Softball

Career: Tied second in sacrifice flies (8)... Tied fourth in fielding percentage (.987)... Tied 10th in triples (10)... Tied 11th in stolen bases (40).

2026: Preseason All-SAC first team... CSC Academic All-District... Started all 50 games in centerfield for the Pioneers... Recorded 43 hits (second-most on the team), 24 runs (team-high), five doubles (tied for third-most on the team), three triples (tied for team lead), 14 RBI, 17 walks (second-most on the team), and 12 steals (team-high) across 141 at bats (tied second-most on the team)... Averaged .305 with a .377 OBP and a .383 slugging percentage... Added one hit by pitch, three sacrifice flies (tied for team-lead), and five sacrifice bunts (third on the team)... Credited with 97 putouts and four assists for a perfect fielding percentage (first in program history, min. 100 total chances)... Aided in one double play... 11 multi-hit games (second-most on the team)... Reached a six-game hitting streak, ending season on a three-game spurt... Had 10-game reached base streak... Game highs include: five at bats, three runs (twice), three hits (three times), four RBI, three walks, two steals (three times), five putouts (twice)... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award.

2025: All-SAC second team... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award... Played in all 57 games (tied seventh for a TU season) as the Pioneer centerfielder, all starts (tied sixth for a TU season)... Recorded 51 hits, 26 runs, eight doubles, four triples, one home run, 32 RBI, 13 walks, and 11 steals across 150 at bats... Averaged .340 with a .385 OBP and .467 slugging percentage... Added one hit by pitch, five sacrifice flies (tied program record), and two sacrifice bunts... Credited with 144 putouts and four outfield assists for a .987 fielding percentage... Game highs include: five at bats, two runs (three times), three hits (three times), two doubles, four RBI, two walks, two steals (twice), seven putouts (twice).

2024: Played in 50 games, primarily as the centerfielder... Recorded 37 hits, 31 runs, eight doubles, three triples (tied for team lead), one home run, 13 RBI, six walks, and 17 steals (second on team) across 117 at bats... Averaged .316 with a .350 OBP and .462 slugging percentage... Added four sacrifice bunts... Credited with 58 putouts and one outfield assist for a .967 fielding percentage... Aided in one double play... Tied the single-game steals record (4 vs. Young Harris on Apr. 16)... Game highs include: four at bats (four times), three runs, three hits (twice), two RBI (three times), four steals, five putouts.

High School: Graduated from West Forsyth HS in Clemmons, N.C... Coached by Kevin Baity and Brian Bowman in softball and Catrina Green in basketball... Lettered four seasons in both softball and basketball... Two-time all-conference and all-district in softball... 2023 all-state on the diamond... 2022 all-conference and all-district on the hardwood... 4A conference champion in softball and tournament champion in basketball... Twice the winner of the Toughness Award... 2020-23 team MVP in softball... Three-time team captain... 2022 Student of the Year... South West Forsyth Little League Eric Walker Citizenship award... CNA certified... Played for Carolina Cardinals Chandlier 18U Nationals, coached by Rick McHone.

Personal: Full name is Abigail Kristin Hunter... Born Oct. 5, 2004 in Winston-Salem, N.C... Daughter of Brad and Shauna Hunter... Brothers Michael and Mason (deceased)... Business economics major with a communications minor... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Plans after graduation: Go to real estate school to become a broker... Hobbies: Hanging out with friends and family, working out... Favorite class at TU: Microeconomics... Favorite midnight snacks: Munchies, Reese's... Favorite movie: The Notebook... Favorite musical artist: Justin Bieber... Favorite song: "Beautiful Crazy"... Favorite sports team: Atlanta Braves... Favorite athlete: Bryce Harper... Advice to kids: "Everything happens for a reason. When something negative happens, you always have to look at the bigger picture"... Favorite food: Italian... Most famous person ever met: Jared Padalecki.