2018 Softball Roster
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Adams, Calyn
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Jersey Number 24
Calyn Adams
- Position:
- INF/C
- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Chesterfield, VA
- High School:
- Homeschooled
Bio
Career MSU Records
- T-6th in hit by pitch (28)
Season MSU Records
- T-9th in fielding percentage (.980, 2017)
Honors/Awards
- 2018 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2018 (Senior)
- Started 57 contests for the Bulldogs, primarily serving as State’s primary second baseman with 46 starts at the position
- Also earned nine starts behind the dish and two at third base this season
- Recorded 27 hits with 15 runs scored over her senior campaign
- Slugged 11 extra-base hits with 10 doubles and a home run with 18 RBI to her credit
- Tied for the third on the squad with 17 walks and drew six hit by pitches to hold a .307 on-base percentage
- Ranked 10th in the SEC with three sacrifice flies coupled with a team-leading four sacrifice hits
- In a start behind the plate, set a career high with 13 putouts versus Omaha (2/9)
- Versatile on the field, recorded a career-high six assists as a second baseman versus Missouri State on Feb. 11
- Her lone homer of the season came against No. 23 Nebraska on Feb. 22 as she also scored a career-high three runs in the contest
- One of four Bulldogs to ever record two sacrifice flies in a single game and the first since 2007 as she tied Mississippi State’s single-game record with two against Sam Houston State on March 4
- Drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI off a fielder’s choice in the second inning during MSU’s comeback win against Memphis on March 14
2017 (Junior)
- Appeared in 53 games for the Bulldogs, starting in all 53 of those contests to tally a career high
- Earned 51 starts behind the dish while making two starts at second base
- Posted a .292 average with a career-best 38 hits over 130 at bats while scoring a career-high 15 runs
- Tallied six extra-base hits to help plate a career-best 17 runs while slugging at a .354 percentage
- Behind the plate, threw out nine would-be base stealers while recording 266 putouts
- Held a .990 fielding percentage, committing just three errors, and ranked tied for the ninth-highest fielding percentage in MSU single-season history
- Drew 18 walks and led the team with eight hit by pitches to boast a .410 on-base percentage
- One of the toughest in the SEC to strikeout, standing fifth in the category with a 15.9 strikeout average
- Recorded her first multi-hit game of the year against Florida Gulf Coast (Feb. 18), going 2-for-3 with a run score and an RBI
- Tied career high with 12 putouts against Southern Illinois on Feb. 25
- Set a career-high, seven-game hit streak from Feb. 26 against Southern Illinois to March 5 versus Central Arkansas
- Knocked her lone home run of the season and her second of career with a solo blast at No. 13 Oklahoma (March 24)
- Matched her career-high with eight multi-hit games over her junior season, including her first three-hit performance of her career against South Carolina (April 8)
- Also recorded her first three-RBI showing as a Bulldog in MSU’s 6-4 win over the Gamecocks on April 8
- Followed that performance by scoring a career-best two runs and swiping her career-first base in the series finale against South Carolina (April 9)
- In MSU’s 9-4 victory at No. 19 Georgia (April 14), drew a career-best three walks to reach base in every plate appearance
- Drove in two runs to help MSU to a 6-2 win over No. 16 Kentucky on May 5
2016 (Sophomore)
- Played in 44 games throughout the 2016 season, starting in 42 of those contests
- Made 31 of those starts at second base, while also seeing time at catcher and third base
- In a total of 114 plate appearances, earned a .228 clip with 26 hits and 10 runs scored
- Earned three doubles and drove in eight runs
- Recorded eight multi-hit games, highlighted by a 2 for 3 showing against Southeastern Louisiana where she drove in two runs and scored one of her own
- Went 1 for 1 with an RBI and a run scored to spark a five-game hitting streak, her longest of her career
- During the streak she went 6 for 13 with three runs, three RBIs, 3 walks and one HBP
- Went 1 for 3 with a run scored in a 7-2 victory against No. 11 LSU at home
- Reached safely in a career-high eight-straight games, ranging from an April 23 showdown at Florida to a May 6 contest at Kentucky
- Had two hits in three at-bats in a shutout of Mississippi Valley State on April 28
- Went 2 for 3 and scored one of MSU’s eight runs in a shutout of Alcorn State in the regular-season finale
2015 (Freshman)
- Appeared in 25 games on the season, eight of which as a starter
- Saw time at second base, catcher and outfield on defense, along with having made pinch hit appearances
- Posted a .321 batting average with nine hits and four runs scored in 28 at bats
- Four of her nine hits were for extra bases (three doubles and one home run) as she also totaled 12 RBI on the season
- Recorded four multiple-RBI games
- Her first-collegiate appearance came as a substitute at second base against Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 5)
- First collegiate start came against Austin Peay at second base (Feb. 7)
- Went on a four-game hitting streak against Middle Tennessee (Feb. 6) through Illinois (Feb. 13)
- During the streak she went 4-for-7 with two runs, six RBI, two doubles and a home run
- The home run was the first one of her collegiate career as it came vs. Illinois (Feb. 13)
- Went 1-for-3 with one run and two RBI against Southeastern Louisiana (March 17)
- Went 1-for-1 with an RBI double that helped MSU to a walk-off win in five innings against Memphis (April 25)
High School
- Played four years of varsity softball in the Central Virginia Homeschool Athletic Association (CVHAA)
- A member of the 2012 adidas Futures Team
- Selected as a varsity team co-captain as a junior and senior
- Family played an integral role with her high school softball team
- At 9-years old, her family purchased a softball field near Richmond for the CVHAA Patriots. At the time there was one field, a storage garage and a small building. The area has been expanded into a complex with the addition of a second field and a building for indoor hitting. It is now the home field for the varsity squad.
Personal
- Born on April 11, 1996 in Richmond, Va.
- The daughter of Ken and Carolyn Adams
- Has two sisters, Caryn and Carly, Carly plays softball at Longwood University
- Majoring in agronomy
Career Highs
- At-Bats: 5, twice, last vs. LSU (April 16, 2016)
- Runs: 3, vs. Nebraska (Feb. 22, 2018)
- Hits: 3, vs. South Carolina (April 8, 2017)
- RBI: 3, vs. South Carolina (April 8, 2017)
- Doubles: 2, vs. Georgia (March 25, 2018)
- Home Runs: 1, 3x, last vs. Nebraska (Feb. 22, 2018)
- Walks: 3, at Georgia (April 15, 2017)
- Stolen Bases: 1, vs. South Carolina (April 9, 2017)
- Putouts: 13, vs. Omaha (Feb. 9, 2018)
- Assists: 6, twice, last vs. Missouri State (Feb. 11, 2018)
- Hitting Streak: 7 games (Feb. 26, 2017 vs. Southern Illinois to March 5, 2017 vs. Central Arkansas)
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