Haley Cruse Mitchell
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Haley Jean Cruse Mitchell (born May 26, 1998) is an American former professional softball player. She played college softball at Oregon and professionally for USSSA Pride.
High school
[edit]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.
College career
[edit]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 four 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]
Professional career
[edit]Cruse signed with the USSSA Pride after finishing her college career.[7] On April 7, 2023, Cruse announced her retirement from softball.[8]
Personal life
[edit]In 2021, Cruse married pro baseball outfielder Garrett Mitchell.[9]
Outside of softball, Cruse has also earned fame for her dancing videos with her Oregon teammate Jasmine Williams on TikTok, where she has over 800,000 followers on the app.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Haley Cruse - Softball". goducks.com. University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "2020 University of Oregon Commencement: Lundquist College of Business" (PDF). University of Oregon. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 21, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Haley Cruse's High School Softball Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Complete Effort Evens Series". goducks.com. University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "2021 University of Oregon Commencement: School of Journalism and Communication" (PDF). University of Oregon. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Meet 'that Oregon softball girl' on TikTok, Haley Cruse". ESPN. May 23, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Pride Welcomes Haley Cruse – USSSA Pride". Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ McLeod, Justin (April 7, 2023). "Haley Cruse Retiring from Softball". extrainningsoftball.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Ducks softball star Haley Cruse gets engaged to Brewers' Garrett Mitchell". NBC Sports. June 1, 2021.
- ^ NCAA Softball - YOU ALREADY KNOW!!! Weekend vibes coming..., retrieved January 13, 2022
- ^ "Meet 'that Oregon softball girl' on TikTok, Haley Cruse". ESPN.com. May 23, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2022.