2018 (Junior)
Appeared in 47 games, making 26 starts... Behind a .286 batting average (single-season career high), Pederson tallied 22 hits, 19 runs, and four RBI.... Stole 14 bases in 18 attempts, tied for 3rd most among the Warhawks... Record hits in three-straight, Austin Peay (2/25), Arkansas - Pine Bluff (2/25), and South Dakota State (2/26)... Had five multi-hit games, including her first collegiate double against UAPB... Finished with a .816 fielding percentage, making 49 catches and 40 put-outs.
2017 (Sophomore)
Played in 40 games and made 15 starts... Stole nine bases in 13 attempts, including two against Southern (4/11)... Scored six runs in 12 at-bats... Tallied a solo hit against Southeastern (4/17)... Earned a sac-fly RBI against Southern in the 4th inning of ULM's 12-2 win.
2016 (Freshman)
Appeared in 33 games, making five starts (three in right field and two in center) … Recorded hits in back-to-back games against Sam Houston State (March 30) and Georgia Southern (April 2) … Scored nine runs … Walked twice … Stole five bases … Recorded four putouts, two assists and no errors for a perfect fielding percentage in six chances.
Prep
A cheerleading and softball letterwinner at Ouachita Parish High School (Monroe, La.) … Graduated as a valedictorian … A 2012 Second Team and 2013 and 2014 First Team All-District selection … Most Outstanding Player in the 2014 5A State Championship game, leading the Lady Lions to a state title under the direction of head coach Tim Whitman … Named to the 2014 Louisiana Coaches All-State Team … A 2014 LSWA All-State Honorable Mention honoree … Biggest high school career highlight was batting .800 in the state tourney in 2014 and being named the state tourney MVP.
Personal
Nicknamed “Vicky P”… Born on Aug. 19, 1997 in Monroe, La … Daughter of Craig and Karen Pederson … Has an older sister, Kristian Pederson Clarke (23) … Her father, Craig, was a four-year letterman at ULM as a tight end … Her uncle, Doug Pederson, is a 2002 ULM Hall of Fame inductee and currently the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, after producing an 11-year NFL career, playing for the Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles … Enjoys water sports in her free time … Majoring in kinesiology at ULM.
