2018 Softball Roster
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Balint, Maggie
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Jersey Number 25
Maggie Balint
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Avon Grove HS
- Hometown:
- West Grove, Pa.
Bio
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018)
Went 7-1 with a 2.11 ERA in 18 games, 10 starts, as a junior while battling injuries ... Struck out 62 while walking just 16 in 59.2 innings pitched ... Earned wins in three of first four appearances of the season, including a five-inning, two-hit shutout on February 16 against Rutgers ... Allowed just one run across four innings on February 24 against No. 11 Tennessee ... Threw first seven-inning complete game of the year against Florida Gulf Coast on march 3, allowing just one run on five hits with five strikeouts ... Struck out a season-high eight batters in just 3.1 innings of work on March 11 vs. Bryant, earning sixth win of the year ... Picked up seventh win on April 3 against Portland State, allowing two runs with six strikeouts in seven complete innings ... Allowed two runs in 2.1 innings on May 24 against Kentucky in the Super Regionals ... Threw two innings, allowing one run, on June 2 vs. eventual national champion Florida State in the Women's College World Series.
AS A FRESHMAN (2017)
- First Team All-Pac-12
- Top-3 Finalist for NFCA National Freshman of the Year
- Pac-12 All-Freshman
- First Team All-Region
- NCAA All-Eugene Regional Team
Made 17 starts and 31 appearances in her freshman season with the Ducks...Ranked second in the Pac-12 and 12th in the NCAA with a 1.22 ERA...Helped the Oregon pitching staff post a 1.41 team ERA, good for fifth-best in the NCAA...Ranked second in the Pac-12, averaging 8.4 strikeouts per seven innings...Led the Pac-12 with three saves...Led the league allowing just 4.4 hits per seven innings...Tallied a season-high 11 strikeouts in back-to-back appearances against Fresno State on Feb. 10 and Seattle U on Feb. 11...Record 10+ strikeouts in five appearances...Tossed four shutouts, including a five-hit shutout at Utah on March 26 and a three-hut shutout with 10 strikeouts against Arizona State on March 31...In a 1-0 loss at UCLA on April 8, allowed just one unearned run on two hits in 8.1 innings with four strikeouts...Posted a 1.95 ERA in four postseason appearances, picking up wins against Illinois-Chicago and Wisconsin in regionals...Named Pac-12 freshman and pitcher of the week plus NFCA pitcher of the week and ESPNW player of the week on May 9 after helping the Ducks sweep a three-game series against Florida State...Made two appearances against the No. 2 ranked Seminoles, going 2-0 with one run allowed on three hits in 9.0 innings with 11 strikeouts.
CAREER HIGHS
Innings: 8.1 at UCLA (April 8, 2017)
Strikeouts: 11 vs. Fresno State (Feb. 10, 2017) & 11 vs. Seattle U (Feb. 11, 2017)
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked the No. 4 recruit in the nation by FloSoftball.com…Three-time Pennsylvania Gatorade player of the year…Ended her high school career with 1,322 strikeouts, the second most in Pennsylvania state history...Went 24-4 in her senior year with a 0.50 ERA, one perfect game and five no-hitters...Recorded 371 strikeouts in 195 innings pitched as a senior while walking just 38 batters...Tossed a one-hitter with nine strikeouts in eight innings but lost in the 4A state title game her senior season, 1-0, on a sacrifice fly...Went 19-4 with a 0.35 ERA as a junior while also hitting .493 with three home runs and 18 RBIs…Recorded 294 strikeouts in 156.2 innings with just 33 walks…Named first team 4A all-state and co-player of the year after her junior season…Four-time all-league choice…Recorded a perfect game while striking out 19 of 21 batters in the opening round of the 4A state playoffs her sophomore year.
CLUB
Pitched for the Chaos Gold club team.
PERSONAL
Mother, Jen, pitched at St. John's.
Went 7-1 with a 2.11 ERA in 18 games, 10 starts, as a junior while battling injuries ... Struck out 62 while walking just 16 in 59.2 innings pitched ... Earned wins in three of first four appearances of the season, including a five-inning, two-hit shutout on February 16 against Rutgers ... Allowed just one run across four innings on February 24 against No. 11 Tennessee ... Threw first seven-inning complete game of the year against Florida Gulf Coast on march 3, allowing just one run on five hits with five strikeouts ... Struck out a season-high eight batters in just 3.1 innings of work on March 11 vs. Bryant, earning sixth win of the year ... Picked up seventh win on April 3 against Portland State, allowing two runs with six strikeouts in seven complete innings ... Allowed two runs in 2.1 innings on May 24 against Kentucky in the Super Regionals ... Threw two innings, allowing one run, on June 2 vs. eventual national champion Florida State in the Women's College World Series.
AS A FRESHMAN (2017)
- First Team All-Pac-12
- Top-3 Finalist for NFCA National Freshman of the Year
- Pac-12 All-Freshman
- First Team All-Region
- NCAA All-Eugene Regional Team
Made 17 starts and 31 appearances in her freshman season with the Ducks...Ranked second in the Pac-12 and 12th in the NCAA with a 1.22 ERA...Helped the Oregon pitching staff post a 1.41 team ERA, good for fifth-best in the NCAA...Ranked second in the Pac-12, averaging 8.4 strikeouts per seven innings...Led the Pac-12 with three saves...Led the league allowing just 4.4 hits per seven innings...Tallied a season-high 11 strikeouts in back-to-back appearances against Fresno State on Feb. 10 and Seattle U on Feb. 11...Record 10+ strikeouts in five appearances...Tossed four shutouts, including a five-hit shutout at Utah on March 26 and a three-hut shutout with 10 strikeouts against Arizona State on March 31...In a 1-0 loss at UCLA on April 8, allowed just one unearned run on two hits in 8.1 innings with four strikeouts...Posted a 1.95 ERA in four postseason appearances, picking up wins against Illinois-Chicago and Wisconsin in regionals...Named Pac-12 freshman and pitcher of the week plus NFCA pitcher of the week and ESPNW player of the week on May 9 after helping the Ducks sweep a three-game series against Florida State...Made two appearances against the No. 2 ranked Seminoles, going 2-0 with one run allowed on three hits in 9.0 innings with 11 strikeouts.
CAREER HIGHS
Innings: 8.1 at UCLA (April 8, 2017)
Strikeouts: 11 vs. Fresno State (Feb. 10, 2017) & 11 vs. Seattle U (Feb. 11, 2017)
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked the No. 4 recruit in the nation by FloSoftball.com…Three-time Pennsylvania Gatorade player of the year…Ended her high school career with 1,322 strikeouts, the second most in Pennsylvania state history...Went 24-4 in her senior year with a 0.50 ERA, one perfect game and five no-hitters...Recorded 371 strikeouts in 195 innings pitched as a senior while walking just 38 batters...Tossed a one-hitter with nine strikeouts in eight innings but lost in the 4A state title game her senior season, 1-0, on a sacrifice fly...Went 19-4 with a 0.35 ERA as a junior while also hitting .493 with three home runs and 18 RBIs…Recorded 294 strikeouts in 156.2 innings with just 33 walks…Named first team 4A all-state and co-player of the year after her junior season…Four-time all-league choice…Recorded a perfect game while striking out 19 of 21 batters in the opening round of the 4A state playoffs her sophomore year.
CLUB
Pitched for the Chaos Gold club team.
PERSONAL
Mother, Jen, pitched at St. John's.
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