2018 Softball Roster
Bange, Paige
Jersey Number 3
Paige Bange
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Jefferson City, Mo.
- High School:
- Helias Catholic
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- 2018 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2018 SEC Softball Community Service Team
- 2017 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2014-15 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
SENIOR (2018)
- Concluded Tiger career with a pinch hit single against No. 2 Oklahoma (May 20) in NCAA Norman Regional
- Also supplied heroics in final career home at bat, delivering pinch hit single against No. 4 Florida (May 6)
- Produced key pinch hit RBI walk in Tigers' comeback victory over No. 13 LSU (March 31)
- Earned first start of the season at SEMO (March 21) and delivered with a grand slam and single-game career-high 4 RBI
- Also finished with lone multi-hit game of the year against the Redhawks
- Tallied 100th career at bat against CSUN (Feb. 9)
- Hit right-handed pitching at impressive .417 (5-for-12) clip
- Tigers' top pinch hitting threat off the bench, leading the team with 10 total pinch hit at bats
- Highly successful in those pinch hit plate appearances, tallying three hits (T-2nd-most on team)
JUNIOR (2017)
- Saw expanded role in her third season at Mizzou, earning career high 14 starts and appearing in career-best 31 games
- Also tallied single-season career highs in at bats (53), runs scored (7), hits (8), doubles (3), RBI (9), total bases (14) and stolen bases (2)
- Banner day against SEMO (April 18), producing career high three RBI
- Launched her lone home run of the year against USC Upstate (Feb. 12), serving as the Tigers' lone hit of the game, keying a 1-0 victory
- Turned in outstanding weekend at South Florida Tournament (March 17-19), hitting .429 with three runs, two doubles and three RBI
- T-2nd on Mizzou with two successful pinch hits on the year
- Recorded two multi-RBI games, season-best hitting streak of three games, top safely reached base streak of four games
SOPHOMORE (2016)
- Productive bat off the bench, finishing second on the team with three successful pinch hits
- Clubbed game-tying home run vs. No. 22 Baylor (March 5) for lone round-tripper of the year
- Earned first career start vs. California (March 4)
- Tallied first hit and RBI of the season against Stetson (Feb. 21)
- Her two runs scored and home run vs. No. 22 Baylor (March 5) marked single-game career highs
- Top hitting streak of two games (March 5 vs. No. 17 Arizona State and No. 22 Baylor)
- Recorded an RBI in three consecutive games from March 3-5 (vs. California, vs. No. 17 Arizona State, vs. No. 22 Baylor)
FRESHMAN (2015)
- Appeared in 13 games in her first-year for Mizzou, hitting an impressive .556 (5-for-9) with five runs, two doubles, one home run and 4 RBI in limited action
- Banner day came vs. SEMO (March 11) as she went 2-for-2 and smoked her first career home run
- Came up with clutch pinch hit 2 RBI double at Western Illinois (April 15)
- Laid down a sac bunt to move the winning run in to scoring position in the 8th inning of Mizzou’s win over No. 1 Florida (May 3)
- Roped a pinch hit double and came around to score her fourth run of the season vs. Longwood (March 14)
- Tallied her first collegiate action at the Dot Richardson Invitational, coming through with an RBI groundout in her lone at-bat
HIGH SCHOOL (HELIAS CATHOLIC)
- A four-time first team all-district and all-region honoree for Helias head coach Dan Campbell
- Second Team Class 4 All-State from the Missouri Fastpitch Coaches Association as a senior in 2013
- Finished her stellar high school career with a .455 batting average, also breaking Helias' school record for highest season batting average as a sophomore in 2011
- Earned Missouri Fastpitch Coaches Association Second Team All-State following her sophomore campaign.
- Earned academic all-state recognition as a freshman, sophomore and junior
- Recognized for her impact as a freshman in 2010, earning first team all-district and second team all-region
- Played for KC Peppers under head coach Dan Eakin in 2014
- Played for Birmingham Thunderbolts in 2013
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Doug and Carol Bange
- National Honor Society member as a junior and senior
Georgia Recap
Sunday, May 04
Mya Dodge SEC Network+ Postgame Interview (5/1/25)
Friday, May 02
Taylor Ebbs Senior Video
Thursday, May 01
Mya Dodge Senior Video
Thursday, May 01
