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Jersey Number 11
Paityn Engemann
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Troy High
- Hometown:
- Troy, Kan.
Honors
NFCA Scholar-Athlete: 2026
CSC Academic All-District Team: 2026
CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal: 2026
CUSA Honor Roll: 2026
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll:Â Fall 2025, Spring 2026
2026 (Junior)
Made 29 appearances and six starts in the circle as a junior after transferring from Central Arkansas…Went 1-4 in the circle with a 6.32 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 44.1 innings…Recorded three saves…Ranked 60th nationally in saves…Earned her first win as a Bear with a complete game shutout against Arkansas-Pine Bluff – tossing 6.0 innings while allowing just two hits and striking out two (Feb. 28)…Tallied her first save after throwing 1.2 hitless relief innings and striking out two batters at Louisiana Tech (March 29)…Got the final out against Liberty with bases loaded in a 2-0 game to record her second save of the season (April 2)…Recorded her team-leading third save of the season by hurling 3.0 hitless innings against SIUE (April 7)…Struck out a season-high three batters in loss against Jacksonville State (April 18)…CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Medal recipient…Member of the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and CSC Academic All-District Team…NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete...Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026.
Central Arkansas
Spent the 2024 and 2025 seasons at the University of Central Arkansas… Made 10 appearances and drew one start in the circle as a sophomore…Owned a 3-0 record, posted a 3.91 ERA and recorded one save in 25.1 innings of work on the season…As a true freshman for UCA in 2024, she made six appearances with two starts in the circle…Tossed 10.0 innings and struck out four batters in limited action on a veteran-led staff
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High School
Was a three-year starter at Troy High School under coach Kyle McConnaughey…Two-time all-state performer and was named Kansas 2-1A Pitcher of the Year as a junior…Posted a 1.73 ERA with 78 strikeouts as a sophomore…Took a big leap in the circle in her junior campaign, owning a 0.73 with 161 strikeouts to earn the honor of Kansas 2-1A Pitcher of the Year…Also batted .540 with 35 RBI and seven home runs as a junior, and received first-team all-state recognition as she helped lead her squad to a regional title and state-runner up finish…Recorded a 1.49 ERA with 148 punch outs in the circle and was named a second-team all-state performer in her final season…Batted .582 with 58 RBI and was one home run shy of tying the state record with 17 in her senior campaign.
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Personal
Paityn Mae Engemann was born 4/21/05 in St. Joseph, Kan….Daughter of Justin and Allisha Engemann of Wathena, Kan….Has one brother, Hunter…Cousin, Halle Studer, also plays for MoState softball… Majoring in Biology.
NFCA Scholar-Athlete: 2026
CSC Academic All-District Team: 2026
CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal: 2026
CUSA Honor Roll: 2026
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll:Â Fall 2025, Spring 2026
2026 (Junior)
Made 29 appearances and six starts in the circle as a junior after transferring from Central Arkansas…Went 1-4 in the circle with a 6.32 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 44.1 innings…Recorded three saves…Ranked 60th nationally in saves…Earned her first win as a Bear with a complete game shutout against Arkansas-Pine Bluff – tossing 6.0 innings while allowing just two hits and striking out two (Feb. 28)…Tallied her first save after throwing 1.2 hitless relief innings and striking out two batters at Louisiana Tech (March 29)…Got the final out against Liberty with bases loaded in a 2-0 game to record her second save of the season (April 2)…Recorded her team-leading third save of the season by hurling 3.0 hitless innings against SIUE (April 7)…Struck out a season-high three batters in loss against Jacksonville State (April 18)…CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Medal recipient…Member of the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and CSC Academic All-District Team…NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete...Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026.
Central Arkansas
Spent the 2024 and 2025 seasons at the University of Central Arkansas… Made 10 appearances and drew one start in the circle as a sophomore…Owned a 3-0 record, posted a 3.91 ERA and recorded one save in 25.1 innings of work on the season…As a true freshman for UCA in 2024, she made six appearances with two starts in the circle…Tossed 10.0 innings and struck out four batters in limited action on a veteran-led staff
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High School
Was a three-year starter at Troy High School under coach Kyle McConnaughey…Two-time all-state performer and was named Kansas 2-1A Pitcher of the Year as a junior…Posted a 1.73 ERA with 78 strikeouts as a sophomore…Took a big leap in the circle in her junior campaign, owning a 0.73 with 161 strikeouts to earn the honor of Kansas 2-1A Pitcher of the Year…Also batted .540 with 35 RBI and seven home runs as a junior, and received first-team all-state recognition as she helped lead her squad to a regional title and state-runner up finish…Recorded a 1.49 ERA with 148 punch outs in the circle and was named a second-team all-state performer in her final season…Batted .582 with 58 RBI and was one home run shy of tying the state record with 17 in her senior campaign.
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Personal
Paityn Mae Engemann was born 4/21/05 in St. Joseph, Kan….Daughter of Justin and Allisha Engemann of Wathena, Kan….Has one brother, Hunter…Cousin, Halle Studer, also plays for MoState softball… Majoring in Biology.
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