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As a Junior (2024)

  • Appeared in 56 games for the Cardinal, starting eight
  • Scored 11 runs and was a perfect 3-for-3 on stolen base attempts

As a Sophomore (2023)

  • Appeared in 21 games, making one start
  • Hit a two-run single at No. 5 Duke (May 27) in the NCAA Super Regional, helping the Cardinal clinch its first Women's College World Series berth since 2004

As a Freshman (2022)

  • Made 15 starts in left field while appearing in 26 games
  • Batted .196 (9-for-46) with a double, scoring six runs
    • Added three stolen bases
  • Stole two bases and scored a run in the win over Santa Clara
  • Was 1-for-3, including her first career hit, at California
  • Had back-to-back two hit outings at Arizona, including her first career double

Prior to Stanford

  • Ranked as the No. 53 recruit according to Extra Innings Softball
  • A 2021 graduate of Daniel Boone High School
  • Two-time all-state (2019, 2021)
  • 2021 Berks Country Player of the Year
  • 2021 Pottstown Mercury All-Area Player of the Year
  • Two-time all-county (2019, 2021)
  • Two-time All-Pottstown Mercury (2019, 2021)
  • A team captain as a junior and senior
  • Had 38 home runs in her high school career
  • Holds the DBHS single-season home run record
  • Led her high school to the 4A Districts as a freshman, sophomore and junior
  • Led her high school to its first County Championship in program history in 2018
  • Had an appearance in the Pennsylvania State Tournament as a senior

Club Competition

  • Played for PA Strikers National Team (2018-21)
  • Earned a Top-5 finish at PGF Nationals in 2018
  • Landed on the PGF All-American watch list
  • 2021 PGF All-American Regional team
  • 2021 Alliance All-Star finalist

Personal

  • Daughter of Tom and Camille Hayes
  • Has an older brother, Brady, and an older sister, Sydney
    • Sydney played softball at Villanova, leading the Wildcats to a Big East title in 2021
  • Enjoys painting, drawing and hiking
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