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Mitchell, Paige

Jersey Number 1
Paige Mitchell
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-4
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Doswell, Va.
- High School:
- Patrick Henry
- Major:
- Marketing
Bio
As a Junior:
As a Sophomore:
As a Freshman:
High School:
Personal:
- Hitting .400 with a double and an RBI
As a Sophomore:
- Started six games in the infield for the Dukes while making 24 appearances
- Held a .419 average at the plate with help of a career-best 13 hits
- Slugged five doubles and a home run with six RBI while scoring a career-best eight runs
- Recorded eight putouts and 19 assists
- Knocked a pinch-hit double against Kent State (5/20) during the Waco Regional
- Launched first career home run at Hofstra (3/26)
- Notched first multi-hit and multi-RBI game of her career at Hofstra (3/25) after 2-for-2 with a double and two RBIs
- Made first start of the season as a second baseman at East Carolina (3/11)
- Knocked first career double and drove home first career run at East Carolina (3/10)
- In her first appearance of the season, went 1-for-2 with a run scored against Binghamton (2/18)
- Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2016)
As a Freshman:
- Spring 2016 Dean's List
- Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2016)
- Appeared in 23 games as a rookie, earning three starts
- Recorded four hits and three runs on the season
- CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient
High School:
- VHSL 5A State Player of the Year as a senior
- VHSL 5A First Team All-State as a senior
- North Region Player of the Year as a senior
- First Team All-North Region as a senior
- First Team All-Central Region as a sophomore
- First Team All-Metro as a senior
- Conference 16 Player of the Year as a senior
- First Team All-Conference 16 as a senior and Second Team as a junior
- First Team All-Colonial District as a freshman and sophomore
- Part of Patrick Henry's team that was the state runner-up, region runner-up and district champions in 2012
- Helped Patrick Henry to the 2014 and 2015 North Region and Conference 16 championships
- Member of PHHS's 2013 Colonial District championship team
- IB Diploma recipient and a Hanover Scholar
- Member of the National Honor Society
- U.S. Army Student-Athlete Achievement Award
- Received the William and Mary Leadership Award in 2014
- Played club softball for the Richmond Diamonds
Personal:
- Daughter of J.W. and Charlene Mitchell
- Has siblings, Emma and Charlotte
- Her father, J.W., played baseball at JMU (1976-78) and in the Chicago Cubs organization (1978-83
- Her sister, Emma, played softball at Virginia (2012-13)
- Majoring in marketing
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