Haley Painter
Position: Third Base
Hometown: Oakley, Calif.
Previous School(s): Cal State Fresno (2021), University of Nevada (2022-2025)
High School: Antioch High School
Intended Major: Graduate Healthcare Certificate
Career Accolades:
- First-Team NFCA All-West Region (Nevada- '24, '25)
- Second-Team All-Mountain West (Nevada- 2024)
- Mary Nutter All-Tournament Team (Nevada- 2025)
- Mountain West Regular Season Champion (Nevada- 2025)
- Second in Nevada program-history in single-season home runs (16)
- CSC Academic All-District ( '24, '25)
- Dean's List- Fresno State (2022), Nevada ('23, '24, '25)
- Four-year softball Captain at Antioch High School
- High School Academic All-League ('18, '19, '20, '21)
Prior to Purdue:
Painter excelled during her undergraduate career at both Fresno State and Nevada. As a redshirt freshman at Nevada, Painter started in 40 games while recording 20 runs, 24 hits, seven doubles, and five home runs with 16 RBI.
During her redshirt sophomore season, she was named to the All-Mountain West Second Team after starting in all 57 games at third base. Painter ranks second in program history in single-season home runs with 16, and finished the season with a .365 batting, 45 RBI: including 15 doubles and four triples. Painter recorded a .764 SLG%, a .484 OB%, and earned 33 putouts at third base.
In her final season at Nevada, Painter made 55 appearances, while batting .311 with 14 doubles, one triple, and 15 home runs. She recorded 4 RBI, while scoring 33 runs for a .411 OB% and a .683 SLG%.
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