University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2016 Softball Roster
Hayden, Haley
Jersey Number 35
Haley Hayden
- Position:
- Second Base
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- West Monroe, La.
- High School:
- West Monroe HS
Bio
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2017)
NFCA First Team All-Central Region (2017)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2017)
CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team (2017)
CoSIDA Academic All-District VI (2017)
All-Louisiana First Team (2017)
Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference (2017)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2016)
NFCA Third Team All-Central Region (2016)
Sun Belt Conference Tournament All-Tournament Team (2016)
All-Sun Belt Second Team (2016)
CoSIDA Academic All-District VI (2016)
All-Louisiana First Team (2016)
Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference (2016)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2015)
NFCA First Team All-Central Region (2015)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2015)
Capital One Academic All-District VI (2015)
All-Louisiana First Team (2015)
Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference At-Large (2015)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2014)
NFCA Division l Freshman of the Year Top 10 Finalist (2014)
NFCA Second Team All-Central Region (2014)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2014)
All-Louisiana First Team (2014)
2017 (Senior)
Served as a defensive anchor at first base (first half) and right field (second half)…appeared in all 55 games, extending her string of consecutive games started to 224…posted a career-best .382 average, finishing above .370 for the third straight season…reached 40 runs, hits and RBI for fourth straight season…pushed career totals for hits (277), runs (251) and RBI (214) past the 200 threshold…became the Ragin' Cajuns all-time runs scored leader in her final game played at Lamson Park on Apr. 30 vs. Coastal Carolina…finished with 251 career runs, surpassing Nerissa Myers (243) for the record and entering the all-time NCAA career Top 25…scored 60-plus for fourth straight year (62)…produced 21 multiple-hit games, leading the Cajuns for the third straight year and upping her career total to 76…reached 60 hits for the fourth straight year, accumulating 68…hit safely in 43 of 55 games and had only two instances of consecutive hitless games…pieced together six different hitting streaks of at least five games, twice posting a seven-game streak (season-high figure)…struck out only 14 times in 214 plate appearances…hit .362 with runners in scoring position (25-of-69) and led the team with 20 hits in two-out situations…ranked Top 5 nationally in runs per game, Top 25 nationally in RBI per game and Top 30 in total RBI…eclipsed 50 RBI (career-high 57) and double digit home runs (12) for the first time since sophomore season…along with DJ Sanders, hit a league-leading .431 in Sun Belt play…closed out career strong, starting by hitting a team-best .469 with seven home runs and 28 RBI in April…200th career appearance came on Apr. 1 at Georgia Southern…joined the program’s career Top 5 hits list on May 22 in NCAA Baton Rouge Regional winner-take-all contest…opened the season with a five-game streak of at least one hit and RBI, totaling seven hits and six RBI…drew bases-loaded walk to snap 1-1 tie on Feb. 10 vs. Iowa State…RBI double in seventh vs. DePaul on Feb. 11 drew Cajuns within a run, 3-2, and set up Daniella Chavez’s two-run, walk-off single…accounted for 10 runs in the Cajuns first four games of the Mardi Gras Invitational…two-run double ignited a four-run rally vs. North Dakota State on Mar. 3 that opened a five-run lead...homered in the third to start a string of four unanswered runs and completed the rally with a two-run triple for a 5-3 lead vs. UTA on Mar. 18…doubled with two-outs to jumpstart three-spot in sixth inning of series finale at South Alabama that stretched the lead to 8-4…homer in first inning of finale at Georgia Southern provided Louisiana a 2-0 lead two batters into the contest and marked the beginning of a season-high seven-game hitting streak…broke a 1-1 tie in series opener vs. Troy with solo homer in the fifth…was 3-for-3 at the plate with a two-run homer and two-run double, totaling four RBI, in 8-1 win over Texas State in series opener on Apr. 14…launched a grand slam in the second inning to increase Louisiana's lead to 6-0, then hit a three-run double to cap off a five-run third inning that upped the lead to 11-2 in road win at No. 4 Texas A&M (Apr. 19)…provided the go-ahead runs with a three-run homer in first inning of Georgia State series finale, erasing an early 2-0 deficit…scored five runs vs. Coastal Carolina in final weekend at Lamson Park, the final tally, coming on a Corin Voinchè double in the series finale, marking her 244th career run pushing her past Nerissa Myers as the program’s all-time runs scored leader…posted back-to-back, two-hit games to close the ULM series and begin second hitting streak of seven games that ran through May 20…made a diving catch in the sixth inning of NCAA Baton Rouge Regional opener vs. McNeese to preserve Alex Stewart’s no-hitter…grounder to shortstop in the fifth inning led to Kara Gremillion scoring the Cajuns first run of NCAA Baton Rouge Regional winner’s bracket final vs. LSU…first team selection on All-Sun Belt, All-NFCA Central Region and All-Louisiana squad, earning recognition for the fourth straight season on each list…first Cajun since the 1990s to earn all-region all four years of a career, joining an elite list in program history that includes: Lynn Britton, Stephanie DeFeo, Kyla Hall, Lana Jimenez, Kathy Morton and Dorsey Steamer…recipient of CoSIDA Academic All-District™ honors for the third straight year and named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team.
2016 (Junior)
Started at second base for the second straight season … appeared in all 55 games, extending her string of consecutive games started to 169 … remained the team’s most consistent hitter – hit .362 in February, .360 in March, .388 in April and .390 in May … final season batting average was above .370 for a second straight season, finishing at .374 … posted at least one base hit in 45 of 55 games, had 10 different hitting streaks – ending season with an 11-game hit streak – and went the entire season without consecutive hitless games … reached 60 hits and 60 runs for a third straight season (tied career-high of 70 hits) … finished Top 10 nationally in runs per game (8th, 1.15) … had only nine strikeouts in a team-high 213 plate appearances … ranked among the Top 60 nationally in toughest to strikeout and did not strike out over the final 17 games and only twice after April 1 … hit .368 with runners in scoring position and topped team with career-high 25 hits w/RISP … led the team with 19 multiple-hit games, tallying 10 over the final two months … went 9-for-9 in stolen bases, leading the team in swipes … had six three-hit performances and scored three runs six times … posted weekend series-high RBI totals with seven both at Southern Miss and UT Arlington … collected her 200th career base hit on May 12 in the Sun Belt Tournament opener vs. Georgia State … brought home the season’s first runs with a two-run single in the opener vs. Ball State on Feb. 12 in Gulf Shores … went 3-for-3 vs. Southeast Missouri the next day for her second three-hit game of the weekend … singled home the game’s lone run in the fifth inning of a 1-0 win over Samford later that night … three-run double off of Oregon’s All-American Cheridan Hawkins on Feb. 20 broke a 1-1 tie in the second inning … was 5-for-6 at the plate with two home runs and five RBI and scored six runs in the doubleheader sweep of Southern Miss on March 5 … two-run single in the sixth inning of the series finale at USM increased the Cajuns lead to 5-2 … jumpstarted the eight-run rally in the sixth inning of Game 2 vs. South Alabama on March 13 with an RBI single … RBI double in the third inning vs. McNeese State on March 16 ended Emily Vincent’s stranglehold of the lineup … powered the Cajuns to a doubleheader sweep at UT Arlington on March 19 going 4-for-7 with five runs scored and seven RBI … hit a grand slam in the fourth inning of Game 2 to break open a 3-0 contest … opened the scoring in both of the shutout wins in the Texas State series, posting a sacrifice fly in Game 1 and hitting a solo home run in Game 3 … brought home the Cajuns run in the series opener at No. 1 Florida on a fielder’s choice grounder with the bases loaded in the fifth inning … posted multiple hits and scored multiple runs all three games of the Appalachian State series (April 23-24) … starting with a 2-for-4 outing in the ULM series opener on May 7, reeled off an 11-game hitting streak to finish the season … led all players in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament with six runs scored and was named to the All-Tournament team … posted two sacrifice flies vs. Boston University, scored three runs vs. Texas and collected three hits vs. Texas A&M in the NCAA Lafayette Regional … led off the NCAA Norman Super Regional with a solo home run … hit a career-best .438 in the NCAA Tournament … finished with seven hits in the NCAA Tournament, upping her career hits total in the postseason event to 23 … hit above .400 in the NCAA event for the second straight year (hit .429 in 2015) … named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team, the third all-conference honor of her career … was an NFCA All-Central Region pick for the third straight year, landing on the third team … received her third consecutive All-Louisiana selection, being named to the first team … also a recipient of CoSIDA Academic All-District™ honors for the second straight year.
2015 (Sophomore)
First season at second base after playing center field in freshman season...Reached 60 runs, 60 hits and 50 RBI for the second straight year…Ranked Top 10 in NCAA in runs per game (1.22)…Led the Sun Belt Conference and tallied a career-high 66 runs scored…Reached base safely in 50 of 54 games…Posted a 28-game reached-base streak Feb. 21-Apr. 18…Only 14 strikeouts in 219 plate appearances during entire season…Batting average was above .350 the entire season…Led off a game for the Cajuns with a home run four times (Feb. 20 vs. Iowa; Feb. 22 vs. McNeese State; Mar. 29 at Texas State; May 8 vs. South Alabama)…Had only four errors in first season at second base over 91 chances (43 PO, 44 A, 4 E, .956 FLG%)…Registered a team-high 20 multiple-hit games, collecting three-plus hits six times...Third on the team with 16 multiple-RBI games, driving home three or more in seven games...Ranked in NCAA Top 100 in RBI per game (1.02) and slugging percentage (.731)...Scored at least one run in 39 of 54 games highlighted by a streak of 18 conseuctive games with a run scored from Mar. 7-Apr. 11...Hit .418 in Sun Belt play which was a rise of over 100 points from a .315 average as a freshman...Struck out only four times in 100 plate appearances against Sun Belt pitching...Reached as leadoff hitter in an inning 42 of 84 times (50.0%)...Tied her career-high with 20 base hits with runners in scoring position (20-of-54)...Hit .583 during opening weekend finishing 7-of-12 at the plate with six runs scored, three home runs and seven RBI...Produced six multiple-hit games through the season's first 10 outings...Twice over a three-day span during Ragin' Cajuns Invitational led off a game with a home run (Feb. 20 vs. Iowa and Feb. 22 vs. McNeese State)...Set a career-high with four runs scored in second game of Mar. 7 doubleheader at South Alabama...Posted at least one RBI for eight straight games from Mar. 8-Mar. 21...Went 7-of-12 with seven runs scored, two doubles and two home runs in Texas State series...Set a career-high with four RBI in second game of doubleheader at Appalachian State on Apr. 18...Scored six runs and posted seven RBI in the doubleheader sweep...Two-run triple on May 2 at ULM gave Cajuns a 4-0 lead in a win that clinched the Sun Belt regular season title...Career-high four hits (4-of-4) in second game of Auburn Super Regional highlighted a 6-for-7 performance in the series...Finished NCAA postseason with a team-best nine hits (9-of-21) and .429 average...Named to the All-Sun Belt Conference First Team for a second straight season...Received first team NFCA All-Central Region honors...Member of the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All District VI team.
2014 (Freshman)
Top-10 finalist for NFCA Division l Freshman of the Year … named to the Sun Belt Conference First Team and to the NFCA Second Team All-Central Region … tabbed All-Louisiana First Team, voted on by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association … started in all 60 games for the Ragin’ Cajuns with 55 of those being in center field and five in left field … batted .332 on the season with 70 hits, 60 runs and 55 RBI … 27th in the nation with 1.0 runs per game ... led Louisiana with 211 at-bats and 14 doubles … recorded a .621 slugging percentage and a .411 on base percentage … committed just one error in 90 chances for a .989 fielding percentage … tallied a 14-game hitting streak during the season, which tied for the team-high, and had a 17-game reached base streak … second on the team with 15 multiple-RBI games … had a season-best four hits come against Illinois State (2/21), going 4-for-5 with three RBI and two runs … went 2-for-4 against Oklahoma (5/31) at the Women’s College World Series … had a season-high five RBI against Memphis (2/15) with two home runs … also homered twice against Rutgers (2/23), going 3-for-3 with four RBI and two runs scored … helped the Cajuns take a series win over No. 13 Oklahoma (3/15) in the finale by driving in all three Louisiana runs.
High School
Was a four-year letterwinner at West Monroe High School in West Monroe for head coach Amy Daigle … earned second team All-American honors as a senior … was a four-time all-district selection and two time district MVP … earned All-State first team honors as a junior and senior, and picked up honorable mention as a freshman and sophomore … was a four-time All-Northeast Louisiana selection … batted .511 in her career with 199 hits and 102 RBI…was also an accomplished pitcher, holding a 0.44 ERA with 585 strikeouts.
Personal
Was born on June 19, 1995 in West Monroe … daughter of Pete and Lori Hayden … has two siblings, older brother, J.T. Patterson, and younger sister, Maddie Hayden … an exercise science major.
NFCA First Team All-Central Region (2017)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2017)
CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team (2017)
CoSIDA Academic All-District VI (2017)
All-Louisiana First Team (2017)
Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference (2017)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2016)
NFCA Third Team All-Central Region (2016)
Sun Belt Conference Tournament All-Tournament Team (2016)
All-Sun Belt Second Team (2016)
CoSIDA Academic All-District VI (2016)
All-Louisiana First Team (2016)
Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference (2016)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2015)
NFCA First Team All-Central Region (2015)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2015)
Capital One Academic All-District VI (2015)
All-Louisiana First Team (2015)
Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference At-Large (2015)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2014)
NFCA Division l Freshman of the Year Top 10 Finalist (2014)
NFCA Second Team All-Central Region (2014)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2014)
All-Louisiana First Team (2014)
2017 (Senior)
Served as a defensive anchor at first base (first half) and right field (second half)…appeared in all 55 games, extending her string of consecutive games started to 224…posted a career-best .382 average, finishing above .370 for the third straight season…reached 40 runs, hits and RBI for fourth straight season…pushed career totals for hits (277), runs (251) and RBI (214) past the 200 threshold…became the Ragin' Cajuns all-time runs scored leader in her final game played at Lamson Park on Apr. 30 vs. Coastal Carolina…finished with 251 career runs, surpassing Nerissa Myers (243) for the record and entering the all-time NCAA career Top 25…scored 60-plus for fourth straight year (62)…produced 21 multiple-hit games, leading the Cajuns for the third straight year and upping her career total to 76…reached 60 hits for the fourth straight year, accumulating 68…hit safely in 43 of 55 games and had only two instances of consecutive hitless games…pieced together six different hitting streaks of at least five games, twice posting a seven-game streak (season-high figure)…struck out only 14 times in 214 plate appearances…hit .362 with runners in scoring position (25-of-69) and led the team with 20 hits in two-out situations…ranked Top 5 nationally in runs per game, Top 25 nationally in RBI per game and Top 30 in total RBI…eclipsed 50 RBI (career-high 57) and double digit home runs (12) for the first time since sophomore season…along with DJ Sanders, hit a league-leading .431 in Sun Belt play…closed out career strong, starting by hitting a team-best .469 with seven home runs and 28 RBI in April…200th career appearance came on Apr. 1 at Georgia Southern…joined the program’s career Top 5 hits list on May 22 in NCAA Baton Rouge Regional winner-take-all contest…opened the season with a five-game streak of at least one hit and RBI, totaling seven hits and six RBI…drew bases-loaded walk to snap 1-1 tie on Feb. 10 vs. Iowa State…RBI double in seventh vs. DePaul on Feb. 11 drew Cajuns within a run, 3-2, and set up Daniella Chavez’s two-run, walk-off single…accounted for 10 runs in the Cajuns first four games of the Mardi Gras Invitational…two-run double ignited a four-run rally vs. North Dakota State on Mar. 3 that opened a five-run lead...homered in the third to start a string of four unanswered runs and completed the rally with a two-run triple for a 5-3 lead vs. UTA on Mar. 18…doubled with two-outs to jumpstart three-spot in sixth inning of series finale at South Alabama that stretched the lead to 8-4…homer in first inning of finale at Georgia Southern provided Louisiana a 2-0 lead two batters into the contest and marked the beginning of a season-high seven-game hitting streak…broke a 1-1 tie in series opener vs. Troy with solo homer in the fifth…was 3-for-3 at the plate with a two-run homer and two-run double, totaling four RBI, in 8-1 win over Texas State in series opener on Apr. 14…launched a grand slam in the second inning to increase Louisiana's lead to 6-0, then hit a three-run double to cap off a five-run third inning that upped the lead to 11-2 in road win at No. 4 Texas A&M (Apr. 19)…provided the go-ahead runs with a three-run homer in first inning of Georgia State series finale, erasing an early 2-0 deficit…scored five runs vs. Coastal Carolina in final weekend at Lamson Park, the final tally, coming on a Corin Voinchè double in the series finale, marking her 244th career run pushing her past Nerissa Myers as the program’s all-time runs scored leader…posted back-to-back, two-hit games to close the ULM series and begin second hitting streak of seven games that ran through May 20…made a diving catch in the sixth inning of NCAA Baton Rouge Regional opener vs. McNeese to preserve Alex Stewart’s no-hitter…grounder to shortstop in the fifth inning led to Kara Gremillion scoring the Cajuns first run of NCAA Baton Rouge Regional winner’s bracket final vs. LSU…first team selection on All-Sun Belt, All-NFCA Central Region and All-Louisiana squad, earning recognition for the fourth straight season on each list…first Cajun since the 1990s to earn all-region all four years of a career, joining an elite list in program history that includes: Lynn Britton, Stephanie DeFeo, Kyla Hall, Lana Jimenez, Kathy Morton and Dorsey Steamer…recipient of CoSIDA Academic All-District™ honors for the third straight year and named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team.
2016 (Junior)
Started at second base for the second straight season … appeared in all 55 games, extending her string of consecutive games started to 169 … remained the team’s most consistent hitter – hit .362 in February, .360 in March, .388 in April and .390 in May … final season batting average was above .370 for a second straight season, finishing at .374 … posted at least one base hit in 45 of 55 games, had 10 different hitting streaks – ending season with an 11-game hit streak – and went the entire season without consecutive hitless games … reached 60 hits and 60 runs for a third straight season (tied career-high of 70 hits) … finished Top 10 nationally in runs per game (8th, 1.15) … had only nine strikeouts in a team-high 213 plate appearances … ranked among the Top 60 nationally in toughest to strikeout and did not strike out over the final 17 games and only twice after April 1 … hit .368 with runners in scoring position and topped team with career-high 25 hits w/RISP … led the team with 19 multiple-hit games, tallying 10 over the final two months … went 9-for-9 in stolen bases, leading the team in swipes … had six three-hit performances and scored three runs six times … posted weekend series-high RBI totals with seven both at Southern Miss and UT Arlington … collected her 200th career base hit on May 12 in the Sun Belt Tournament opener vs. Georgia State … brought home the season’s first runs with a two-run single in the opener vs. Ball State on Feb. 12 in Gulf Shores … went 3-for-3 vs. Southeast Missouri the next day for her second three-hit game of the weekend … singled home the game’s lone run in the fifth inning of a 1-0 win over Samford later that night … three-run double off of Oregon’s All-American Cheridan Hawkins on Feb. 20 broke a 1-1 tie in the second inning … was 5-for-6 at the plate with two home runs and five RBI and scored six runs in the doubleheader sweep of Southern Miss on March 5 … two-run single in the sixth inning of the series finale at USM increased the Cajuns lead to 5-2 … jumpstarted the eight-run rally in the sixth inning of Game 2 vs. South Alabama on March 13 with an RBI single … RBI double in the third inning vs. McNeese State on March 16 ended Emily Vincent’s stranglehold of the lineup … powered the Cajuns to a doubleheader sweep at UT Arlington on March 19 going 4-for-7 with five runs scored and seven RBI … hit a grand slam in the fourth inning of Game 2 to break open a 3-0 contest … opened the scoring in both of the shutout wins in the Texas State series, posting a sacrifice fly in Game 1 and hitting a solo home run in Game 3 … brought home the Cajuns run in the series opener at No. 1 Florida on a fielder’s choice grounder with the bases loaded in the fifth inning … posted multiple hits and scored multiple runs all three games of the Appalachian State series (April 23-24) … starting with a 2-for-4 outing in the ULM series opener on May 7, reeled off an 11-game hitting streak to finish the season … led all players in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament with six runs scored and was named to the All-Tournament team … posted two sacrifice flies vs. Boston University, scored three runs vs. Texas and collected three hits vs. Texas A&M in the NCAA Lafayette Regional … led off the NCAA Norman Super Regional with a solo home run … hit a career-best .438 in the NCAA Tournament … finished with seven hits in the NCAA Tournament, upping her career hits total in the postseason event to 23 … hit above .400 in the NCAA event for the second straight year (hit .429 in 2015) … named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team, the third all-conference honor of her career … was an NFCA All-Central Region pick for the third straight year, landing on the third team … received her third consecutive All-Louisiana selection, being named to the first team … also a recipient of CoSIDA Academic All-District™ honors for the second straight year.
2015 (Sophomore)
First season at second base after playing center field in freshman season...Reached 60 runs, 60 hits and 50 RBI for the second straight year…Ranked Top 10 in NCAA in runs per game (1.22)…Led the Sun Belt Conference and tallied a career-high 66 runs scored…Reached base safely in 50 of 54 games…Posted a 28-game reached-base streak Feb. 21-Apr. 18…Only 14 strikeouts in 219 plate appearances during entire season…Batting average was above .350 the entire season…Led off a game for the Cajuns with a home run four times (Feb. 20 vs. Iowa; Feb. 22 vs. McNeese State; Mar. 29 at Texas State; May 8 vs. South Alabama)…Had only four errors in first season at second base over 91 chances (43 PO, 44 A, 4 E, .956 FLG%)…Registered a team-high 20 multiple-hit games, collecting three-plus hits six times...Third on the team with 16 multiple-RBI games, driving home three or more in seven games...Ranked in NCAA Top 100 in RBI per game (1.02) and slugging percentage (.731)...Scored at least one run in 39 of 54 games highlighted by a streak of 18 conseuctive games with a run scored from Mar. 7-Apr. 11...Hit .418 in Sun Belt play which was a rise of over 100 points from a .315 average as a freshman...Struck out only four times in 100 plate appearances against Sun Belt pitching...Reached as leadoff hitter in an inning 42 of 84 times (50.0%)...Tied her career-high with 20 base hits with runners in scoring position (20-of-54)...Hit .583 during opening weekend finishing 7-of-12 at the plate with six runs scored, three home runs and seven RBI...Produced six multiple-hit games through the season's first 10 outings...Twice over a three-day span during Ragin' Cajuns Invitational led off a game with a home run (Feb. 20 vs. Iowa and Feb. 22 vs. McNeese State)...Set a career-high with four runs scored in second game of Mar. 7 doubleheader at South Alabama...Posted at least one RBI for eight straight games from Mar. 8-Mar. 21...Went 7-of-12 with seven runs scored, two doubles and two home runs in Texas State series...Set a career-high with four RBI in second game of doubleheader at Appalachian State on Apr. 18...Scored six runs and posted seven RBI in the doubleheader sweep...Two-run triple on May 2 at ULM gave Cajuns a 4-0 lead in a win that clinched the Sun Belt regular season title...Career-high four hits (4-of-4) in second game of Auburn Super Regional highlighted a 6-for-7 performance in the series...Finished NCAA postseason with a team-best nine hits (9-of-21) and .429 average...Named to the All-Sun Belt Conference First Team for a second straight season...Received first team NFCA All-Central Region honors...Member of the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All District VI team.
2014 (Freshman)
Top-10 finalist for NFCA Division l Freshman of the Year … named to the Sun Belt Conference First Team and to the NFCA Second Team All-Central Region … tabbed All-Louisiana First Team, voted on by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association … started in all 60 games for the Ragin’ Cajuns with 55 of those being in center field and five in left field … batted .332 on the season with 70 hits, 60 runs and 55 RBI … 27th in the nation with 1.0 runs per game ... led Louisiana with 211 at-bats and 14 doubles … recorded a .621 slugging percentage and a .411 on base percentage … committed just one error in 90 chances for a .989 fielding percentage … tallied a 14-game hitting streak during the season, which tied for the team-high, and had a 17-game reached base streak … second on the team with 15 multiple-RBI games … had a season-best four hits come against Illinois State (2/21), going 4-for-5 with three RBI and two runs … went 2-for-4 against Oklahoma (5/31) at the Women’s College World Series … had a season-high five RBI against Memphis (2/15) with two home runs … also homered twice against Rutgers (2/23), going 3-for-3 with four RBI and two runs scored … helped the Cajuns take a series win over No. 13 Oklahoma (3/15) in the finale by driving in all three Louisiana runs.
High School
Was a four-year letterwinner at West Monroe High School in West Monroe for head coach Amy Daigle … earned second team All-American honors as a senior … was a four-time all-district selection and two time district MVP … earned All-State first team honors as a junior and senior, and picked up honorable mention as a freshman and sophomore … was a four-time All-Northeast Louisiana selection … batted .511 in her career with 199 hits and 102 RBI…was also an accomplished pitcher, holding a 0.44 ERA with 585 strikeouts.
Personal
Was born on June 19, 1995 in West Monroe … daughter of Pete and Lori Hayden … has two siblings, older brother, J.T. Patterson, and younger sister, Maddie Hayden … an exercise science major.
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