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Paige Barth Season 2020

#28
PositionIF
Height5-5
ClassSophomore
HometownNewbury Park, Calif.
B/TR/R
Exp.SQ

After 2020 season

Young hitter with a ton of potential ... Versatile athlete, who can play both in the infield and in the outfield. 

HONORS
* 2019 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
* 2019 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete

2020 SEASON - SOPHOMORE
Played in four games off the bench, all as a pinch runner ... Scored two runs ... Played against Wisconsin (Feb. 21), St. John's (Feb. 29), Cal Poly (March 7) and No. 22/22 UCF (March 8) ... Runs came against St. John's and UCF.

2019 SEASON - FRESHMAN
Played in 12 games in her first season with seven starts ... Started six times in right field and once at first base ... Was 1-for-18 (.056) with a double, two runs and a walk, sporting a .105 on-base percentage ... Was perfect in the field in nine chances (eight putouts and one assist) ... Was 0-for-1 in Mountain West play across two appearances ... Started the opener at right field against Syracuse on Feb. 8, recording a RBI and scoring a run ... Drew a walk and had two sacrifice bunts in a start vs. Charlotte on Feb. 9 ... Scored a run as a pinch runner vs. Cal Poly on Feb. 24 ... Had her first career hit - a double - vs. Weber State on March 3.

CLUB - FIRECRACKERS BRASHEAR
Played her club ball for Firecrackers Brashear in Newbury Park, Calif., under coach Sean Brashear ... Helped the team win the 2018 Colorado Fireworks tournament and the 2016 PGF Platinum championship.

HIGH SCHOOL - NEWBURY PARK
Earned four letters at Newbury Park High School in Newbury Park, Calif., under coaches Laughn Barth and Mike Dugan ... Was a three-time first-team all-Marmonte League selection ... Was named the 2018 Marmont League Defensive Player of the Year ... Was chosen as the team's defensive player of the year all four seasons and the team's offensive player of the year in 2017 ... Also a two-time all-Los Angeles first-team selection and a two-time all-Ventura County team pick ... Helped the Panthers to a 2018 Division 2 CIF championship ... Led NPHS to a 71-18-1 (.794) over the last three seasons ... Over her career, batted .371 (117-for-315) with six home runs, 24 doubles, five triples, 82 runs, 76 RBIs and 16 stolen bases, while owning a .449 on-base percentage and a .536 slugging percentage (all numbers according to MaxPreps).

PERSONAL
Paige Noelle Barth was born on Feb. 7, 2000, in Newbury Park, Calif. ... Daughter of Laughn and Anne Barth ... Also was recruited by Hawai'i and UC Santa Barbara ... Is majoring in kinesiology with an emphasis as a fitness specialist.