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2024 Catamount Softball Roster

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Ava Schmitt

13 Taylor Norton

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 6-0
  • Hometown Chesterfield, Va.
  • High School Cosby HS/Villanova
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • B/T R/R

Biography

Hits 2 vs N.C. Central (5/4/2023)
Runs 1 at USC Upstate (3/1/2023)
RBIs 3 vs N.C. Central (5/4/2023)
Doubles 1 vs N.C. Central (5/4/2023)
Home Runs 1 at USC Upstate (3/1/2023)
Hitting Streak 2 games, March 1, 2023
Innings Pitched 7.2 vs UNCG (4/20/2024)
Strikeouts 8 vs N.C. Central (5/4/2023)
Batters Faced 34 vs UNCG (4/20/2024)
# of Pitches 122 vs UNCG (4/20/2024)











2024 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared in 25 games making seven starts including three coming in conference action against Mercer, Samford and Chattanooga… finished 3-6 with a 4.17 ERA totaling 45 strikeouts in 82.1 innings pitched… totaled three complete games… grabbed her first win of the season going 4.1 innings of relief in WCU’s comeback win over Houston Christian on February 10… tossed 6.0 shutout innings in a start earning the win over Georgia State on March 13… picked up SoCon win going the full seven innings tallying five strikeouts in start vs Mercer resulting in head coach Jim Clift’s 250th career win… tallied five strikeouts in three separate outings… had four at bats…2023-24 Commissioner’s Medal…2024 Spring Academic All-SoCon…2023-24 SoCon Academic Honor Roll... 

2023 (Redshirt Freshman): Made 12 appearances with nine starts…Finished 4-3 with a 3.97 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 47.2 innings pitched…Earned the win against NC Central with a season-high eight strikeouts and 102 pitches…Picked up her first win at WCU against Alabama State, allowing four hits with two strikeouts in seven shutout innings…Had 30 at-bats with seven hits including a pair of hits against NC Central with a single, double and three RBI…Belted a solo home run at UC Riverside…2022-23 SoCon Honor Roll.

At Villanova:    
  • Made two appearances for the Wildcats before missing the rest of the season due to illness.
At Cosby High School:    
  • Earned four varsity letters in softball and was also an outside hitter on the volleyball team during her scholastic career.
  • Named the Richmond Times Dispatch Player of the Year as a senior and was previously selected to the newspaper’s first team All-Metro squad as a sophomore.
  • Garnered all-conference and all-region accolades her freshman and sophomore seasons in addition to being named an all-state pick as a sophomore.
  • During her career posted a record of 57-6 with 518 strikeouts spanning 387 innings pitched.
  • As a senior tallied a 17-0 record with 181 strikeouts and a 0.40 ERA while leading her team to an undefeated season and a Virginia 6A state title.
  • Pitched a perfect game with 15 strikeouts in the state semifinals her senior year.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    Pitcher
    6'0"
    13
  • 13

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    Pitcher
    6'0"
    13