Victoria Hayward

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Early life

Born in Toronto, Victoria grew up in Mountain View, California and went to Mountain View High School (MVHS). She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Political Science from the University of Washington and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts.

Playing career

College

She attended the University of Washington from 2011 to 2014 and played outfield for the Washington Huskies softball program. She was a 2014 All-American and a four-time All-Pac-12 selection. With the University of Washington, she won four NCAA Regional Championships and advanced to the 2013 Women's College World Series.[4]

Professional

Hayward was drafted 19th overall by the Pennsylvania Rebellion in the 2014 NPF Draft. She played professionally for the Rebellion in 2015 and 2016.[5] and joined the Canadian Wild in 2019. In 2020, she was the first athlete to sign with Athletes Unlimited, was named Chairperson of the Players Executive Committee for the first two years of the league's existence and currently competes in the Championship Series.

On January 29, 2025, Hayward was drafted forty-eighth overall by the Talons in the inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball League draft.[6][7]

National Team

Hayward has played with the Canadian Women's Senior National Team since 2009 and at 16, was the youngest player to appear for the Canadian national team. She has won five medals competing for Canada - two Silver at the Pan American Games and three Bronze medals at the World Championships. She was named to the 2015 Pan American Games team that won Gold, but was unable to compete due to injury.[8] She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she recorded six hits to hit .300, including two during the bronze medal game to defeat Team Mexico 3–2.[9][10]

Coaching career

Upon completion of her college softball playing career, she joined LSU, which finished third at the 2015 Women's College World Series, as a graduate assistant. In 2016 and 2017, she was an assistant coach for the University of Massachusetts helping them to back-to-back winning seasons. In 2018, she was an assistant coach at Maryland and in 2019, joined UCF Knights softball team as Director of Operations.[11]

On August 26, 2021, after competing at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Hayward was named an assistant coach for San Diego State.[12] The next season, Hayward was promoted to associate head coach as the Aztecs advanced to the super-regionals of the Woman's College World Series.[13] On June 12, 2023, she was named an assistant coach for Washington.[14]

On May 22, 2024, Hayward was named head coach for Nevada.[15]

Statistics

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Athletes Unlimited Softball
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB
2020 15 53 2 21 .396 11 2 1 2 31 .585% 7 5 7
2021 15 48 8 17 .354 2 0 0 4 21 .437% 4 4 7
TOTAL 30 101 10 38 .376 13 2 1 6 52 .515% 11 9 14

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason

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      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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