Upcoming Event: Softball versus SMSU on September 14, 2025 at 1 p.m.
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1 p.m.
Softball
vs SMSU
South Dakota State University Athletics
2018 Softball Roster
Gerdes, Paige
Jersey Number 16
Paige Gerdes
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Millard South H.S.
- Hometown:
- Gretna, Neb.
Bio
2020: Started seven games as the team’s designated player and appeared in 15 contests … went seven for 25 at the plate (.280) and had two doubles with two home runs … drove in four and scored four runs … tallied .600 slugging and .400 on-base percentages … drew two walks and was hit by three pitches … tallied three hits with two runs batted in in win over Boston (2/22).
2019: Appeared in 32 games … hit .265 as a pinch-hitter with nine hits, including three doubles … drove in eight and worked three walks … had two runs batted in against North Dakota (5/8) in the Summit League Tournament … had two hits againt College of Charleston (2/17).
2018: Appeared in 40 games with three starts … hit .220 on the season with nine hits, including three doubles and a home run … worked seven free passes and was hit by one pitch for .366 slugging and .340 on-base percentages … drove in 16 runs and scored seven … brought two runs in against Kansas (2/27), Central Michigan (3/7), Omaha (3/30) and Western Illinois (4/28) and drove in season-high three against Maine (3/10) with a home run.
2017: Started 11 games and appeared in 27 ... started nine games at first base and two as the designated hitter … hit .208 (10 for 48) with three doubles and a home run … drove in 11 and scored three runs … worked one walk and was hit by two pitches … slugged .333 and posted a .250 on-base percentage … recorded 70 putouts on the year and had just one error for a .986 fielding percentage … hit her first career home run and SDSU’s lone grand slam of the year against Omaha (4/21) … had two multi-hit games in the Omaha series (4/21 and 4/22).
Before SDSU: Graduated from Millard South High School (Omaha, Neb.) in 2016 … four-year letterwinner in softball and basketball for the Patriots … All-Metro Coaches Division First Team selection in 2016 after earning honorable mention the previous three seasons (2013-15) … academic honor roll member in 2015-16.
Personal: Born October 26, 1997 in Omaha, Neb. … daughter of Melissa and Scott Gerdes … has one brother, Tyson, and one sister, Abby … great-grandfather played for New York Yankees farm system … mother, Melissa, played volleyball and father, Scott, played football at Peru State College … majoring in agriculture business.
2019: Appeared in 32 games … hit .265 as a pinch-hitter with nine hits, including three doubles … drove in eight and worked three walks … had two runs batted in against North Dakota (5/8) in the Summit League Tournament … had two hits againt College of Charleston (2/17).
2018: Appeared in 40 games with three starts … hit .220 on the season with nine hits, including three doubles and a home run … worked seven free passes and was hit by one pitch for .366 slugging and .340 on-base percentages … drove in 16 runs and scored seven … brought two runs in against Kansas (2/27), Central Michigan (3/7), Omaha (3/30) and Western Illinois (4/28) and drove in season-high three against Maine (3/10) with a home run.
2017: Started 11 games and appeared in 27 ... started nine games at first base and two as the designated hitter … hit .208 (10 for 48) with three doubles and a home run … drove in 11 and scored three runs … worked one walk and was hit by two pitches … slugged .333 and posted a .250 on-base percentage … recorded 70 putouts on the year and had just one error for a .986 fielding percentage … hit her first career home run and SDSU’s lone grand slam of the year against Omaha (4/21) … had two multi-hit games in the Omaha series (4/21 and 4/22).
Before SDSU: Graduated from Millard South High School (Omaha, Neb.) in 2016 … four-year letterwinner in softball and basketball for the Patriots … All-Metro Coaches Division First Team selection in 2016 after earning honorable mention the previous three seasons (2013-15) … academic honor roll member in 2015-16.
Personal: Born October 26, 1997 in Omaha, Neb. … daughter of Melissa and Scott Gerdes … has one brother, Tyson, and one sister, Abby … great-grandfather played for New York Yankees farm system … mother, Melissa, played volleyball and father, Scott, played football at Peru State College … majoring in agriculture business.
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