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University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

2017 Softball

12 Hayley Elkins

  • Position P
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Irmo, S.C.
  • Prev School Charleston Southern

Biography

2017: Played in 44 games, earning 41 starts … Second on the team with five homers … Tossed a one-hit shutout, striking out nine, while going one-for-three with the game-winning RBI and a run scored in the season-opening victory over Limestone … Doubled and scored the game-winning run in the nightcap win over the Saints … Singled in the tie with the Crusaders … Went three-for-four with one RBI and scored a run in the victory at Newberry … Tossed a complete game, striking out eight, in the win over the Wolves … Struck out 16 in the opener against Pfeiffer … Had a pinch hit single in the opening victory against Claflin … Registered two hits, including a double, while driving in one and scoring once in the win over St. Augustine’s … Struck out four while throwing two shutout innings in the victory over the Falcons … Tossed a complete game, striking out three, en route to earning the victory at Francis Marion … Singled in a run and tossed a complete game, striking out nine, in the first win at Queens … Doubled in a run in the nightcap victory against the Royals … Had two hits at Lenoir-Rhyne … Smashed a game-tying round-tripper with two outs and two strikes in the come-from-behind win over Flagler … Registered two hits in the opening win over Montevallo … Tossed a complete-game win, striking out 10 in the nightcap victory over the Falcons … Had a hit in the victory over the Falcons … Singled against the Pirates … Doubled in a run in the win against the Bulldogs … Homered against the Cougars … Recorded three hits, including a homer, while driving in two against the Hurricanes … Scored a run at Claflin … Doubled in two and scored once in the win at Claflin … Smashed a two-run homer and scored twice in the win over Augusta …  Singled and scored in the victory over the Flying Fleet … Blasted a two-run homer and drove in three against Lander.                          

2016: Appeared in 48 games ... Garnered 31 starts in the circle ... Registered 11 victories and three saves ... Tossed 13 complete games ... Worked 205.2 innings ... Averaged 5.79 strikeouts per game ... Accounted for 170 strikeouts for the year ... Struck out five in the season-opening victory over Towson ... Picked up back-to-back wins over Boston and Western Carolina ... Notched her first save of the season in a 3-2 win over IPFW ... Struck out a season-best 10 batters en route to picking up the victory over UC Davis ... Sent nine batters back to the dugout via strikeouts in the 4-3 complete-game victory over Chattanooga .

2015: Lined up at both pitcher, designated player, right field and first base in her freshman season…Made 18 appearances inside the circle with seven starts…Finished the season with a 2-3 record and a 6.66 ERA…Recorded a complete game shutout in her collegiate debut on February 13 against Howard…Recorded a save on March 21 against Gardner-Webb…Pitched 48.1 innings with 35 strikeouts and 25 walks…Opponents hit .319 against Elkins…Hit .182 from the plate as a freshman with two hits in 11 at-bats…Homered in her first collegiate at-bat on March 21 against Gardner-Webb…Connected on a double on March 29 at Radford…Scored four runs…Drew two walks and was hit by a pitch…Had a .357 on-base percentage and a .545 slugging percentage…Had a .947 fielding percentage with six putouts, 12 assists and one error…Made 11 appearances with four starts inside the circle in Big South play…Had a 1-2 record with a 7.45 ERA…Recorded a save…Pitched 31.0 innings with a 27:21 strikeout to walk ratio…Opponents hit .316 against Elkins in Big South play…Had a .250 batting average with two hits in eight at-bats…Scored four runs and had an RBI…Drew two walks and was hit by a pitch…Had a .923 fielding percentage with four putouts, eight assists and an error…Pitched at least four innings five different times…Season-high five innings pitched on February 13 against Howard…Season-high six strikeouts on April 3 against Winthrop.

High School: Attended Dutch Fork H.S. ... Two-way standout ... Five-time all-region honoree ... Three-time all-state selection ... Holds the school record for career home runs and ERA ... Standout for the SC Jets travel ball team.

Personal: Daughter of Bo and Jamie Elkins ... Majoring in physical education.

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