2019 Softball Roster
Faith Canfield
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- UT
- Height:
- 5-9
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Garden Grove, Calif.
- High School:
- Pacifica
At Michigan
• 2x NFCA All-America third team (second base, 2017, '18)
• 3x NFCA All-Great Lakes Region first team (second base, 2017, '18, '19)
• 3x All-Big Ten first team (second base, 2017, '18, '19)
Senior (2019)
• All-Big Ten first team (second base); Big Ten All-Defensive Team
• All-Great Lakes Region first team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Started all 58 games at second base
• Registered a career best, and ranked second on the team, with a .404 batting average; also tallied career highs with 57 runs, 78 hits and a .482 on-base percentage from the leadoff spot
• Posted 23 multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games
• Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after hitting .583 (7-for-12) over three games; matched a career best with four hits vs. Wisconsin in the semifinals (May 11)
• Tallied back-to-back three-hit games at Maryland (May 4-5)
• Named NFCA Division I National Player of the Week after posting a 1.000 batting average (8-for-8), 2.000 slugging percentage and a 1.000 on-base percentage over four games vs. Michigan State and Penn State (April 23-28) and reaching in all 15 plate appearances -- with four walks and three hit-by-pitches
• Knocked out a fourth-inning grand slam at home vs. MSU (April 23); went 3-for-4 and was a homer shy of the cycle in the MSU road slate (April 16)
• Used a two-out, two-run double to drive in the winning runs in U-M's 9-8 comeback win at Illinois (April 20)
• Also hit a seventh-inning home run to contribute to U-M's 7-6 comeback win against Indiana (April 7)
• Posted three straight three-hit games, including a three-hit, three-run effort in the home opener vs. Kent State (March 14) - with a leadoff homer in the first inning
• Posted three hits, including a walk-off double in the seventh, against CSUN (March 3)
Junior (2018)
• NFCA All-America third team (second base)
• All-Big Ten first team (second base); All-Big Ten Defensive Team
• All-Great Lakes Region first team
• Started all 57 games at second base
• Led the Wolverines with a .391 batting average and a career-best 77 hits
• Recorded a near-perfect .994 fielding percentage, committing just one error on 169 touches at second base
• Posted 23 multi-hit and 10 multi-RBI games
• Posted a career-best 17-game hitting streak from March 9-April 6
• Named National Player of the Week after posting a .579 batting average with hits in 11 consecutive plate appearances over a four-game stretch at the Judi Garman Classic (March 1-2)
• Matched a career best with four hits in back-to-back games vs. Charlotte and #8 Baylor; also knocked out homers in back-to-back games vs. Baylor and #18 Louisiana Lafayette
• Posted three hits and three RBI in Wolverines' Big Ten title-clinching win vs. Ohio State (May 5)
• Posted a leadoff double and tallied a first-inning run in a 1-0 win at #8 Florida State (Feb. 17)
• Went 4-for-8 with three runs and four RBI vs. UAB and Georgia State on opening day (Feb. 9)
Sophomore (2017)
• NFCA All-America third team (second base)
• All-Big Ten first team (second base)
• All-Great Lakes Region first team
• Started all 57 games at second base
• Recorded 20 multi-hit and 11 multi-RBI games
• Ended the season with a 10-game hitting streak (April 29-May 21)
• Ranked second on the team with a career-best .398 batting average and led with 56 runs scored, 72 hits and .652 slugging percentage
• Posted a .462 batting average in Big Ten play -- the second-best average in the league
• Knocked out a first-inning home run against No. 6 Washington in the NCAA Regional championship (May 21)
• Named Big Ten Player of the Week after hitting .714 over the final four games of the regular season, including a 4-for-4 effort, with three runs, three RBI and two doubles in the Rutgers series finale (May 7); also posted a first-inning, three-run homer in the home finale against Western Michigan (May 2)
• Recorded a two-run homer as part of a 2-for-3, three-RBI performance in the series finale at Wisconsin (Apr. 22)
• Went 7-for-10 in Ohio State doubleheader (April 8), including a four-hit effort in the nightcap
• Went 6-for-9 with five runs, six RBI, three doubles, a triple and a homer in the Penn State series (March 24-26)
• Knocked the game-winning two-run home run in the fifth inning of 2-0 decision at Cal-State Fullerton (March 3)
• Scored the winning run on a first-inning wild pitch in a 2-0 win vs.#20 Arizona State (March 2); also hit a solo homer in 3-0 win over #21 Arizona State (Feb. 26)
• Posted a career-best five RBI, including a game-ending grand slam, as part of a 2-for-4 effort at NC State (Feb. 18)
• Went 2-for-3 with two runs, an RBI, a double and a stolen base in the season opener vs. Delaware (Feb. 10)
Freshman
• Appeared in 44 games, starting 33 -- 22 at designated player, eight at third base, three at second base
• Tallied a six-game hitting streak from April 22-30
• Knocked out a two-run homer in the fourth inning vs. Ohio State (April 16)
• Also homered against Eastern Michigan (March 16) and Rutgers (May 7)
• Posted two hits, two runs and two RBI vs. Rutgers
• Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored vs. Long Beach State (March 3)
• Posted a hit and an RBI in consecutive games vs. Virginia Tech (Feb. 20-21)
• Recorded a first-inning double at USF (Feb. 12) for first collegiate hit
• Made collegiate debut in season opener vs. South Carolina (Feb. 12)
Prep
• Graduated from Pacifica High School (2015)
• Four-year Principal's Honor Roll and Athletic GPA Award
• Named 2015 Empire League MVP and four-time all-league selection, earning first (2014, '15) and second team (2012, '13) honors
• Orange County Senior All-Star (2015) and two-time all-county selection (2014, '15)
• Two-time All-CIF selection, earning first team (2015) and second team (2014) selection
• Named to All-State Underclass first team (2014)
• Twice named Pacifica HS Offensive Player of the Year (2014, '15)
• Batted .402 with 35 RBI and a .598 slugging percentage as a junior (2014)
• Contributed to Pacifica's 2014 CIF Southern Section title and four Empire League titles
• Played travel ball with the OC Batbusters (2009-11) and So Cal Athletics (2012-15), winning an ASA national title (2010) and three PGF national titles (2011, '12, '13)
Personal
• Faith Suanne Canfield was born on May 3, 1997
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts; undeclared major
• Daughter of Greg and Terri Canfield
• Has a brother, Kenny, and two sisters, Kari and Jamie
• Sister, Jamie, played Softball at the University of Nebraska (2004-07)
