Victoria Hayward

Victoria Hayward is a Canadian former professional softball player, born in Toronto in 1992 and raised in Mountain View, California. She played outfield for the Washington Huskies from 2011 to 2014, was a 2014 All-American and four-time All-Pac-12 selection, and reached the 2013 Women's College World Series. She was drafted 19th overall in the 2014 National Pro Fastpitch draft, played for the Pennsylvania Rebellion and the Canadian Wild, and in 2020 was the first athlete to sign with Athletes Unlimited. She has played for the Canadian senior national team since 2009, when at 16 she was its youngest player, and was team captain when Canada won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is now head coach of the Nevada Wolf Pack softball team.