Haylie Wagner

Haylie Marie Wagner (born April 7, 1993[1]) is an American softball pitcher for the Chicago Bandits of National Pro Fastpitch. From 2012 to 2015, she was a left-handed pitcher for the Michigan Wolverines softball team. She was unanimously selected the 2012 Big Ten Conference Softball Pitcher of the Year after compiling a 32–7 record and a 1.53 earned run average (ERA) in her freshman year. She finished her college career with a 100–18 win record and a 1.82 ERA. Since 2015, Wagner has pitched for the Pennsylvania Rebellion, but the club was dissolved in 2017.

Haylie Wagner
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1993-04-07) April 7, 1993
Orange, California
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Years active2012–present
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
Sport
SportSoftball
PositionPitcher
Team

Early life

Wagner was born in 1993 and grew up in Orange, California.[2] She attended El Modena High School,[3] graduating in 2011.[1] She was selected as an all-country player three consecutive years from 2009 to 2011.[3]

University of Michigan

Wagner enrolled in the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts in the fall of 2011.[1] As a freshman in the spring of 2012, Wagner appeared in 50 games, including 34 as a starter.[1] She compiled a win-loss record of 32–7 with a 1.53 ERA and 159 strikeouts.[1] Her 32 wins set a single-season freshman record at Michigan.[1] At the end of the 2012 season, she was selected unanimously as the Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Year.[4][5]

As a sophomore in 2013, Haylie Wagner was named to the Top 50 Watch List for the 2013 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year.[3] However, she missed the first three weeks of the season with a back injury.[3] After returning to the line-up, she appeared in 30 games, including 22 as a starter.[1] On March 9, 2013, she threw a one-hitter against Illinois.[1] She returned to Orange County, California to play for Michigan in the Judi Garman Classic and threw eight shutout innings in a victory over North Carolina State.[3] At the time, Michigan head coach Carol Hutchins told the Orange County Register: "We feel like she has the chance to be a very special player. Just how special? We'll have to wait and see about that. But we recruited her for a reason."[3] Wagner compiled a 19–3 record in 2013 with a 2.50 ERA and 102 strikeouts.[1] She was selected as a second-team All-Big Ten Conference pitcher at the end of the 2013 season.[6]

In 2014, Wagner appeared in 37 games, 24 as a starter, and compiled a 24–5 record with a 1.82 ERA and 122 strikeouts.[1][7]

In 2015, Wagner appeared in 38 games, 26 as a starter, and compiled a 25–3 record with a 1.75 ERA and 135 strikeouts in 172.1 innings pitched.[1][8] She was selected to the 2015 All-Big Ten Conference team.[9]

Pennsylvania Rebellion

In June 2015, Wagner was signed by the Pennsylvania Rebellion.[10] In October 2015, she extended her contract through the 2017 season.[10]

References
  1. "Haylie Wagner". MGoBlue.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  2. Russ, Jim (May 28, 2015). "Carol Hutchins' Michigan Girls Know How to Have Fun". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  3. Connolly, Kenny (March 22, 2013). "El Modena Grad Now Shining at Michigan". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  4. Baumgardner, Nick (May 22, 2012). "Michigan Freshman Pitcher Haylie Wagner Coming up Clutch, with Help from Her Wise-Cracking Teammates". The Ann Arbor News. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  5. Snyder, Mark (May 23, 2012). "Michigan Softball Freshman Haylie Wagner Winding Up for Deep Playoff Run". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013.
  6. "Big Ten Honors Softball All-Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". Big Ten Conference. May 8, 2013. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  7. "2014 University of Michigan Softball Statistics" (PDF). University of Michigan. May 23, 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  8. "2015 University of Michigan Softball Statistics" (PDF). University of Michigan. May 22, 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  9. "Michigan's Betsa, Hutchins Earn Top Big Ten Honors". The Detroit News. May 6, 2015. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016.
  10. "Transactions: Pennsylvania Rebellion". National Pro Fastpitch. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
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