Paige Palkovich

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-8
High School:
Eastview HS
Hometown:
Apple Valley, Minn.

Photo Gallery 2016 Game-by-Game Stats 2015 Game-by-Game Stats 2014 Game-by-Game Stats 2013 Game-by-Game Stats

2016Â - SENIOR SEASON:
Started all 57 games for the Gophers in center field - named a sportsmanship honoree and received a Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship AwardÂ - leaves having been hit by more pitches than any other player in program history (38) -Â hit .275 with 10 doubles, a triple and seven home runs with 36 RBi and a slugging percentage of .490Â -Â recorded a run against Utah ValleyÂ - established hits against No. 8 OklahomaÂ - had one run against Texas TechÂ - produced two hits against No. 19 WashingtonÂ - in two games against Virgina Tech, added one run, three hits and six RBIÂ - in two-game matchup versus No. 13/15 Florida State, earned one hit and one RBIÂ - earned two runs in three at bats in the win over Mount St. Mary'sÂ - established a solo home run, an RBI, and contributed another run in the win over Arizona StateÂ - contributed one run in the win over Saint FrancisÂ - established a home run with two RBI in 5-3 win over HoustonÂ - recorded two runs in win over Western CarolinaÂ - contributed two runs in close loss to No. 9 GeorgiaÂ - earned one run in win over JacksonvilleÂ - recorded a double and a run in win over UMASSÂ - contributed two RBI and one run in win over LIUÂ - earned a run in win over No. 13 OklahomaÂ - laid down a bunt single to get things started in the top of the second and stole second the very next pitch, was brought home with a single up the middle against KansasÂ - stole two bases in win over UMKCÂ - in three games against Purdue, accomplished one run, three hits and two RBIÂ - started in center field all weekend against Northwestern, establishing two hits, two runs and one RBIÂ - served as starter in center field for all three games against Illinois, recording three runs, three hits and two RBIÂ - started in center in double header against Wisconsin, adding one hit in the first gameÂ - started in center in series against Rutgers, establishing two runs, two hits and six RBIÂ - started in center for both games against Nebraska, contributing two runs, one hit and one RBIÂ - starting center for series against Maryland, adding three runsÂ - drilled a home run against Northwestern in the Big Ten TournamentÂ - added another home run in the NCAA Tournament.Â

2015 - JUNIOR SEASON:
Played in 58 games with 51 starts in the outfield, including 45 starts at the left field position - Academic All-Big Ten - hit for a career-best .310 average, .448 on-base percentage and .570 slugging percentage - hit .380 in Big Ten play and .355 at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium - led Minnesota with two grand slams, including a walk-off grand slam at Arizona in the NCAA Tucson Regional (May 17) - paced the Gophers with five bases-loaded hits, going 5-for-11 in such situations - had three multi-hit games and eight games with multiple RBI - drove in four runs three times, including back-to-back four-RBI performances against Northwestern April 11-12 - registered the game-winning RBI four times and scored the game-winning run in victories over Stanford (March 7) and Fresno State (March 14) - put together a career-long nine-game hit streak from April 18 to May 1 and ended the regular season with a 13-game reached base streak - was successful on nine of 10 stolen base attempts - had a .967 fielding percentage and recorded an outfield assist against James Madison (Feb. 27).

2014 - SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Made 46 appearances with 27 starts - hit .160 with a .222 on-base percentage in 50 at-bats - stole six bases and scored 10 runs, including two in the Gophers' season-opening win over Murray State and the game-winning run against South Carolina (Feb. 28) - notched an RBI against South Carolina and had hits against both the Gamecocks and Detroit Feb. 28 - had hits in both games of a doubleheader versus Wisconsin (April 6) - posted a .985 fielding percentage.

2013 - FRESHMAN SEASON:
Played in 50 games, with 42 starts, mainly at first base - batted .189 on the season - was hit by pitch 12 times, the most on the team - hit two triples, tied for the team lead - tallied seven doubles on the season - hit an RBI triple at UNLV (Feb. 10) - went 2-for-3 with a solo HR vs. Illinois State (Feb. 15) - tripled and scored a run vs. Northern Iowa (Feb. 16) - hit a game-winning two-run home run in the second game that day - batted 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI and a HR at Northwestern (March 30) - went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two runs and two RBI at Iowa State (April 24).

HIGH SCHOOL:
A 2012 graduate of Eastview High School - earned all-conference honors three times - batted .436 with a .536 on base percentage as a senior - batted .700 during the Section 3AAA tournament - in addition to playing shortstop, she pitched, and had four wins and three saves - four-time academic letter honoree - captain of both the softball and basketball teams.

PERSONAL:
The daughter of Mark Palkovich and Mary Palkovich.

Year	AVG	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	SLG	BB	HBP	SO	OBP	SF	SH	SB-ATT	PO	A	FLD
2013	.189	50-42	111	20	21	7	2	3	15	41	.369	23	9	12	.313	2	6	6-7	279	9	.986
2014	.160	46-27	50	10	8	0	0	0	1	8	.160	2	2	10	.222	0	3	6-8	129	2	.986
2015	.310	58-51	100	36	31	6	1	6	31	57	.570	16	9	18	.448	0	5	9-10	57	1	.967
2016	.275	57-57	153	39	42	10	1	7	36	75	.490	21	15	19	.408	2	5	8-10	49	2	.981
TOTAL	.246	211-177	414	105	102	23	4	16	83	181	.437	48	38	78	.373	4	19	29-35	514	14	.983