Misty Starr Hall is a Catcher

Catcher

Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

/Shortstop

Shortstop

Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...

 for the Virginia Tech Hokies softball

Virginia Tech Hokies softball

The Virginia Tech Hokies softball team is a college softball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Coastal Division of Atlantic Coast Conference. Their home games are played at the Virginia Tech Softball Stadium...

 team. Born in Rockingham County, Virginia

Rockingham County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 67,725 people, 25,355 households, and 18,889 families residing in the county. The population density was 80 people per square mile . There were 27,328 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...

, she is a sophomore at Virginia Tech majoring in sociology

Sociology

Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...

. She graduated from Turner Ashby High School where she played volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

, indoor track and softball

Softball

Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...

. She garnered attention at Turner Ashby High School for her home runs where she set a new school and state record for home runs in a season and career (35).

She played for one year at Louisburg College

Louisburg College

Louisburg College is a private two-year college located in Louisburg, North Carolina. The Methodist-affiliated college claims that 90 percent of its graduates move on to four-year institutions...

 before joining the Hokies. There she was named first-team all-region. She helped lead her squad to the 2006-2007 Region X Championship and the 2006-2007 District J Championship. While at Louisburg College

Louisburg College

Louisburg College is a private two-year college located in Louisburg, North Carolina. The Methodist-affiliated college claims that 90 percent of its graduates move on to four-year institutions...

, she hit .496, recorded 67 hits, eight home runs and 42 RBI. She had 16 doubles, three triples, 17 walks, an on base percentage of .561 and a slugging percentage of .837.

At Virginia Tech, Misty has been very successful. Currently, she leads the Hokies in home runs (7) and RBI (38).

In December 2008, it was announced that Misty would not be returning for the 2009 season due to violation of university policy. It is not known why Misty was suspended and neither her nor her coach care to discuss it. It was confirmed in the summer of 2009 that Hall was reinstated into Virginia Tech and will continue her softball career with the Hokies in the spring of 2010.