2016 Softball Roster
Janel Hayes
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- P
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Lakewood
- High School:
- Lakewood
Career
• Three-time Academic All-MAC (2015-17)
2017
• Academic All-MAC
• Made 26 appearances with 17 starts inside the circle with a 3.23 ERA
• Threw 106.1 innings and struck out 46 with 13 walks
• Recorded a three-inning save in Kent State's win over NIU to advance the Flashes to the Championship Round and the MAC Tournament Championship out of the loser's bracket (May 13).
• Threw a complete game shutout against with five strikeouts against Bowling Green (May 7).
2016
• Earned Academic All-Mac Honors for second consecutive year
• Posted 12-12 record in the circle
• Made 28 appearances with 24 starts and 12 complete games
• Had a 3.01 ERA with 59 strikeouts in 144.1 innings
• Threw first career shutout in first appearance in MAC play vs. Central Michigan (March 26)
• Career-high six strikeouts in complete game outing vs. North Carolina Central (Feb. 19)
• Threw 3.2 scoreless innings to the victory first MAC Tournament appearance vs. Akron (May 13)
2015
• Named MAC East Division Player of the Week (March 31)
• Batted .205 (18-for-88) with five doubles and three home runs
• Totaled six runs scored and 19 RBIs
• Had two multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games
• Hit first home run of collegiate career vs. Quinnipiac (March 21)
• Went 2-for-4 with a home run and career-high three RBIs vs. Buffalo (March 29)
• Posted 2-0 record in six appearances on the season
• Made three starts in the circle
• Season-high three strikeouts in complete game outing vs. Montana (Feb. 15)
• Threw 2.2 scoreless innings to earn first career save vs. Cleveland State (April 14)
• Recorded nine strikeouts in 16 innings pitched
2014
• Posted 1-1 record in six appearances on the season
• Recorded two strikeouts in 10.2 innings pitched
• At the plate, batted .231 (6-for-26) with two doubles, three RBIs and three runs scored
• Delivered tying run with pinch-hit single in sixth inning of comeback victory over rival Akron (April 5) for first collegiate hit and RBI
• Earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete honors
Prior to Kent State
• Graduated Lakewood High School with a 4.10 GPA
• In 2013 received All-Area Player of the Year, Moore League Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-Moore League and California Interscholastic Federation First Team
• Posted 23-5 pitching record for Lakewood H.S. in 2012 and a 23-4 record in 2013
• Batted .437 with 18 RBI, 28 runs scored, a .457 on-base percentage and a .724 slugging percentage to lead team to a 31-5 record in 2012
• Collected 97 career wins at Lakewood
• Guided Lakewood to semifinals of California Interscholastic Federation tournament in 2010 and 2012 and finals in 2013
• Two-time Moore League Co-MVP and two-time first team all-league selection
