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Jersey Number 6
Paige Simpson
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- St. Joseph HS
- Hometown:
- Elnora, Canada
2026 (Senior)
GP/GS: 57/57 …Started all 57 games at shortstop in 2026 ... Led team with 143 assists, a number ranked Top-10 nationally and ranks 2nd all-time in single-season program history (Sydney Bickel - 144, 2024) ... Hit career-best .285, with 41 hits, 49 total bases and a home run ... Had nine multi-hit games
2025 (Junior)
GP/GS: 52/52 …Made appearances in 52 games for Marshall on the left side of the infield as a junior transfer from Idaho State ... Had career season offensively, setting career-highs in batting average (.268), hits (37), RBI (17) and doubles (3) ... Had 107 assists and 56 putouts with seven double plays turned
Prior to Marshall: Two-year standout at Idaho State University ... Earned consecutive Big Sky honors as a freshman in 2023 and sophomore in 2024 for the Bengals ... Career .262 hitter ... Finished as a .941 fielder at shortstop in 2024
High School: Played high school at St. Joseph in Elnora, Alberta, Canada ... Becomes Marshall softball's first Canadian-born player.
GP/GS: 57/57 …Started all 57 games at shortstop in 2026 ... Led team with 143 assists, a number ranked Top-10 nationally and ranks 2nd all-time in single-season program history (Sydney Bickel - 144, 2024) ... Hit career-best .285, with 41 hits, 49 total bases and a home run ... Had nine multi-hit games
2025 (Junior)
GP/GS: 52/52 …Made appearances in 52 games for Marshall on the left side of the infield as a junior transfer from Idaho State ... Had career season offensively, setting career-highs in batting average (.268), hits (37), RBI (17) and doubles (3) ... Had 107 assists and 56 putouts with seven double plays turned
Prior to Marshall: Two-year standout at Idaho State University ... Earned consecutive Big Sky honors as a freshman in 2023 and sophomore in 2024 for the Bengals ... Career .262 hitter ... Finished as a .941 fielder at shortstop in 2024
High School: Played high school at St. Joseph in Elnora, Alberta, Canada ... Becomes Marshall softball's first Canadian-born player.
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