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A PIONEER: Diamond's Marbough not done with softball journey

Story byThe Joplin Globe, Mo. Trey Vaughan, The Joplin Globe, Mo. Fri, December 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM UTC·4 min readDIAMOND, Mo. — There have been many pioneers across the realm of women’s athletics and there’s one brewing in Diamond now. Paige Marbough’s softball journey has not been ordinary. Her signing Thursday afternoon to play at the college level might even be considered unique. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“Oh, man.

A PIONEER: Diamond's Marbough not done with softball journey

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  • I think it’s inspiring.
  • I love that she didn’t let the last three years be the judgment of how she wants to end her career.
  • She saw an opportunity and went after it where a lot could’ve let it fizz out,” said Kelsey Parrish, Marbough’s head coach at Diamond High School. It’s inspiring to Parrish because, after 12 years as a head coach, this is the only athlete she’s ever had sign to play at the next level who wasn’t a starter for her team. In fact, Marbough has only competed in 14 varsity softball games.
  • She saw playing time in nine games last spring as a junior and had 24 at-bats. But Marbough signed her letter of intent Thursday to play college softball for North Arkansas College in Harrison — the Pioneers.
  • How fitting. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementShe could be a pioneer for any athlete who hasn’t played a lot of varsity games to see that it isn’t impossible to make it to the next level — if that’s a dream of theirs.“I’m blessed with the opportunity by coach Parrish and B. J.
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