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Jersey Number 3
Peja Goold
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Stockton, Calif.
- High School:
- Lincoln HS / Chattanooga
Bio
Awards / Honors
2025 NFCA First Team All-South Region2025 Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year
2025 First Team All-Southern Conference
2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District / Academic All-American Finalist
2025 SoCon Pitcher of the Week (Apr. 21, Mar. 10)
2025 Preseason Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year
2025 Preseason All-Southern Conference First Team
2024 Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year
2024 First Team All-Southern Conference
2024 Southern Conference Tournament MVP
2024 Southern Conference All-Tournament Team
2024 Southern Conference Pitcher of the Month – April
2024 Southern Conference Preseason All-Conference Second Team
2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
2023 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team
2023 Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 13)
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2025 | Junior (at Chattanooga)
Named the Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year for the second straight season and was a First Team NFCA All-South Region selection … made 38 appearances in the circle, starting 29 games … threw 21 complete games while posting a 25-7 record … led the team in ERA (1.69), strikeouts (244), innings pitched (202.2), complete games, batting average against (.173) and shutouts (8) … also recorded two saves … allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out 11 batters in a complete game against Farleigh Dickinson (2/7) … struck out nine batters in a complete game win against Lamar (2/22) … shut out Southeast Missouri (2/23) … struck out a career-high 14 in a shutout win vs. Stony Brook (2/28) … followed with 12 strikeouts at Gardner-Webb (3/2) … tied her career high with five assists vs. Central Michigan (3/8) … struck out the side to pick up the save vs. Long Island (3/9) … pitched an 8.0 inning shutout against Kennesaw State (3/18) while striking out seven … struck out six in 6.0 innings against UNC Greensboro (3/22) without allowing an earned run … struck out 12 batters against Western Carolina (4/5) … tossed a shutout at Furman (4/12) while striking out a career-high-tying 14 in 7.0 innings … threw her ninth consecutive appearance with six or more strikeouts against Samford (4/27) … tossed a career-high 148 pitches vs. Mercer (5/8) to open the SoCon Tournament with a win … threw 5.0 scoreless frames in the SoCon Tournament vs. Samford (5/9).Â
2024 | Sophomore (at Chattanooga)
Named Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-Southern Conference, Southern Conference Tournament MVP and Southern Conference All-Tournament Team …  made 33 appearances with 17 starts in the circle … posted a 12-5 record, a 3.00 ERA, six complete games and two shutouts … led the team in strikeouts (126), saves (3) and innings pitched (121.1) … pitched her first career shutout against North Alabama (2/18) … threw 4.0 scoreless frames to earn the win against East Tennessee State (3/30) … won both games of the doubleheader at UNC Greensboro (4/13) … picked up her first career save  against Mercer (4/20) … threw 8.0 innings with nine strikeouts in game two against the Bears (4/20) … tossed 2.0 hitless innings at Western Carolina (5/5) … earned the win vs. Mercer (5/9) to open the SoCon Tournament with eight strikeouts and one run allowed … struck out a season-high 11 hitters in six innings vs. Samford (5/10) … pitched her second shutout of the year, allowing only four hits, at UNC Greensboro (5/11) … pitched two games in the NCAA Tournament at Florida State (5/17) and vs. Auburn (5/18).Â
2023 | Freshman (at Chattanooga)
Tabbed to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team … made 24 appearances with 12 starts in the circle … recorded 95 strikeouts in 100.0 innings … struck out five or more in 11 games … made her debut against Western Illinois (2/18), striking out seven batters in 5.0 innings to earn her first win … threw a career-high 9.0 innings against Akron (2/26) without allowing an earned run … struck out a season-high 12 batters vs. Lafayette (3/12) while tossing 7.1 innings … allowed no runs in 3.2 innings pitched against Western Carolina (4/6) … earned the win the following day against the Catamounts (4/7) while tossing 6.1 innings with seven strikeouts … struck out seven against Furman (5/10) in the SoCon Tournament to earn the complete-game victory.Â
High School
Attended Lincoln High School where her team went undefeated in the regular season her senior year while winning the NorCal Division II Championship … Athlete of the Year nominee and Prep Athlete of the Week as a freshman … struck out 78 batters in 66.2 innings that  year … sophomore season was canceled … earned Cal-Hi NorCal Athlete of the Week as a junior … finished junior season with a 2.18 ERA and 78 strikeouts … as a hitter, posted a .449 average with 11 RBIs … named the TCAL league MVP,  SportsStarts All-NorCal Softball Team and Cal-Hi Sports Second Team All-State as a senior … posted a 0.96 ERA as a senior while striking out 311 batters in 160.0 innings … strikeouts ranked seventh in California … threw three no-hitters that season … posted a .304 average at the plate with 30 RBIs including five homers … played travel ball for the Batbusters Gomes … won the Alliance Division II National Championship, Indianapolis 2022.Â
Community Service / Academics
Two-time CSC Academic All-District honoree.Â
Personal
Born Peja Goold on Dec. 5 in Stockton, California … daughter of Dean and Radora Goold … has a brother, Aris Chapman, and a sister, Payton … intends to major in business administration.Career Highs (Through 2025)
Innings: 9.0, Akron (2/26/23)
Longest Start: 9.0, Akron (2/26/23)
Shortest Start: 0.1, ETSU (4/15/23)
Longest Relief: 6.0, vs. Samford (5/10/24)
Strikeouts: 14, twice, last, at Furman (4/12/25)
Walks: 9, at UNC Greensboro (5/10/24)
Hits: 10, at Stetson (2/9/25)
Runs: 6, UNC Greensboro (3/23/25)
Earned Runs: 5, 4x, last, UNC Greensboro (3/23/25)
Pitch Count: 148, vs. Mercer (5/8/25)
Putouts: 1, 7x, last, at Stetson (2/9/25)
Assists: 5, 3x, last, Central Michigan (3/18/25)
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Saturday, May 17
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SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
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