Career Highlights | Career Statistics
- Two-time Pac-12 All-Academic
As a Junior in 2017
- Went 3-for-4 (.750) with two RBIs and a double in two games at the Alabama Eason Crimson Classic (March 3-5)
- Appeared in 32 games (22 starts) at catcher, pinch hitter or designated player
As a Sophomore in 2016 | Game-by-Game Statistics
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
- Hit first career home run against Coastal Carolina (March 4)
- Hit .375 (3-for-8) with two runs, a walk and a .500 on-base percentage over four games at the Stanford Nike Invitational (Feb. 19-21)
- Appeared in 42 games (41 starts) at third base, catcher outfield or designated player
As a Freshman in 2015 | Game-By-Game Statistics
- Went 2-for-3 at UC Davis with a double and RBI (Feb. 18)
- Registered her first collegiate hit against Bradley (Feb. 7)
- Made her collegiate debut against North Carolina (Feb. 6) starting at catcher
- Appeared in 24 games (20 starts) at catcher, pinch hitter or third base
National Team
- One of 22 athletes selected to try out for the 2015 USA Softball Junior Women's (19-Under) National Team and was named an alternate at the conclusion of the camp
High School
- A 2014 graduate of The Benjamin School in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
- Played six years of varsity softball (beginning in seventh grade) and was a five-time captain (2010-14)
- Career leader in every major offensive and defensive category
- Had her No. 15 jersey retired
- Three-time Miracle Sports Softball All-State selection (2012-14)
- Six-time Palm Beach Post All-County (2009-14)
- Six-time Sun-Sentinel All-County Team (2009-2014)
- Five-time Benjamin varsity softball Team MVP Award (2010-14)
- Benjamin School Career Female Athlete of the Year (2014)
- Benjamin Sports Pathfinder nominee (2014)
- Also competed for the basketball team and was a five-time letterwinner
- Captained the team during 2013-14
- Member of the Benjamin School 1,000 Points Club
- Five-time Palm Beach Post and South Florida Sun-Sentinel Basketball All-County Team (2010-14)
Club
- Played with Crossfire Softball (2010-12) and Rock Softball (2012-14)
- Top-25 finish at the ASA 18U Gold Nationals with Rock Softball (2013)
- Third-place finish at the ASA 18U Gold Nationals with Rock Softball (2013)
- Top-15 finish at the ASA 16U Gold Nationals with Crossfire Softball (2011)
Personal
- Daughter of Dave and Colleen Pettit
- Has a younger brother, Dawson
- Anticipates a major in science, technology and society
- Considering a profession in economics for emerging technology and markets
- First college athlete in her family
- President of Stanford SAAC (Student Athlete Advisory Committee) in 2016-17
- Studied abroad in China last summer as part of the Rubenstein-Bing Student-Athlete Civic Engagement Program (ACE Program) - a joint program between Stanford and Duke designed to provide student-athletes the opportunity to study abroad in a three-week immersive summer service experience
- Stanford Athletics External Affairs Intern (Fall 2016)
- Undergraduate Student Athlete mentor - instruct a weekly class for freshman student athletes to aid with their transition to Stanford. Focus on the transition to college athletics, time management, academic rigor, resume writing, and engaging with campus opportunities outside of your sport
- Participated in the Trick or Treat with Trees community outreach event in the fall of 2016
- Dancing With the Card Fundraiser for Camp Kesum in the winter of 2016
- Honorary Student member of the Buck Cardinal Board of Directors
- ACE Program Ambassador
- Student dining hall nutrition ambassador
- AP Scholar Award with Distinction (2013-14)
- Columbia College Scholar Award recipient (2013)
- Participated in the Newton Rock benefit softball tournament for victims of the Sandy Hook tragedy (2013)
- Enjoys paddle boarding, wake boarding/surfing, cooking, board games, cards and 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzles
- Played baseball from age 4-12 and was the only girl on her teams. In 2008, played in a weeklong tournament at Cooperstown Dreams Park with the West Boca Panthers where she set a record for being the “First Female Baseball Player to Play All Nine positions in One Game.”
- Born in Boca Raton, Fla.
- Full name is Arden Isabella Pettit