Paige McMenemy

Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Westerville Central
Hometown:
Westerville, Ohio

As a Freshman (2015): Appeared in 13 games for the Zips, starting in the circle for five games … pitched a total of 28.1 innings on the season … struck out 18 batters while only walking 12 … threw two shutout innings against Michigan State, allowing just one hit and struck out one.

High School: A pitcher out of Westerville Central HS ... three-time first-team All-Ohio Capital Conference selection ... first-team All-State honoree as a senior and junior ... finished prep career with school records for career hits (152) and career strikeouts (747) ... as a senior in 2014, named first-team All-District as well as OCC Cardinal Player of the Year and Team Defensive MVP ... posted a 0.62 ERA with 243 strikeouts in 157 innings of action ... at the plate, also had 30 hits, including 13 doubles, a triple, and three home runs for 23 RBI ... helped team to 2104 Conference championship and runner-up finish in the district ... as a junior in 2013, named OCC Cardinal Player of the Year, Tea Offensive MVP, and Team Defensive MVP ... named to the Ohio Underclassman All-Star Team for the Central District ... struck out 251 batters, setting a single-season school record ... also set the records for most strikeouts in a game (15) and highest batting average in a season (.522) ... as a junior, guided her team to the district finals of the state tournament and a 20-7 record ... as a sophomore, was only struck out twice in 92 at-bats.

Personal: Parents are Gretchen and Brent McMenemy ... has four siblings– Luke, Megan, Emily, and Gwen ... father played football at John Carroll University ... younger sister Megan is committed to play softball at Ohio State ... early childhood education/exercise science major.