Chloe Saxton

The University of Montana Grizzly softball team faces University of Northern Colorado at a home game on April 3, 2026 in Missoula, MT.

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The University of Montana Grizzly softball team beats MSU Billings at a home game on April 3, 2026 in Missoula, MT.

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Montana lost to Sacramento State at the Montana Softball Complex on April 25, 2025 in Missoula, Montana.

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Photo by: Ryan Brennecke/ University of Mo

Photo by: Tommy Martino/University of Montana

Photo by: UM Photo/Coral Scoles-Coburn

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Photo by: Ryan Brennecke/UM Athletics

Women’s softball team poses in the Adams Center on September, 29, 2025, in Missoula, Montana.

Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Seattle, Wash.

2026 (senior season):

NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 50 of 54 games, made 45 starts
Made 32 starts at designated player, 11 at third, two at second
Batted .306, scored 25 runs, drove in 24
Ranked fifth on team in runs scored, tied for fifth in runs batted in
Had 44 hits after totaling 37 first three years
Tied for fourth on team with 18 extra-base hits
Had 12 doubles, a triple and five home runs
Went 2 for 2 on stolen base attempts
Tied for fourth with 12 multiple-hit games
Finished fourth with eight multiple-RBI games
Went 5 for 8 with three RBIs in final two collegiate games
Hit five of six collegiate home runs as a senior
Opened season going 5 for 10 at UC San Diego’s tournament
Had a nine-game hitting streak in March

2025 (junior season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 32 of 50 games
Made 30 starts, 24 at second base, four at third, two at designated player
Batted .232, going 16 for 69 to rank fifth on team
Led team in league, batting .333 over 11 games
Drove in eight runs on the season, scored six times
Tied for fifth on team with five extra-base hits
Had four doubles, one triple
Hit safely in eight of nine games during one April stretch
Had first career two-hit game at Portland State
Hit lone triple at home against Oregon State
Had stolen base against Manhattan

2024 (sophomore season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 33 of 50 games
Made 30 starts at second base
Batted .172 with two doubles and a triple
Scored 15 runs, drove in four
Had a base hit in all six games of the Montana Softball Classic
Ten of 11 hits on the season came at home
Scored two runs in home wins over Northern Illinois and North Dakota
Had a two-run single in 9-1 home win over Carroll
Hit first career triple at home against Holy Cross
Had doubles against Northern Illinois and Portland State
Six-game hitting streak was the fourth longest on the team
Had a reached-base streak of seven

2023 (freshman season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 37 of 47 games, made 19 starts
Started 13 games at third base, six at shortstop
Batted. 169, going 10 for 59
Scored five runs, drove in seven
Tied for fourth on team with two multiple-RBI games
Had a five-game hitting streak, the fourth-longest on team
Batted .308 as a pinch hitter, going 4 for 13
Drove in two runs against Grand Canyon and Weber State
First career extra-base hit was a home run against NCAA tournament qualifier Grand Canyon
Had a double in home win over Carroll
Had lone stolen base against the Saints

Career Highs
At-bats: 5, three times
Hits: 3, two times
Doubles: 2 (Northern Colorado, 4.3.26)
Triples: 1, three times
Home runs: 1, six times
Runs: 3 (Pacific, 3.22.26)
RBIs: 2, 12 times
Walks: 2, three times
Steals: 1, five times

Longest hitting streak: 9
Longest reached-base streak: 9
Career multiple-hit games: 13
Career multiple-RBI games: 12

Prep: A 2022 graduate of Holy Names Academy … First-team All-Metro League shortstop as a senior … Named to the Northwest Fastpitch League All-Star team in 2022 … Holy Names Academy MVP in 2021 … Honorable mention All-Metro as a freshman … Helped ai Bandits to a second-place finish in the Platinum Division at Premier Girls Fastpitch nationals in 2021.

Personal: The daughter of Ben and Shannon Saxton … Has an older brother, Jasper ... Earned an undergraduate degree in marketing, a master’s degree in business administration.