2014: Hayley Whitley Appeared in 30 games during her senior season, starting 22 contests…Hit .205 with five doubles, 13 RBI and seven runs scored…Had a double and an RBI in the season opening win against GRU Augusta...Was two-for-four with two doubles, two RBI and two run scored in game one of the Mount Olive doubleheader…Had a double and two RBI in game one against Francis Marion…Had a pair of doubles against Lander…Had a double and an RBI in game two at Brevard.
2013: Earned second team All-SAC honors…Finished third on the team with a .314 batting average…Had three homers, nine doubles, 35 RBI and 28 run scored, ranking second on the team in RBI and doubles…Had a homer, two RBI and two runs scored at Francis Marion…Hit the game-tying homer against fourth-ranked Armstrong in the sixth inning...Went two-for-two with four RBI against Queens…Was five-for-seven with five RBI in the doubleheader sweep at Belmont Abbey, driving in five of the six runs scored by the Bulldogs that day…Had a homer and two runs scored against Brevard…Was three-for-five with two RBI in the win at Tusculum…Went two-for-five with an RBI and two runs scored in the regular season finale at Limestone.
2012: Started all 50 games for the Bulldogs…Hit .203 with three doubles, 10 RBI and 10 runs scored…Led the team with 10 sacrifices…Struck out just eight times in 143 at bats…Was three-for-four with an RBI and two runs scored in season opener at Erskine…Added two hits and an RBI in game two at Erskine…Had a double and a run scored at Coker…Was two-for-three with two runs scored at Mount Olive…Had a double and an RBI against Limestone…Went three-for-three against Anderson…had a double and a run scored at Pfeiffer, while adding an RBI and run scored in game two of the doubleheader.
2011: Appeared in 45 games as a freshman, starting 43…Finished third on the team with seven sacrifices…Was fourth on the team with six doubles, fifth with 32 hits…Finished fifth on Wingate’s team with 38 total bases…Finished the season with 10 RBI, 11 runs scored and a .293 on-base percentage…Struck out just six times in 130 at-bats…
High School: Hayley Whitley was the co-captain and scholar athlete at Piedmont High School. She was a two-time all-conference and all-district player, while earning all-state accolades in 2010. Whitley earned MVP honors at the Queen of Diamonds South Tournament in 2009. She led Piedmont to three conference titles, leading the team in batting average and fielding percentage.
Full name is Hayley Alexis Whitley…Born June 14, 1992 in Monroe, NC…Daughter of Wayne and Claudia Whitley... Majoring in Psychology with a minor in Music... Wants to attend graduate school for a masters and then obtain a doctorate in counseling… Favorite class at Wingate: Sports Psychology... Favorite athlete: Troy Polamalu… Favorite sports team: Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Mets… Favorite movie: She’s The Man…Favorite TV Show: Glee… Hayley can’t imagine a week without: Music and long distance runs… Favorite Food: Grilled Chicken... Most thrilling sports moment: Hitting my first collegiate homerun…Favorite sport to play other than softball: Basketball… People Hayley most admires: My family, if it weren’t for their patience and efforts and the talent God has given me I wouldn’t be where I am today.… How Hayley gets ready for game: Listen to music on my ipod and do my morning devotion…Something people don't know about Hayley: I released a CD on iTunes last year… Nickname: Haybo… Hayley thinks the fastest person on the team is Mel, strongest is Alexis. and funniest is Kayla… Favorite quote: My favorite quote is my life bible verse that reminds me why I am a Christian, and what it takes to be a true follower of Christ. “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” Galatians 2:20
Why Hayley chose Wingate: Wingate is close to home and it is a small atmosphere. I enjoy the one-on-one relationship that you can have with your teachers and the small class sizes. I chose somewhere close to home because I wanted my parents to be able to watch me play, because they have put in just as much work as I have so that I could get to the collegiate level. Plus, I grew up coming to softball camps here and my softball team is my other family. I am glad to have called Wingate softball my home for the past four years.
