Q&A with Hayley
Favorite Car? I have always wanted a Jeep Wrangler. My family is a 'Jeep' family and I would to be included. :)
Favorite Book? Hunger Games
Favorite TV Show? Stranger Things or The Office
Favorite Food? Sushi, mashed potatoes and pasta
Favorite Restaurant? Texas Roadhouse
Favorite Disney Movie? Zootopia
Favorite Movie? How to Train Your Dragon
If someone made a movie of your life what genre would it be? It would be a drama. My life is so unpredictable and it is honestly very funny. There is always something interesting going on with me.
Favorite Quote? Never really thought about it or had a favorite but I like this one I just found- "Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations."
Favorite Superhero? Deadpool
What Superpower would you pick? Power mimicry: Power mimicry would allow you to copy or absorb another's power or skills.
My biggest superstition? I really don't have any superstitions softball wise. But I will almost always "knock on wood."
What historical figure would you like to be? Queen Elizabeth II. I think it would be very interesting and cool to be part of royalty and just learn about the monarchy and England in general.
Three people I would invite to dinner? Just my family. Family is important.
If you had to pick a new name for yourself, what name would you pick for yourself? I can't really imagine my name being different. I like the name Hayley.
Biggest Softball Influence? I never looked up to anyone or even watched softball growing up. I never compared myself to others. I would say the closest thing to my softball influence is my dad. He always pushed me to greater lengths and helped me develop so much.
One thing I would change about softball? Not being allowed to play in the extreme cold.
If I were coach for a day? I would hold a scrimmage where everything is played backwards or hold a homerun derby.
If you had a million dollars? I would probably invest it. After paying off my student loans, and going to grad school.
Your favorite thing about Saint Francis? The small size and the hometown feel
Why did you choose Saint Francis? It felt like home. I was very hesitant to attend a school that was in the city. I wanted something that was rural-girl friendly.
What are your goals for the upcoming season? The team is going for that three peat. Personally, I would love to be Conference Player of the Year and I want to make First Team All-Conference again. Also, I am very close to beating the career homerun record, so it would be cool to break that.
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SENIOR (2019)- First Team All-NEC...First Team All-ECAC...NFCA All-Great Lakes Region Second Team...NEC All-Tournament Team...CoSIDA Academic All-District...Appeared in and played in all 60 games...Batted .365 with 72 hits, 10 doubles, two triples, 16 doubles, and 65 RBIs...Went 1-for-3 with a RBI against Savannah State (2/8)...Went 2-for-2 with a home run, two RBIs, and three walks against Georgia Southern (2/8)...Pounded out two hits including a triple and three RBIs against Georgia Southern (2/9)...Went 3-for-4 including a double and a home run against Winthrop (2/10)...Earned NEC Player of the Week (2/12)...Collected a hit and two RBIs against Purdue (2/15)...Went 2-for-4 with a RBI against Cleveland State (2/16)...Went 3-for-4 against ECU (2/16)...Drove in four RBIs on a triple and a sacrifice fly against BGSU (2/22)...Smashed three hits and four RBIs against ETSU (2/22)...Went 2-for-2 with a RBI against ETSU (2/23)...Had a MVP day against BGSU (2/24) with four hits including two home runs and three RBIs...Became second player in SFU history with 200 career hits with 3-for-4 day against Providence (3/9)...Went 2-for-5 with a homer, two RBI and a run scored against Ohio (3/15)...Tied SFU career home run record (48) against Ohio...Had a hit and run scored against both Ohio (3/16) and #19 Indiana (3/17)...Went 2-4 in game one with four RBI and a home run. The home run set the SFU and NEC home run record (49) and hit another home run in game two versus George Mason (3/20)...Roped a double for the go-ahead runs against CCSU (3/31)...Set the SFU/NEC RBI record (192) with a three-run homer and a sacrifice fly against CCSU (4/1)...Smashed three hits and drove in four runs in game two against Penn State (4/3)...Cracked a mammoth grand slam in game two versus Pitt (4/9)....Drove in three RBIs against Wagner (4/14)...Smashed three home runs and 5 RBIs in the doubleheader against LIU Brooklyn (4/28)...Hit the bases clearing double in the NEC Title game against LIU Brooklyn (5/11)...
JUNIOR (2018) – First Team All-NEC… Second Team All-ECAC… NEC All-Tournament Team… Appeared in 57 games, making 56 starts, including 30 starts in the outfield and 26 as the designated player… Batted .301 with 53 hits, including four doubles, a triple and 15 homers. Drove in 50 runs and scored 37. Stole four bases, posted a .591 slugging percentage and a .381 on-base percentage… In conference play, hit .451 with 23 hits, including a triple and seven homers, 27 RBI and 16 runs. Recorded a .902 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage… NEC Player of the Week on April 23… Ended the season on a 10-game hit streak (April 28-May 19)… Drew three walks and drove in a run vs. Presbyterian (2/9)… On February 17, hit a single at No. 13 Auburn and went 2-for-3, including a two-run homer, vs. Georgia State… Hit a solo homer at East Carolina (2/23)… Had two hits, including a two-run double, vs. Omaha and hit a two-run double vs. Maine on March 2… Went 2-for-3, including a solo homer, at No. 24 Oklahoma State (3/4)… Had two hits, including a two-run homer, and scored two runs vs. Purdue (3/9)… Doubled and scored two runs vs. Drake (3/10)… Went 2-for-3 with an RBI double vs. Iowa State (3/18)… Hit a solo homer at Mount St. Mary’s (3/31)… Singled, drove in two runs and scored two at Marshall (4/3)… At Wagner (4/14), drove in two runs and hit a single… In a twinbill at LIU Brooklyn (4/15), went 3-for-4 with a triple in game one and 3-for-3 with two runs and three RBI in game two… At Penn State (4/18), hit a two-run homer in game one and an RBI single in game two… On April 21, hit two homers, including a grand slam, for six RBI vs. CCSU… Against Bryant (4/22), hit a solo homer in game one and had two hits, including a grand slam, in game two… At Robert Morris (5/2), had two hits, including an RBI single, and two RBI in game one and went 2-for-4 with two runs and a three-run homer in game two… Against Fairleigh Dickinson (5/7), blasted a three-run homer in game one and went 3-for-3 with two RBI singles in game two… In the NEC Tournament, went 3-for-4 with two homers and three RBI vs. LIU Brooklyn (5/10), singled and scored a run vs. Sacred Heart (5/11), and went 2-for-4, including a three-run homer, in the NEC Championship Game vs. LIU Brooklyn (5/12)… Singled in both NCAA Regional games vs. Arizona (5/18) and Mississippi State (5/19).
SOPHOMORE (2017) – Second Team All-NEC… Started all 60 games, including 56 starts in left field and four as designated player… Batted .309 with 58 hits, including nine doubles, a triple, 11 homers, 47 RBI and 42 runs. Drew 20 walks and stole 13 bases… In NEC play, led SFU with a .408 average and 20 hits. Had four doubles, four homers, 14 RBI and 15 RBI… Had 18 multi-hit games, seven multi-run games and 12 multi-RBI games… Went 2-for-4 with a double at Campbell (2/10). The next day, had a season-high four hits, drove in a run and stole two bases against the Camels… Had two hits, including a double and a go-ahead three-run homer, against Fordham (2/17)… Hit a solo homer against SIU-Edwardsville (2/25)… Went 2-for-4 with a double at UT Arlington (2/28)… Went 2-for-4, including a three-run homer, four RBI and two runs at North Texas (3/1)… Hit a three-run homer in the first inning against Incarnate Word (3/4)… Went 2-for-3, with a two-run single and a two-run homer, against Incarnate Word (3/5)… Hit a walk-off two-run triple, and went 2-for-4, against Rhode Island (3/9)… Went 2-for-3, with a homer, four RBI and two runs against Rhode Island (3/11)… Hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning, and went 2-for-5, in a win at Texas Tech (3/17)… At Fairleigh Dickinson (4/3), drew two walks and scored twice in game one. Went 2-for-5, with an RBI single and a solo homer in game two… Against LIU Brooklyn (4/10), went 2-for-3, with a homer and two runs in game one. Followed with two hits, including a double and a homer, in game two… At Bucknell (4/11), went 2-for-4, with a double and an RBI single, in game one. Had two hits, including an RBI single, in game two… Went 2-for-3, including an RBI double and a three-run homer, against Robert Morris (4/14)… Went 2-for-4 with two RBI at Bryant (4/22)… Went 2-for-4, including a go-ahead two-run double, at Central Connecticut State (4/23) in game one and had two hits and a run in game two… Scored two runs and had a hit in a win over Wagner (4/30)… In the NCAA Regional, had a hit in each game against New Mexico State (5/20) and South Carolina (5/20).
FRESHMAN (2016) – NEC Rookie of the Year… First Team All-NEC… NFCA Rookie of the Year Finalist… Started all 58 games in left field… NEC Rookie of the Week six times (2/22, 2/29, 3/21, 4/4, 4/18, 4/25)… Batted .317 with 60 hits, including 16 doubles, three triples and 15 homers. Drove in 56 runs and scored 47 times… Finished the season with a .437 on-base percentage and a .672 slugging percentage… Batted ,404 in conference games with seven homers and 21 RBI… Led all Division I freshmen in RBI… Led the NEC in doubles, ranked second in RBI and was third in hits, triples, home runs, runs and walks… 17 multi-hit games, 11 multi-run games and 16 multi-RBI games… Had two hits, including a solo homer, in her college debut at UNC Wilmington(2/12)… Went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and four RBI vs. Army West Point(2/13)… Had two hits, including a triple and drove in three runs at East Carolina(2/20). Followed with a triple, a homer and five RBI the next day against the Pirates… Hit a two-run homer and scored three runs vs. Mount St. Mary’s(2/28). Later that day, launched a solo home run at No. 21 Arizona State… 2-for-3 with an RBI single and RBI double vs. Cornell(3/12). The next day, drove in three runs on a double… Hit a two-run homer vs. Canisius(3/18)… Drove in four runs, including a two-run homer, vs. Cornell(3/19)… Went 2-for-3 with a two-run bomb vs. Lafayette(3/24)… Homered in three straight games to open conference play. Hit a solo shot at LIU Brooklyn(4/2). Hit a three-run homer and scored two runs in game one vs. Wagner(4/3). Followed with three hits, including a double and another three-run homer, and three runs in the second game… Went 4-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and four RBI at Sacred Heart(4/16)… In a doubleheader vs. Bryant, hit two homers and drove in three runs in the first game. Hit two doubles and a homer and also drove in three runs in the second game. The next day, hit a two-run homer vs. Mount St. Mary’s(4/24)… In the NEC Tournament game vs. Robert Morris(5/13), hit a two-run homer.
BEFORE SFU – Played at Spring Grove Area High School for Head Coach Mark Hull… First Team All-State in class AAAA as a senior outfielder in 2015…Named Second Team All-State as a junior and First Team as a sophomore… Two-time YAIAA Division II Player of the Year… Single-season (9) and career home run (25) record holder at Spring Grove… Also career record holder at Spring Grove for career hits… Earned the Samuel H. Shipley Distinguished Achievement Award… Member of the National Honors Society and German Honors Society… Also ran cross-country at Spring Grove.
PERSONAL – Daughter of Paul and Saresa Norton… Has two brothers, Chase and Cameron… Undecided on a major at Saint Francis.
