Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
2023 Softball Roster
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Woods, Claire
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Jersey Number 22
Claire Woods
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher/Third Base
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Prev school:
- Summertown HS
- Hometown:
- Summertown, Tenn.
Bio
2024 (Junior)
2023 (Sophomore)
2022 (Freshman)
High School
Personal
- CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal List
- CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- President of MTSU SAAC
- Conference USA Representative for NCAA SAAC
- Pitched 66.1 innings and picked up two wins
- Recorded 46 strikeouts for the second most on the team
- Delivered eight strikeouts against LA Tech (03/16/24)
- Threw a complete game shutout against Austin Peay (03/19/24)
2023 (Sophomore)
- Made 9 appearances and one start
- Pitched 21.1 innings with a 3.94 ERA
- Posted a 2-1 record
- Pitched 4.0 innings against FIU (April 22) allowing zero runs
- Recorded three strikeouts against North Carolina A&T (February 25)
2022 (Freshman)
- Made 20 appearances and tied for the team lead with 14 starts in the circle
- Ranked fourth on the team with a 4.22 ERA
- Finished the season with a 2-10 record, including three complete games, including a complete-game shutout, and a pair of saves
- Pitched a career-high 7.2 innings and struck out a career-best eight batters against Evansville (Feb. 19)
- Threw her first-career complete-game shutout, throwing 7.0 innings and allowing just four hits and three walks, while striking out three batters against Illinois State (March 11)
High School
- Was a student athlete at Summertown High School, playing four years of softball, three years of cross country, two years of basketball, and one year of swim team
- Listed at No. 117 overall in the Extra Inning Softball top 200 to be MT’s top-ranked signee in the class of 2021
- Checked in as the No. 64 pitcher nationally, ranking sixth in C-USA and second in Tennessee
- Scout Softball named her the third-best uncommitted pitcher in the nation before she committed to the Blue Raiders
- Named Single-A Middle Tennessee Miss Softball, listed on the Single-A & Private School Middle Tennessee All-State Team, and made the TNSCA Middle Tennessee All-Star Team after a stellar senior season in 2021
- Senior season stats included a 21-1 record in the circle with 16 shutouts, striking out 197 in 126 innings with an ERA of 0.67 along with a .410 batting average, seven home runs and 32 RBIs at the plate
- Led her team to a Class-A State Championship and a No. 4 ranking in The Tennessean’s list of best Nashville-area high school softball teams
- Named All-District Pitcher of the Year as a freshman and District MVP as a sophomore, while also earning Columbia Daily Herald All-Star Prep Softball Award honors in 2019
- Has played with four travel teams through the years, most recently with So Cal Athletics, which had four players ranked in the Extra Inning Softball top 100
- Has been part of two national championship teams and was selected for the 2017 Colorado Sparkler All-Star Games, 2018 USA Softball JO Cup Exhibition Camp and 2018 Scout All-American Games
Personal
- Born November 22, 2002
- Daughter of Wes and Courtney Woods
- Has an older brother, Tucker, and a younger sister, Olivia
- Majoring in Political Science
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25
Monday, April 14
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25 2025
Monday, April 14
