Miranda Hearn

Faith Cain

INF

/ Softball

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

Position:
Pitcher/Infield
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Sugar Land, Texas
High School:
Clements

Notables: Tied for seventh all-time at Syracuse with three career-saves.

Junior Year (2020): Appeared in eight games of the shortened season, including two as a pitcher... Started three games as the designated player... Made her first start of the season in the circle vs. Rutgers (2/15)... Struck out two batters in 1.2 innings of relief at Houston (2/21)... Pinch-hit for an at-bat against Rutgers (2/28) and at USF (2/29)... Hit an RBI double and scored a run vs. Rutgers (2/29)... Grounded out and drove in a run as a pinch-hitter in a win at North Carolina (3/8) ... She earned Spring 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better g.p.a.).

Sophomore Year (2019): Appeared in 28 games, including 26 as a pitcher … Had 13 games started and four complete games … ended the season with 72 strikeouts in 69.0 innings pitched … Started against Oklahoma (2/8) where she pitched 3.2 innings, allowing just two hits, one run scored with three strikeouts … Went a solid 4.0 innings against Indiana (2/15) allowing three runs on three hits with four strikeouts … Struck out five against Colorado State (3/10) … Struck out three in 2.1 innings pitched against Niagara (3/27) … Earned her first win of the season after allowing just two runs with four hits and six strikeouts against Canisius in 4.0 innings pitched (4/3) … Did not allow a hit in 3.2 innings pitched at Colgate (4/17) which included three strikeouts … Threw her first complete game shutout with a five inning six strikeout performance at Binghamton (4/23) … Tossed a career-high seven innings against Cornell (5/1) for a complete game shutout that included a career-high eight strikeouts … Also appeared in two games against Florida State (5/3, 5/5) ... She earned Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better g.p.a.). ... She earned Spring 2020 Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... She earned Fall 2018 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better g.p.a.).

Freshman Year (2018): Appeared in 34 games, including 20 on the mound ... Was 1-1 with three saves and a 2.35 earned run average ... Tossed 44.2 innings with 29 strike outs ... Earned her first collegiate save with 1.2 innings of shutout work against Southern Miss (2/11) ... Had two hits, three RBI and one run scored in Syracuse's 8-0 victory against Sacramento State (2/17) ... Had an RBI against Grand Canyon (2/18) ... Earned her first collegiate win over George Mason (3/4) ... Scored two runs in a victory against Virginia Tech (3/9) ... Recorded a season-best five strikeouts versus the Cavaliers (3/18) ... Threw for a season-long six innings at Notre Dame (4/8) ... Drove in two runs and scored the game-winning run against Louisville (4/13) ... Recorded her second save of the campaign came in a three-inning effort against Niagara (4/18) ... Had a save with three innings of shutout relief that included three strikeouts against Cornell (4/30).

High School: Played for Clements High School in Sugar Land, Texas and was named a team captain her senior season … As a senior she posted a .580 batting average with 10 home runs, 47 RBI, a .644 on-base percentage and a 1.118 slugging percentage … Was named a first-team all-district pitcher four times (2014-17) … Was named the Clements High School MVP in 2015 and 2017 … Played for the Aces Express select team that finished in the top five in three consecutive nationals from 2015-17 … outside of softball she was a member of the National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal: Born in February of 1999 … Daughter of Steven Hearn and Deborah Mathis … Has four sisters Macie (11), Cameron (10), Mollie (9), and MerriLee (1) … Enrolled in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.