Pacific University Athletics

Hailey Decker is in her third season as an assistant coach with Pacific softball. The Boxer softball program has reached the Northwest Conference Tournament for the last two seasons. 

In 2019, Pacific was one of the top team's offensively hitting at a .336 clip (41st in the nation), with a .398 on-base percentage (53rd) and scoring 5.76 runs per game (89th).

The Boxers landed three all-region selections are the most in Pacific history since Pacific landed a trio in 2008. Among the trio were sophomore catcher Montana Vaught, who earned first team all-Northwest Conference and second team all-NFCA region honors, led the Northwest Conference in slugging percentage (.803), second in doubles (17), third in runs scored (44), fifth in home runs (10) and RBIs (43), eighth in triples (2) and 10^th in on-base percentage (.462). She was joined on the all-region team by Hailey Miller and Nicole Martinez, who were selected third team all-region. Martinez, who was also a first team all-NWC selection, led the league in stolen bases (26), second in hits (60), fourth in batting average (.417) and eighth in triples (2). Miller, who was selected to the second team all-Northwest Conference team, finished the season fifth in the conference in batting average (.411), seventh in hits (53) and eighth in triples (2).

In her first season with the Boxers, in 2018, five Boxers were named to the all-Northwest Conference Team including three on the second team and two more were named honorable mention. 

In addition to being an assistant coach for the Boxers, Decker contiues to play on the Philippines National Team. As a starter, Decker played in the World Cup of Softball and the Canada Cup in 2017. Prior to her time with the Philippines National Team, Decker spent her collegiate career with the University of Nebraska and the University of Oregon.
 
Decker opened her collegiate career at Nebraska during the 2013 season, where she started in the Women’s College World Series at second base. A team captain as a sophomore, Decker worked with the Nebraska Sports Psychologist to search for ways to boost team morale and focus on team goals. Decker set a Nebraska single season record in doubles and was a First Team All-Big Ten and All-Region honoree with the Cornhuskers.
 
After transferring to Oregon as a junior, Decker was a starter on the Ducks’ 2015 Women’s College World Series side. Decker was a two-time Pac-12 Player of the Week and was a First Team All-Region honoree at Oregon.
 
Decker began to develop her coaching skills and experience working with softball camps as a student-athlete at Nebraska and Oregon, and most recently as an assistant coach at Corban University. On staff with Corban, Decker was an infield and hitting coach for the Warriors’ side that won the Cascade Collegiate Conference and wrapped the season as the NAIA World Series runner-up.
 
In addition to her time at Corban, Decker has served as a Research and Development Intern at DeMarini.
 
Decker graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.