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2022 Marshall Softball walkoff vs Charlotte celebration
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2022 Marshall Softball Senior Day
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Grace Chelemen Walkoff vs Charlotte
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Saige Pye
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Softball Preseason All-Conference USA 2022
2021-22 Softball Fall Ball
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Saige Pye
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Aly Harrell, Sierra Huerta, Saige Pye & Mya Stevenson
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Saige Pye
Jersey Number 16

Saige Pye

  • Class:
    Fifth Year
  • High School:
    Bear Creek HS
  • Hometown:
    Stockton, Calif.
2022 (Fifth Year Senior)
2022 NFCA Mideast All-Region First Team
2022 Conference USA All-Tournament Team
2022 All-Conference USA First Team
2022 Preseason All-Conference USA
GP/GS: 53/53 … Came back for her fifth year after being granted the additional year of eligibility due to the 2020 COVID season … Swings a devastating bat that exploded in first full season with Marshall after playing a combined 50 games over previous two abbreviated years (2020 & 2021) … Led Herd with 20 home runs, tying the program single-season record set by Mya Stevenson in 2019 … Led team in total bases with 128, good for fifth-most in team history … Finished second on the team in batting average (.366), hits (59), runs scored (40), RBI (51), slugging percentage (.795) and on base percentage (.452) … Slugging percentage was seventh-highest in program history … Became seventh player with 50+ RBI in a season, teamed with Stevenson to become first pair of teammates with 50+ RBI in the same season … Combined with Stevenson and Aly Harrell to become first trio of teammates with double-digit home runs in the same season in program history … Put stamp on the Marshall career record book in just 103 games … Tops all-time in career slugging percentage (.777), fourth in batting average (.398), fourth in on base percentage (.474) and fifth in home runs (34) … Became 14th member of the MUSB 100 RBI Club with 102, 14th all-time … Had 18 games with two or more hits, season-high three hits in five contests … Three games with two home runs (Charlotte, WKU, UTEP), tied with Rachel Folden (2006 & 2007) for the most multi-homer games in a single season in program history … 10 games with two or more runs scored, season-high three runs in three contests … 13 games with two or more RBI, season-high of six against Charlotte (April 1), tied for third-most in a single game in team history … Started every game at designated player except for two, versus South Carolina (Feb. 19) and at UAB (March 19 game two) started in left field and eventually moved to DP … Opened season with a three-run home run against Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 11), the 15th of her Herd career … Hit two-run homer at Coastal Carolina (Feb. 18) … Started season-best 6-game hitting streak (Feb. 25-March 4) with a double against Kent State, one of just two hits in the game for the Herd … Scored two runs versus Howard (Feb. 25) … In second meeting with Howard (Feb. 26) reached base all five times with two hits, two hit-by-pitches and one error in right field, smacked a towering 3-run home run in top of the seventh that began streak of three-straight games with a home run, finished with four RBI in win … Had a double, a home run, two runs and two RBI at Campbell (Feb. 26) … In first home game of the year versus Purdue Fort Wayne (March 3) had RBI single and a 2-run home run both in the first inning, 3-of-4 with two RBI and one run in second game against Purdue Fort Wayne (March 4) … 3-of-4 with one run versus Maryland Eastern Shore (March 5) … 2-of-3 with a double, home run, a walk, two RBI and scored three runs against Fairfield (March 13), homer was 20th of Marshall career the 15th player in team history to reach the milestone … Two hits and two walks at Ohio (March 16) … Started another three-game streak with a home run hitting a solo shot in game two of Middle Tennessee series (March 26) … Hit a double and another home run (eighth of the year) in game three versus Middle Tennessee (March 27) … Blew up Charlotte in game one of series (April 1) with three hits, two bombs and six RBI, first home run tied the game at 3-3 in the third and second gave Herd 11-4 advantage in the sixth … Second homer was also 10th of the season, 12th different player to hit double-digit homers in a season … Hit another homer in game three of Charlotte series (April 3), tied the game at 3-3 as Herd came back to sweep series … 3-of-4 with a double, home run, two runs and two RBI in game one of Florida Atlantic series (April 8), hit solo homer in the top of the seventh to get Herd on the board, game went to extra innings and hit RBI double in the eighth to help push Herd to 7-2 win, home run was also 26th of Herd career that moved her into top 10 … Smacked another homer versus FIU (April 14), had two hits in the win … 2-for-2 with 14th home run of the season, one walk and scored twice in game three against FIU (April 16) to finish sweep … Had an incredible game at WKU (April 23) while dealing with illness, belting two more home runs, driving in five runs and scored three times, second home run was 30th of Herd career just the sixth player to reach 30 … Showed out in final home game of season against UTEP (May 1), 3-of-4 with three runs, four RBI, one double and two more home runs … Now had 18 home runs for the season, tied with Folden (2006) for second-most in a season in team history … Blasted 12 home runs over 20-game span March 26-May 1 … 2-of-4 in game one at North Texas (May 6) … 2-of-4 with a run and one RBI in game three win at North Texas (May 8) … Drew two walks versus Florida Atlantic (May 11) in first game of the C-USA Tournament … Hit 19th homer of the year with a screaming line drive down the left field line, and recorded 100th career RBI in Herd career, against No. 1 seed Louisiana Tech (May 12) … In an elimination game against Charlotte (May 12), hit RBI double in the first to put Herd on the board and later scored to tie the game at 2-2, later drilled 20th home run of the season to lead off bottom of the fifth to spark another Herd comeback after Charlotte scored six runs in top of the inning to take an 8-5 lead, MU went on to walkoff win … Recorded one final hit versus No. 3 seed WKU at C-USA Tournament (May 13) … Bat .400 in C-USA Tourn., slugged 1.100 … In collegiate career (Georgia Tech and Marshall) appeared in 135 games with 109 starts, bat .367, 133 hits, 76 runs scored, 20 doubles, one triple, 35 home runs, 106 RBI, slugged .718 and a .442 on base percentage … In Marshall career appeared and started in 103 games, bat .398, 130 hits, 74 runs scored, 20 doubles, one triple, 34 home runs, 102 RBI, slugged .777 and a .474 on base percentage … Reached base in 91-of-103 games at MU, 88.3-percent.

2021 (Senior)
2021 NFCA Mideast All-Region Third Team
2021 All-Conference USA First Team
2020 Conference USA Preseason All-Conference

GP/GS: 25/25 … Started every game that she appeared in abbreviated season due to COVID-19 … 18 starts at designated player, four starts at third base and three in left field … Powerful clutch hitter who continues to do damage with her bat … Finished second on the team batting .395, slugging .663 and third with 34 hits … Scored 14 runs, hit five doubles, six home runs, 23 RBI and on base percentage of .459 … Began season struggling a little at the plate, but exploded once getting to Conference USA play hitting .475 (19-of-40) with four doubles, four homers and 18 RBI over 11 games … Recorded a hit in 20 games and two or more 11 times … Drove in a run in 11 games and two or more seven times … Had a career-high 12 game hitting streak (April 17-May 12) … Reached base safely in 24-of-25 games, only game did not reach safely was versus Valparaiso (March 7) … Reached safely in last 18 games of season … Had two hits and one walk in first game against Valparaiso (March 6) … Hit first home run of the season versus Saint Francis (March 7) … Recorded two hits including a home run in the seventh inning at Longwood (March 10) … Tallied two hits in each contest of a doubleheader at Chattanooga (March 20) … Dominated in series against Florida Atlantic (April 17-18) hitting .462 (6-of-13) over three games with nine RBI, three doubles and one home run … Tied team record with three doubles in game two of doubleheader with Florida Atlantic (April 17), third double came in the bottom of the seventh driving in two runs to tie the game … Clobbered a three-run homer in the third inning of series finale against Florida Atlantic (April 18) … Hot bat continued at FIU (April 23-25) batting .500 (8-of-16) over four games with seven RBI, two home runs and one double … Hit solo home run in first game at FIU (April 23) for third of the season … In first game of doubleheader at FIU (April 24) went 3-of-4 with four RBI … Hit a double and a home run, drove in two in series finale at FIU (April 25) to help Herd take the series … Had two hits in Herd’s lone win in series at Charlotte (May 8) … Erased a shutout and no-hitter at Charlotte (May 9) in the sixth inning with a two-run blast to center on first pitch of the at bat for sixth homer of the year … Was 3-of-4 at the plate with a walk and one run in win over Louisiana Tech (May 12) in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament … In just 50 games (split between two shortened seasons) in Marshall career she is batting .428, with 71 hits, 34 runs scored, 11 doubles, 14 home runs, 51 RBI, slugging .759 and an on base percentage of .495.

2020 (Junior)
GP/GS: 25/25 … Made a major impact in first season with the Herd … Was on pace for a monster season with all career-highs before the remainder of the year was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic … Started every game with 11 at designated player, three in the outfield and the final 11 games at third after Blakely Burch went down with an injury … Finished the season with a .463 batting average (first on the team), 37 hits (first), 20 runs (fifth), six doubles (tied for second), eight home runs (third), 28 RBI (second), slugged .863 (second) and a .532 on base percentage (second) … Second toughest on the team to strikeout with just five in 80 at bats … Ranked in the top 50 in the NCAA in hits (11th), total bases (12th – 69), RBI (20th), slugging percentage (23rd), home runs (26th), RBI per game (32nd – 1.12), and batting average (33rd) … Only game did not reach base safely was the season-opener versus Saint Francis (Feb. 7), getting on base in 24-straight … Recorded a hit in 20-of-25 games, two or more in 12 contests and three or more four times … Had a six-game hitting streak Feb. 14-22, season-best seven game hitting streak Feb. 28-March 4 and ended the year with a hit in the last four … Tallied at least one RBI in 12 games and two or more seven times … Drove in a run in six-straight games (Feb. 28-March 4), tied for third-longest streak in program history … Overcame 0-for-4 performance in the season-opener to 2-of-4 with 4 RBI and a home run in the nightcap against Bucknell (Feb. 7) … 2-of-3 with a double and one hit-by-pitch at USC Upstate (Feb. 9) … Went 3-for-3 with two runs, two RBI and second home run at Chattanooga (Feb. 14) … Was 2-of-3 with two RBI and a double versus Tennessee Tech (Feb. 15) … Delivered two more hits and scored twice in win over Indiana State (Feb. 16) … Scored in the bottom of the eighth against East Tennessee State (Feb. 21) to help spark rally for comeback win … Went 3-for-3 with two runs and a walk the next day versus East Tennessee State (Feb. 22) … 3-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI in win over Rhode Island (Feb. 23) … Hit Herd’s fifth home run of the game against Delaware State (Feb. 28) to tie program single-game record with a three-run shot that ended the game in the sixth … Had two more hits in the nightcap at Hampton (Feb. 28) with one run and one RBI … Hit two-run homer versus Howard (Feb. 29) … Smacked fifth home run of the year at Norfolk State (March 1) as part of seven-run inning and was 2-of-3 with three RBI, two runs and one walk … Hit first career triple in first home game against Akron (March 4) … Walked two times and scored once in win over Bucknell (March 7) … Was 2-of-4 and hit the second of back-to-back home runs in bottom of the sixth against Rutgers (March 7) … Had career day at No. 11 Kentucky (March 11) going 4-of-5 at the plate, smashing two home runs and driving in seven runs … First home run against UK was a two-run shot to left in the first inning, and a grand slam in the third … Seven RBI tied for the second-most in a game in team history.

Prior to Marshall: Played two seasons at Georgia Tech.
2019 (Sophomore)
Played in 14 games with one start … Drove in one run, walked once and stole one base.
 
2018 (Freshman)
Played in 18 games with five starts … Made collegiate debut against Lipscomb (Feb. 9) as the designated player … Recorded two hits and three RBI for the year … Hit first career homer against Pittsburgh (April 14).
 
High School: Graduated from Bear Creek High School … Played for coach Kirk Klucznik … Was a three-year captain … Broke the Stockton area high school record for career home runs with 32 … Earned many distinctions during high school career including ranking fifth in the nation for RBI and first in California for freshman RBI in 2014, broke the St. Mary’s High School (where she attended her freshman year) RBI record in 2014, and won league MVP in 2014 and 2015 … Three-time San Joaquin All-Area First Team selection, a two-time All-SJAA and named the 2015 most outstanding offensive player … Armed Forces Athlete of the Year.
 
Personal: Born January 7, 1999 … Daughter of Kirk and Tiffany Pye … Has a younger sister, Ashley … Father played football (1990-94) at Grambling State University … Cousin Davion Berry played basketball at Weber State and scored over 1,000 points in just two seasons, then spent some time as a pro in Torino, Italy, in the NBA D-League for the Main Red Claws & Toronto Raptors, and currently in the Russian professional league with Enisey Krasnoyarsk … Majoring in sports management.
Marshall Softball Class of 2025 Graduates
Friday, May 02
Marshall Softball: Kaleea Washington & Brooklyn Ulrich (Post-Radford)
Tuesday, April 22
Marshall Softball: HC Morgan Zerkle, Haleigh Adkins, Paige Maynard (Post-Coastal)
Friday, April 18
Hype and Harmony: the Team Personality Fuels Success #softball
Thursday, April 17