Honors / Awards
2022 SEC Player of the Week - Mar. 29
2022 | Sophom*ore
Played in 57 games, making 26 starts at first base, designated player and right field ... batted .297 (22-for-74) on the year ... State's most-common pinch hitter, going 6-for-21 (.286) and reaching base in 13-of-28 plate appearances in pinch-hit opportunities on the year ... fourth on the team in walks (23) and hit-by-pitches (4) ... drew two walks vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (2/11) ... singled in two trips vs. No. 3 UCLA (2/12) ... walked and scored after coming on as a defensive replacement against in Game 2 against Alabama State (2/16) ... second on the team with a .625 on-base percentage over the Bulldog Kickoff Classic (2/18-20) ... singled in a pinch-hit appearance against Southern Illinois (2/18) ... was hit by a pitch after starting at first base against Central Arkansas (2/18) ... delivered a pinch-hit, walk-off single in a run-rule victory over Georgia Tech (2/19) ... was hit by a pitch once in three plate appearances against Georgia Tech (2/20) ... drove in a run as a pinch hitter against Longwood (2/25) ... singled in pinch-hit appearances against South Alabama (2/27) and MVSU (3/2) ... was entered into the game as the designated player but did not get an at-bat against Furman (3/4) ... camed on as a defensive replacement and drew a walk against Alcorn State (3/4) ... drew a pinch-hit walk against Jacksonville State (3/5) ... started at designated player against Alcorn State (3/6) and hit a grand slam for her first career homer ... went 2-for-2 against the Braves for her first career multi-hit game with a career-high four RBIs ... pinch hit and reached on catcher's interference against North Alabama (3/9) ... turned in her first career multi-homer game at Memphis (3/23) and drove in a career-high five runs ... went 4-for-6 with three doubles in the doubleheader with Samford (3/26) ... made her first career start in right field in Game 2 against the Bulldogs .. hits either eventually came around to score or drove in all of the Bulldogs' runs that day ... named SEC Co-Player of the Week (3/29) for her efforts against Memphis and Samford ... drew a career-high three walks and singled at Middle Tennessee (3/30) ... drew a pinch-hit walk at No. 13 Tennessee (4/2) and was hit by a pitch in a pinch hit at-bat the next day against the Lady Vols (4/3) ... brought home a run with a two-out, pinch-hit single against No. 24 Missouri (4/8) ... also had a pinch hit single in Game 2 against the Tigers (4/9) ... drove in the game-tying run with State down to its final strike in the series finale against No. 24 Missouri (4/10) ... started in right field at No. 11 Kentucky (4/30) and walked twice ... went 1-for-2 against the Wildcats (5/1) ... was hit by a pitch and drew a walk in the series with No. 19 LSU (5/6-8) ... pinch hit twice in the SEC Tournament (5/11-12) ... has five walks in the NCAA Tournament and is ninth nationally in walks per game in the Tournament ... went 2-for-3 with a double vs. South Florida (5/21) in the Tallahassee Regional ... singled against Arizona (5/28) in the Super Regional.
2021 | Freshman
Played in 26 games, making 17 starts at designated player ... batted .244 (11-for-45) on the year and was 3-for-8 as a pinch hitter ... pitched in relief twice, tossing 2.0 perfect innings with three strikeouts ... made her collegiate debut as a pinch hitter against MVSU (2/22) ... singled for her first career hit and RBI as a pinch hitter against MVSU (2/24) ... hit a pinch-hit, RBI double against Alcorn State (3/5) ... made her pitching debut at Alabama State (3/9), tossing a three-up, three-down inning on 11 pitches ... pinch hit against No. 5/5 Florida (3/20) for her first SEC action ... also pinch hit at Southern Miss (3/31) and against Central Arkansas (4/7) ... pinch hit and drove in two runs with a two-out double in Game 1 at No. 18/19 Missouri (4/17) ... made her first career start in the second game of the doubleheader ... went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in the doubleheader against Jackson State (4/20) ... also pitched in relief against the Tigers, striking out all three batters she faced ... went 1-for-2 with two walks, including a bases-loaded one to score a run against Texas A&M (4/24) ... was walked four times and hit by a pitch in the series against the Aggies (4/23-25) ... went 1-for-3 with a walk at South Carolina (4/30) ... drew two walks, one with the bases loaded and scored a run against the Gameco*cks (5/1) ... singled and scored in State’s six-run first inning against No. 17/15 Tennessee (5/5) ... went 1-for-2 with a run scored against No. 22/24 Georgia (5/8) ... drove in the winning run with a groundout vs. No. RV/24 Ole Miss (5/12) in the SEC Tournament ... drew a walk as a pinch hitter and later scored in the NCAA Tournament win vs. Campbell (5/22).
High School
A four-year letter winner at Sullivan HS … selected to STLToday'sMissouri All-Decade Second Team … served as team captain her senior season … named FCR Player of the Year her senior, junior, and sophom*ore seasons … earned first team all-state, first team all-conference, first team all-district and first team all-region all four years of high school … named All-Area Player of the Year in 2017 and 2018 … earned All-Metro Pitcher of the Year honors in 2018 and was a First Team All-Metro selection in 2017 … named First Team All-Area and Second Team All-Metro in 2016 … a MaxPreps.com National Player of the Week in 2018 … played travel ball with Top Gun Fastpitch under Shannon Purvis, where her team won the USSSA National Championship in 2017.
Community Service/Academics
Volunteers with the Special Olympics, Homers 4 Hope and youth softball camps … was on the student council in high school.
Personal
Born Addison Faye Purvis on April 17, 2002 in Spring Valley, Illinois … daughter of Shannon and Gina Purvis … has a brother, Easton … majoring in animal and dairy science … Twitter handle is @addisofball00.
MSU NCAA Tournament Career Records (Through 2022)
T-2nd – Walks(7)
5th – On-Base Percentage(.526)
Career Highs (Through2022)
At Bats: 4, 2x, last vs. Missouri (4/10/22)
Hits: 2, 5x, last vs. South Florida (5/21/22)
Runs Scored: 2 at Memphis (3/23/22)
Runs Batted In: 5 at Memphis (3/23/22)
Doubles 2 vs. Samford (3/26/22)
Home Runs: 2 at Memphis (3/23/22)
Walks: 3 at Middle Tennessee (3/30/22)
Putouts: 7 vs. UCLA (2/12/22)
Hitting Streak: 4 games (3/23/22 at Memphis to 3/30/22 at Middle Tennessee)
Innings (Relief): 1.0, twice, last vs. Jackson State (4/20/21)
Strikeouts (Relief): 3 vs. Jackson State (4/20/21)
