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PASQUALE
SENIOR l CATCHER l 5-6
POMPTON LAKES, N.J. l TEMPLE l POMPTON LAKES HS
PASQUALE’S CAREER HIGHS (AT TEMPLE)
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» Hits: 5
» Runs: 4
» Doubles: 3
» Walks: 4
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CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
» Hitting Streak: 20 games
» RBIs: 6 (twice)
» Home Runs: 3
» Stolen Bases: none
As a sophomore in 2012, Pasquale earned first-team all-conference accolades after
batting .319 with 14 doubles, four homers and 30 RBIs. She tied for the Atlantic 10 lead
with her 14 doubles, which were a school record until she hit 21 as a junior. Pasquale also
tied for the team lead with 14 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games. She posted a .522
slugging percentage as a sophomore and reached base at a .423 clip with 21 walks.
Pasquale made an immediate impact for the Owls as a freshman in 2011. She batted
.363 in her rookie season with seven doubles, six homers and 35 RBIs. The 2011 Atlantic
10 Rookie of the Year, Pasquale also earned a spot on the All-Northeast Region first team.
She led the Owls in batting average, slugging percentage (.548), on-base percentage
(.404), hits (49) and RBIs. Pasquale struck out only five times in 135 at bats as a freshman,
ranking as the nation’s 10th-toughest player to strikeout.
» Third-Team NFCA All-American (2013)
» Two-Time First-Team NFCA All-Northeast Region (2011, 2013)
» Atlantic 10 Player of the Year (2013)
» Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year (2011)
» Two-Time First-Team All-Atlantic 10 (2012, 2013)
» Second-Team All-Atlantic 10 (2011)
» NFCA Co-National Player of the Week (April 9, 2013)
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014)
AT TEMPLE (2011-14)
Steph Pasquale spent her first four seasons at Temple from 2011 to 2014. She exploded
onto the scene by being named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year in 2011, when she joined
former Husker All-American Taylor Edwards as the nation’s only freshmen to be selected as
first-team all-region catchers. Pasquale then earned first-team all-conference accolades
as a sophomore in 2012, before a breakout junior season when she was named the 2013
A-10 Player of the Year and a third-team All-American. In 2014, Pasquale suffered a hand
injury and received a medical hardship and a fifth year of eligibility. She transferred to
Nebraska after Temple cut its softball program.
In her Temple career, Pasquale posted a .379 average with 189 hits, 45 doubles, 25
homers and 152 RBIs. She also scored 79 runs, produced a .623 slugging percentage and
a .442 on-base percentage. Pasquale struck out only 18 times in 499 career at bats as an
Owl, recording three times as many walks (54) as strikeouts. Defensively, Pasquale owned
a .989 fielding percentage at Temple, committing only eight errors in 738 chances.
Despite playing only three full seasons at Temple, Pasquale established school career
records for hits, doubles, RBIs and batting average, while ranking secon