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  Toni Paisley

Toni Paisley

Player Profile

Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Lakewood, Calif.

High School:
Lakewood

Height:
5-7

Position:
Pitcher/Utility

B/T:
R/R

2010 Preseason Conference USA Pitcher-of-the-Year
2009 C-USA Co-Female Athlete-of-the-Year
2009 C-USA Pitcher-of-the-Year
2009 First Team All-C-USA
2009 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-Region Team
2009 Preseason All-C-USA

2007 C-USA Freshman-of-the-Year
2007 Second Team All-C-USA
2007 C-USA All-Freshman Team
2007 C-USA All-Tournament Team
2007 NCCSIA All-State
C-USA Pitcher-of-the-Week (4/23/07; 2/9, 2/23, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/13 and 4/20/09)

As A Redshirt Sophomore (2009)
Rebounded from injury to earn numerous honors, including Conference USA Co-Female Athlete-of-the-Year, C-USA Pitcher-of-the-Year, First Team All-C-USA and Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-Region Team ... Became the first Pirate to be named the league athlete-of-the-year and only the second softball player in C-USA history to earn the honor ... Tied Southern Miss' Courtney Blades for the most-ever Conference USA Pitcher-of-the-Week honors with seven (2/9, 2/23, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/13 and 4/20) ... Finished the season ranked seventh in the NCAA in victories (30), 11th in earned run average (1.22), 16th in strikeouts (297) and 26th in saves (3) ... Led C-USA in seven categories: victories, earned run average, strikeouts, saves, batters struck out looking (92), innings pitched (270.2) and opponent batting average (.177) ... Struck out 15 against Indiana (2/22), tying her career high ... Threw a perfect game against Georgetown (3/10), the second of her career, tying her for the most in Conference USA history ... Later that week, no-hit Southern Miss (3/14) ... Enters 2010 ranked among the ECU career leaders in winning percentage (1st/.786), strikeouts (2nd/538), wins (5th/55) and complete games (6th/58) ... As a batter, drove in the game-winning runs at N.C. State (3/18) and against UCF (3/29) ... Produced RBI in two of four chances with a runner on third and less than two outs ... Hit first home run of career against UCF (3/28).

As A Sophomore (2008)
Appeared in seven games in the circle before an injury shelved her for the remainder of the season ... Had a 4-1 record, a 1.96 ERA and 30 strikeouts before her injury.

As A Freshman (2007)
Garnered a multitude of honors, including Conference USA Freshman-of-the-Year, C-USA All-Freshman Team, C-USA Second Team, C-USA All-Tournament Team and North Carolina College Sports Information Association All-State ... Named C-USA Pitcher-of-the-Week (4/23) ... Threw a perfect game against Binghamton (3/3) in a 10-0 victory, the only perfect game in C-USA in 2007 ... Followed up her perfect game with a no-hitter in game two of a doubleheader sweep against UNC Greensboro (3/22) ... Ranked nationally in ERA (45th/1.57), strikeouts per seven innings (57th/7.7) and victories (46th/21) ... Tallied a career-high 15 strikeouts against UNC Wilmington (4/17), the fourth-highest total for a single game in C-USA ... Led the Pirate pitching staff in ERA, opposing batting average (.192), wins, innings pitched (191.1), strikeouts (211) and appearances (34) ... Ranked among the conference leaders in fewest runs allowed (2nd/46), ERA (4th), opposing batting average (4th), innings pitched (5th), strikeouts (5th) and wins (4th) ... Led C-USA freshman pitchers in every category except opposing batting average, in which she ranked second ... Posted 12 shutouts on the year, the ninth-most for an entire career in ECU history ... Compiled a record of 21-5 for a winning percentage of .808, the third-highest single-season mark in school history ... Her 211 strikeouts were the sixth-most in a single season at ECU.

Lakewood High School
Received four varsity letters ... Was an All-California Interscholastic Federation Pitcher selection and an All-Moore League Pitcher/Player as a senior ... Served as a team captain ... Coached by Andy Miromontes.

Personal
Majoring in social work ... Received merit scholars award for two years ... Daughter of Robin and Mike Paisley ... Has one brother (Michael).