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2026 Softball Roster

Patrick Spears
Patrick Spears
Connor Gahagan
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Wallace Bowden
Wallace Bowden
Connor Gahagan

5 Tia Stewart

  • Year Junior
  • Position P
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Height 5-6
  • Hometown Dandridge, Tenn.
  • High School Jefferson County
  • Major Exercise Science

Biography

Career
Games/Starts: 38/15
Maryville Debut: Feb. 10, 2024, at Centre
First Career Start: Feb. 17, 2024, at Rhodes
Career Stats Through End of 2025: 9-6 Record, 4 Saves, 4.41 ERA, 116.0 Innings, 161 Hits Allowed, 93 Runs, 73 Earned Runs, 31 Walks, 63 Strikeouts, 13 Hit Batters, 4 Complete Games, 1 Shutout, .842 FPCT.

Awards
2025 CCS All-Tournament Team
2025 CCS Pitcher of the Week (April 28)

2025 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 28/13
Stats: Tied for team lead in wins with 8-5 Record, Team leader with 3 Saves, Second on team with 4.34 ERA, Team leader with 96.2 Innings, 136 Hits Allowed, 78 Runs, 60 Earned Runs, 27 Walks, Team leader with 53 Strikeouts, 11 Hit Batters, Team leader with 4 Complete Games, 1 Shutout, .857 FPCT.
Best Games: Scots won 16 of final 21 games to finish third in CCS regular season and third in CCS tournament ... Breakout season for right-hander, leading team with 96.2 innings pitched, 4 complete games and 53 strikeouts while tying for team lead in victories with 8-5 record ... Also led in saves with three and finished second in ERA at 4.34 ... Named to CCS All-Tournament Team after pitching in four of Maryville's five games in Montgomery, going 1-1 with one save and a 1.91 ERA over 14.2 innings ... Included was 7.0-inning complete game in 3-2 victory over Piedmont ... Scattered eight hits and two walks to allow just one earned run against Lions ... Also pitched well in 4-0 loss to No. 16 Belhaven, going 6.0 innings and allowing just two earned runs on eight hits to eventual tournament champions ... Earned CCS Pitcher of the Week honors after hurling first 10 innings and grabbing victory in second game at Centre ... Maryville won 11-5 in 11 innings ... Allowed just three earned runs on eight hits and struck out career-high 12 that day against Colonels ... Previous strikeout high was six in complete-game victory over Asbury on March 21 ... Picked up saves against Roanoke, Piedmont and Asbury.

2024 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 10/2
Stats: 1-1 Record, 1 Save, 4.71 ERA, 19.1 Innings, 25 Hits Allowed, 15 Runs, 13 Earned Runs, 4 Walks, 10 Strikeouts, 2 Hit Batters, .800 FPCT.
Best Games: Helped Scots set program season records for victories (35) and winning percentage (.729) ... Maryville's memorable softball campaign earned No. 21 ranking in final National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll ... Team won 18 of 20 games before falling twice to No. 6-ranked Berry in NCAA Regional final ... Swept through CCS Tournament 4-0, including two victories against No. 6-ranked and eventual national runner-up Belhaven ... Earned at-large bid to NCAA Regionals and knocked off ranked Berry and Transylvania before successful run ended one win shy of program's first NCAA Super Regional berth ... Earned save in first collegiate appearance, covering final 1.2 innings and allowing one hit with one strikeout in 10-7 victory at Centre ... Went 6.1 innings in first collegiate start for 5-3 victory at Rhodes ... Allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits, striking out three against zero walks ... Also started against Sewanee, going 3.0 innings and allowing two runs on five hits with one strikeout in game Scots won 3-2 in eight innings ... Pitching in relief at NCAA Regional, going 1.1 innings against No. 6 Berry and allowing two runs on three hits.

Before Maryville
Attended Jefferson County High School in Dandridge … Played two seasons for head coach Hillary Love, one season for head coach Beth Smith, and one season for head coach Matt Carter.

Stats: As senior, posted 3.02 ERA with 112 strikeouts.
Honors: 2023 All-District ... Two-time All-Conference First Team.
Get to Know: National Honor Society member ... Beta Club ... Played three years of club softball for Alliance 18U Maryville under head coaches Mitch Geary and Kenny Bohanan.

Personal
Born: Tia Kay Stewart in Casa Grande, Arizona.
Family: Parents are Carolyn and Jason Stewart … Two siblings, Kelsey Stewart and Beverly Coons.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2024Freshman

    Pitcher
    5'6"
    5
  • 5

    2025Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'6"
    5
  • 5

    2025-26Junior

    Pitcher
    5'6"
    5