Paige Sneed

  #31     Bats/Throws: R/R
  Position: C    Ht.: 5-9
  Hometown: Lawrenceville, Ga.
  Previous School: Collins Hill HS
  Eligibility: Jr.  Major: Biology

2013: Enters her junior campaign with a .987 career fielding percentage, which is fourth-best in program history.

2012: Played in 45 games, including 42 starts... Led the team with 25 walks (T4th in SAC/52nd in NCAA II)... 25 walks were also fourth in TC history... Batted .181 with 19 hits, five doubles, nine runs scored and 14 RBI... Four multi-hit games... Went 2-for-3 against Milligan (Feb. 15)... Also went 2-for-3 against Glenville State (Mar. 4) and Lincoln Memorial (Mar. 20)... Posted two doubles against Glenville State... Tallied season-best two RBI against Shepherd (Feb. 25)... Did not make an error in her final 12 games... Finished the year with a .981 fielding percentage as she committed four errors in her 206 total chances.

2011: Played and started in all 49 games behind the plate in her first Tusculum campaign... Batted .189 with 21 hits, including four doubles and a triple... Scored seven runs and finished second on the team with 10 sacrifice hits (T6th in SAC)... Recorded four multiple-hit games, including her 2-for-3 performance in a 7-1 win over No. 13 California (Pa.) (Feb. 6)... Also posted two hits each against St. Andrews (Feb. 7), Alderson-Broaddus (Feb. 26) and North Greenville (Apr. 19)... Accounted for two RBI at St. Andrews, with a double... Posted another double in the second game of a twinbill at No. 2 North Georgia (Mar. 11)... In the opener, Sneed threw out consecutive base-runners in the bottom of the seventh inning in Tusculum's 2-1 upset win over the nationally-ranked Saints... Threw out nine runners on the season, while leading the league with three pickoffs... Tallied a stolen base at Carson-Newman (Apr. 7)... Finished second on the team with 232 putouts and a .992 fielding percentage (T4th in TC history), committing only two errors in 260 total chances.

High School: Graduated from Collins Hill HS... Coached by Billy Dooley... Member of 2009 State Championship team... Four-year letter-winner... Scholar-Athlete Award recipient (2007-10)... On the prep diamond, played at first base and catcher... Played for the Georgia Elite Club Team... Coached by Brett Sampson.

Personal: Born Jan. 16, 1992 in Manassas, Va... Daughter of Randy and Colleen Sneed... Brother - Joshua; Sister - Chloe; Father played football at Ole Miss... Brother, Joshua played football at VMI (2008-11)... Majoring in biology... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Future plans include: Attend medical school and become a physician's assistant... Community service includes: Tabernacle Musion Church volunteer... Favorite book: "The Hunger Games"; Favorite class at Tusculum: Trigonometry... Favorite midnight snack: Oreos and Milk; Favorite musical artist: Jason Mraz, Rascal Flatts; Favorite song: "I Won't Give Up"; Paige can't go a week without: Her little sister; Most thrilling moment in sports: When she won the State Championship during her final prep season; Advice to kids: "Always work hard towards the goal you want to reach and never let anyone tell you you're not good enough"; Favorite colors: Blue and Pink; Favorite food: McDonald's Chicken Nuggets; Favorite sport other than softball: Football; People Paige most admires: Her family; Toughest player Paige has ever played against: Lori Spangola; What people don't know about Paige: Her collar bone has been broken three times; When she was a kid, she tried to be like: Her older brother; When people first meet Paige, they think: "She is absolutely crazy and loud".