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2023 Softball Roster

Hailey Varga

10 Chaela Crowder

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Simi Valley
  • Hometown Simi Valley, CA

Biography

2023:
- Started 20 of 40 games played, including seven at catcher
- Hit .208 with three doubles, a home run and 12 RBI’s
- Singled and walked on opening day vs. Duke (Feb. 24)
- Doubled, walked, drove in two and scored a run in a win over Cleveland State (Mar. 10)
- Singled and drove in a run vs. Bucknell (Mar. 18)
- Went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in a doubleheader vs. Princeton (Mar. 29) to spark a season-long five-game hitting streak
- Delivered pinch-hit, two-run singles in consecutive wins at Monmouth (Apr. 19) and vs. Marist (Apr. 22)
- Had two singles and an RBI in Game 2 vs. Siena (Apr. 23)
- Opened the Broncs’ scoring with an RBI double in Game 1 of a doubleheader sweep of Quinnipiac (May 1) on Senior Day

2022:

- Started 23 of 41 games played, hitting .293 with a double and 11 RBI’s
- Had four multi-hit games, including a 3-for-4 effort with four RBI’s in a win over Monmouth (May 4)
- Singled and drove in two in a win at Norfolk State (Mar. 4)
- Had two hits apiece at Hampton (Mar. 6) and East Carolina (Mar. 13)
- Chipped in with three hits and an RBI in a doubleheader sweep at Marist (May 1)

2021:

- Hit .366 (26-71), good for third on the team
- Played in 32 of Rider’s 37 games played, including 16 starts
- Tied for second on the team with two home runs, while finishing third with 21 RBI’s
- Posted a .465 slugging percentage and .387 on-base percentage
- Hit a pinch-hit, bases-clearing double against Quinnipiac (Mar. 20)
- Added a 2-for-4 effort in her first start of the season vs. Quinnipiac (Mar. 21)
- Knocked her first home run of the season at Siena (Apr. 3), before adding consecutive 2-for-4 efforts the next day against the Saints
- Went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI’s at Marist (Apr. 24)
- Broke a 2-2 tie with a grand slam in a 7-3 win over Saint Peter’s (May 5)
- Had a pair of 2-for-3 efforts in the Broncs’ three-game MAAC Tournament series at Canisius (May 8-9)

2020:

- Hit .310 (9-for-29) with a home run and two RBI’s in 12 games played, nine starts, before the cancelation of the remainder of the season due to COVID-19.
- Hit safely in three-straight games twice
- Knocked her first career home run in the Broncs’ win over Winthrop (Mar. 8)

Before Rider:
Earned First Team All-Coastal Canyon League and Team Offensive Player of the Year at Simi Valley High School… A five-year player and four-year letter winner… Captained the varsity squad and earned the Coaches Award.

Personal:
The daughter of Janelle and Mike Crowder… Has a younger brother, Michael, and a younger sister, Presley… An education major with a history minor.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2020Freshman

    Catcher
    5'3"
    10
  • 10

    2021Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'3"
    10
  • 10

    2022Junior

    Catcher
    5'3"
    10
  • 10

    2023Senior

    Catcher
    5'3"
    10