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#10, Right-Handed Pitcher, R/R

Carley Hoover

Louisiana State University '18

Hometown: Clemson, South Carolina

Carley Hoover is a 6-foot-2 professional softball pitcher from Clemson, South Carolina. She was acquired in the 2nd Round of the 2026 Expansion Draft following a collegiate career at Stanford and LSU.


Personal Life


Hobbies: Enjoys reading, learning and spending time with friends and family.

Background: Named 2013 Gatorade National Player of the Year and won the 2008 Little League Softball World Series with Simpsonville, South Carolina. Played football before softball and wears No. 10 in honor of her mother. Considers a necklace from her father her most prized possession. Has a Siamese cat named Ollie.

Family: Daughter of Dave and Jolene Hoover. Her father was an All-American track athlete at Lewis University; her mother was Clemson's head volleyball coach from 1993-2014; and her sister, Hayley, played volleyball at Southern Wesleyan.

Professional Experience


AUSL (2025–)

2026 AUSL Regular Season (Cascade): Went 3-0 with a 3.57 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 33.1 innings over nine appearances. Struck out a season-high 11 in a complete-game win over Carolina on July 8.

2025 AUSL Regular Season: Made her AUSL debut against the Volts on June 17 before missing the remainder of the season due to injury.


Other Professional Experience (2022–2026)

Japan Diamond League (2019–Present): In her eighth season in Japan, now with Bic Camera Takasaki. Named 2022 JDL Player of the Year after leading the league with 18 wins and setting a league record with 198 strikeouts.

Diablos Rojos Femenil (2026): Ranked second in the Mexican Softball League with 10 wins and threw a no-hitter to send the team to the championship series.


International Experience (2016–2018)

Team USA: Competed in the 2016 World Cup of Softball and the 2018 Japan All-Star Series, International Cup and Japan Cup.

College Experience: Stanford & LSU (2015–2019)


Career Statistics: Appeared in 143 career games, fashioning a 1.73 ERA with 780 strikeouts and a 73-30 record.

LSU (2016–2019): Ranks fifth in LSU history with 754 strikeouts and 684.0 innings pitched, and second with 10 saves. Threw three no-hitters during her career at LSU.

Stanford (2015): Went 2-0 with a 1.65 ERA.


Awards & Honors

All-America: Two-time NFCA Third-Team All-America selection.

Conference Honors: Two-time Louisiana Pitcher of the Year and 2015 SEC All-Freshman Team.

AUSL Headshot of Carley Hoover

Career Stats

  • Postseason
  • Regular Season
YEAR
W-L
ERA
G
GS
IP
H
SO
LOB
BB
R
ER
HR
B/AVG
HB
CG
SHO
SV
B
S
WP
2026 AUSL Postseason
0-0
4.20
1
1
5.0
2
3
-
5
3
3
-
.133
1
-
-
-
43
56
-
2026 Cascade
3-0
3.57
9
3
33.1
27
39
-
14
19
17
4
.227
5
2
-
-
224
371
-
2025 Blaze
0-1
52.50
1
1
0.2
3
-
-
3
6
5
-
.600
-
-
-
-
32
24
-
Career Totals
3-1
4.49
11
5
39.0
32
42
-
22
28
25
4
.230
6
2
-
-
299
451
-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Game Log

  • 2026 AUSL
  • 2025 AUSL
DATE
HOME TEAM
AWAY TEAM
W-L
ERA
G
IP
H
SO
LOB
BB
R
ER
HR
B/AVG
HB
CG
SHO
SV
B
S
WP
7/23/2026
BanditsCascade
0-0
4.20
1
5.0
2
3
-
5
3
3
-
.133
1
-
-
-
43
56
-
7/17/2026
CascadeVolts
0-0
10.50
1
2.0
3
4
-
1
3
3
-
.375
-
-
-
-
16
27
-
7/16/2026
CascadeTalons
0-0
2.33
1
3.0
3
3
-
1
1
1
-
.333
-
-
-
-
18
38
-
7/12/2026
CascadeBandits
0-0
7.88
1
2.2
3
1
-
4
4
3
1
.333
1
-
-
-
28
37
-
7/11/2026
CascadeBandits
0-0
2.33
1
3.0
1
5
-
-
1
1
-
.100
3
-
-
-
22
31
-
7/10/2026
CascadeBandits
0-0
0.00
1
0.1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
3
-
7/8/2026
CascadeBlaze
1-0
0.88
1
8.0
5
11
-
5
1
1
-
.179
-
1
-
-
54
79
-
7/5/2026
SparkCascade
1-0
4.00
1
7.0
5
6
-
1
4
4
2
.192
1
1
-
-
38
72
-
7/2/2026
BanditsCascade
0-0
12.00
1
2.1
6
3
-
1
5
4
1
.500
-
-
-
-
14
37
-
6/28/2026
VoltsCascade
1-0
0.00
1
5.0
1
5
-
1
-
-
-
.063
-
-
-
-
31
47
-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Highlights

Play-In Preview: Cascade and Bandits Face Off in AUSL Playoff Game

The stage is set for the Athletes Unlimited Softball League Play-In Game, with the Chicago Bandits (16-9) meeting the Portland Cascade (14-11) in the postseason opener in College Station, Texas, on Thursday, July 23. The league’s expanded postseason format includes a game between the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds, with the winner advancing to […]

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Sami Williams and Megan Grant will face off in the 2026 AUSL Play-In Game.

Transactions

  • 6/25/2026-
    Carley Hoover was reinstated from the temporary inactive list
  • 5/20/2026-
    Cascade placed Carley Hoover on the temporary inactive list
  • 12/2/2025Cascade
    Cascade drafted Carley Hoover in the expansion draft: [Round 2, Pick 1 (3)]
  • 11/25/2025Blaze
    Blaze activated Carley Hoover
  • 6/20/2025-
    Carley Hoover placed on the 7-day injury reserve list on 6/20/2025
  • 6/3/2025-
    Blaze placed Carley Hoover on the temporary inactive list
  • 1/30/2025Blaze
    Blaze drafted Carley Hoover in the inagural draft [Round 1, Pick 2(2)]

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