PORTLAND CASCADE
Carley Hoover
Right-Handed Pitcher
SCHOOLLSU
POSITIONRight-Handed Pitcher
NOTABLENo. 2 pick, 2025 AUSL Inaugural Draft
AUSL TEAMPortland Cascade
About Carley Hoover
Carley Hoover is a pitcher for the Portland Cascade of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League. She played college softball at Stanford and LSU and is from Clemson, South Carolina.
AUSL Career
- The Carolina Blaze selected her in the 2025 AUSL Inaugural Draft (Round 1, No. 2 overall) on January 30, 2025.
- The Portland Cascade selected her in the 2025 AUSL Expansion Draft (Round 2, No. 3 overall) on December 2, 2025.
- Named 2022 Japan Diamond Softball League Player of the Year.
2026 AUSL Season
2026 season, including postseason, with the Portland Cascade:
- Appearances: 10
- Record: 3-0
- ERA: 3.65
- Innings: 38.1
- Strikeouts: 42
- Struck out a career-high 11 in an eight-inning, 2-1 win on July 8.
- Threw a complete game in an 8-4 win at Oklahoma City on July 5.
The Cascade lost the July 23 play-in game to Chicago in 11 innings.
College Career
- Pitched at Stanford in 2015 and LSU from 2016 to 2019.
- Ranks fifth in LSU history with 754 strikeouts and threw three no-hitters there.
- Two-time NFCA Third-Team All-American.
Aspen Eighty Coverage
Sources: AUSL player page, AUSL official stats.
Frequently Asked Questions
What AUSL team does Carley Hoover play for?
Carley Hoover plays for the Portland Cascade.
Where did Carley Hoover play college softball?
Carley Hoover played college softball at Stanford and LSU.