OVERVIEW

Haley Puccio (POOCH-e-o) is a talented outfielder who possesses good instincts and reads the ball … Solid hitter at the plate … Base hit type batter, but does have some power potential.

FRESHMAN YEAR 2020

Played and started three games … Batted .222 (2-for-9) with a double, a run scored and two driven in … Had fielding percentage of 1.000 with three putouts … Had a single in a 4-1 loss to Jefferson (3-6-20) … Drew a walk and scored a run in an 11-4 win over North Iowa Area (3-7-20) … Ripped a double to drive in two runs in a 10-1 victory over Allen (3-10-20) ... Earned JCCC student-athlete academic honors in the fall 2019 semester ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic third-team with a grade point aveage betweem 3.60-3.79.

HIGH SCHOOL

Was a four-year starter for coach Jessica DeWild at Mill Valley High School, Shawnee, Kan. … Graduated 2019 … Earned  Kansas 6A All-State first-team at outfielder as a senior … Was a two-time All-Eastern Kansas League selection, earning honorable mention as a junior and first-team as a senior …  Helped Mill Valley to back-to-back fourth-place finishes at the Kansas 5A State Tournament her sophomore and junior years … Finished with a 20-5 record in 2017, and a 19-6 mark in 2018 … As a senior helped Milly Valley to a 20-3 mark, win a conference title and qualify for the 6A State Tournament … Hit .448 with 114 hits, four doubles, one triple, one home run, 15 runs and 20 RBIs as a freshman … Hit .377 with 29 hits, seven doubles, a triple, 12 runs and 17 driven in as a sophomore … As a junior hit .329 with 24 hits, 11 doubles, a triple, a home run, 16 runs and 16 RBIs … Her final season hit .403 with 31 hits, nine doubles, two homers, 25 runs and 20 RBIs … Finished her career with 114 hits, 31 doubles, three triples, four home runs, 68 runs and 73 driven in … Honor roll student all four years.

PERSONAL

Born Haley Ann Puccio on August 20, 2000, in Des Moines, Iowa … Nickname is Pooch … Daughter of Jasper and Deanna Puccio … Has a brother, Noah … Major is undecided … Favorite foods are spaghetti, pickles, deli sandwiches and pumpkin … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A … Favorite restaurant is Sushi Mido … Favorite TV shows are The Fosters, Shameless and Parenthood … Favorite movies are Step Brothers and Grease … Favorite sports movies are The Blind Side and The Sandlot … Favorite actor and actress are Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston … Favorite book is Push … Favorite music entertainers are Pazzi and Khalid … Favorite cartoon character is Patrick Star … Has a superstition of doing the same hair style every game … Favorite athletes are Alex Gordon and Lauren Chamberlain … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Chiefs … The best player she has played against is Kansas utility player Peyton Renzi … Her greatest sports moment was making two diving catches in the one game.