Paige Bambarger

Position:
Infield
Height:
5-6
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Murrieta HS
Hometown:
Murrieta, Calif.

Freshman (2025):
• Started and played in all 47 games at second base
• Hit .238 in freshman season with five extra-base hits
• Hit first collegiate home run in 6-3 win at Arizona State (March 1)
• First collegiate multi-hit games came on the same day (Feb. 8) in wins against Ball State and at Cal Poly
• Drove in winning run in the upset of #12 Oregon in the Jane Sanders Classic (March 8)
• Had a seven-game hit streak in February
• Three RBI in run-rule win over Portland State (Apr. 9)

Prior to Oregon State:
• CIF All-State selection (2023)
• Four-time all-league player
• Won a CIF State Division I Southern Regional crown
• 2024 Riverside County All-Star
• Murrieta Mesa's Female Athlete of the Year in 2024 following senior year
• Holds school records in a career for doubles and triples
• Holds school's record for doubles in a season
• Honors graduate - top 10 percent of class
• Maintained a 4.02 grade-point average through high school
• Tabbed no. 14 in the 2024 class by ExtraInnings Softball while playing for Athletics Mercado (Temecula, Calif.)
• Selected to the 2024 TCS Nationals All-Tournament squad

Personal:
• Daughter of Jaime and Brian Bambarger
• Has a sister, Victoria
• Has one brother, Chase
• Her cousin, Corey, attended Oregon State
• Outside of softball, Paige enjoys going to the beach, playing spikeball, hiking, reading and spending time with friends.

Why she chose Oregon State: "Playing under the most decorated Olympic softball player was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I loved Coach Berg, the facilities for the student-athletes and the beautiful campus. I also love that Coach Berg would allow me to pursue my degree in BioHealth Sciences while playing softball, rather than limiting my options.