Haley Jean Cruse Mitchell (born May 26, 1998) is an American softball player.
| Haley Cruse Mitchell | |
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| USSSA Pride | |
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| Born: (1998-05-26) May 26, 1998 (age 24) San Diego, California | |
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Born Haley Jean Cruse in San Diego,[1][2] Mitchell attended Del Norte High School in San Diego and played club softball for the Corona Angels. She was a four-time first team all-Avocado East League choice. In 112 games, she had a .463 batting average, 183 hits, 72 RBI's, and 141 runs.[3] She pitched her freshman year, with a 1.41 ERA in 34.2 innings and 28 strikeouts.
After graduating from high school in 2017, Mitchell attended the University of Oregon where she played for the Oregon Ducks softball team for 5 seasons.[1] She led the team in hitting for four straight years, becoming the first player in the program's history to do so. She led all of the Pac-12 Conference in hitters her sophomore year. She played in the 2017 and 2018 Women's College World Series. She had a career high 4 hits at Stanford on March 30, 2019.[4] She finished her career in the top 10 in four stat categories, 5th in batting average with a .378, 5th in runs with 156 scored, 7th in stolen bases with 63, and tied at 8th with 38 doubles.
Mitchell graduated from the university in Oregon with a bachelor's degree in business in 2020.[2] She then got a master's degree in advertising at Oregon in 2021.[5][6]
2018- Third Team All-Pac-12, NFCA Second Team All-Pacific Region, and Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
2019- Third Team All-Pac-12, NFCA Second Team All-Pacific Region, and Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
2020- Softball America Second-Team All-American and Pac-12 Player of the Week (Feb. 25)
2021- First-Team All-Pac-12 and NFCA First Team All-Pacific Region[7]
Cruse signed with the USSSA Pride after finishing her college career.[8]
Outside of softball, Cruse has also earned fame for her dancing videos with her Oregon teammate Jasmine Williams[9] and on TikTok.[10] She has over 800,000 followers on the app.
In 2021, Cruse married pro baseball outfielder Garrett Mitchell.[11]
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