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2026 Softball Roster

2 Paige Strickland

  • Position OF
  • Height 5-7
  • Custom3 R/R
  • Major Psychology and Healthcare Administration
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Creedmoor, NC
  • High School South Granville HS

Biography

FMU:  Returning starter and 3-year letterwinner....NFCA All-America Team (second team) 2025....D2CCA All-America Team (first team) 2025....NFCA All-Southeast Region Team (first team) 2025....D2CCA All-Southeast Region Team (first team) 2025....D2CCA Southeast Region Player of the Year 2025....Conference Carolinas 2025 Player of the Year....Conference Carolinas 2025 All-Conference Team (first team)....Earned Frankie Award for Female Breakout Performance 2024-25....Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference Team 2025, 2024....Conference Carolinas Player of the Week for April 7-13, 2025.... Appeared in 58 games (57 starts) as part of the 2025 squad that reached the NCAA Super Regionals....Led the nation in RBIs per game (1.45)....Conference Carolinas rankings: 1st in RBIs (school-record 84), triples (7), and sac flies (7); T-2nd in home runs (14) and doubles (17); 3rd in slugging percentage (.799); 4th in batting average (.423), OPS (1.230), and hits (82); and T-4th in runs scored (48)....28 multi-hit games and 26 multi-RBI games....Recorded a 20-game hitting streak....Had 8 hits and 2 RBIs through her first two seasons at FMU....Appeared in 31 contests in 2024....Used primarily as a pinch runner....Scored 11 runs and stole three bases....Played in 21 games in 2023 and made 7 starts (all in RF)....1 multi-hit game....Batted 2-for-7 as a pinch hitter....Attended Francis Marion in 2021-22 but did not play.....Member of National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS)....NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete 2024....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2022 (fall), 2023 (spring, fall), 2024 (spring, fall), 2025 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2023 (spring, fall), 2024 (spring, fall), 2025 (spring).

PERSONAL:
  • Born in Raleigh, NC
  • Graduate of South Granville High School, where she played for coach Jackie Day
  • Named North Carolina's 2021 2A High School Player of the Year
  • Member of the 2018 2A state championship team
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
  • As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  Detective or Surgeon 
  • Favorite Athlete:  Dansby Swanson 
  • Favorite Sports Team:  Atlanta Braves 
  • Favorite Movie or TV Show:   Stranger Things 
  • Favorite Food:  Pizza
  • Favorite Vacation Spot:  The beach 
  • Favorite Musical Artist: Chris Stapleton 
  • Favorite Thing About FMU:  The Griffin Athletic Complex 
  • Favorite Off-Field Activities:  Going to the beach, fishing and traveling 
  • Goals for Upcoming Season:  Support my team

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2022Freshman

    INF
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2023Freshman

    INF
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2024Sophomore

    UT
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2025Redshirt Junior

    OF
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2026Redshirt Senior

    OF
    5'7"
    2