University of Massachusets Athletics
Softball
Hayward, Victoria
Victoria Hayward
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- vhayward@umass.edu
- Phone:
- 545-0038
Season at Massachusetts: Second
Alma Mater: Washington, 2014
Victoria Hayward is entering her second season as an assistant coach with UMass softball following a standout collegiate and international career.
Originally picked seventh in the 2016 Atlantic 10 preseason poll, the Minutewomen finished third in the regular-season standings and at the Atlantic 10 Championship. The squad won 16 of its last 20 games, including six shutouts, two of which came to open the Atlantic 10 Championship. Taylor Carbone (first-team), Meg Colleran (second-team) and Jena Cozza (third-team) collected all-region honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association. Cozza and Colleran also earned first-team All-Atlantic 10 honors while Carbone was named second-team.
Hayward spent the 2015 season as a graduate assistant at LSU under head coach Beth Torina. The Tigers opened the year with 25-consecutive victories and spent three weeks as the No. 1 ranked team in the country, before ending the season with a 52-14 record and a third-place finish at the Women's College World Series. LSU's coaching staff was named the Division I South Region Staff of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
Hayward has been a member of the Canadian Senior National Team since 2009. When she made the squad in 2009 at 16 years old, she became the youngest player ever to join the senior team. She has been a mainstay in the outfield and has won six medals in international competition. Hayward was the 19th overall selection in the 2014 National Pro Fastpitch Draft by the Pennsylvania Rebellion.
Hayward participated in four NCAA Tournaments at the University of Washington. She was a 2014 All-American, a four-time All-Pac-12 selection and a three-time Academic All-Pac-12 honoree (2011-14). UW won four NCAA Regional Championships during her career and advanced to the Women's College World Series in 2013. She hit .351 in her career which ranks 12th all-time at UW. She also legged out seven triples (10th all-time) and led the team in runs scored her final three seasons, totaling 176 (seventh all-time). As a senior in 2014, Hayward stole a league-best 28 bases and didn't commit an error all season.
Hayward earned her bachelor’s degree in communications and political science from Washington in 2014. The Mountain View, Calif., native (born in Toronto, Ontario) earned a pair of all-state honors and was an UnderArmour All-American at Mountain View High School.
Alma Mater: Washington, 2014
Victoria Hayward is entering her second season as an assistant coach with UMass softball following a standout collegiate and international career.
Originally picked seventh in the 2016 Atlantic 10 preseason poll, the Minutewomen finished third in the regular-season standings and at the Atlantic 10 Championship. The squad won 16 of its last 20 games, including six shutouts, two of which came to open the Atlantic 10 Championship. Taylor Carbone (first-team), Meg Colleran (second-team) and Jena Cozza (third-team) collected all-region honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association. Cozza and Colleran also earned first-team All-Atlantic 10 honors while Carbone was named second-team.
Hayward spent the 2015 season as a graduate assistant at LSU under head coach Beth Torina. The Tigers opened the year with 25-consecutive victories and spent three weeks as the No. 1 ranked team in the country, before ending the season with a 52-14 record and a third-place finish at the Women's College World Series. LSU's coaching staff was named the Division I South Region Staff of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
Hayward has been a member of the Canadian Senior National Team since 2009. When she made the squad in 2009 at 16 years old, she became the youngest player ever to join the senior team. She has been a mainstay in the outfield and has won six medals in international competition. Hayward was the 19th overall selection in the 2014 National Pro Fastpitch Draft by the Pennsylvania Rebellion.
Hayward participated in four NCAA Tournaments at the University of Washington. She was a 2014 All-American, a four-time All-Pac-12 selection and a three-time Academic All-Pac-12 honoree (2011-14). UW won four NCAA Regional Championships during her career and advanced to the Women's College World Series in 2013. She hit .351 in her career which ranks 12th all-time at UW. She also legged out seven triples (10th all-time) and led the team in runs scored her final three seasons, totaling 176 (seventh all-time). As a senior in 2014, Hayward stole a league-best 28 bases and didn't commit an error all season.
Hayward earned her bachelor’s degree in communications and political science from Washington in 2014. The Mountain View, Calif., native (born in Toronto, Ontario) earned a pair of all-state honors and was an UnderArmour All-American at Mountain View High School.
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