2027 Softball Roster

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Kristin Shaffer
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48 Macy Hamby

  • Position Infield
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Ellijay, Ga.
  • High School Gilmer

Biography

2026: Saw action in 38 games and made 37 starts in 2026 ... Batted a career-best .323 in her junior season with 40 hits in 124 at-bats ... Was one of six Mountaineers to hit seven or more home runs ... Drove in 35 runs, which was the fourth-most on the team and tied for the 24th-most in the Sun Belt Conference ... Was one of four Mountaineers to hit multiple grand slams in 2026 ... Hit a go-ahead home run against Georgia Southern on April 24, which was also her 100th career hit ... Hit a game-winning grand slam vs. James Madison on April 17 ... Fell an RBI short of Makayla McClain's single-game RBI record with seven vs. Gardner-Webb on April 7 ... Her seven RBIs were also the second-most by a Sun Belt player in a game in 2026 ... One of two Mountaineers to record a four-hit game in 2026, doing so against Charleston on March 10 ... Totaled three hits and hit a home run against NCAA Tournament participant UNCG on Feb. 12 ... Helped spark App State's seven-run comeback win over Georgia State on March 29 with a home run ... Recorded a hit in six of her final seven games in her junior season ... Totaled 10 games with multiple RBIs ... Made a seamless transition from the infield to the outfield in 2026, committing just three errors on 66 chances ... Tallied two outfield assists in 2026. 

2025: Started in all 50 games in 2025 … Posted the second-best batting average on the team with a .313 mark … Tallied 52 hits, the second-most on the team and tied for the 17th-most in the Sun Belt … Blasted a career-best nine home runs, which was the third-most on the team in 2025 … One of three Mountaineers with at least 90 total bases … Posted a .931 OPS, the third-best on the Mountaineers in 2025 … Scored 32 runs, trailing only Makayla McClain for the most on the team … Hit three triples, tied for the second-most in a single season by a Mountaineer in program history … Recorded a career-best four stolen bases, tied for the third-most on the team … Recorded 13 multi-hit games in her sophomore year … Posted the first three three-hit games of her career, one against Austin Peay on March 9, another on April 9 against Gardner-Webb and the other coming on May 3 against Coastal Carolina … Recorded a multi-homer game on March 28 against James Madison, the first of her career … Hit two home runs in the regular-season finale against Coastal, one of which tied the game in the seventh inning on May 1 … Against Sun Belt foes, she hit seven home runs, the second-most on the team … Slugged .614 against Sun Belt opponents, the third-highest on the team … Recorded the third-highest OPS in Sun Belt play at .988 

2024: Played 23 games her freshman year and made 17 starts, with 12 coming in Sun Belt play ... Returned from a month's absence due to injury on March 11 and went on to swat her first career hit at Georgia State on March 16 ... Drove home her first career run via a sacrifice fly in the season opener against Kent State ... Recorded a hit against Louisiana on March 30 ... Tallied two hits vs. South Alabama on April 7, which included her first career double ... Smoked a bases-clearing double in the Mountaineers' win over N.C. A&T on April 17 ... Hit her first career homer against Western Carolina on April 23 ... Committed just one error in the field her first year. 

HIGH SCHOOL
Macy Hamby joins the Black & Gold from Gilmer High School in Ellijay, Ga. While in high school, she was a four-year letter winner at third base, and was named First-Team All-Region every year of her high school career. The infielder posted a career batting average of .415 and slugged 16 homers, making her a twice-recipient of offensive awards. Hamby was also a member of the Georgia Fast Pitch - Tuñon softball club, where she was a two-time MVP and offensive player of the year recipient during her time with the club. Over her three years with the club, she compiled a batting average of .425 and slapped 32 home runs. 

Statistics

Season:
2027

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Historical Player Information

  • 48

    2024Freshman

    Infield
    5'6"
    48
  • 48

    2025Sophomore

    Infield
    5'6"
    48
  • 48

    2026Junior

    Infield
    5'6"
    48
  • 48

    2027Senior

    Infield
    5'6"
    48