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2014 Softball

10 Cynthia Hayes

  • Height 5-6
  • Bats/Throws L/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Seagrove, N.C.
  • High School Southwestern Randolph
  • Major Exercise and Sport Sciences / Health Science
  • Position IF

Biography

Career

  • Guilford’s first NCAA Division III National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association (NFCA) All-America honoree
  • first Quaker to receive two NFCA First Team All-Atlantic region accolades
  • Guilford’s third three-time All-ODAC softball selection
  • concluded her career as the ODAC’s and Guilford’s career batting leader (.467)
  • graduated with the school’s career standards for on-base percentage (.522), runs (157), hits (211), doubles (41), and times hit by pitch (23) 
  • graduated with Guilford season marks for batting average (.598, 2013), slugging percentage (.805, 2013), triples (4, 2011), stolen bases (19, 2013) and times hit by pitch

2014

  • NFCA First Team All-American second baseman
  • NFCA First Team All-Atlantic Region
  • North Carolina Sports Information Association All-State Team (college division)
  • First Team All-ODAC
  • owned the ODAC's top figures in batting average (.532), on-base percentage (.599), runs (63), hits (74), and doubles (23)
  • set school standards for runs, hits, doubles, and times hit by a pitch in a season (11)
  • league-record 23 doubles rank 10th in Division III history
  • stood sixth among Division III leaders in batting average, on-base percentage, and doubles per game (0.52)
  • shared the national lead with 23 two-base hits and was third with 1.43 runs per game
  • had a school- and ODAC-record 31-game hitting streak, fifth-longest in Division III history
  • reached base in 41 straight games this season
  • posted 25 games with two or more hits, including three four-hit efforts
  • won the ODAC's Hitter of the Week Award Feb. 17

2013

  • Guilford's initial NFCA First Team All-Atlantic Region honoree
  • North Carolina Sports Information Association All-State Team (college division)
  • Second Team All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)
  • hit a league- and school-record .598 with eight doubles, two homers and 24 runs batted in (RBI)
  • Guilford's starting second baseman
  • suffered a season-ending injury in the second week of April, which ended her season after 28 games
  • fell just shy of the minimum requirements for ranking among the NCAA Division III statistical leaders
  • set Guilford season standards for batting average, on-base percentage (.611), slugging percentage (.805) and stolen bases (19)
  • ranked first in the ODAC in on-base percentage, third in slugging percentage, sixth in hits (52) and seventh in stolen bases
  • enjoyed a Guilford-record 20-game hitting streak and hit in all but one contest
  • had 18 outings with two or more hits and five multiple-RBI games
  • went 2-for-3 with a grand slam and five RBI in a March 20 tilt with Frostburg State University and was 3-for-4 with a triple and four RBI later in the day versus Rutgers University-Newark
  • went 3-for-4 with four runs scored, two doubles, three RBI and three stolen bases in an April 3 victory over Salem College

2012

  • Second Team All-ODAC
  • led off and played second base
  • in 14 league games, batted .341 with 11 runs scored and four stolen bases, both team highs
  • had a 10-game hitting streak against ODAC rivals and also hit a home run
  • hit .339 for the year in 34 games and led the Quakers with eight stolen bases in nine chances
  • stood 12th among ODAC batting leaders and finished with six doubles among her 38 hits
  • was hit by a pitch a school-record eight times this year
  • left-handed hitter boasted 10 multi-hit games, including a four-hit effort Mar. 9 in a 7-1 win over Johnson State College
  • had three hits in Guilford's season-opening upset of nationally ranked Emory University Feb. 18 and also went 3-for-4 in a Feb. 22 win over Peace College

2011

  • started 33 games until her season was interrupted by a shoulder injury
  • finished second to Ami Hutcherson with a .412 batting average, which ranked ninth in the ODAC
  • stood second on the team with 35 runs scored and set the school record with four triples
  • team-leading 11 stolen bases (in 13 attempts) ranks second in school history
  • one of her best performances came against Sweet Briar when she tallied three runs, a double and a triple on three hits
  • went seven-for-seven with an RBI and two runs scored in Guilford's doubleheader sweep of Meredith College Feb. 27

Personal

  • worked as a resident advisor at Guilford
  • represented the softball team on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
  • named to the 2012-13 Academic All-ODAC Team
  • five-time member of Guilford's Student-Athlete Honor Roll
  • dean's list student
  • lettered four years at Southwestern Randolph High School under coaches Steve Taylor and Ricky Martinez
  • four-time All-3A Mid Piedmont Conference
  • three-time all-district
  • helped her team to three state 3A titles
  • two-time MVP
  • conference player of the year honoree
  • participated for six years with The Knockouts travel team
  • daughter of Robert and Pamela Hayes

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2011Freshman

    Infield
    5'6"
    10
  • 10

    2012Sophomore

    IF
    5'6"
    10
  • 10

    2013Junior

    IF
    5'6"
    10
  • 10

    2014Senior

    IF
    5'6"
    10