OVERVIEW                                                       

Hallie Henderson will see all of her time in the circle … Projected to be one of the starters … Hit spots really well and has good movement on her pitches … Very competitive … Has a bulldog mentality in the circle … Small, but smart and aggressive.

FRESHMAN YEAR

Appeared in 20 games in the circle, 10 as a starter … Completed five of those starts with one shutout … Posteda 5-6 record on the season with 81 strikeouts in 71.2 innings worked, and an earned run average of 2.93 … Made her debut against Vernon at the Cowtown Classic in Fort Worth, and pitched 2.2 innings of scoreless, hitless relief with four strikeouts (2-15-19) … Earned her first start and took the loss against Seminole State (2-16-19) … Hurled a one-hit complete game 8-0 shutout with nine strikeouts over five innings against Coffeyville (3-19-19) … Had eight strikeout in eight inning in a 4-3 extra inning win at Neosho County (3-3-19) … Allowed one run off four this and struck out a season-high 10 batters in a 2-1 extra inning victory against Cloud County (4-6-19) … Followed with another extra inning 4-3 win at Iowa Western and struck out seven over the eight innings pitched (4-9-19) … Took the loss despite giving up just four hits with eight strikeouts against Kansas City Kansas (4-13-19) … Matched her season-high of 10 strikeouts in a 4-3 loss at Hesston (4-25-19) ... Appeared in four of the five games at the NJCAA D-II National tournament ... Did not allow a hit or a run and struck out two in 1.2 innings of relief to help preserve a 6-3 win over Madison in the opening game (5-22-19) ... Pitched three innings of scoreless relief and struck out four batters in a 3-1 win over Itawamba (5-24-19) ... Struck out nine total batters over 8.1 innings of work and had an ERA of 3.46 at nationals.

HIGH SCHOOL

Was a four-year starter for coach Lori Videmschek at Purdy High School, Purdy, Mo. … Graduated 2018 … Was a four-time Missouri Class 2A All-State selection … Named to the second-team as a freshman, and first-team as a sophomore, junior and senior … Was also a four-time All-Region and Ozark 7 Conference first-team selection … Finished her career with a mark of 60-10 with 645 strikeouts in 458 innings pitched … Also collected 158 career hits, 40 doubles, six triples, nine home runs, 150 runs and 105 RBIs … Finished 18-4 with 241 strikeouts and an earned run average of 1.5 as a senior … Hit .548 at the plate with 40 hits, six doubles, a triple, three home runs, 35 runs and 23 RBIs … Was 24-2 in the circle as a junior, and was named the Ozark 7 Conference Player of the Year … Notched 252 strikeouts, just 12 walks and had an ERA of 0.95 to help the Eagles finish 27-2 and take second place at the State Tournament … Also hit .470 with 39 hits, 13 doubles, a triple, two home runs, 43 runs and 22 driven in … Was 11-2 as a sophomore with 89 strikeouts, 17 walk and an ERA of 1.28 … Offensively she scored 45 runs and tallied 39 hits, with 13 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 35 RBIs … She was 7-2 with 63 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.14 as freshman … Also hit .433 with 40 hits, eight doubles, two triples, a homer and 25 driven in … The Eagles were conference and District champions all four years … Four-time first-team Academic All-State.

PERSONAL

Born Hallie Grace Henderson on April 9, 2000, in Springfield, Mo. … Nicknames are Hal and Halpal … Daughter of jay and Shelley Henderson … Has two siblings, Jayse and Clay … Her mother played volleyball and softball at Fort Scott Community College and Pittsburg State University … Majoring in science … Also recruited by Columbia College and Labette Community College … Favorite food is Mexican … Favorite fast food restaurant is McDonald’s … Favorite restaurant is Applebee’s … Favorite TV show is How I Met Your Mother … Favorite movie is Now You See Me … Favorite sports movies are The Blind Side and 42 … Favorite actress is Melissa McCarthy … Favorite book is To Kill a Mocking Bird … Favorite music entertainer is Cody Johnson … Favorite cartoon character is Goofy … Favorite athletes are Rachel Garcia, Bianka Bell and Sahvannah Jaquish … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals … Her greatest sports moment was pitching in Sectionals as a freshman … The best player she has played against is former Marionville High and East Central College pitcher Eden Henry … Her high school became famous in the late 70s for banning dancing.