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2019 Softball Roster

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1 Hailey Thompson

  • Hometown Santa Clara, CA
  • High School Wilcox
  • Class Senior
  • Major Mass Communication
  • Position Infielder
  • Height 5-4

Biography

AS A SENIOR (2019):
  • MAAC All-Academic Team honoree
  • Played in 44 games, made 42 starts
  • Scored 10 runs, had 16 RBI and drew eight walks
  • Recorded five extra-base hits
  • Delivered walk-off grand slam, the first of her career, in MAAC Championship First Round win vs. Niagara (May 8)
  • Laced a triple and drove in four runs in win vs. St. John's (Apr. 24)
AS A JUNIOR (2018):
  • MAAC All-Academic Team honoree
  • Appeared in 46 games making 43 starts
  • Scored 11 runs and drove in 17 runs
  • Had team-best three triples
  • Had season-best five RBI vs. Howard (Mar. 3)
  • Had season-best two hits vs. Howard (Mar. 3) and Bethune-Cookman (Mar. 9)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017):
  • MAAC All-Academic Team honoree
  • Started in 50 of the 51 games she appeared in
  • Batted .248 with 31 hits, 15 RBI and eight extra base hits; three doubles, two triples and three home runs
  • Twice recorded two RBI in a game; vs. Wagner (Mar. 5) and vs. Hartford (Mar. 18)
  • Had a season-high three hits vs. Campbell (May 16) in Iona's first ever national postseason win over Campbell in the NISC Lynchburg, VA regional
  • Led the team being hit by a pitch seven times
  • Had a team-high 87 assists played at second base
AS A FRESHMAN (2016):
  • Played in 32 games as a freshman, starting in 26 of them
  • Recorded three RBI against Detroit (Mar. 11)
  • Scored two runs and registered one hit in the second of two games vs. Rider (Apr. 10)
BEFORE IONA:
  • Two-year captain
  • Earned All-League honors as a freshman, sophomore and junior
  • Named captain and Team MVP her junior season
  • Posted a .351 batting average, over 100 hits, and ten home runs at Wilcox High School
  • Three-year varsity soccer player
  • Two-year varsity volleyball player
  • Earned the United States Marine Scholar Athlete Award in 2014
GETTING TO KNOW HAILEY:
  • Favorite athlete in the sport you play: Sierra Romero (Michigan Softball)
  • Favorite athlete in general: Stephen Curry
  • Favorite food: Chicken alfredo
  • Hobbies include: Going to the beach, boating, hanging out with friends
  • Person I would most like to meet: Channing Tatum
  • After college I plan on: Moving back to Santa Clara and interning for Cisco Systems.
  • Her brother, Stephen Thompson, is a pitcher for Chico State.

Statistics

Season:
2019

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2016Freshman

    Infielder
    5'4"
    1
  • 1

    2017Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'4"
    1
  • 1

    2018Junior

    Infielder
    5'4"
    1
  • 1

    2019Senior

    Infielder
    5'4"
    1