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Jersey Number 55
Josey Marron
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Grimes, Iowa
- High School:
- Northwest HS
Honors / Awards
2025ย NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete2025 SEC Honor Roll
2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2024 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2024 SEC Honor Roll
2023 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2023 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
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2025 | Junior
Made 24 appearances with seven starts in the circle โฆ tossed 50.2 innings โฆ third on the team with 36 strikeouts โฆ tossed 5.1 innings vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/8) without allowing an earned run and while striking out seven โฆ came one out shy of a complete game against Bradley (2/14) while striking out five โฆ also turned a double play to end the fifth against the Braves โฆ threw 2.0 scoreless frames in relief against Samford (2/18) โฆ threw 2.0 shutout innings in relief against Alabama State (2/28) โฆ did not allow a hit in 2.0 innings against No. 18 Auburn (3/9) โฆ pitched 2.2 innings in relief against No. 1 Texas (3/30), allowing one run ... threw 2.0 innings of relief, allowing one run, against Missouri (4/12) with two strikeouts โฆ threw 1.1 innings in relief at No. 10 Texas Tech (5/17) in the NCAA Tournament.ย
2024 | Sophomore
Made 27 appearances with 20 starts in the circle โฆ second on the team with a 3.68 ERA and 88 strikeouts โฆ walked just 5.4 percent of batters, which ranked second in the SEC, and averaged 1.66 walks per seven innings โฆ tossed her first career no-hitter and the 24th in school history against IUPUI (2/9) โฆ struck out nine of 16 batters faced in 5.0 innings โฆ no-hitter was the first half of the first consecutive no-hitters in program history โฆ threw her fifth career complete game against No. 23 Louisiana (2/13), holding the Raginโ Cajuns to just one run โฆ went 4.1 innings in the win vs. No. 13 Utah (2/17), allowing just one earned run โฆ earned her second career save vs. UCF (2/22), retiring one batter โฆ tossed the final 1.1 innings vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (2/23) without allowing a hit or run โฆ earned her fourth win of the year vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/24), tossing 5.0 innings while allowing just one earned run โฆ picked up a complete-game shutout victory against Southern Miss (2/29) while striking out eight โฆ threw 6.0 innings in the win against Troy (3/2) โฆ did not allow an earned run in 4.0 innings against Samford (3/3) โฆ threw her fourth complete game at Ole Miss (3/8), allowing just one run in the win โฆ threw 2.0 hitless frames against ULM (3/13) โฆ tossed her fifth complete game of the year against No. 13 Texas A&M (3/16) โฆ threw her sixth complete game at No. 18 Arkansas (3/23) which is twice as many as she had her freshman year โฆ earned her second save of the year in the win over No. 10 Florida (3/28) while striking out two of the four batters she faced โฆ threw her fifth career complete-game shutout and third of the year at No. 22 South Carolina (4/5) while striking out seven โฆ recorded six strikeouts in 6.0 innings against No. 4 Tennessee (4/13) โฆ started against South Alabama (4/17), recording five strikeouts in 4.0 innings โฆ threw 3.0 innings of relief in the SEC Tournament vs. South Carolina (5/8).ย
2023 | Freshman
Made 22 appearances with 13 starts in the circle ... went 8-2, leading MSU in wins ... led the team in ERA (2.38), strikeouts (95), innings (79.1) and opposing batting average (.217) ... finished the regular season among top 45 nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.28; 26th), strikeout rate (28.3%; 39th), strikeouts per seven innings (8.38; 41st) and FIP (1.84; 24th)ย ... all were top 10 in the SEC ... strikeout total was the fifth-highest by an MSU freshmen in school history ... threw three complete games and two shutouts, both of which led MSU ...ย made her collegiate debut vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/10) and struck out nine in 5.0 innings while allowing just two hits ... tossed her first career complete game vs. Indiana (2/17) while striking out four โฆ threw a complete-game, one-hit shutout vs. South Florida (2/19) โฆ struck out eight, which was one shy of her career high, and needed just 58 pitches against the Bullsย ... allowed two hits in the win vs. Tulsa (2/24) ... picked up her first career save with 2.0 scoreless innings vs. Louisiana Tech (2/25) ... tied the MSU freshman record with 13 strikeouts in a one-hit shutout vs. Furman (2/26)ย ... went 5.2 innings before allowing a hit against Dartmouth (3/3) and finished with 6.0 shutout frames and nine strikeouts ... struck out five in 4.0 innings against Abilene Christian (3/4) in a no decision ... saw her scoreless innings streak end at a career-best 18.0 innings against the Wildcats ... won in relief against Murray State (3/5) after throwing 4.0 inningsย ... allowed three earned runs in 3.0 innings to No. 1 Oklahoma (3/10) ... went 5.0 innings against Omaha (3/11), striking out six and allowing one earned runย ... threw 4.0 innings with six strikeouts in the SEC opener against South Carolina (3/17)ย ... tossed 4.2 innings, allowing one run, in the series opener at No. 17 Georgia (3/24) ... pitched one scoreless inning in relief against the Bulldogs (3/25)ย ... left her start against No. 10 Arkansas (4/1) with an injury after just 0.1 inning ... returned to game action with 2.0 scoreless innings against Memphis (4/19)ย ... threw twice against No. 20 Kentucky (4/28-30), allowing two runs in five innings ... tossed 7.0 innings at No. 17 Auburn (5/7) without allowing an earned run while striking out seven to earn the extra-innings victory ... threw 2.0 innings in relief at the SEC Tournament with two strikeouts vs. Missouri (5/9).ย
High School
Ranked No. 39 in the class by Extra Innings Softball and is considered the No. 17 pitcher nationally โฆ attended Northwest High School but opted to play travel softball instead because of scheduling conflicts โฆ played for Iowa Premier Fastpitch โฆ team posted a top-10 finish at the 2021 Alliance Nationals and a top-five finish that year at the Colorado Sparkler โฆ team finished in the top five at 2019 PGF Nationals and in the top three at the 2019 Colorado Sparkler โฆ in three full seasons has never allowed an opponentsโ average higher than .188 โฆ posted a 1.77 ERA over 284.0 innings as a freshman with 354 strikeouts โฆ added a 1.00 WHIP that season โฆ struck out 399 batters in 242.0 innings with a 1.80 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP as a sophomore โฆ improved to a 0.89 WHIP as a junior with a 1.70 ERA and 504 strikeouts across 350.0 innings โฆ collected 101 strikeouts in her first 58.0 inningsย as a senior ... selected to the 2022 Alliance Fastpitch All-Star Game and the Colorado Sparkler All-Star Game.ย
Community Service / Academics
Named an NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... earned an academic letter in all four years of high school.ย
Personal
Born Josephyne Carol Marron on Dec. 10, 2003, in Des Moines, Iowa โฆ daughter of Jeremy Marron and Lyndsay Mount โฆ father played basketball at Buena Vista โฆ has two sisters, Locken and Lyla โฆ aunts, Megan Kearns and Kaytlyn Kerns, played soccer at Florida and hockey and softball at St. Kateโs, respectively โฆ has an English bulldog that she says looks identical to Bully XXI โฆ majoring in psychology.ย
MSU Career Records (Through 2024)
10th โ Strikeouts per 7 Innings (6.28)ย
MSU Season Records (Through 2024)
7th โ Strikeouts per 7 Innings (8.38)ย
MSU NCAA Tournament Career Records (Through 2024)
T-5th โ Walks per 7 Innings (1.24)2nd โ Strikeouts per 7 Innings (8.65)
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Career Highs (Through 2025)
Innings: 7.0, 5x, last, Texas A&M (3/16/24)Longest Start: 7.0, 4x, last, Texas A&M (3/16/24)
Shortest Start: 0.0, Southern Illinoisย (2/13/25)
Longest Relief: 7.0, at Auburn (5/6/23)
Strikeouts: 13, Furman (2/26/23)
Walks: 5, Southern Illinois (2/13/25)
Hits: 10, twice, last, vs. Tennessee (4/13/24)
Runs: 8, Texas A&M (3/16/24)
Earned Runs: 7, Texas A&M (3/16/24)
Pitch Count: 115, Tennessee (4/13/24)
Putouts: 1, 3x, last, Texas (3/30/25)
Assists: 4, Texas A&M (3/16/24)
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