2023 Softball Roster
Haylie Brunson
- Position:
- INF
- Hometown:
- Mount Pleasant, Pa.
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Mount Pleasant
- B/T:
- L/R
AS A SOPHOMORE (2023)
Emerged as the Panthers primary right fielder, making 42 appearances and 36 starts … Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and matched a season-high three RBI against Georgia Tech (4/14) … Recorded back-to-back three hit performances against No. 8 Duke … Opened the series with the Blue Devils going 3-for-3 with a homerun and followed up the next day going 3-for-4 … Ended the season on a five-game hitting streak, batting .588 (10-for-17) with four runs scored, four RBI, a double and two homers in that span ... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2022)
Appeared and started at both DP and first base in all but one game … Batted .233 in 116 at-bats … Fourth on the team in hits with 27 … Led the squad with seven doubles … Recorded a triple, home run, 15 RBI, 11 walks and 15 runs … Registered her first collegiate hit vs. Akron (2/11), going 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI … Followed that game up with a 3-for-4 showing vs. Eastern Kentucky (2/12) with an RBI double … Finished the Northern Lights Southern Nights Tournament batting .470 with three doubles, three runs and three RBI … Hit her first career home run vs. Tennessee Tech (2/26), going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a triple … Went 7-for-14 with five runs, a double, triple, home run and seven RBI in the Wings ETC Classic.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Mount Pleasant Area High School in Mount Pleasant, Pa. … Batted .500 with seven doubles, four triples, four homers and 38 RBI her freshman season … Recorded a .368 batting average with four home runs, 15 RBI, six doubles and triples sophomore year … Helped lead Mount Pleasant to a State Championship title senior year, batting .560 with 41 RBI, 22 doubles, three triples, six homers and 29 runs … Totaled a 1.668 OPS and 1.107 SLG% … Received multiple accolades including 4A First Team All-State as a freshman and earned Cover 3 Athletics First Team All-Section and Tribune Review Terrific 10 All-County First Team her freshman and sophomore year.
Senior Year Accolades
Named PGF Regional All-American Northeast Team, Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Westmoreland County All-Class Softball Player of the Year, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 3A Player of the Year, Cover 3 Athletics Player of the Year, Tribune Review 3A Player of the Year, Tribune HSSN WPIAL All-Star, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette All-Area Team, Cover 3 Athletics 3A First Team All-Star, First Team All-State and First Team All-Section … Earned PCN Player of the Game after the conclusion of the State Championship … Named team captain senior year.
CLUB
Played for the Beverly Bandits … Helped the Bandits win the Demarini Invitational … Ranked 59th in the country by ExtraInningsSoftball
PERSONAL
Daughter of Chris and Heather Brunson … Has two younger sisters, Krista and Kendra … Father Chris played collegiate baseball at California University of Pennsylvania … Played basketball and tennis for Mount Pleasant Area and was a member of the National Honor Society … Sings and plays guitar for her church and used to sing the national anthem in front of thousands of people at a local race track.
