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Wayne State University Athletics

2023 Softball Roster

Brendan Baker

3 Breanna Paolatto

3 Breanna Paolatto

  • Position:
    1B
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Belle River, Ont.
  • High School:
    St. Anne Catholic
  • Letters:
    3

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:   Played in 111 career games, making 90 starts (73 at 1B, 7 in RF, 7 in LF, 2 at DP, and 1 in CF) ... ranked 19th in school history in double plays turned (15), tied-for-30th with three sac flies, 33rd in fielding percentage (.966 / min. 200 chances), and 42nd in fielding putouts (387) ... link to Career Statistics.

2023:  Garnered Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors ... 2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... played in 39 games, starting every contest played at first base ... received Academic All-District honors by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) ... batted seventh, eighth or ninth in the lineup, but usually ninth (30 times) ... hit. 329 (26-for-79) with 14 RBI from the No. 9 spot ... registered a season-best five-game hitting streak (April 6-18, 7-for-11, .636, 2 2B, 3 RBI) ... recorded WSU's first game-winning RBI of the season with a sacrifice fly vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead snapping a 1-1 deadlock ... collected a career-best two doubles vs. Parkside (April 15) ... led the team with a .973 fielding percentage and also as part of 12 double plays ... tied a WSU season-best with two sacrifice flies vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (February 24) ... produced six two-hit games and three multiple-RBI contests (2/24 vs. MSUM; 3/16 vs. Alliance, and 4/7 vs. Saginaw Valley State) ... credited with a season-high nine fielding putouts vs. Walsh (February 24) ... ranked second on the squad in sac flies (3) and fielding putouts (175), and tied-for-third in stolen bases (2) ... batted .349 (15-for-43) in GLIAC play, while starting 18 of the 24 contests ... hit .429 (6-for-14) in the sixth inning ... batted .346 (9-for-26) on first pitch of an at bat ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2022:  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 ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... played in 36 games, making 34 starts (32 at 1B, 2 at DP) … batted third, fifth, sixth, or eighth, but usually fourth or seventh (8 times each) ... started the year with a season-best three-game hitting streak (2.24-2/25, .364, 4-for-11) ... drove in a season and a career-high four RBI vs. Grand Valley State (4/10), which ranks tied-for-15th all-time in a single game ... totaled three RBI in the next contest (4/12 vs. Saginaw Valley State) ... had a season and career-best three-hit performance twice (4/9 vs. Davenport and 4/10 vs. Grand Valley State) ... scored three runs vs. Davenport (4/9), which ranks tied-for-ninth all-time in a single game ... walked twice in game one at Ferris State (4/29) ... recorded 14 putouts vs. Lock Haven (3/15), which was a career-high and a WSU season-best ... had three contests of double-digit putout totals ... hit .417 (5-for-12) in the first inning, which led the team ... hit a team best .750 (3-for-4) with the bases loaded ... tied-for-third on the team with seven two-out RBI ... finished fourth on the squad with nine RBI ... recorded 169 putouts, which led the team ... credited with four sacrifice bunts on the season ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2021:   Earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete recognition ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... played in 27 games, making 13 starts (7 in RF, 3 in LF, 2 at 1B, and 1 in CF) ... batted sixth through ninth, but primarily ninth (five times) ... posted two two-hit games (4/14 at Davenport, and 5/12 vs. Purdue Northwest in the GLIAC Tournament) ... second on the squad in percentage advancing runners (72% - 13-of-18) ... tied-for-second on the team with two hit by pitches ... scored three times in 13 pinch-running appearances ... notched a season-high 12 fielding putouts at Ferris State (4/3) ... drove in runs at Glenville State (3/14) and vs. Saginaw Valley (5/2) ... batted .333 (5-for-15) over last 13 games played ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2020:  Appeared in nine games, making four starts (all in LF) ... batted either eighth (3 times) or ninth (once) ... made collegiate debut as a pinch-hitter vs. Missouri S&T (2/22) ... walked as a pinch-hitter vs. Tiffin (3/7) ... had hits in back-to-back appearances (3/9 vs. Augustana and 3/10 against Bloomfield) for a three-game on-base streak ... scored lone run of the season vs. the Vikings (3/9) ... tied for the team lead with one outfield assist ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

High School:  A 2019 graduate of St. Anne Catholic High School ... played summer ball for the Windsor Wildcats and coach Rob Drouillard ... squad was the silver medalists at both the 2018 Ontario qualifier and the 2018 Canadian Nationals ... lettered in basketball for SACHS, and served as a team captain ... received Academic Honor Roll recognition ... played summer ball in 2019 for the Waterloo Ghosts Midget squad ... batted .407 (66-for-162) with 55 runs scored and 44 RBI ... contributed eight doubles, three triples and three home runs for a .549 slugging percentage ... totaled 18 walks to 11 strikeouts for a .467 on-base percentage.

Personal:  Full name -- Breanna L. Paolatto ... born on February 18, 2001, in Windsor, Ont. ... daughter of Darren and Connie Paolatto ... has an older sister, Natasha ... is majoring in Psychology ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2019 (4.00), Winter 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022 (4.00) and Fall 2022 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) ... last name is pronounced pa-la-TOE.
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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2020Freshman

    LF/RF
    5'9"
    3
  • 3

    2021Sophomore

    RF/LF
    5'9"
    3
  • 3

    2022Junior

    1B
    5'9"
    3
  • 3

    2023Senior

    1B
    5'9"
    3