Hailey Demnianiuk

Photo by: Tessa Mortensen

Position:
Infield
Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
High School:
San Pasqual
Hometown:
Escondido, Calif.

CAREER NOTES ENTERING 2021 SEASON
• Played in 116 of a possible 137 games over her career, earning 108 starts, with 100 coming at shortstop, five at second base and three as the designated player
• Has scored four game-winning runs and driven in one game-winning RBI over her Ball State career
• On Ball State’s Career Charts: T-5 in times hit by pitch (19)
• On Ball State’s Single Season Charts (highest ranking only): Fourth in times hit by a pitch (11 in 2018)

2020 (Jr.): The season was shortened to 27 games due to the COVID-19 global pandemic … earned third letter at Ball State … played in 12 games, earning eight starts at shortstop … recorded a pair of singles and scored a run in Ball State’s 10-1 win at Jacksonville (Feb. 14), including an RBI single in the fifth … also stole a base in the game … scored a run at No. 8 Louisiana (Feb. 7) … drew an RBI walk in the win versus Prairie View A&M (Feb. 8) … had a hand in turning two of the team's 14 double plays ... finished the shortened season with 10 putouts and 14 assist, while committing just two errors for a .923 fielding percentage.

2019 (So.): Earned second letter at Ball State … played in 53 games, earning 52 starts … made 49 starts at shortstop and three as the designated player … finished the year with a .190 batting average, logging 19 hits in 100 at bats … also drew 22 walks and was hit by a pitch eight times for a .371 on base percentage … collected four doubles and her first two career home runs … scored 23 runs, including three which proved to be game-winners, and drove in 10 RBI … opened the season with three walks, including an RBI walk, in the 7-4 win over LIU Brooklyn (Feb. 8) … recorded her first double of the season vs. Murray State (Feb. 17) … followed by scoring what proved to be the game-winning run versus Northern Colorado (Feb. 22) and smashing a single up the middle to reach base … also scored the game-winning run vs. Montana (Feb. 24) after reaching base via an RBI single herself … smashed her first collegiate home run in the 10-0 (5) victory over Georgetown (March 9) … went 3-for-4 from the plate with a double and a run scored to help the Cardinals earn a hard-fought 6-5 victory at Mercer (March 16) … turned in the most impressive offensive performance of her career in helping the Cardinals win the second game at Northern Illinois (April 2), going 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and her second career home run, a solo shot in the top of the ninth inning … scored another game-winning run in the series opener at Western Michigan (April 2) after being hit by a pitch to reach base … followed with her fourth and final double of the season in the series finale victory over the Broncos in the second game of an April 13 twinbill … tallied a pair of hits and a run scored in the win over Oakland (May 4) … registered 66 putouts and 118 assists on defense, finishing the year with a .925 fielding percentage … had a hand in turning nine of the team’s 19 double plays.

2018 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … played in 51 games, earning 48 starts … made 43 starts at shortstop and five at second base … finished the year with a .262 batting average, including five doubles … lead the Mid-American Conference by being hit by a pitch 11 times and also ranked 11th in the league with 24 walks for a .420 on base percentage … scored 29 runs and drove in 19 RBIs … credited with one game-winning run scored and one game-winning RBI … scored her first collegiate run in the season opener versus Memphis (Feb. 9) after entering the game as a pinch runner … drew walks in her first three collegiate plate appearances before recording her first career hit in her second official at bat, a RBI single in the win over LIU-Brooklyn (Feb. 9) … drove in what proved to be the game-winning run with a RBI single to left in the win over NC State (Feb. 10), in which she finished the game going 2-for-3 with a walk, a RBI and a run scored … followed with her first career double in the win over Georgetown (Feb. 10) … credited with a season-high two RBI thanks to a two-run double to left center in the win over Rhode Island (March 16) … went 3-for-3 with a season-high three runs scored, a RBI, a double and a sac bunt in the win at Tennessee State (March 17) … scored what proved to be the game-winning run later in the day versus St. Bonaventure (March 17) after drawing a one-out walk to help spark a three-run rally … started a season-long six-game hitting streak versus LIU-Brooklyn (March 9) which ended after her three-hit game at Tennessee State … reached base safely in 12 consecutive games starting in the win over Canisius (Feb. 23) and ending versus Pitt (March 8) … recorded 64 putouts and 64 assists on defense … had a hand in helping turn five double plays.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in softball at San Pasqual High School for coach Andy Villalobos … earned first team All-Avocado East Conference honors in her final three seasons, after being named to the second team her freshman season … team offensive player of the year in each of her final three seasons, while also earning team MVP honors as a sophomore and a senior … program’s rookie of the year as a freshman … finished her senior season with a .532 batting average, tallying 25 hits in 47 at bats, including nine doubles, a triple and a pair of home runs … helped guide the Golden Eagles to a third-place finish at the California High School Softball Players her freshman season, batting .417 with 30 runs scored and 21 RBI … also tallied seven doubles, four triples and three home runs in her freshman campaign … hit .451 with six doubles and two triples her sophomore season, while also scoring 22 runs … also earned three letters in basketball at San Pasqual … played one season with the So Cal Athletics, and seven total years of travel ball … helped So Cal Athletics tied for third in the semi-finals of the Colorado Fireworks Tournament and tied for seventh in the PGF Platinum Nationals.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Donald and Grace Demnianiuk … has one brother, Zachary, and one sister, Riley … born June 4, 1999 in Poway, Calif. … full name is Hailey N. Demnianiuk … maintains a 3.21 grade point average as a biology major.