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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 AUSL College Draft Pick 2026 Softball America No. 6 Pitcher 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 Pitcher in March
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 – 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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2026Â | Senior
Has made a team-leading 32 appearances, including a team-high 22 starts, in the circle … selected in the 2026 AUSL College Draft, receiving a Golden Ticket on Senior Day ... named Softball America’s No. 11 pitcher in May … boasts a 2.15 ERA that ranks among the top 40 nationally … leads the team with 15 wins and eight shutouts, which is third in the nation … ranks No. 15 nationally in hits per seven innings (4.50) and No. 17 in WHIP (0.94) … boasts a .178 batting average against that would be top-five in MSU single-season history … has thrown a no-hitter and five one-hitters this year … came one out away from a no-hitter on Opening Day at Baylor (2/5), striking out five in 5.0 innings … 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 … threw a one-hitter against Rutgers (2/13) while striking out eight … tossed a complete game against North Texas (2/15) with seven strikeouts … recorded her 500th career strikeout against Memphis (2/18) after throwing 2.0 innings without allowing a baserunner … threw 6.0 innings against Belmont (2/20), allowing one unearned run … recorded saves against Belmont (2/21) and at Georgia Tech (2/25) … tossed her fourth complete game of the year vs. Georgia Southern (2/28), allowing one hit with eight strikeouts … threw 4.1 innings, allowing only one run, at No. 25 Clemson (3/1) … pitched a shutout vs. New Mexico (3/6) … came one out away from a perfect game vs. Samford (3/7) while striking out a season-high 11 batters ... shut out No. 1 Tennessee (3/14) while striking out 10 batters in her first career SEC start ... retired three first eight batters she faced in order at No. 15 Georgia (3/20) ... threw her first career no-hitter against UT Martin (3/25) while recording a season-high 13 strikeouts ... tossed her second straight shutout against No. 23 South Carolina (3/29) ... struck out five batters in 5.0 innings in the series finale with the Gamecocks (3/30), re-entering to secure the save … earned D1Softball and NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (3/31) and SEC Pitcher of the Week (3/31) honors for her efforts … threw her fifth one-hitter of the year at No. 5 Florida (4/3), striking out three … 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. Â
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 … made 38 appearances in the circle, starting 29 games … threw 21 complete games while posting a 25-7 record … led the team in ERA (1.69), strikeouts (244), innings pitched (202.2), complete games, batting average against (.173) and shutouts (8) … also recorded two saves … allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out 11 batters in a complete game against Farleigh Dickinson (2/7) … struck out nine batters in a complete game win against Lamar (2/22) … shut out Southeast Missouri (2/23) … struck out a career-high 14 in a shutout win vs. Stony Brook (2/28) … followed with 12 strikeouts at Gardner-Webb (3/2) … tied her career high with five assists vs. Central Michigan (3/8) … struck out the side to pick up the save vs. Long Island (3/9) … pitched an 8.0 inning shutout against Kennesaw State (3/18) while striking out seven … struck out six in 6.0 innings against UNC Greensboro (3/22) without allowing an earned run … struck out 12 batters against Western Carolina (4/5) … tossed a shutout at Furman (4/12) while striking out a career-high-tying 14 in 7.0 innings … threw her ninth consecutive appearance with six or more strikeouts against Samford (4/27) … tossed a career-high 148 pitches vs. Mercer (5/8) to open the SoCon Tournament with a win … threw 5.0 scoreless frames in the SoCon Tournament vs. Samford (5/9).Â
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 …  made 33 appearances with 17 starts in the circle … posted a 12-5 record, a 3.00 ERA, six complete games and two shutouts … led the team in strikeouts (126), saves (3) and innings pitched (121.1) … pitched her first career shutout against North Alabama (2/18) … threw 4.0 scoreless frames to earn the win against East Tennessee State (3/30) … won both games of the doubleheader at UNC Greensboro (4/13) … picked up her first career save  against Mercer (4/20) … threw 8.0 innings with nine strikeouts in game two against the Bears (4/20) … tossed 2.0 hitless innings at Western Carolina (5/5) … earned the win vs. Mercer (5/9) to open the SoCon Tournament with eight strikeouts and one run allowed … struck out a season-high 11 hitters in six innings vs. Samford (5/10) … pitched her second shutout of the year, allowing only four hits, at UNC Greensboro (5/11) … pitched two games in the NCAA Tournament at Florida State (5/17) and vs. Auburn (5/18).Â
2023 | Freshman (at Chattanooga)
Tabbed to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team … made 24 appearances with 12 starts in the circle … recorded 95 strikeouts in 100.0 innings … struck out five or more in 11 games … made her debut against Western Illinois (2/18), striking out seven batters in 5.0 innings to earn her first win … threw a career-high 9.0 innings against Akron (2/26) without allowing an earned run … struck out a season-high 12 batters vs. Lafayette (3/12) while tossing 7.1 innings … allowed no runs in 3.2 innings pitched against Western Carolina (4/6) … earned the win the following day against the Catamounts (4/7) while tossing 6.1 innings with seven strikeouts … struck out seven against Furman (5/10) in the SoCon Tournament to earn the complete-game victory.Â
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 … Athlete of the Year nominee and Prep Athlete of the Week as a freshman … struck out 78 batters in 66.2 innings that  year … sophomore season was canceled … earned Cal-Hi NorCal Athlete of the Week as a junior … finished junior season with a 2.18 ERA and 78 strikeouts … as a hitter, posted a .449 average with 11 RBIs … named the TCAL league MVP,  SportsStarts All-NorCal Softball Team and Cal-Hi Sports Second Team All-State as a senior … posted a 0.96 ERA as a senior while striking out 311 batters in 160.0 innings … strikeouts ranked seventh in California … threw three no-hitters that season … posted a .304 average at the plate with 30 RBIs including five homers … played travel ball for the Batbusters Gomes … won the Alliance Division II National Championship, Indianapolis 2022.Â
Community Service / Academics
Two-time CSC Academic All-District honoree.Â
Personal
Born Peja Goold on Dec. 5 in Stockton, California … daughter of Dean and Radora Goold … has a brother, Aris Chapman, and a sister, Payton … majoring in marketing.Â
Career Highs (Through 2025)
Innings: 9.0, Akron (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 Furman (4/12/25)
Walks: 9, at UNC Greensboro (5/10/24)
Hits: 10, at Stetson (2/9/25)
Runs: 6, UNC Greensboro (3/23/25)
Earned Runs: 5, 4x, last, UNC Greensboro (3/23/25)
Pitch Count: 148, vs. Mercer (5/8/25)
Putouts: 1, 7x, last, at Stetson (2/9/25)
Assists: 5, 3x, last, Central Michigan (3/18/25)
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