … Daughter of Deborah and Raymond Joyce … Mother played basketball and softball at Bloomsburg University … Chose to transfer to Marshall because, “The traditions and love for the town, school and athletics is like no other school and is something that I’ve always wanted to be a part of. The coaches made me feel like I was part of their family from the start.” … Majoring in management.
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