Mia Norwood

Position:
Catcher/Infielder
Height:
5-2
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Stonewall, La.
High School:
North DeSoto HS

Sun Belt Conference Commisioner's List (2025)

2025 (Freshman)
Played in 27 games during rookie collegiate season ... had 18 starts which were split between third base and catcher ... batted .263, picking up 15 hits over 60 total plate appearances ... received valuable guidance from graduate catcher Savannah White ... was at catcher for 10 of the 18 games started including six starts at catcher over the final four weeks of the regular season ... had 42 putouts and a pair of assists while at catcher ... bulk of playing time (17 of 27 games) came in Sun Belt Conference play in which she finished with a .270 average (10-of-37) against league pitching ... collegiate debut came on Feb. 8 vs. George Mason and included a hit and run scored ... RBI single on Feb. 22 vs. Kansas City at Lamson Park marked the first of four games a run was produced ... began brief stint filling in at third base (Emily Smith injury) on March 8 in the 4-3 win over No. 21 Alabama and delivered three assists ... started all three games of the SBC Opening Weekend series at Marshall to close stretch at third base ... a 2-for-3 outing with an RBI triple in the win in the Troy series finale started a season-best, four-game hitting streak ... had another multiple-hit game (2-for-3) six days later in the JMU series opener at Lamson Park (April 11) ... leadoff pinch hit single in the eighth inning on April 25 at Texas State set up the go-ahead tally in the series-opening victory ... would record a hit in all three games in San Marcos.

High School
Competed at third base and catcher for North DeSoto (La.) High School ... entered senior season as a three-time recipient of first team all-district and all-area honors in addition to a trio of all-state accolades ... capped off prep career with a .378 showing at the plate that included 18 home runs, 43 RBI and 47 runs scored ... earned a fourth appearance on the all-district team and was crowned the 2024 Shreveport Times All Area Player of The Year ... also earned First Team Class 4A LSCA All-State, Class 4A LSWA All-State and was selected to the Louisiana All-Star West Team ... helped lead North DeSoto to a district title and runner-up finish in the Division II non-select state tournament to round out senior season ... named the LSWA Class 4A Player of the Year in 2022 following a sophomore campaign in which she posted 21 home runs, a .517 average and 62 RBI while scoring 59 runs from the leadoff position ... was a 2023 North Louisiana Female Athlete of the Year nominee ... played travel ball for United Fastpitch ... twice named to the NFA Nationals All-Star Team (16U, 18U) in 2021 and 2022 and helped lead United to a Top 10 finish at the 2022 Alliance Nationals and 2023 Top Club Nationals.

Personal
Born Feb. 20, 2006 ... daughter of Dean and Alicia Norwood ... has two siblings, Zach and Bryce ... member of the National Honor Society, Red Coats (school ambassador), served as student council vice president and graduated summa cum laude (4.0+) ... is a kinesiology major ... aspires to work in occupational therapy ... desires to give back to children with special needs and/or undergoing treatments for pediatric illnesses & diseases.