Averett University Athletics Hall of Fame
Taylor Dix Paschal finished her career as one of the top hitters in Averett softball history while playing for the Cougars from 2013-16. The 2015 USA South Conference Player of the Year and Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) State Player of the Year led the nation that season with a .540 batting average — which is also a single-season record for Averett and the USA South. She was named both a 2015 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Second Team selection and an Academic All-America Second Team selection as voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) during the 2015 campaign.
In 138 career games, she finished her career with a .437 batting average, which ranks second in program history at the time of her induction. She also ranks fourth all-time in career runs batted in (117) and fifth in both career hits (166) and runs scored (109). The middle infielder from Danville, Virginia, also holds the career and season record for on-base percentage, as well as the single-season marks for slugging percentage (.790) and doubles (22).
Dix Paschal earned USA South All-Conference First Team honors three times (she missed more than half of her sophomore season with an injury). She earned all-state honors twice and USA South All-Tournament Team recognition once, as well as CoSIDA Academic All-District, VaSID Academic All-State and USA South Academic All-Conference accolades during her four seasons with the Cougars. Dix Paschal helped the Cougars win the 2015 conference regular season title and earn an at-large berth into the NCAA Regionals.
She was inducted into the Averett Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 8, 2022.
Gallery: (10-8-2022) HOF: Taylor Dix Paschal
