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Jersey Number 3
Peja Goold
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Stockton, Calif.
- High School:
- Lincoln HS / Chattanooga
Awards / Honors
2026 AUSLย College Draft Pickย 2026 Softball America Second Team All-American
2026 NFCA First Team All-South Region
2026 USA Today Sports SEC Newcomer of the Year
2026 Softball America No. 6 Pitcherย in April
2026 NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 31)
2026 D1Softball National Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 31)
2026 SEC Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 31)
2026 Softball America No. 8 Pitcherย in March
2026 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District / Academic All-American Finalist
2025 NFCA First Team All-South Region
2025 Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year
2025 First Team All-Southern Conference
2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District / Academic All-American Finalist
2025 SoCon Pitcher of the Week (Apr. 21, Mar. 10)
2025 Preseason Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year
2025 Preseason All-Southern Conference First Team
2024 Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year
2024 First Team All-Southern Conference
2024 Southern Conference Tournament MVP
2024 Southern Conference All-Tournament Team
2024 Southern Conference Pitcher of the Month โ April
2024 Southern Conference Preseason All-Conference Second Team
2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
2023 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team
2023 Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 13)
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2026ย | Senior
Named a Second Team All-American by Softball America, becoming the first Bulldog pitcher to be named an All-American by any outlet since 2002 โฆ earned First Team All-South Region honors from the NFCA โฆ named the SEC Newcomer of the Year by USA Today Sports โฆ selected by the Oklahoma City Spark in the 2026 AUSL College Draft, receiving a Golden Ticket on Senior Day ... made 39 appearances, including a team-high 26 starts, in the circle โฆ led qualified MSU pitchers with a 2.50 ERA โฆ finished with 182 strikeouts, which ranked eighth in MSU single-season history โฆ second on the team with 15 wins and led MSU with eight shutouts, which was fourth in the nation and tied her for eighth all-time at MSU โฆ ranked No. 17 nationally in hits per seven innings (4.74) and No. 24 in WHIP (1.05) โฆ boasted a .186 batting average against that ranked sixth in MSU single-season history โฆ threw a no-hitter and five one-hitters โฆ came one out away from a no-hitter on Opening Day at Baylor (2/5), striking out five in 5.0 innings โฆ earned the extra-innings win vs. Wichita State (2/6) after throwing 4.0 innings with her only run allowed being the runner placed on second in the eighth โฆ threw a one-hitter against Rutgers (2/13) while striking out eight โฆ tossed a complete game against North Texas (2/15) with seven strikeouts โฆ recorded her 500th career strikeout against Memphis (2/18) after throwing 2.0 innings without allowing a baserunner โฆ threw 6.0 innings against Belmont (2/20), allowing one unearned run โฆ recorded saves against Belmont (2/21) and at Georgia Tech (2/25) โฆ tossed her fourth complete game of the year vs. Georgia Southern (2/28), allowing one hit with eight strikeouts โฆ threw 4.1 innings, allowing only one run, at No. 25 Clemson (3/1) โฆ pitched a shutout vs. New Mexico (3/6) โฆ came one out away from a perfect game vs. Samford (3/7) while striking out a season-high 11 batters โฆ shut out No. 1 Tennessee (3/14) while striking out 10 batters in her first career SEC start โฆ retired three first eight batters she faced in order at No. 15 Georgia (3/20) โฆ threw her first career no-hitter against UT Martin (3/25) while recording a season-high 13 strikeouts โฆ tossed her second straight shutout against No. 23 South Carolina (3/29) โฆ struck out five batters in 5.0 innings in the series finale with the Gamecocks (3/30), re-entering to secure the save โฆ earned D1Softball and NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (3/31) and SEC Pitcher of the Week (3/31) honors for her efforts โฆ threw her fifth one-hitter of the year at No. 5 Florida (4/3), striking out three โฆ shut out No. 8 Arkansas (4/10) while allowing just two hits ... struck out 11 batters for her fourth double-digit outing of the season against No. 20 LSU (4/25) while throwing her 12th complete game โฆ allowed one run in 4.0 innings at Kentucky (5/5) in the SEC Tournament โฆ started and went 6.1 innings vs. Saint Maryโs (CA) (5/15) in the NCAA Tournament, striking out nine โฆ came on in relief in both Womenโs College World Series games vs. No. 4 Texas Tech (5/28) and vs. No. 6 Texas (5/29).ย
2025 | Junior (at Chattanooga)
Named the Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year for the second straight season and was a First Team NFCA All-South Region selection โฆ made 38 appearances in the circle, starting 29 games โฆ threw 21 complete games while posting a 25-7 record โฆ led the team in ERA (1.69), strikeouts (244), innings pitched (202.2), complete games, batting average against (.173) and shutouts (8) โฆ also recorded two saves โฆ allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out 11 batters in a complete game against Farleigh Dickinson (2/7) โฆ struck out nine batters in a complete game win against Lamar (2/22) โฆ shut out Southeast Missouri (2/23) โฆ struck out a career-high 14 in a shutout win vs. Stony Brook (2/28) โฆ followed with 12 strikeouts at Gardner-Webb (3/2) โฆ tied her career high with five assists vs. Central Michigan (3/8) โฆ struck out the side to pick up the save vs. Long Island (3/9) โฆ pitched an 8.0 inning shutout against Kennesaw State (3/18) while striking out seven โฆ struck out six in 6.0 innings against UNC Greensboro (3/22) without allowing an earned run โฆ struck out 12 batters against Western Carolina (4/5) โฆ tossed a shutout at Furman (4/12) while striking out a career-high-tying 14 in 7.0 innings โฆ threw her ninth consecutive appearance with six or more strikeouts against Samford (4/27) โฆ tossed a career-high 148 pitches vs. Mercer (5/8) to open the SoCon Tournament with a win โฆ threw 5.0 scoreless frames in the SoCon Tournament vs. Samford (5/9).ย
2024 | Sophomore (at Chattanooga)
Named Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-Southern Conference, Southern Conference Tournament MVP and Southern Conference All-Tournament Team โฆ ย made 33 appearances with 17 starts in the circle โฆ posted a 12-5 record, a 3.00 ERA, six complete games and two shutouts โฆ led the team in strikeouts (126), saves (3) and innings pitched (121.1) โฆ pitched her first career shutout against North Alabama (2/18) โฆ threw 4.0 scoreless frames to earn the win against East Tennessee State (3/30) โฆ won both games of the doubleheader at UNC Greensboro (4/13) โฆ picked up her first career save ย against Mercer (4/20) โฆ threw 8.0 innings with nine strikeouts in game two against the Bears (4/20) โฆ tossed 2.0 hitless innings at Western Carolina (5/5) โฆ earned the win vs. Mercer (5/9) to open the SoCon Tournament with eight strikeouts and one run allowed โฆ struck out a season-high 11 hitters in six innings vs. Samford (5/10) โฆ pitched her second shutout of the year, allowing only four hits, at UNC Greensboro (5/11) โฆ pitched two games in the NCAA Tournament at Florida State (5/17) and vs. Auburn (5/18).ย
2023 | Freshman (at Chattanooga)
Tabbed to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team โฆ made 24 appearances with 12 starts in the circle โฆ recorded 95 strikeouts in 100.0 innings โฆ struck out five or more in 11 games โฆ made her debut against Western Illinois (2/18), striking out seven batters in 5.0 innings to earn her first win โฆ threw a career-high 9.0 innings against Akron (2/26) without allowing an earned run โฆ struck out a season-high 12 batters vs. Lafayette (3/12) while tossing 7.1 innings โฆ allowed no runs in 3.2 innings pitched against Western Carolina (4/6) โฆ earned the win the following day against the Catamounts (4/7) while tossing 6.1 innings with seven strikeouts โฆ struck out seven against Furman (5/10) in the SoCon Tournament to earn the complete-game victory.ย
High School
Attended Lincoln High School where her team went undefeated in the regular season her senior year while winning the NorCal Division II Championship โฆ Athlete of the Year nominee and Prep Athlete of the Week as a freshman โฆ struck out 78 batters in 66.2 innings that ย year โฆ sophomore season was canceled โฆ earned Cal-Hi NorCal Athlete of the Week as a junior โฆ finished junior season with a 2.18 ERA and 78 strikeouts โฆ as a hitter, posted a .449 average with 11 RBIs โฆ named the TCAL league MVP, ย SportsStarts All-NorCal Softball Team and Cal-Hi Sports Second Team All-State as a senior โฆ posted a 0.96 ERA as a senior while striking out 311 batters in 160.0 innings โฆ strikeouts ranked seventh in California โฆ threw three no-hitters that season โฆ posted a .304 average at the plate with 30 RBIs including five homers โฆ played travel ball for the Batbusters Gomes โฆ won the Alliance Division II National Championship, Indianapolis 2022.ย
Community Service / Academics
Two-time CSC Academic All-District honoree.ย
Personal
Born Pejaย Goold on Dec. 5ย in Stockton, California โฆ daughter of Dean and Radora Goold โฆ has a brother, Aris Chapman, and a sister, Payton โฆ majoring in marketing.ย
MSU Career Records (Through 2026)
2nd โ Batting Average Against (.186)3rd โ Strikeouts per 7 Innings (8.13)
T-8th โ Shutouts (8)
T-6th โ Shutouts - SEC play only (3)
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MSU Season Records (Through 2026)
6th โ Batting Average Against (.186, 2026)9th โ Batting Average Against - SEC play only (.227, 2026)
8th โ Strikeouts (182, 2026)
9th โ Strikeouts (39, 2026)
3rd โ Strikeouts per 7 Innings (8.13)
9th โ Strikeouts per 7 Innings - SEC play only (6.79)
2nd โ Shutouts (8, 2026)
T-1st โ Shutouts - SEC play only (3, 2026)
T-6th โ Shutouts - SEC play only (3)
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Career Highs (Through 2026)
Innings: 9.0, Akronย (2/26/23)Longest Start: 9.0, Akron (2/26/23)
Shortest Start: 0.1, ETSU (4/15/23)
Longest Relief: 6.0, vs. Samford (5/10/24)
Strikeouts: 14, twice, last, at Furmanย (4/12/25)
Walks: 9, at UNC Greensboro (5/10/24)
Hits: 10, at Stetsonย (2/9/25)
Runs: 7, at Texas A&M (4/19/26)
Earned Runs: 7, at Texas A&M (4/19/26)
Pitch Count: 148, vs. Mercerย (5/8/25)
Putouts: 1, 8x, last, at South Alabama (3/8/26)
Assists: 5, 3x, last, Central Michiganย (3/18/25)
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Thursday, May 28
Wednesday, May 27
Sunday, May 24
