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Wayne State University Athletics

2022 Softball Roster

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Michael Dubicki
Jeff Weiss
Jeff Weiss

13 Paige Ameel

13 Paige Ameel

  • Position:
    P
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Marysville, Mich.
  • High School:
    Marysville
  • Letters:
    3

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Appeared in 80 games in the circle, compiling a 25-36 record with six saves ... struck out 292 batters in 418.0 innings with a 3.18 ERA ... concluded collegiate career tied-for-fourth in saves (6), 10th in batters faced (1,824), 11th in both strikeouts per game (4.89 / min. 50 IP) and fewest walks per game (1.78 / min. 80 IP), 13th in strikeouts (292), 17th in both games started (66) and complete games (48), 18th in both innings pitched (418.0) and lowest opponent batting average (.258 / min. 85 IP), 19th in both pitching appearances (80) and shutouts (8), and 22nd in wins (25) ... link to Career Statistics.

2021-22:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... earned Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors ... participated in the NCAA Division II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Super Region Convention in Chicago on November 19-21 ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee... played in 25 games, and started 23 times in the circle ... began the year with a 0.92 ERA in first six appearances (38 innings) … earned a save vs. Minnesota State Moorhead (2/25) in lone relief appearance of the season by striking out five in two innings and allowing just one hit ... notched wins against New Haven (3/13), Slippery Rock (3/14), Minot State (3/15), Bloomsburg (3/18) and Ferris State (3/31) ... twice threw a season-high 134 pitches (4/16 vs. Purdue Northwest and 4/30 vs. Northwood) ... tossed a seven-hit shutout vs. New Haven (3/13) … struck out a season and a team-high nine batters at Parkside (4/3) … pitched a season and a career-high eight innings in two games (2/24 vs Lewis and 3/15 vs. Minot State) … lone at bat of the season was a pinch-hitting appearance in the sixth inning vs. Northwood (4/30) … led the team in ERA (2.99), strikeouts (102), complete games (21), innings pitched (149.2), and opponent batting average (.249) ... suffered a 1-0 setback in eight innings vs. Saginaw Valley (5/7) in the GLIAC Tournament ... best inning ERA was the seventh with a 2.50 ERA … threw 65.8% (1,510-of-2,296) of pitches for strikes, which was best amongst WSU pitchers ... held opponents to a .094 batting average (5-for-53) with an 0-2 count … set a career-high with 149.2 IP this season ... ranked 22nd nationally at the end of the regular-season with 20 complete games ... Game-By-Game Statistics. 

2021:  Earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete recognition ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... began the year 5-0 with a 1.00 ERA in 35 innings pitched ... led the squad with 61 strikeouts, 13 starts in the circle and 15 strikeouts looking ... tied-for-second on the team with six wins ... notched WSU's lone save of the season (4/2 at Northwood) ... struck out a season-high eight batters twice (3/14 vs. Alderson Broaddus and 3/17 at Lake Erie) ... had a strike percentage of 65 (478-of-890) ... limited opponents to a .189 batting average (7-for-37) with a 3-2 count and a team-best .206 average with two outs ... garnered a 0.88 ERA in the seventh inning allowing one run on six hits in eight innings pitched ... lone hit was a bases loaded single vs. Ferris State (5/4) ... threw a season-high 126 pitches vs. Tiffin (3/13) ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2020:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... all 10 appearances were in the circle, with seven starts and a team-best five complete games ... began the year by pitching a two-hit shutout against Hillsdale (2/21) and a four-hit whitewash of Missouri S&T (2/22) ... notched both saves on the same day (2/23) -- against Winona State with 2.2 innings of hitless relief, and vs. Lewis with one inning of hitless relief ... selected GLIAC Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 24 after recording two wins (both shutouts) and two saves in four appearances at the Dome Invitational with a 0.00 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 17.2 innings ... recorded a WSU season-best eight strikeouts against the Miners (2/22) ... threw a season-high 100 pitches in loss to Southern New Hampshire (3/7) ... earned the victory over Bridgeport (3/10) with five scoreless innings on two hits ... had a strike percentage of 67 (426-of-636) ... never walked a batter on four pitches and only two on 3-1 counts in 183 batters faced ... recorded a strike 84 percent of the time (21-of-25) on 3-2 offerings ... solid in the later innings, allowing just five hits in 38 at-bats (.132) in the sixth and seventh innings combined (11 IP) ... posted three games of at least six strikeouts ... lone at bat came against Winona State (2/23) ... team scored a combined three runs in her three losses ... led the WSU pitching staff in appearances (10), starts (7), shutouts (3 + 1 combined), saves (2), innings (44.0), strikeouts (34), opponent batting average (.221 / 38-for-172) and opponent batting average with two outs (.204 / 11-for-54) ... inherited six base runners (two each in three different appearances), but none scored ... had final 38 games canceled due to COVID-19 ... 2019-20 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... NCAA Rankings:  35th in strikeout/walk ratio (5.67) which led the GLIAC, 38th in saves (2) and 42nd in fewest walks per game (0.95) ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2019:  Received Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete recognition ... all 28 appearances came in the circle ... made 23 starts and tallied 13 complete games ... compiled an 11-10 record with five shutouts (3 solo + 2 combined) ... three solo shutouts came 2/23 vs. Lewis, 4/13 vs. Ashland and 4/23 vs. Purdue Northwest ... notched two saves (2/22 vs. Winona State and 3/9 vs. Tiffin) to tie for the team lead ... earned first collegiate victory by tossing four scoreless innings vs. Molloy (2/10) ... won six straight decisions (2/10 vs. Molloy through 3/15 vs. Millersville) ... only allowed two inherited runners to score out of nine in five relief appearances ... recorded 26 strikeouts looking ... garnered a season-high 11 strikeouts against Millersville (3/15), which tied for a team season-best ... hurled four shutout innings of relief in 2-0 NCAA Tournament loss to Southern Indiana (5/10) ... posted eight games of at least six strikeouts ... had a 1.000 fielding percentage on 28 chances (11 PO, 17 A) ... twice had three fielding assists in a game (2/8 vs. Eckerd and 4/19 at Northwood) ... pitched a season-high eight innings in a 2-1 win vs. Northwood (3/24) ... had a strike percentage of 65.9 (1415/2146) ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

High School: A 2018 graduate of Marysville High School ... earned four varsity letters for the Vikings and coach Ryan Rathje ... led team as captain during 2017 season ... had several no-hitters and one 18 strikeout contest, along with numerous 17 strikeout games ... three-time Macomb Area Conference (MAC) First Team All-Academic selection ... three-time MAC champions ... played summer ball for Michigan Batbuster and coaches Dan Vitale and Sam Henderson.

Personal: Full name--Paige E. Ameel ... born on January 3, 2000 ... daughter of Brenda Hoffman and Robert Ameel ... has one older brother (Clayton) and one older sister (Madison) ... is majoring in Finance ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2018, Winter 2019 (4.00), Fall 2019, Winter 2020 (4.00), Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Fall 2021 (4.00) and Winter 2022 ... is a member of the WSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... was a member of the WSU Student Leadership Council.
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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2019Freshman

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    5'7"
    13
  • 13

    2020Sophomore

    P
    5'7"
    13
  • 13

    2021Junior

    P
    5'7"
    13
  • 13

    2022Senior

    P
    5'7"
    13