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2025 Softball Roster

Jack Welch
Natalie Posterivo / IUP Athletic Communications
Cameron Horning / IUP Athletic Communications
Renee Simmonds / IUP Athletic Communications
Cameron Horning / IUP Athletic Communications
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17 Paige Truax

17 Paige Truax

  • Position:
    Outfield
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Highschool:
    Thomas Jefferson
  • Major:
    Criminlogy

Summary

Biography

CAREER ACCOLADES
>> All-PSAC West Second Team (2024) 
>> Ranked ninth in the PSAC in batting average (.410), sixth in OBP (.489) and 11th in runs/game (0.84) in 2024 
>> PSAC West Athlete of the Week (3/18/24) 
>> Set IUP single-season record for stolen bases (28) in 2023
>> Ranks fourth in program history with 44 stolen bases through 2024 season
>> Career Stats (through 2024 season): 137 GP, 134 GS, .355 AVG, 9 2B, 4 3B, 1 HR, 53 RBI, 166 TB, 45 BB, 44 SB, .423 OBP, .404 SLG%

2025 // SENIOR
>> Recognized as National Fashpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American Scholar Athlete
>> Was named the Second Team, and was previous All-PSAC West Second Team honors
>> Played 41 games and started 40
>> Hit .339 with 3 doubles, and 18 RBI
>> Recorded a .364 slugging percentage and .804 OPS
>> Went 7-for-7 on stolen bases

2024 // JUNIOR 
Game-by-Game Statistics
>> All-PSAC West Second Team 
>> PSAC West Athlete of the Week (3/18/24) 
>> Made 51 appearances and 50 starts in center field
>> Ranked ninth in the PSAC in batting average (.410), sixth in OBP (.489) and 11th in runs/game (0.84)
>> Second on the team with a .410 batting average; added 43 runs scored, six doubles, one HR and 26 RBI 
>> Posted a .957 OPS and ranked second on the team with 23 walks 
>> Had a .969 fielding percentage with 88 putouts as steady centerfielder 
>> Second ont he team with 19 multi-hit games; one of only two IUP players (Pikula) with a five-hit game in 2024 
>> Six games with multiple RBI 
>> Had a 14-game reached base streak; ended the season reaching in seven consecutive contests 
>> Went 5-for-6 with a double, RBI and run scored against Saint Michael's (3/9/24), part of torrid stretch offensively at The Spring Games in Florida 
>> Posted three knocks in three consecutive games: vs. Wayne State (3/15/24), vs. Saint Anselm (3/15/24), at Gannon (3/25/24) 
>> Homered and scored two runs at Edinboro (4/19/24); followed it up with 3-or-4 effort at the plate in game two of the doubleheader 
>> Had at least one hit in 10 of the team's final 12 games of the season, including the PSAC Tournament 

2023 // SOPHOMORE
Game-by-Game Statistics 
>> Played and started in 49 games along the IUP outfield 
>> Third on the team with a .352 batting average 
>> Notched two doubles and a team-high three triples, adding 19 RBI 
>> Set IUP single-season record for stolen bases with 28 
>> Went 28-29 on stolen base attempts 
>> Led team with 17 multi-hit contests 
>> Recorded a team-best 14 game hitting streak 
>> Played all 49 games at CF, batting in the one or two spot of the IUP lineup 
>> Notched 69 putouts in center field with just one error and a .987 fielding percentage
>> Had a triple and three RBI against Wheeling (2/24/23) 
>> Went 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored against Gannon (3/26/23) 
>> Added three-hit games against Cal U (3/28/23), Clarion (4/4/23) and Seton Hill (4/29/23) 

2022 // FRESHMAN
>> Started 35 games in center field, making 37 appearances  
>> Split time between the two and six spot in the batting order during debut collegiate season  
>> Hit .269 (25-93) with eight RBI and eight stolen bases  
>> Posted a .301 slugging percentage and a .327 OBP  
>> Had five games with multiple hits and two with multiple RBI 
>> Drove in two runs with a run scored against Pitt-Johnstown (3/22/22)  
>> Went 3-4 against with season-best five putouts against East Stroudsburg (5/5/22)  
>> Posted four sacrifice flies  
>> Had double against Shippensburg (2/25/22), adding a triple against Purdue Northwest (3/13/22) 
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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2022Freshman

    Outfield
    5'4"
    17
  • 17

    2023Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'4"
    17
  • 17

    2024Junior

    Outfield
    5'4"
    17
  • 17

    2025Senior

    Outfield
    5'4"
    17
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