2015: Lined up at both pitcher, designated player, right field and first base in her freshman season…Made 18 appearances inside the circle with seven starts…Finished the season with a 2-3 record and a 6.66 ERA…Recorded a complete game shutout in her collegiate debut on February 13 against Howard…Recorded a save on March 21 against Gardner-Webb…Pitched 48.1 innings with 35 strikeouts and 25 walks…Opponents hit .319 against Elkins…Hit .182 from the plate as a freshman with two hits in 11 at-bats…Homered in her first collegiate at-bat on March 21 against Gardner-Webb…Connected on a double on March 29 at Radford…Scored four runs…Drew two walks and was hit by a pitch…Had a .357 on-base percentage and a .545 slugging percentage…Had a .947 fielding percentage with six putouts, 12 assists and one error…Made 11 appearances with four starts inside the circle in Big South play…Had a 1-2 record with a 7.45 ERA…Recorded a save…Pitched 31.0 innings with a 27:21 strikeout to walk ratio…Opponents hit .316 against Elkins in Big South play…Had a .250 batting average with two hits in eight at-bats…Scored four runs and had an RBI…Drew two walks and was hit by a pitch…Had a .923 fielding percentage with four putouts, eight assists and an error…Pitched at least four innings five different times…Season-high five innings pitched on February 13 against Howard…Season-high six strikeouts on April 3 against Winthrop.
High School: Elkins joins Charleston Southern by way of Dutch Fork High School and Irmo, S.C., where she lines up at pitcher and utility player for the Silver Foxes. She also is a standout player on the SC Jets travel ball team. Among her career accolades include earning All-Region honors five times, including being a two-time selection for Region Player of the Year. She has also been a three-time selection for the S.C. All-State Team. She possesses the Dutch Fork career home run and earned run average records.
Personal: Elkins is the daughter of Bo and Jamie Elkins. She plans on studying Physical Education at Charleston Southern.
"The reason I chose CSU was because of the atmosphere and the feeling I got as soon as I stepped on campus," Elkins closed out with. "I also think the coaches at CSU will help me improve my softball ability and help me become a better player."
Winkler on Elkins: "Hayley''s game is all about power. She''s a power pitcher who is already in the mid 60''s and is only going to get better. The exciting thing about Hayley is that in addition to her being able to come in and contribute in the circle, she''s also one of the top power hitters in South Carolina. Hayley has the ability and power to one day be one of the better two way players in the Big South in the circle and at the plate."
