Maggie Balint

Personal: Majored in interdisciplinary studies at San Diego State … working on her Master’s degree in education counseling … mother, Jennifer, was a pitcher at St. John’s … born in Newark, Del.

2022 Championship Season: Finished 28th on the leaderboard with 1,160 points, including 1,020 win points … made seven appearances in the circle with one start … compiled 2-1 record while throwing 16.2 innings with 14 strikeouts … registered season-high 4.1 innings against Team McCleney on Aug. 13 with four strikeouts … also tallied three strikeouts in season debut against Team Mulipola on Aug. 5 … struck out three hitters in 3.0 innings against Team McCleney on Aug. 20.

2022 AUX Season: Compiled 860 leaderboard points to finish 22nd in the league standings during professional debut … made two appearances in the circle … allowed just two hits over 1.2 innings while conceding four unearned runs … also registered two strikeouts … made professional debut against Team Chidester on June 15, striking out two hitters in 1.0 inning of relief … also threw 0.2 innings against Team Zerkle on June 24 … one of 13 players selected in the Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft.

At San Diego State: Played three seasons with the Aztecs after transferring from Oregon … made 143 total appearances with 86 starts … fashioned 1.99 career earned run average with 718 strikeouts over 619.0 innings … finished with 71-23 record with 13 saves and 18 shutouts … tallied 44 complete games, including 31 at San Diego State … ranked ninth on Aztec’s career list with 43 victories … stands third in SDSU history with .694 career winning percentage … holds sixth place on Aztecs’ career list with 13 solo shutouts and 504 strikeouts … one of four pitchers in San Diego State history to register 10 or more career saves … Mountain West Pitcher of the Year who authored 2.12 earned run average in 41 appearances as a senior … also earned First-Team NFCA All-Region distinction … matched San Diego State single-season record with six saves in addition to posting 18-6 record … tallied 266 strikeouts during 2022 season, the third-highest total in school history … held opponent batters to .191 average … First-Team All-Mountain West selection in 2021 after posting 17-8 record with a 2.18 earned run average and seven shutouts over 166.2 innings … also earned spot on NFCA All-Region Third Team … compiled 28-4 record in two seasons at Oregon with 1.51 earned run average over 185.2 innings … posted 21-3 mark as a freshman to earn First-Team All-Pac 12 and NFCA All-Region honors … also ended season as a Top 3 Finalist for the National Freshman of the Year award … went 7-1 with a 2.11 earned run average in 18 appearances during COVID-shortended sophomore season … played alongside current Athletes Unlimited catcher Gwen Svekis and outfielders DJ Sanders and Shannon Rhodes during her freshman year with the Ducks.