Isabella Dayton - Softball - University of Arizona Athletics

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Career (64 GP/37 GS, .221 AVG/.317 OBP/.333 SLG/.650 OPS, 3 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 13-14 SB, .978 fld%)

Has appeared in 64 games in her career, including 37 starts
Is a key part of Arizona’s outfield rotation, starting 10 games in left field and 26 games in right field in her career

2021 (44 GP/22 GS, .221 AVG/.280 OBP/.294 SLG/.574 OPS, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 3-4 SB, 1.000 fld%)

Started three games in left field and 19 games in right field
In the lineup, saw time in the one-hole (3 games), six-hole (2 games), eight-hole (2 games) and nine-hole (17 games)
Had two multi-hit games, including two hits vs. Ole Miss in the postseason (5/23)
Tied her career-high with two RBI vs. Grand Canyon (4/14)

2020 (20 GP/15 APP, .302 AVG/.375 OBP/.395 SLG/.770 OPS, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 10-10 SB, .947 fld%)

Was a key part of Arizona’s outfield rotation, starting seven games in left field, seven games in right field and one game as the designated player
Led the team with 10 stolen bases in 10 tries, the most by an Arizona freshman since Chelsea Suitos (13 – 2012), despite the abbreviated season
Was one of four players in the Pac-12 to steal 10-plus bases without being caught stealing
Hit .302 on the season in in 43 at-bats
Ranked fifth on the team with 13 runs scored
Hit her first career home run vs. Western Michigan (2/8)
Drove in three runs on the season, including two vs. Western Michigan (2/8)
Drew five walks, helping her to a .375 on-base percentage
Stole three bases vs. Long Beach State (2/14), the first Wildcat to steal three bases in a game since Ashleigh Hughes in 2018, one of her two multi-steal games of the season
Had three multi-hit games
Hit a walkoff sacrifice fly to lift Arizona past UNI in extra innings (2/14)

High School

A three-sport athlete (softball, basketball, track) at Wylie High School
Ranked as the No. 26 recruit nationally by Extra Inning Softball and No. 15 by Softball America
Named the 6A Offensive Player of the Year in as a sophomore and a junior
Selected as the 5A Freshman of the Year
A first-team all-state performer in 2019A four-time all-academic selection
Hit .602 as a senior with 68 hits and 50 stolen bases, when she led her team a league championship and the fifth round of the state playoffs for the first time in school history
Was an all-area basketball player and competed in the 4x400m and the 200m regional for Wylie
In club ball, competed for the So Cal Choppers under head coach Dean Fausett
Named to the PGF All-American West Team

Personal

Daughter of Alan and Denise Dayton
Born on June. 1, 2001 in Fountain Valley, California
Has four brothers (Nick, Sal, Anthony and Dominic)
Plans to major in physiology with hopes to become a pediatric surgeon
In her free time, enjoys hanging out with family, drinking coffee and watching sports
Chose Arizona over Ole Miss because “it feels like a home away from home. My teammates are people I have known and make the journey much more worthy of the ride.”

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